Bul Kuol

Born in Sudan, Kuol grew up in a small village next to a military base that backed on to the jungle. He and his family also spent time living at Kakuma, the world's biggest refugee camp located in Kenya. He moved to Australia in 2006 when he was nine years old, ==College career==

As a freshman at California Baptist in 2016–17, Kuol played in all 31 games and averaged 3.0 points and 2.2 rebounds in 14.0 minutes per game. due to a back injury. He made seven starts and averaged 6.3 points per game. He averaged 5.6 points and 3.1 rebounds in 18.4 minutes per game. In the 2020–21 season with the Titans, Kuol finished 13th in the Horizon League in regular-season scoring with 15.5 points per game, including 16.4 points in conference games. He scored in double digits 17 times in his 20 regular-season games with four 20-point outings and was subsequently named third-team All-Horizon League. On 5 February 2021, he set a new career high with 29 points in an 82–72 win over Purdue Fort Wayne. He scored a team-high 20 points against NKU in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament. ==Professional career==

In April 2021, Kuol joined the Knox Raiders of the NBL1 South. In nine games, he averaged 18.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. On 13 August 2021, Kuol signed a two-year deal with the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League. He entered the 2021–22 season having been told he was not guaranteed to be part of the rotation or receive any minutes, but due to numerous injuries to his back-court teammates, he was thrust into the line-up and quickly became one of the Taipans' most important players thanks to his defensive intensity and energy. He subsequently put himself in the Rookie of the Year discussion. On 5 February 2022, he scored 26 points with eight 3-pointers in a 102–94 win over the Brisbane Bullets, becoming just the third player in Taipans history to record eight 3-pointers in a game. For the season, his 64 3-pointers set an NBL record for most 3-pointers by an Australian rookie and he became the first rookie in NBL history to finish inside the Top 5 for 3-pointers in a season. On 16 May 2022, Kuol recommitted to the Taipans for the 2022–23 season. On 28 February 2023, Kuol signed with Le Mans of the French Pro A for the rest of the 2022–23 season. He averaged a career-best 12.7 points, 1.7 assists and 0.5 blocks per game, to go with 3.1 rebounds and 0.7 steals. On 30 April 2024, Kuol signed a three-year deal with the Sydney Kings. In the 2025–26 NBL season, Kuol re-established himself as one of the competition's top defenders while averaging career-high numbers in field goal percentage (51.7), three-point percentage (44), free-throw percentage (84.6), rebounds (4.2) and steals (1) across 20 games. On 6 January 2026, he was ruled out for the rest of the season with an ACL injury. He became a free agent following the 2025–26 season. On 20 April 2026, Kuol signed a two-year contract with the Adelaide 36ers. ==National team career==

In 2022, Kuol was selected to play for the South Sudanese national team in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. He played for South Sudan in further qualifiers in February 2023. He was named in South Sudan's final roster for the 2024 Olympics. ==References==