Kuany Atem Kuany (born 27 March 2000) is a South Sudanese-Australian professional

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player who last played for the

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of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played

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for the

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of the

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. Standing at , he plays the

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position.

Early life

Kuany was born in

Kakuma Kakuma is a town in northwestern Turkana County, Kenya. It is the site of a UNHCR Kakuma Refugee Camp, refugee camp, established in 1992. The population of Kakuma town was 60,000 in 2014, having grown from around 8,000 in 1990. In 1991, the camp ...

, Kenya. He spent time between South Sudan and Kenya before his family moved to

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, Australia, when he was 6 years old. He started playing basketball at age 11 and moved to the United States on his own at age 15 to pursue basketball.

High school career

Kuany attended Victory Rock Prep and Prolific Prep. In May 2019, Kuany committed to the

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. He chose the Golden Bears over

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and

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College career

Kuany played for the California Golden Bears between 2019 and 2023. He missed a game on 9 January 2021 due to a concussion. After graduating with his undergraduate degree in sociology, Kuany decided to enter his name in the transfer portal to use his final year of eligibility. On 22 May 2023, Kuany joined the

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team. In 38 games with the Rams during the 2023–24 season, he made 37 starts and averaged 5.7 points and 2.4 rebounds in 16.8 minutes per game.

Professional career

Kuany joined the

of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) as a training player for the 2024–25 season. He was a member of the Hawks' NBL championship-winning team in March 2025, playing the final 29 seconds of game five of the grand final series.

National team

In November 2024, Kuany joined the South Sudan national team for the AfroBasket 2025 qualifiers.

Career statistics

College

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References

External links

California Golden Bears bioVCU Rams bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuany, Kuany 2000 births Living people California Golden Bears men's basketball players Illawarra Hawks players Power forwards South Sudanese men's basketball players VCU Rams men's basketball players