Luol Deng , New super star in Duke University basketball.

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
London, England

High School:
Blair [N.J.] Academy

Height / Weight:
6-8 / 220

Position:
G/F

Birthdate:
04/16/1985

Experience:
HS



One of the nation’s most versatile prep players who played all five positions in high school ... a 2003 Parade All-America (first team) ... a 2003 McDonald’s All-America (East team) ... did not participate in the McDonald’s game because of an injury ... named first team All-USA by USA Today following his senior season ...named to the Super 25 Basketball Team by USA Today in 2002-03 ... Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year in 2003 ... consistently ranked as the nation’s number two prep player ... three-time All-Prep State selection ... one of 10 finalists for the 2003 Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award ... rated as the nation’s top small forward by The Sporting News ... averaged 23 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as a senior at Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J. ... averaged 22 points, 12 boards and 4.6 assists and 2.5 blocks as a junior ... led team to a league championship and a state tournament runner-up finish in 2002 ... averaged 21 points and 11 rebounds as a sophomore ... led team to a 63-12 record and its first three New Jersey Maple Prep League championships from 2001-03 ... was named the league tournament MVP in all three of those years ... prep teammate Charlie Villanueva signed with Connecticut ... another prep teammate Patrick Davidson will join Deng on Duke’s 2003-04 roster ... played at Blair under coach Joe Mantegna ... played AAU basketball for the Jersey Demons under coach Rich Leary ... made the all-tournament team at every stop on the AAU circuit.

International Basketball
At the age of 13, Deng was invited to England’s 15-and-under national teams in both basketball and soccer ... decided to concentrate on the basketball team at that time ... played for England in the European Junior Men’s Qualifying Tournament in Portugal ... averaged 40 points and 14 rebounds to earn MVP honors for the tournament ... had a 50-point, 17-rebound game against Turkey ... led England to the finals of the European Junior National Tournament in Poland where he averaged 34 points and was named MVP.

Personal
An outstanding student ... member of the Dinka tribe that produces many of the tallest people in the world ... father, Aldo, served in the Sudanese parliament and became the country’s Minister of Transportation before moving to Egypt to avoid the problems of Sudan’s civil war ... while in Egypt, Deng’s brothers were taught basketball by Manute Bol, another member of the Dinka tribe ... in 1993, Deng’s father was granted political asylum in England ... father is currently studying to be a lawyer ... mother’s name is Martha ... fluent in Dinka, Arabic and English languages ... the eighth of nine children ... has three brothers — Deng, Ajou and Akuie —and five sisters — Arek, Akon, Abuk, Ayek and Chier ... older brother Deng plays professional basketball in England ... brother Ajou played college basketball at Fairfield under former Duke assistant coach Tim O’Toole ... sister Arek plays college basketball at Delaware ... served as a tour guide at Blair Academy ... enjoys playing video games on Playstation 2 ... tries to pattern his game after former Blue Devil star Grant Hill ... wore number 33 in high school in honor of Hill ... born April 16, 1985, in Sudan.

I am very proud of him. I could envision one day in the future, The Sudanese players will dominate this game…..just wait and see.

Thanks Deng

the question would he remember where he is from laters


??


probably not

by the way that's a very tall man

نعم لقد رائيته علي شاشه ESPN2 والله انه لاعب لامع مع فريق جامعه ديوك وانشاء الله سوف يكونوا مع الفانايل فور وفوزوا بالبطوله القوميه . انا بحب البرو باسكيت خالص واللاعب دا انشاء الله هايكون في الدرافت بتاع السنه هذه او الجايه

thanx Deng !!

I don't think it will be long .. He would soon be in the NBA.. just ''Gimme a break'' .. Im sick and tired of O'NEAL and YAO

here we go, another sudanese star on the rise
on his domain. congrats

الحرب السودانيه شردتهم..


و"الامبرياليه" رمت عضمهم

وهاهم..يتفردون..ويتقدمون العالم..

نكاية بمن..اراد بهم سوءا..

لوال ليس الوحيد..اغلبهم مبرزون فى الدراسه..والمناشط وعلى الصعيد الانسانى بامتياز

لك التحيه ياجنا الحشا..


يمهل...

العزيز دينق شكرا علي الخبر الجميل والبيزيدنا امل في الغد
في اولاد البلد ... ومهارتهم وتفوقهم في شتي المجالات ... اما بالنسبه للسله ما غريبه علي اللاعبين السودانين ما كانت الكوؤس تحصد في الدورات العربيه وزمن المجمع الرياضي بيضم الفرق العالميه من اوكرانيا والعراق وسوريا الخ الخ وانشاء يجي اليوم ونشوف اللعبه الحلوه في قمته في بلدنا الحبيب والامل كبير بمثل الخبر الذي اوردته والي الامام لكل نجوم بلدي ودمته

ماشاء الله ماشاء الله لوال شكله اطول من ناس دود ومانوت جد عنده مقومات العالميه والا صح الزول ده عالمي عديل ... ربنا يحفظه .. بالمناسبه النجم ده قريبك وكده ومع احترامي وتقديري

Cavs Come Out Last
They Take Sole Possession of the ACC Cellar: Duke 93, Virginia 75
By Jim Reedy
Special to The Washington Post
Thursday, February 12, 2004; Page D09


DURHAM, N.C., Feb. 11 -- Tied for last place in the ACC standings, Virginia wasn't expected to pose much of a threat at top-ranked Duke. Yet with 13 minutes 21 seconds remaining Wednesday night, the Cavaliers were down only three points.



Then reality set in. The Blue Devils (21-1, 10-0) got the margin back to nine before blowing it well into double digits for their 18th straight victory, 93-75.

