Mangisto Arop

Mangisto Arop
No. 15 – Finke Baskets
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueProA
Personal information
Born (1990-10-01) October 1, 1990
Abyei, Sudan
NationalitySouth Sudanese / Canadian
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolRoss Sheppard (Edmonton, Alberta)
College
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Norrkoping Dolphins
2015-2016Finke Baskets
2016–2017Niagara River Lions[1]
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][4]

Prior to the 2011–12 season; Arop spent two seasons at Gonzaga University; appearing in 59 games for the Bulldogs.[5]

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.[6] However, he only played two official matches for the team before the two sides parted ways.[7]

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.[8]

Awards and accomplishments

College

Canadian National Team

  • All World Championships U-19 Honorable Mention (2009)
  • Nike Global Challenge All-Tournament Team (2009)[9]

References

  1. ^ "River Lions Announce Signing of Canadian talent Mangisto Arop - the Official Site of the Niagara River Lions |". Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-07-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2013-01-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Manny Arop College Stats".
  5. ^ "2010-11 Gonzaga Bulldogs Roster and Stats".
  6. ^ "Manny Arop signs with Webmoebel Baskets". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  7. ^ finke baskets trennen sich von Arop basketball.de, 2015-10-09, retrieved 2015-10-14 (in German)
  8. ^ "Slan Sports Management | Player Profile – Mangisto Arop". slansportsmanagement.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-11.
  9. ^ "NIKE Global Challenge Basketball Awards - RealGM".


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.