1. Mathiang Mauot Muo was born on 4 March 1987 and is an Australian-South Sudanese professional basketball player for the Perth Redbacks of the NBL1 West.
46 Facts About Mathiang Muo
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Mathiang Muo played four seasons of college basketball in the United States between 2009 and 2013 before joining the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League.
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Mathiang Muo was a member of the Wildcats' 2014 championship-winning team but managed just 15 games over two seasons due to injury.
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Since parting ways with the Wildcats, Muo has had a successful state league career, playing in the SBL, SEABL, NBL1 and Queensland State League.
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Mathiang Muo won an SBL championship with the East Perth Eagles in 2014 and a SEABL championship with the Hobart Chargers in 2018.
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Mathiang Muo was born in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, a city in the heart of the Sudanese civil war in the 1990s.
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Mathiang Muo spent the first two years in extensive English training and enrolled in high school.
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Mathiang Muo's talents were recognised by a local basketball training centre called Next Level Basketball, where he was introduced to coach Edward Smith.
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In 2005, Mathiang Muo attempted to finish high school in Florida at Florida Prep but the school went bankrupt before he could graduate.
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Mathiang Muo subsequently moved to The Winchendon School in Boston but left due to differences with the coach.
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Mathiang Muo then moved to The Patterson School in Lenoir, North Carolina, where he finally graduated high school.
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In 2010, Northeastern University decided Mathiang Muo did not meet its academic standards and rescinded his scholarship.
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In 2011, Mathiang Muo moved colleges, this time landing at Charleston Southern University and joined the Buccaneers men's basketball team.
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On 7 June 2013, Mathiang Muo signed a three-year deal with the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League.
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Mathiang Muo had a strict rehabilitation program that lasted nine months.
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On 16 May 2014, Mathiang Muo joined the East Perth Eagles of the State Basketball League for the rest of the 2014 season.
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On 5 September 2014, Mathiang Muo took to the court for the first time in a Wildcats singlet, playing in a pre-season game against the SBL All-Stars.
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Mathiang Muo continued to train with the team while exploring opportunities elsewhere; the Wollongong Hawks were reportedly on the radar at the time of his release.
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Mathiang Muo finished the game with 3 points on 1-of-3 shooting.
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On 9 November 2014, Mathiang Muo was a spark off the bench for the Wildcats against Melbourne United.
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On 15 January 2015, Mathiang Muo's contract was deactivated following Hire's return from injury.
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Mathiang Muo continued to train with the Wildcats for the rest of the season.
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In 15 games for the Wildcats, Mathiang Muo averaged 1.9 points per game.
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On 24 March 2015, Mathiang Muo signed with the Goldfields Giants for the rest of the 2015 State Basketball League season.
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On 25 February 2016, Mathiang Muo signed with the Brisbane Spartans for the 2016 SEABL season.
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Mathiang Muo subsequently earned Player of the Week honours for Round 5.
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Mathiang Muo subsequently earned Player of the Week honours for Round 17.
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Mathiang Muo helped the Spartans earn a playoff berth for the first time in five years.
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On 29 August 2016, Mathiang Muo suited up for the Brisbane Bullets in their pre-season clash against the UCLA Bruins.
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Mathiang Muo competed with the Bullets during the Australian Basketball Challenge, the NBL's official pre-season tournament.
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In January 2017, Mathiang Muo signed with the Hobart Chargers for the 2017 season, returning to the SEABL for a second stint.
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Mathiang Muo subsequently earned Player of the Week honours for Round 8.
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On 29 November 2017, Mathiang Muo re-signed with the Chargers for the 2018 season.
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On 19 December 2018, Mathiang Muo signed with the Southern Huskies for the 2019 New Zealand NBL season.
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Mathiang Muo recorded 25 points and seven rebounds in the preliminary final to help the Braves reach the NBL1 Grand Final.
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On 6 March 2020, Mathiang Muo signed with the Geraldton Buccaneers of the State Basketball League for the 2020 season.
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Mathiang Muo averaged 12.5 points and 4.17 rebounds with the Pirates.
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On 6 February 2021, Mathiang Muo re-signed with the Geraldton Buccaneers for the 2021 NBL1 West season.
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Mathiang Muo was named Player of the Week for round 8.
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Mathiang Muo left the Buccaneers on 5 August 2021 for national team duties with South Sudan.
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On 3 February 2022, Mathiang Muo re-signed with the Buccaneers for the 2022 NBL1 West season.
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On 24 March 2023, Mathiang Muo signed with the Joondalup Wolves for the 2023 NBL1 West season.
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Mathiang Muo had six points on 2-of-11 shooting off the bench.
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In July 2016, Mathiang Muo was selected to represent South Sudan in the first World Indigenous Basketball Challenge.
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In March 2017, Mathiang Muo represented South Sudan in their debut at the AfroBasket Zone Five qualifiers in Cairo, Egypt.
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At the FIBA AfroBasket 2021, Mathiang Muo averaged 10.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals in four games for South Sudan.