Bol Manute Bol is a professional basketball player who plays as a center / power forward in the NBA for the Phoenix Suns. He is gifted with a 7’3” height, 7’8” wingspan and 9’7” standing reach, which puts him among the five tallest active NBA players, as of January 2024.
Born to a former NBA legend, a two-time block leader and one of the tallest NBA players, Manute Bol, Bol Bol belongs to the Dinka tribe from Africa, who are known for being tall.
The consensus five-star recruit played high school basketball for Blue Valley Northwest, Bishop Miege, Mater Dei and Findlay Prep. He led Bishop Miege to the Kansas Class 4A Division I state title and received class 4A-I first-team honors for his performance. He was ranked one of the top players of the 2018 class and received McDonald’s All-American Honors.
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Bol Bol Age
Bol Bol was born on November 16, 1999, in Khartoum, Sudan and is 24 years and 2 months old, as of January 2024. He played collegiate basketball for Oregon, where he played nine games at 29.8 minutes per game. Starting all games, he averaged 21 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 1.0 assists per game. After one season of college basketball, he was picked for the 2019 NBA Draft.
He was the 44th overall pick by the Miami Heat in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft. He was later traded to the Denver Nuggets for a second round pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers. Bol Bol was under a two-way contract with the Denver Nuggets and split time with an NBA G-League team, the Windy City Bulls. He joined the Orlando Magic after his contract with the Denver Nuggets expired in 2022. He has been playing for the Phoenix Suns since July, 18, 2023.
He has played 135 regular season games at 14.2 minutes per game, scoring at an average of 6.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 0.8 blocks and 0.7 assists per game, as of January 2024. He drew everybody’s attention towards him at the Nike Hoop Summit of 2018, where he scored 20 points, nine rebounds, six assists and five steals against Team World, consisting of international players.
Bol Bol Age FAQ's
A. Bol Bol was born to Manute Bol and Ajok Dang. His father was a two-time block leader and one of the tallest players in the NBA.
A. Bol Bol has signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Suns worth $2,165,000. His average salary and base salary for the 2023-24 NBA season would be $2,165,000. The contract will carry a cap hit and a dead cap value of $2,019,706.
A. Madut Bol is the brother of Bol Bol. He plays for the Southern Jaguar men’s basketball team.
A. Bol Bol scored his career high of 26 points on November, 16, 2022. He scored 26 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks for the Orlando Magic in a 108-126 loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
