Majok Majok


Majok Maker Majok is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Ball State Cardinals for two years, leading the Mid-American Conference in rebounding and earning third-team all-conference honors in both seasons.

Early life

Majok was born in Rumbek, South Sudan, and moved to Australia when he was eight. His family settled in Perth. He initially played soccer before developing a liking for basketball in high school at Kingsway Christian College. After drawing interest from overseas scouts, he moved to the United States and played two years of high school ball at Northfield Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts.

College career

Majok played two seasons in junior college at Midland College in Texas before transferring to Ball State University in Indiana. He played two seasons for the Cardinals, leading the MAC in rebounding and earning third-team all-conference honors in both years. As a senior in 2013–14, he averaged 11.2 points and 10 rebounds per game to become the first Ball State player to average a double-double in a season since Theron Smith in 2001–02.

Professional career

After college, Majok moved to Slovenia and joined Helios Suns for the 2014–15 season. In 32 games, he averaged 6.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.
After feeling homesick, Majok returned to Australia and signed with Melbourne United of the National Basketball League on 9 July 2015. In his first season with Melbourne, he helped the team win the minor premiership with a league-best 18–10 record. He appeared in all 30 games for United, averaging 5.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. United missed the playoffs in 2016–17 with a 13–15 record, with Majok appearing in all 28 games and averaging 5.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.
On 21 April 2017, Majok re-signed with United for the 2017–18 NBL season. During the offseason, he participated in a mini-camp with the Dallas Mavericks before their 2017 NBA Summer League. In March 2018, he was a member of United's championship-winning team. Injuries restricted much of his season, and in 22 games, he averaged 2.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.
On 16 April 2018, Majok signed with the Wellington Saints for the 2018 New Zealand NBL season.
On 4 May 2018, Majok signed a one-year deal with the New Zealand Breakers.
On 10 March 2019, Majok signed with the Frankston Blues for the 2019 NBL1 season.
On 8 July 2019, Majok signed a two-year deal with the Perth Wildcats. He averaged 3.3 points and 3.6 rebounds per game as a backup center. On 4 June 2020, he re-signed with the team.

National team career

In June 2017, Majok was named in a 20-man Australian national team squad ahead of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.