Majok Machar Deng (born 1 March 1993) is a South Sudanese-Australian[1] professional basketball player for Al Ittihad Alexandria of the Egyptian Super League.
[3] Deng settled down in Adelaide[4] with his mother and sister,[3] where he attended Windsor Gardens Vocational College.
[6][7] He helped the Eagles win the 2011 Central ABL championship, recording two points, six rebounds, one steal and one block in an 82–68 victory over the Norwood Flames.
[14] Deng's highlight moment of the season came when he drilled three three-pointers in overtime to help Indian Hills topple Southeastern 104–99.
It is awarded to a sophomore member of the Warriors who best exemplifies the strong competitive spirit shown by Black and exhibits his love for the game of basketball.
His top offensive performance came when he scored 16 points in a 132–84 victory over John Wood Community College.
[16] On 22 April 2014, Deng signed a National Letter of Intent to play Division I college basketball for Louisiana–Monroe.
[16] In the CBI Tournament semi-final on 25 March 2015, Deng scored a season-high 22 points in a 71–65 win over Vermont.
[18] As a senior in 2015–16, Deng was the Sun Belt Conference scoring champion, averaging 19.0 points per game in league play.
[25] On 4 January 2018, Deng scored 16 final quarter points to lead Adelaide to a 97–86 win over the Perth Wildcats.
[28] Deng helped the 36ers reach the 2018 NBL Grand Final series, where they lost to Melbourne United in five games.
[9] Deng joined the Mount Gambier Pioneers of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) for the 2018 season.
[32] He ultimately did not partake due to the ankle injury[33] and instead re-joined the Forestville Eagles, where he had a three-game stint to finish the 2018 Premier League season.
[46] He returned to the line-up in the semi-finals[46] and had 18 points in the decisive game three against the Perth Wildcats to help the JackJumpers reach the 2024 NBL Grand Final series.
[48] He helped Al Ahly Ly reach the final, where they lost to Petro de Luanda.
[54] In 2022, Deng was selected to play for the South Sudanese national team in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.