Manyiel Wugol
Manyiel Wugol (born 24 January 1999) is a South Sudanese-born Australian basketball player who plays for the Long Beach State Beach of the Big West Conference Early life. Wugol was born in South Sudan. His family fled the war-torn South Sudan and escaped to Kakuma refugee camp where they waited to be granted their visas and immigrated to Perth, Australia when he was two years old. Wugol started playing basketball at the late age of 16, growing up he mainly took interest in football, Australian Rules Football and Boxing. Wugol attended Caramarr Primary School and Thomas  Carr College for high school. Wugol was drawn to basketball due to his older brother and cousins playing the game. His family relocated from Perth to Melbourne and he grew a large interest in basketball. High school career. Wugol attended Lake Joondalup Baptist College from year 7 to year 9. He transferred to Thomas Carr College when his family moved to Melbourne. In his first year on the varsity squad, He led the team to a championship in the Association of Co-educational School (ACS) basketball winter league. Wugol also played for South Sudanese basketball club Longhorns, who produced future  NBA players Deng Adel and Mangok Mathiang. College career. In August 2019, Wugol signed to Southwestern Community College who compete in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference. Wugol made his college debut on November 1 against Independence Community College. On the 3rd of June, Wugol Committed to Long Beach State Beach program. Personal life. Wugol is the cousin of 5-star Makur Maker and NBA player Thon Maker. Wugol has 3 brothers and 5 sisters. He is a descendant of the Dinka tribe of South Sudan.