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Luol Ajou Deng (born 16 April 1985) is a South Sudanese-British professional basketball player who currently plays for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). An NBA All-Rookie First Team selection as a 19-year-old with the Chicago Bulls in 2004, the 6'9" small forward was an All-Star with them in 2012 and 2013 before splitting the 2013–14 season with the Cleveland Cavaliers. After just half a season with Cleveland, Deng joined the Miami Heat in July 2014. Born in what is now South Sudan, Deng fled the country with his family as a child, moving to Egypt and then the United Kingdom. He became a British citizen in 2006, and has played for the Great Britain national basketball team in international competition. ==Early years== Deng was born in Wau, Sudan (now South Sudan) and is a member of the Dinka ethnic group. When he was young, his father Aldo, a member of the Sudanese parliament, moved the family to Egypt to escape the Second Sudanese Civil War.〔(NBA.com : Luol Deng Bio Page )〕 In Egypt, they met former NBA center Manute Bol, another Dinka, who taught Deng's older brother, Ajou Deng, how to play basketball while also serving as a mentor for Luol himself.〔(BULLS: Triple Threat )〕 When they were granted political asylum, his family emigrated to Brixton, South London. Deng was educated at St. Mary's RC High School,〔(St. Mary's Catholic High School, Great Britain )〕 a voluntary aided state comprehensive school in Croydon in South London. He developed an interest in association football, admiring Faustino Asprilla of Newcastle United, but also continued to play basketball, and was invited to join England's 15-and-under team in that sport.〔 During this time, he began his career at Brixton Basketball Club. He represented Croydon at the London Youth Games, and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2009. At the age of 13, he played for England's squad in the European Junior Men's Qualifying Tournament, averaging 40 points and 14 rebounds. He was named the MVP of the tournament. Next, he led England to the finals of the European Junior National Tournament, where he averaged 34 points and earned another MVP award. At the age of 14, Luol moved to the United States to play basketball at Blair Academy in New Jersey, where one of his teammates was future NBA player Charlie Villanueva. Deng was also named a Tri-Captain at Blair along with Villanueva. During his senior year, Deng was considered the second most promising high school senior in America after LeBron James. He was named First Team All-America by ''Parade Magazine'' and USA Today, and was selected to play in the McDonald's High School All-America game,〔 but could not play due to a foot injury.〔("LeBron leads East to victory" ), AP in ''Augusta Chronicle'', 27 March 2003.〕〔("Luol Deng sidelined for McDonalds All-American game" ), Basketball 365, 26 March 2003.〕 Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Deng was listed as the No. 1 small forward and the No. 2 player in the nation in 2003.〔(Luol Deng Recruiting Profile )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Luol Deng」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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