Reference Point: Thon Maker.One of Savannah Pride's latest teenage stars, Deng Gak, has just left for the United States, after he won a scholarship at the prestigious Blair Academy in New Jersey.
At a statuesque 207 centimetres, that's 6 foot 10 inches, 17-year-old Mr Gak has caught the eye of scouts.
"They want me to be like part of their basketball program and finish my next two years of school there," he said.
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Mr Gak said teenagers from the South Sudanese community are attracted to basketball because they have "natural skills".
"We're long and tall. We can run pretty fast, jump pretty high so I think we've like found out that we're pretty good at it and everyone likes it."
While Savannah Pride was one of the first teams of its kind, teams are now starting up across Australia.
The National South Sudanese Australian Basketball Association now has 1,000 teenagers involved....
Who needs Compton...
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Who needs Compton...
...when you can have the Australian South Sudanese Basketball Association
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