2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Majok Deng Career Stats
PEPPERDINE 2022-23: Played in 12 contests during his senior year, starting against LMU (2/25) … Averaged 2.5 minutes per game, scored three points and eight rebounds on the season.
PEPPERDINE 2021-22: Averaged 2.0 points and 1.3 rebounds in 9.1 minutes as a sophomore ... Made all 15 of his appearances off the bench ... Seven of his 10 baskets were three-pointers ... Had season highs of eight points and 18 minutes at Portland (2/19) ... Other highs were three rebounds at Rice (11/9), two assists vs. Grand Canyon (11/27) and two steals at Saint Mary’s (1/29).
PEPPERDINE 2020-21: Averaged 2.6 points and 1.5 rebounds in 7.5 minutes as a redshirt freshman ... Played in 13 games and made three starts ... Had a breakout showing at the CBI, where he made all three starts ... Had season highs of 11 points, five rebounds, three three-pointers and 24 minutes played in the quarterfinal vs. Longwood (3/22) ... Had a season-high three steals in the semifinal vs. Bellarmine (3/23) ... Scored four points in the final against Coastal Carolina (3/24) ... Had an eight-point game against Saint Katherine (12/3).
PEPPERDINE 2019-20: Redshirted his first season with the Waves ... Earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Salpointe Catholic High School, located in Tucson, Ariz., in 2019 ... Made AZ Central’s All-Arizona team and was a finalist for Player of the Year honors as both a junior and senior ... Averaged 17.4 points and 7.4 rebounds as a senior ... Averaged 17.9 points and 6.5 rebounds as a junior ... Accumulated more than 1,700 points and 900 rebounds in his four-year varsity career ... Earned three-time 4A All-Kino Region honors, and was the Player of the Year as a senior and the region’s Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore and junior ... Led Salpointe Catholic to 2017 and 2018 4A state title game appearances ... The 2019 team went 27-3 and reached the 4A state semifinals ... Was the senior class president ... Rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals and three stars by 247 Sports and ESPN.
CLUB: Played for Powerhouse Hoops.
PERSONAL: Majoring in economics ... Born in Kakuma, Kenya ... Came to the U.S. with his family in 2011 as refugees from the South Sudan, and first picked up a basketball when he got to Tucson ... Son of Akech Ngong ... Has five siblings: Mayen, Lual, Deng, Ajang and Leek ... Cousin of Luol Deng, who played at Duke and was a long-time NBA player ... Chose to attend Pepperdine “because of the coaches and the great education.”
FAVORITES: Enjoys acting, singing and being on stage ... Favorites include Tim Duncan (pro basketball player), San Antonio Spurs (pro basketball team), Huckleberry Finn (book), Black Panther (movie), The Ellen Show (TV show) and soccer (sport other than basketball) ... Favorite thing about basketball is “being on the floor and playing as a team.”
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Historical Player Information
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2019-20Freshman
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6'5"
190 lbs
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2020-21Redshirt Freshman
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6'5"
190 lbs
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2021-22Redshirt Sophomore
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6'4"
190 lbs
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2022-23Redshirt Junior
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6'4"
190 lbs
