Akoldah Gak (born 12 July 2002) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Mexico City Capitanes of the NBA G League.
[1] On 12 October 2020, Gak signed a three-year deal with the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL).
[3] Gak's family chose for him to develop in Australia due to the global uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic; Hawks head coach Brian Goorjian considered the assignment of a National Basketball Association (NBA) prospect to his team as a "real compliment".
[5] In the 2022 off-season, Gak played for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Summer League[6] and had a one-game stint with the Illawarra Hawks in the NBL1 East.
[13] Two of Gak's older brothers have played college basketball: Gorjok for the California Baptist Lancers and Deng for the Miami Hurricanes.