{{short description|Ugandan basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Deng Geu | image = Deng Geu.jpg | image_size = | caption = Geu with North Texas in 2019 | position = Power forward/center | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 9 | weight_lb = 215 | league = Primera FEB | team = HLA Alicante | number = 23 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|1|1|df=y}} | birth_place = | nationality = Ugandan | high_school = Washington<br>(Sioux Falls, South Dakota) | college = *North Dakota State (2016–2019) *North Texas (2019–2020) | draft_year = 2020 | career_start = 2020 | career_end = | years1 = 2020–2021 | team1 = Horsens IC | years2 = 2021 | team2 = Rasta Vechta | years3 = 2021–2022 | team3 = Texas Legends | years4 = 2022–2023 | team4 = Lusitânia | years5 = 2023–2024 | team5 = SVBD | years6 = 2024–2025 | team6 = Les Sables VB | years7 = 2025–present | team7 = HLA Alicante | highlights = }} '''Dengeu John Geu''' (born 1 January 1997) is a Ugandan professional basketball player for HLA Alicante of the Primera FEB. He played college basketball for the North Dakota State Bison and the North Texas Mean Green.
==Early life== Geu was born in a refugee camp in Uganda as a son of South Sudanese parents. At age 6, he relocated to North Dakota.<ref>{{cite web |title=Playing for Uganda means the world to Deng Geu |url=http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobasket/2021/qualifiers/news/playing-for-uganda-means-the-world-to-deng-geu |website=FIBA.basketball |access-date=8 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
==College career== In April 2019, Deng Geu left North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team. Geu was eligible to play immediately and did not have to sit out one year.<ref name="Palleschi">[https://espn991.com/former-washington-warriors-standout-deng-geu-to-transfer-from-north-dakota-state/ Former Washington Warriors Standout Deng Geu to Transfer from North Dakota State] Jerry Paleschi (ESPN), 1 April 2019. Accessed 1 June 2021.</ref>
There, he averaged 9.6 points per game in his last season. He appeared in a total of 97 games in three seasons for NDSU and made one start in 2016–17. Geu left NDSU with 645 points (6.6/game), 335 rebounds, and 57 blocks.<ref name="Palleschi"/>
Deng Geu later joined the University of North Texas where he graduated in 2020.<ref name="Kaweru">[https://kawowo.com/2020/09/17/deng-geu-silverbacks-forward-goes-pro-with-danish-side/ Deng Geu: Silverbacks forward goes pro with Danish side] Franklin Kaweru (Kawowo Sports), 17 September 2020. Accessed 1 June 2021.</ref>
==Professional career== In September 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Horsens IC, holder of six titles in the Basketligaen, Denmark's top basketball league.<ref name="Kaweru"/>
On 21 July 2021 he signed with Rasta Vechta of the German ProA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rasta-vechta.de/home/einzelansicht/elftes-puzzleteil-deng-geu-macht-rastas-bild-komplett/|title=Elftes Puzzleteil: Deng Geu Macht Rastas Bild Komplett!|last=|first=|date=July 21, 2021|website=rasta-vechta.de|publisher=|language=de|access-date=August 3, 2021}}</ref> In five games, Geu averaged 1.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.
===Texas Legends (2021–2022)=== On 15 November 2021 he was acquired by the Texas Legends of the NBA G League.<ref>{{cite web |title=Legends Acquire Deng Geu |url=https://texas.gleague.nba.com/news/legends-acquire-deng-geu/ |website=NBA.com |access-date=November 21, 2021 |date=November 15, 2021}}</ref>
===Lusitânia EXPERT (2022–2023)=== On 9 September 2022 Geu signed with Lusitânia EXPERT of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lusitania inks Deng Geu|url=https://www.afrobasket.com/Uganda/news/769997/Lusitania-inks-Deng-Geu|website=AfroBasket.com|date=September 9, 2022|access-date=June 15, 2023}}</ref>
In August 2025, he signed for HLA Alicante of the Primera FEB.<ref>{{cite web|title=El ala pívot Deng Geu completa la plantilla del HLA Alicante |url=https://fundacionlucentum.com/el-ala-pivot-deng-geu-completa-la-plantilla-del-hla-alicante/|website=fundacionlucentum.com |date=August 21, 2025|access-date=February 5, 2026 |language=es}}</ref>
==National team== Deng Geu has been a member of Uganda's national basketball team, nicknamed the ''Silverbacks''.<ref name="Kaweru"/>
At the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification in Nigeria he averaged 13.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. He further took part in the AfroCan 2019 qualifiers.<ref name="Kaweru"/>
==Player profile== Horsens IC publicly stated that they hired Deng because of his defensive abilities.<ref name="Kaweru"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.fiba.basketball/fr/afrobasket/2021/qualifiers/player/Deng-John-Geu FIBA profile] *[https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Deng-Geu/Denmark/Horsens-IC/369870 Profile] at Eurobasket.com *[https://meangreensports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/deng-geu/4161 North Texas Mean Green bio]
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