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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 schoolRoss Sheppard (Edmonton, Alberta)
College
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Norrkoping Dolphins
2015-2016Finke Baskets
2016–2017Niagara River Lions
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 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).

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

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

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.

Awards and accomplishments

College

Canadian National Team

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

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
  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".


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