[ He was named second team all-conference in the ]Big Ten
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.
Jok's senior season saw the shooting guard continue to grow as a player. Jok led the Big Ten
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in scoring at 19.9 PPG. In 30.7 MPG he also hauled in 5.5 RPG and added 2.6 APG. Jok's shooting continued to impress, as he led the Big Ten in FT% at 91.1% (154/169) and was fifth in the Big Ten in 3P% at 38.0% (84/221). He was named first team all-conference in the Big Ten
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, was an AP Senior All-American, and earned an honorable mention on the AP All-American team
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. He won the 2017 College Three-Point Shooting contest at the 2017 Final Four on his 23rd birthday.
Jok finished his Iowa
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career with over 1500 points and 400 rebounds.
Professional career
Northern Arizona Suns (2017–2019)
After being undrafted for the 2017 NBA draft
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, Jok played for the New Orleans Pelicans
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in Las Vegas during the 2017 NBA Summer League
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Eight teams participated in the wee ...
. He recorded around nine points per game in three games with the Pelicans. On 22 September 2017, Jok signed a partially guaranteed deal with the Phoenix Suns
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. He was waived by Phoenix before playing a single game with them on 11 October 2017. He was called up by the Northern Arizona Suns
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as an affiliate player on 24 October 2017. Jok made his professional debut on 4 November 2017, playing in only 8 minutes of action and recording a single rebound in a 126–118 loss to the Agua Caliente Clippers
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. Jok averaged 4.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game with Northern Arizona.
In the first game of the 2018-19 season, Jok had a double-double with 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting, 10 rebounds and two assists in a 118-108 loss to the Santa Cruz Warriors
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.
Cholet Basket (2019–2020)
On 17 July 2019, Jok signed with Cholet Basket
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of the LNB Pro A
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. He averaged 10.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.
UCAM Murcia (2020–2021)
On 27 June 2020, Jok signed with UCAM Murcia
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Founded in 1985 u ...
of the Spanish Liga ACB
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Second stint with Cholet Basket (2021–2022)
On 2 July 2021, he signed back with Cholet Basket
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of the LNB Pro A
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.
Personal life
Jok's mother, Amelia Ring Bol, is a member of the South Sudan
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parliament. She visits Peter and the rest of her family in Des Moines occasionally. His legal guardian in Iowa is Mike Nixon.[ He has an older brother, Dau, and a younger brother, Jo Jo. Jo Jo played ]football
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as a defensive lineman
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at Dowling Catholic High School
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As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,431 students and 94.6 classroo ...
and Iowa Western Community College
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Campus
A ...
.[ Jok's uncle was the late former NBA center ]Manute Bol
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, cousin to Manute's son Bol Bol
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, and Luol Deng
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, who had been playing professional basketball for the Minnesota Timberwolves
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(retired in 2019), is one of his mother's cousins.
On 26 April 2014, Jok was arrested at 2:43 am for driving under the influence
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after turning on an improper lane without a safety flag. In addition, one of his moped's rear taillights was missing its cover. After Jok denied the accusations, he found to have watery eyes and an alcoholic smell, with a blood alcohol content
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of .082. He was taken into custody and remained at the Johnson County Jail until the middle of the day. His license was revoked. Jok pleaded guilty on May 2 and participated in a weekend drunk-driving program. On 15 July 2014, Jok was arrested a second time for driving with a revoked licence. University of Iowa
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athletics director Gary Barta
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Before coming to Iowa, Barta was the athletic director at the University of Wyoming from 2003 to 2006. In early 2005, Barta was a finalist for the at ...
said, "I'm very disappointed to learn about this, especially in light of the fact that Peter had a previous incident earlier this summer". Jok was incarcerated for four days at the Johnson County Jail, but his status with the team was unaffected.
References
External links
Iowa Hawkeyes bio
Peter Jok
at RealGM
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1994 births
Living people
Basketball players from Iowa
CB Murcia players
Cholet Basket players
Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball players
Liga ACB players
Northern Arizona Suns players
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
People from Khartoum
People from West Des Moines, Iowa
Shooting guards
Small forwards
Sudanese emigrants to the United States
Sudanese sportsmen
Theodore Roosevelt High School (Iowa) alumni