Bol Kong

Bol Kong
Personal information
Born	January 4, 1988 (age 36); Kassala, Sudan
Nationality	Sudanese / Canadian
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Georges; (Vancouver)
College	Douglas (2007–2008); Gonzaga (2009–2010); NAIT (2010–2011); St. Francis Xavier (2011–2012);
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Playing career	2013–2014
Position	Forward
Career history
2013–2014	Ottawa SkyHawks
Career highlights and awards
	CCAA champion (2008);

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

Early life

Kong was born on January 4, 1988, in Kassala, Sudan and moved with his family to Canada as a refugee at age 6.^[1] He later received Canadian dual citizenship.^[2]

College career

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.^[3]^[4] 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.^[1] Kong was also named All-Canadian at NAIT.^[5]

Professional career

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.

References

^ ^a ^b "Former Ooks' Bol Kong Drafted in National Basketball League of Canada". ACAC.ab.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
^ "Bol Kong bio". GoZags.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
^ "Bol Kong Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
^ "Bol Kong". GoXGo.PrestoSports.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
^ "Spotlight: Bol Kong". PowerBasketball.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 23 June 2015.

External links

[draft-1] "Former Ooks' Bol Kong Drafted in National Basketball League of Canada". ACAC.ab.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 23 June 2015.

[2] "Bol Kong bio". GoZags.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.

[3] "Bol Kong Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved 23 June 2015.

[4] "Bol Kong". GoXGo.PrestoSports.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.

[5] "Spotlight: Bol Kong". PowerBasketball.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 23 June 2015.

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