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Bol Kong

Bol Kong
Free agent
Position Forward
Personal information
Born (1988-01-04) January 4, 1988 (age 29)
Sudan
Nationality Sudanese / Canadian
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school St. George's
(Vancouver, British Columbia)
College
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
20132014 Ottawa SkyHawks
Career highlights and awards
  • CCAA champion (2008)

Bol Kong (born January 4, 1988) is a South Sudanese-Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Ottawa SkyHawks of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL).

Kong was born on January 4, 1988 in South Sudan and moved with his family to Canada as a refugee at age 6. He later received Canadian dual citizenship.

He played college basketball with four different schools within Canada and the United States: Douglas College, Gonzaga University, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, and St. Francis Xavier University. At Douglas, he was a member of the 2007–08 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) championship team and he was named to the All-Tournament team. Kong was also named All-Canadian at NAIT.

Kong was drafted by the Mississauga Power with the fourth overall pick in the 2013 NBL Canada draft, but signed with the Ottawa SkyHawks on November 20, 2013 instead.


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