With their 17th loss in their last 18 ACC road games, the Cavaliers (12-9, 2- dropped into sole possession of last place, below idle Clemson (9-11, 2-7). They have lost nine straight games at Cameron Indoor Stadium since a double overtime win in January 1995.

"We gave it our best. It wasn't good enough," said Virginia Coach Pete Gillen, whose team has lost seven of nine games. "They're certainly a much better team, but we played as hard as we could play and we played pretty well. We played with some courage, and that's all you can do."

Each Duke starter scored at least 11 points, led by 25 from guard J.J. Redick, but the Blue Devils' greatest dominance came inside. Shelden Williams (19 points, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks) led Duke to 38 points in the lane and a 38-25 rebounding advantage, working against a depleted rotation of Virginia big men.

Cavaliers center Elton Brown scored 24 points, but forward Devin Smith, Virginia's best player this season, sat out because of a back injury that has bothered him since the preseason. Forward Jason Clark fouled out with 17:22 remaining and Derrick Byars followed at the 11:38 mark.

Virginia drew to 57-54 with 13 minutes remaining on a three-pointer by Byars, and on the ensuing possession, Brown drew a charge as Redick drove through the lane. But the shot that Redick flipped up just before contact was ruled good. Luol Deng added a put-back basket and Chris Duhon scored on an aggressive drive, pushing the lead to 63-54.

Soon it was 74-59 after back-to-back fast-break dunks by Deng and Williams and the Blue Devils were cruising.

"That [charging call] was a big play in the game, because it could have been a three-point lead and we have the ball," Brown said. "That's Duke."

Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski said, "When it got to 57-54, there's a lot of game pressure on our team and Luol, Shelden, Chris -- they really responded well."

The Cavaliers, who went 10-1 against a fairly soft nonconference schedule, still need two or three more wins to ensure they emerge from the ACC tournament with the .500 record needed for inclusion in the National Invitation Tournament. Left on the regular season schedule are home games against No. 15 Georgia Tech, No. 14 North Carolina and No. 20 Wake Forest and road games at Florida State, Clemson and Maryland.

With Smith out, Virginia started its seventh lineup in seven games: Clark, Brown and guards T.J. Bannister, Todd Billet and J.R. Reynolds.

Bannister, a 5-foot-101/2 freshman, adjusted well to his first start, but he and his teammates were nearly overwhelmed in the early going. Redick hit two threes and two free throws in Duke's first three possessions. Minutes later, Daniel Ewing made three three-pointers in a row. Seven minutes in, the Blue Devils had a 23-11 lead.

But after allowing Duke 31 points in the first 10 minutes, the Cavaliers settled in, tightened their defense and began trading baskets. They got to 45-38 on a three by Reynolds (16 points) with 1 minute 6 seconds remaining before Nick Horvath tipped in a basket to send the Blue Devils into the break with a nine-point margin.

Cavaliers Note: Virginia is 8-44 at Cameron Indoor Stadium and 1-25 against top-ranked teams.

No. 1 Duke Downs Virginia 93-75

Wed Feb 11, 11:49 PM

By AARON BEARD, Associated Press Writer

DURHAM, N.C. - J.J. Redick scored 25 points, and Shelden Williams had 19 points and 12 rebounds Wednesday night to lift No. 1 Duke past Virginia 93-75.

Freshman Luol Deng scored 11 points despite seeing limited action due to an injury for the Blue Devils (21-1, 10-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won 18 straight games overall and 39 in a row at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Duke has won 18 of 20 meetings with the Cavaliers (12-9, 2- dating to the 1995-96 season.

Elton Brown scored 24 points for Virginia, which fell to 1-25 all-time against top-ranked teams, including an 0-13 mark against Duke when it is No. 1.

J.R. Reynolds added 16 points for the Cavaliers.

The Blue Devils had to play most of the first half without Deng, who was injured when he charged into Brown with 16:37 left in the half. He limped off the court under his own power and was sidelined for the rest of the half.

But he returned with 16:29 to play and provided a spark to a Blue Devils team struggling to put away the pesky Cavaliers.

He scored nine points in 4 minutes, beginning with an up-and-under move that drew a foul on Derrick Byars. He completed the three-point play for a 55-47 lead, then drained a jumper off a feed from Redick from the right corner to maintain the eight-point edge.

Virginia clawed within 57-54 on a stickback from Brown and a 3 from Byars, but the Blue Devils answered with a 17-5 run that restored their double-digit lead.

Deng was key in that run, scoring on a stickback of a miss by Sean Dockery then firing the outlet pass that led to Chris Duhon's transition layup for a 63-54 lead with 11:41 to play.

The freshman then brought the rowdy Cameron crowd to its feet with a two-handed slam off an alley-oop pass from Duhon. Duhon finished the run on the next play, finding Williams with a behind-the-back pass on the break for another slam and a 74-59 lead with 8:10 to play.

Williams and the Blue Devils had trouble stopping Brown, who hurt the Blue Devils with his tough moves in the post and his second-chance baskets. But the Cavaliers committed 15 turnovers, leading to 18 Duke points.

Duke shot 52 percent and outrebounded Virginia 38-25.

For a change....some Good News

Dear Deng,,
Salam,, sorry I've been a way with the African Nations Cup,, I didn't see this beauty before..
by the way bassketball is my second favorite game,, after football.. and I always watch NBA games.. Karim & Gordon are my heroes,, now I can add Luol,,
By the way it's a very remarkable post,, I like it when photos come with words,,
Regards

الف مبروك علينا يادنق
ماشاء الله عليهو ونمسك الخشب
بلغه التحايا والاعجاب

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