Former MVP finalist Jo Lual-Acuil will return to Melbourne United subsequent NBL season because the facet seems to be to combat its manner again from a disappointing 2022/23 marketing campaign.
The South Sudan-born 211cm centre performed three seasons for United from 2019/20 and was named the NBL’s Best Sixth Man on the facet’s run to the championship in his second marketing campaign.
He took his sport to new heights a season later, serving to Dean Vickerman’s facet overcome the lack of NBA convert Jock Landale.
Lual-Acuil earned All-NBL First Team honours within the 2021/22 marketing campaign and was named considered one of three finalists for the Andrew Gaze Trophy because the league’s Most worthy participant, dropping out to Sydney Kings import Jaylen Adams.
The 28-year-old holds United’s franchise file for many rebounds (21) and blocks (seven) in a sport and returns after a season taking part in with Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings within the Chinese Basketball Association.
“I always said that if I was going to come back to the NBL, it would be to play for Melbourne United,” Lual-Acuil stated.
“I’m happy and excited to be back home and I can’t wait to play in front of the best fans in the league.”
Lual-Acuil joins captain Chris Goulding, Shea Ili, Flynn Cameron, Tanner Krebs, Zac Triplett and Josh Duach in committing to United for the 2023/24 season, when the facet will look to get well from their first season with out finals since 2017.
He will jostle for choice with Ariel Hukporti, the Germany-born NBL Next Star who missed final season with an achilles damage.
United’s different tall choices this season – Isaac Humphries, import Marcus Lee and Callum Dalton – haven’t but re-committed.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
