NUNI Omot has been picked to be Magnolia’s new import for the PBA 50th Season Commissioner’s Cup.
Omot arrived on Wednesday to replace Terrell Brown-Soares, who was given the pink slip even before the start of their campaign in the Commissioner’s Cup.
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Magnolia's new import is a core member of the South Sudan national squad, having played during their maiden campaign in the Olympics in 2024 in Paris.
Listed at 6-foot-9, Omot is actually coming back to Manila as he also played for South Sudan in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
He, however, was involved in an incident during the World Cup where a hit on Serbia’s Borisa Simanic led to his kidney being surgically removed.
Omot later apologized for the incident.
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Controversy aside, Omot has been all over the world playing professionally, with stints in Turkey, Germany, Macedonia, Puerto Rico, Egypt, China, and Israel.
While playing for Egypt side Al Ahly, Omot won the Basketball Africa League MVP in 2023 after leading his ballclub to the championship.
A product of Baylor University, Omot also had stints in the G League with the Long Island Nets and Westchester Knicks.
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