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Mangisto Arop
No. 15 – Finke Baskets
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueProA
Personal information
Born (1990-10-01) October 1, 1990 (age 34)
Abyei, Sudan
NationalitySouth Sudanese / Canadian
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Mary (Hamilton, Ontario)
College
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Norrkoping Dolphins
2015Finke Baskets
2016-17Niagara River Lions[1]
Career highlights and awards
  • Honorable mention All-MVC (2014)
Medals
Representing Canada
Men's basketball
FIBA Americans Under-18 Championship Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 San Juan Team competition

Mangisto "Manny" Arop (born October 1, 1990) is a South Sudanese-Canadian professional basketball player who last played for Finke Baskets of the ProA. He is a 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) tall small forward/shooting guard.

College career

Arop played college basketball at Indiana State University, from 2012 to 2014. He helped lead the Sycamores to a 2-yr record of 41-26 (.612); including 3 wins over "Power 5" conference schools[2] and 2 post-season NIT berths.

He currently ranks in the top 75 in career scoring (744 pts), 20th in career defensive rebounds (250), 25th in 3-pointers (78), 34th in blocks (28), 28th games started (63).[3]

Prior to the 2011-12 season; Arop spent two seasons at Gonzaga University; appearing in 59 games for the Bulldogs.[4]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA Draft, Arop signed with the Swedish pro club, Norrkoping Dolphins. He started 39 games for the Dolphins, posting a 9.0 ppg average and 4.5 rbg average and helping them to a 3rd-place finish in the Basketligan; he scored 54 points (10.8 ppg) in the Basketligan playoffs. On July 7, 20125; following the Dolphins season, Arop signed with Finke Baskets of Germany.[5] However, he only played two official matches for the team before the two sides parted ways.[6]

FIBA career

Arop was a member of 4 Canadian National teams; Canadian University National Team (2013), Canadian Junior National Team (2011), Canadian U-19 National Team (2009) and the Canadian U-18 National Team (2008). He was named to the All-World Championships U-19 team (Honorable Mention) during the 2009 Championships.[7]

Awards and accomplishments

College

Canadian National Team

  • All World Championships U-19 Honorable Mention (2009)

References

  1. ^ http://www.riverlions.ca/p/14658/nr/100325/river-lions-announce-signing-of-canadian-talent-mangisto-arop
  2. ^ http://www.gosycamores.com/fls/15200//statistics/alltimembbstats/1213ISUMBB.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=15200
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2013-01-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/gonzaga/2011.html#all_roster
  5. ^ Manny Arop signs with Webmoebel Baskets
  6. ^ finke baskets trennen sich von Arop basketball.de, 2015-10-09, retrieved 2015-10-14 Template:De icon
  7. ^ http://slansportsmanagement.com/mangisto-arop?DB_OEM_ID=15200


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