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Deng Geu
Ugandan basketball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dengeu John Geu (born 1 January 1997) is a Ugandan professional basketball player for SVBD of the LNB Pro B. He played college basketball for the North Dakota State Bison and the North Texas Mean Green.
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Early life
Geu was born in a refugee camp in Uganda as a son of South Sudanese parents. At age 6, he relocated to North Dakota.[1]
College career
In April 2019, Deng Geu left North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team. Geu was eligible to play immediately and did not have to sit out one year.[2]
There, he averaged 9.6 points per game in his last season. He appeared in a total of 97 games in three seasons for NDSU and made one start in 2016–17. Geu left NDSU with 645 points (6.6/game), 335 rebounds, and 57 blocks.[2]
Deng Geu later joined the University of North Texas where he graduated in 2020.[3]
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Professional career
In September 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Horsens IC, holder of six titles in the Basketligaen, Denmark's top basketball league.[3]
On 21 July 2021 he signed with Rasta Vechta of the German ProA.[4] In five games, Geu averaged 1.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.
Texas Legends (2021–2022)
On 15 November 2021 he was acquired by the Texas Legends of the NBA G League.[5]
Lusitânia EXPERT (2022–present)
On 9 September 2022 Geu signed with Lusitânia EXPERT of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol.[6]
National team
Deng Geu has been a member of Uganda's national basketball team, nicknamed the Silverbacks.[3]
At the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification in Nigeria he averaged 13.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. He further took part in the AfroCan 2019 qualifiers.[3]
Player profile
Horsens IC publicly stated that they hired Deng because of his defensive abilities.[3]
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