Ariel Hukporti was born on April 12, 2002, in Stralsund, Germany, and has become a promising NBA center. Hukporti is 7 feet tall and weighs 246 pounds and was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 58th pick in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft and was traded to the New York Knicks. He has played for different teams such as Riesen Ludwigsburg in Germany, Nevėžis Kėdainiai in Lithuania and Melbourne United in Australia proving his worth on the basketball court.
He was awarded the MVP of the Basketball Without Borders camp at the NBA All-Star Weekend in 2020 and has time and again displayed his defensive and rebounding abilities. He even led the Adidas Next Generation Tournament in blocks with 1.8 blocks per game, demonstrating his defensive skills on an international stage. Hukporti is still active in his basketball career and is playing for both the New York Knicks and the Westchester Knicks, the NBA G League team, as of December 2024.
What is Ariel Hukporti’s nationality?
Ariel Hukporti holds German-Togolese nationality and he was born on April 12, 2002.
Ariel Hukporti’s Hometown
Ariel Hukporti grew up in Straslund, Germany and his parents were Togolese. Unfortunately, he was raised by a single mother and grew up playing soccer, where he was a defender. At the age of nine, Hukporti was as tall as 5 feet and 11 inches and soon started playing basketball. He started playing basketball in the Jugend Basketball Bundesliga and after a year, started receiving offers from renowned clubs like Bayern Munich and Brose Bamberg. He joined Riesen Ludwigsburg and decided to play for their junior team, Porsche BBA Ludwigsburg.
In 2018, Hukporti showed his skills at the Adidas Next Generation Tournament and averaged 18 points, 15.2 rebounds and 2.5 steals and led the entire event in blocks. After several stints with German, Lithuanian and Australian teams, he declared for the 2024 NBA Draft and was picked with the 58th overall pick in the second round by the Dallas Mavericks.
Ariel Hukporti’s Birthplace
Ariel Hukporti was born in Stralsund, Germany.
FAQs on Ariel Hukporti
A. Ariel Hukporti plays for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G-League.
A. Ariel Hukporti plays at the Center position.
A. Ariel Hukporti is 22 years old, as of December 2024.
A. Ariel Hukporti is 7.0 feet tall (213 cm).
