Deng Geu

Photo by: Ben Stewart

Photo by: Rick Yeatts Photography

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-8 / 201
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Sioux Falls, SD
High School:
Sioux Falls Washington HS
Prev School:
North Dakota State

2019-20
• Started all 31 games for the Mean Green
• Averaged 7.5 points per game
• Averaged 5.6 rebounds per game
• Led the team with 31 blocks
• Second on the team with 175 rebounds
• Scored a season-high 18 points twice
• Scored 18 points on Nov. 24 versus No. 15 Utah State and on Jan. 2 at WKU
• Had the second-highest field goal percentage on the team at 55.1 percent
• Recorded two double-doubles on the year

2018-19 (North Dakota State)
• Averaged 9.6 points per game, which was the third-highest on the team
• Averaged 5.0 rebounds per game, which was the second-most on the team
• Has the second highest field goal percentage on the team at .527
• Made 15 three-pointers at a 34 percent clip
• Helped lead NDSU to the Summit League title and the NCAA Tournament

2017-18 (North Dakota State)
• Played in all 32 games for the Bison
• Averaging just under 15 minutes per contest
• Averaged 6.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game
• Led the team in blocks with 17
• Led the team in field goal percentage at .623
• Had a season-high 18 points in a win over Valley City State on Dec. 12, making 8-of-9 from the field and grabbing 7 rebound
• Put up 16 points and 8 rebounds in 19 minutes in NDSU’s win over UNC Wilmington on Dec. 21
• Joined the Ugandan National Team in the summer of 2018 and led the FIBA World Cup African Qualifiers in rebounding

2016-17 (North Dakota State)
• Played in all 30 games and made one start, averaging 9.2 minutes per game
• Averaged 3.2 points and 1.9 rebounds per contest
• Made his first career start against Waldorf on Nov. 22, finishing with nine points and eight rebounds
• Had a breakout game at No. 7 Xavier on Nov. 29, scoring a season-high 18 points in 20 minutes of action
• Made seven of his first eight shots and registered three blocks against Xavier
• Tallied six points and five rebounds in a win at North Dakota on Dec. 16.

2015-16 (North Dakota State)
• Redshirt
• Scored 10 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 15 minutes of action in NDSU’s exhibition win over the University of Mary on Nov. 4.

Sioux Falls Washington HS
• South Dakota’s Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior (2014-15)
• Top vote-getter on the Class AA All-State team as a senior
• Named the Argus Leader/Sanford Pentagon Player of the Year
• Led Sioux Falls Washington HS to a 22-3 record and a state runner-up finish in Class AA as a senior
• Averaged 17.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game as a senior
• Averaged 10 points to help lead the Warriors to a third-place finish at the South Dakota Class AA state tournament as a junior in 2013-14, earning a spot on the all-tournament team
• Played AAU basketball for the Dakota Schoolers.

Personal
Full Name: Dengeu John Geu
Birthday: Jan. 1, 1997
Siblings: Has four brothers, Panther, Daniel, Deng and Malak, and two sisters, Nayantet and Asah
Fast Fact: Was born in Uganda and immigrated to the United States in high school