[1][2] His parents and brother Aba lived in the camp for three years, following a dangerous 440-mile journey from Gambela, Ethiopia to the Kenyan border in escape from an ongoing civil war.

[2][3] They were arrested, spending one week in prison, before being freed with help from the United Nations and settling in the camp, which was crowded and did not provide adequate food.

[5] Living in Minnesota, Omot was looked after by his brother Aba, while his mother worked two jobs at Menards and Burlington Coat Factory to support the family.

Omot earned All-Conference and honorable mention All-State accolades in his final year at Mahtomedi.

[5] Omot began his college career at Concordia in NCAA Division II and redshirted his freshman season, growing almost three inches.

[3] Omot was forced to miss the fall semester of 2016 due to academic reasons and played limited minutes the rest of the year.

On June 12, 2020, Omot signed with the Turkish club Tofaş of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

[20] In 2022, Omot played in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional, Puerto Rico's professional league, with Leones de Ponce.

[23] In April 2023, Omot joined the Egyptian club Al Ahly ahead of their maiden campaign in the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

[24] He made his debut on April 26, scoring a team-high 21 points in a 92–73 opening day win over Ferroviário da Beira.

[25] On May 27, 2023, Al Ahly won their first-ever BAL championship after defeating AS Douanes in the final behind Omot's 22-point game.

[29] On October 29, 2023, Omot joined the French club Chorale Roanne of the LNB Pro A for the remainder of the season.

[32] On April 9, 2024, Omot signed with Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

[36] He played a key role in the team and on February 25, 2023, Omot scored a team-high 26 points in the 83–75 win over Senegal that ensured South Sudan's first-ever qualification for the World Cup.

[37] On August 30, 2023, while playing against Serbia, Omot unintentionally struck Borisa Simanic in the kidney during an offense.