// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Bol Kong say to his date? Kong-gratulations on a grrr-reat night.

Bol Kong

Personal information
Born	(1988-01-04) January 4, 1988 Kassala, Sudan
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Georges (Vancouver)
College	Douglas (2007–2008) Gonzaga (2009–2010) NAIT (2010–2011) St. Francis Xavier (2011–2012)
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Playing career	2013–2014
Position	Forward
Career history
2013–2014	Ottawa SkyHawks
Career highlights
CCAA champion (2008)

Bol Kong (born January 4, 1988) is a former South Sudanese-Canadian professional basketball player who played one year for the Ottawa SkyHawks of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL).

Early life

Kong was born on January 4, 1988, in Kassala, Sudan and moved with his family to Canada as a refugee at age 6. He later received Canadian dual citizenship.

College career

He played college basketball with four different schools within Canada and the United States: Douglas College, Gonzaga University, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, and St. Francis Xavier University. At Douglas, he was a member of the 2007–08 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) championship team and he was named to the All-Tournament team. Kong was also named All-Canadian at NAIT.

Professional career

Kong was drafted by the Mississauga Power with the fourth overall pick in the 2013 NBL Canada draft, but signed with the Ottawa SkyHawks on November 20, 2013, instead.

External links

• Bol Kong at USBasket.com
• St. Francis Xavier profile
• Gonzaga bio
• Bol Kong at RealGM