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Bol was born on November 16, 1999, in Khartoum, Sudan, as the second child of former National Basketball Association (NBA) star Manute Bol and his wife Ajok Kuag. [2] He was named after his late great-grandfather and Dinka chief Bol Chol Bol. [3] In 1998, after an American missile strike during the Second Sudanese Civil War, Manute was accused of being an American spy and was barred by the ...
Manute Bol (/ m ə ˈ n uː t ˈ b oʊ l / mə-NOOT BOWL; d. June 19, 2010) was a Sudanese-American professional basketball player and political activist.Listed at 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) [2] or 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) [3] tall, Bol was one of the tallest players in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Manute Bol holds the rookie records for total blocks and blocks per game when he had 397 and averaged 5.0 in the 1985–86 season. [2] Among active players, Victor Wembanyama had the highest season block average (3.58) in the 2023–24 season. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Eaton, and Marcus Camby all won the most block titles, with four. [2]
This is a list of the tallest players in National Basketball Association history. It is currently topped by the 7-foot-7-inch (2.31 m) Romanian Gheorghe Mureșan, taken by the Washington Bullets as the number 30 overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft.
Manute Bol GSW: 345: 3,189: 3,189: 1988–89 1989–90: Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU: 376: ... Basketball-Reference.com enumeration of NBA career leaders in blocked shots;
The 6-foot-9 son of Manute Bol has been a huge factor in one North Jersey girls basketball team's hot start to the season.
Manute Bol (13) Golden State Warriors: November 12, 1988: Portland Trail Blazers: 107–100 34 3 10 0 No Yes Did not start game. 10 Manute Bol (14) Golden State Warriors: December 17, 1988: San Antonio Spurs: 123–113 29 3 8 0 No Yes Did not start game. 10 Wayne Cooper: Denver Nuggets: December 30, 1988: Miami Heat: 109–83 25 6 13 1 No No 10 ...
Manute Bol Statistics leaders. Note: Statistics are current through May 1, 2024. ^ ... basketball-reference.com; Specific ...