Junior Madut

Junior Madut, also sometimes referred to as Deng Junior Ring, is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for Trepça of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. After two seasons of college basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, he played a season and a half in the National Basketball League. He is also plays for the South Sudan national team.

Early life

Madut was born in Juba, South Sudan, and grew up in the Sydney suburb of Blacktown.
Madut attended Wyndham College in Sydney and then DME Academy in Daytona, Florida.

Between 2017 and 2019, Madut played college basketball for Eastern Florida State College. After redshirting the 2019–20 season, he played for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons.

On 9 June 2022, Madut signed with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League. In 28 games during the 2022–23 NBL season, he averaged 3.96 points and 2.32 rebounds per game.
In February 2023, Madut joined the Norths Bears for the 2023 NBL1 East season. On 15 April 2023, he scored 50 points in a 113–62 win over the Penrith Panthers.
On 2 May 2023, Madut signed a two-year deal with the Tasmania JackJumpers. On 5 January 2024, he was released by the JackJumpers.
On 21 January 2024, Madut signed with Kauhajoen Karhu of the Finnish Korisliiga.
On 25 September 2024, Madut signed with Manchester Basketball of the Super League Basketball for the 2024–25 season.
In February 2025, Madut left Manchester and signed with Trepça of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.