Madut Akec
{{Short description|South Sudanese-Australian basketball player (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Madut Akec
| image = Madut Akec - BAL Kalahari Conference 2025, Stade Malien v Rivers Hoopers.jpg
| caption = Akec with Rivers Hoopers in 2025
| position = Forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb = 205
| league = NBL1 South
| team = Waverley Falcons
| number = 3
| nationality = South Sudanese / Australian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|1|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tonj, South Sudan
| high_school = Victory Rock Prep Prep
(Bradenton, Florida, U.S.)
| college =
- South Florida (2019–2021)
- Detroit Mercy (2021–2022)
| career_start = 2022
| years1 = 2022
| team1 = Guelph Nighthawks
| years2 = 2022–2023
| team2 = ETHA Engomis
| years3 = 2023–2024
| team3 = Knox Raiders
| years4 = 2024
| team4 = Çair 2030
| years5 = 2024
| team5 = Mayrouba Club
| years6 = 2024
| team6 = AS Douanes
| years7 = 2024
| team7 = Al Safa of Safwa
| years8 = 2024
| team8 = NS Matrix Deers
| years9 = 2025
| team9 = Rivers Hoopers
| years10 = 2025–present
| team10 = Waverley Falcons
| highlights =
}}
Madut John Angok Akec{{Cite web |date=2025-04-07 |title=Madut John Angok Akec () - Basketball Stats, Height, Age {{!}} FIBA Basketball |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/360695-madut-john-angok-akec |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=www.fiba.basketball |language=en}} (born 1 January 1999) is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for the Waverley Falcons of the NBL1 South. He played college basketball for the South Florida Bulls and Detroit Mercy Titans.
Early life
Akec was born in Tonj, South Sudan.{{cite web |title=Madut Akec - Men's Basketball |url=https://gousfbulls.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/madut--akec/12355 |website=USF Athletics |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}} He later lived in Uganda for two years before moving to Australia, where he lived for 11 years.
Akec played high school basketball in the United States for Victory Rock Prep Prep in Bradenton, Florida, averaging 19.9 points per game as a senior.
College career
Akec played two seasons of college basketball for the South Florida Bulls between 2019 and 2021. After redshirting the 2018–19 season, he debuted for the Bulls in the 2019–20 season. He played in 18 games as a redshirt freshman, with five starts, and averaged 2.1 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.{{Cite web |title=Madut Akec - Men's Basketball |url=https://detroittitans.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/madut-akec/5505 |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=University of Detroit Mercy Athletics |language=en}} He saw action in 15 games in 2020–21 and averaged 1.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game.
Akec left South Florida following the 2020–21 season{{Cite web |date=2021-03-17 |title=South Florida forward Madut Akec has entered the transfer portal |url=https://usf.rivals.com/news/south-florida-forward-madut-akec-has-entered-the-transfer-portal |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=usf.rivals.com |language=en}} and transferred to the Detroit Mercy Titans. In 2021–22, he played in 24 games with 22 starts and was second on the team in scoring at 12.7 points per game and led the team with 7.0 rebounds per contest.
Professional career
Akec made his professional debut in 2022 with the Guelph Nighthawks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.{{cite web |title=Madut Akec, Basketball Player, News, Stats - australiabasket |url=https://basketball.australiabasket.com/player/Madut-Akec/362994 |website=Eurobasket LLC |access-date=17 May 2025 |url-access=subscription}}
For the 2022–23 season, Akec joined ETHA Engomis in Cyprus.
Akec joined the Knox Raiders of the NBL1 South for the 2023 season.{{Cite web |title=Madut Akec |url=https://nbl1.com.au/player-listing/madut-akec |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=nbl1.com.au}}
In January 2024, Akec joined Çair 2030 in North Macedonia, where he had a two-game stint. In March 2024, he joined Mayrouba Club in Lebanon, where he played four games. He went on to play for Senegalese club AS Douanes in the 2024 BAL season.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-22 |title=BAL – 2024 : L'AS Douanes s'attache les services de Madut Akec |url=https://wiwsport.com/2024/03/22/bal-2024-las-douanes-sattache-les-services-de-madut-akec/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |language=fr-FR}}
In June 2024, Akec re-joined the Knox Raiders for the rest of the 2024 NBL1 South season.
Akec started the 2024–25 season with a one-game stint with Al Safa of Safwa in Saudi Arabia before joining NS Matrix Deers in Malaysia, where he played until early December.
In March 2025, Akec signed with Nigerian club Rivers Hoopers for the 2025 BAL season.{{Cite web |last=Rapheal |date=2025-03-14 |title=Rivers Hoopers sign South Sudanese duo |url=https://thesun.ng/rivers-hoopers-sign-south-sudanese-duo/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=The Sun Nigeria |language=en}} In his Hoopers debut on 5 April, he scored 25 points in a win over Stade Malien.{{Cite web |title=Rivers Hoopers survive the tide, defeat FUS Rabat to go 2-0 {{!}} AfricaBasket |url=https://www.africabasket.net/articles/rivers-hoopers-survive-the-tide-as-they-defeat-fus-rabat-to-go-2-0-this-year |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=www.africabasket.net}} Akec made a big leap in his second BAL season, as he averaged 17.9 points, 6.3 rebounds per game and shot 46.7% from the three point line.{{Cite web |title=Madut Akec Player Profile, Detroit-Mercy - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Madut-Akec/Summary/127444 |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=basketball.realgm.com |language=en}}
In May 2025, Akec joined the Waverley Falcons for the rest of the 2025 NBL1 South season.{{cite news |title=WBA would like to welcome Madut Akec to our NBL1 Men’s roster |url=https://www.facebook.com/Wbabball/posts/pfbid02RnmUhtSHKQHzQbsabzGXoPHNTNhowZ4etLN6gCvjDx5U7GXiVUb74XQquAgarp9wl |access-date=17 May 2025 |work=facebook.com/Wbabball |date=12 May 2025}}
Personal life
Akec is the son of Elizabeth and Deng Akec. He has six sisters and five brothers, including Deng Adel, who is a professional basketball player as well.
References
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External links
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- [https://nbl1.com.au/player-listing/madut-akec NBL1 profile]
- [https://gousfbulls.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/madut--akec/12355 South Florida Bulls bio]
- [https://detroittitans.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/madut-akec/5505 Detroit Mercy Titans bio]
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Category:Mayrouba Club players
Category:NS Matrix Deers players
Category:Rivers Hoopers players