Ring Ayuel

Ring Ayuel (born c. 1988, Turalei) is a South Sudanese basketball player. He is one of the tallest basketball players to have played professionally, standing at a height of 7 foot 3½ inches tall (2.22 meters).[1]

Ring Ayuel
Personal information
Bornc. 1988 (age 33)
Turalei, Twic County, Warrap State, Sudan (now South Sudan)
NationalitySudan
Listed height7 ft 3.5 in (2.22 m)(Disputed as 7 foot 4)
Career information
High schoolOur Savior New American High School
CollegeOhlone College
NBA draft2013: undrafted
PositionCenter

Biography

Ayuel was born around 1988 in Turalei, South Sudan, the same village where Manute Bol was born. In 1999, when Ayuel was 11, his Dinka Tribe was invaded by Islamic soldiers.[2] Ayuel and a group of several thousand people journeyed on a walk from their village to safety in nortwest Kenya.[3]

Ayuel and the group found themselves in a UN-sponsored refugee camp. Ayuel lived in the camp for five years before being taken to Long Island, New York for education.[4] After his schooling at the age of 21, he met the head basketball coach of Ohlone College.[5][6]

References
  1. "Survival a tall order even at 7-foot-3". goldcountrymedia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  2. Deng, Francis (2013-02-01). Talking It Out. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-22091-3.
  3. Life, D2. "Tallest Player in D2 Basketball History". D2 Life. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  4. "Men's Basketball: His spirit, giant: Sudanese player embraced at Ohlone College, January 2011 - 2010-2011 Season | Men's Basketball, Renegades Athletics - Ohlone College, Fremont and Newark, California". 2013-10-18. Archived from the original on 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  5. "College offers Sudanese new hope, different fears". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  6. Denker, Chris (December 17, 2012). "Ohlone College Basketball Wins With International Players - Article, 2012-2013 Ohlone College Renegades Men's Basketball". Ohlone.edu.
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