Olympian · Pro basketball · UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
WenyenGabriel
South Sudan's first Olympics. Seven NBA teams. The EuroLeague. Now No. 32 in Istanbul, and building basketball courts back home.
Headline moments
What he has done
- Paris 2024South Sudan's first Olympic Games
- World Cup 2023South Sudan's first FIBA World Cup, best African team
- 7 NBA teams150 regular-season games, 2018 to 2024
- Greek CupWon with Panathinaikos in 2025
- No. 32, IstanbulBeşiktaş, Turkish league and EuroLeague
- Kentucky2018 SEC All-Tournament Team
- 1stbasketball player named a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
- 2 courtsJuba, and Doro Refugee Camp in Maban
Sources: career record, Eurobasket, Beşiktaş, UNHCR, Jul 27, 2026, Olympics.com
In his words
Direction is more important than speed.
Wenyen Gabriel, in his own bio