The 17-year-old Duke center held his own against Team USA's stars.
The 17-year-old center for South Sudan played tough against Team USA in an Olympic tune-up game on Saturday. A five-star Duke signee, Maluach didn't back down from the physical nature of the game and showed excellent movement in a brief first half appearance. He looked like the real deal.
As South Sudan took a shocking 58-44 halftime lead, Maluach played five minutes, scored four points, and added a block. He also threw down an emphatic dunk.Maluach is a 7'2" center who is listed at 250 pounds but moves easily around the floor. He's a consensus top-10 recruit in the 2024 class and was listed at. He'll be playing for Duke this season along with fellow top recruits Cooper Flagg, Isaiah Evans and Kon Knueppel. Coach Jon Scheyer's squad should be loaded.
Maluach is already considered one of the top players in the 2025 NBA Draft class and watching him play, even briefly, on Saturday showed why.Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report.
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