Age: 23 Hometown: Juba, Sudan Position: Forward Ht./Wt.: 6-9, 230 College: Fairfield University How acquired: Signed as a free agent on Aug. 5. Interesting facts: Former Sixer Manute Bol is his uncle. Gai is a cousin of Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng. Impressive averages: Gai averaged 4.4 blocks per game in four seasons at Fairfield and became the 16th player in NCAA Division I history to record more than 400 blocks in a career. Q: What's your favorite personal sports moment? A: Probably in college when I had a triple-double. I had like 11 blocks, 10 rebounds and 14 points, something like that. Q: What's the first thing you bought when you signed your contract? A: I gave my mother some money and my brother some money. That's the first thing I did. I couldn't afford to buy a house yet, so I gave her some money. I'm going to buy a car, that's what I'm looking for. Q: What is your favorite meal or food? A: I like chicken. There are a lot of ways to cook it. KFC style. Chicken parmesan. Q: Who is your favorite athlete? A: I just started playing when I was 16. I used to watch Chris Webber. I used to like him, he was my favorite player. Now I'm playing with him right now and it's a great feeling for me. Q: What is your favorite sport other than basketball? A: Soccer. Q: Your uncle is former Sixer Manute Bol, do you talk to him much? A: I just talked to him link:http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs...372/1002/SPORTS Manute Bol was his uncle? luol deng is his cousin? i never knew that. maybe they can teach deng a thing or two about this league.
Yeah, and I remember reading on Sixers.com that him and Sixer teammate Samuel Dalembert lived with the same family when they first came to the US while their families were still in Africa. I'll see if I can find the article.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting BigMo763:</div><div class="quote_post">Yeah, and I remember reading on Sixers.com that him and Sixer teammate Samuel Dalembert lived with the same family when they first came to the US while their families were still in Africa. I'll see if I can find the article.</div> dang. are you serious? it seems like gai has a lot of connections with people who have played oura re playing in this league. i hope he learns some tips from them.
