Mading Kuany - 2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 13
Mading Kuany
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Melbourne, Australia
- High School:
- Iowa United Prep
- Prev Team:
- Iowa United Prep
Complete bio from media guide (pdf)
High School Highlights:
• The correct pronunciation of his name is “Muh-ding kwahn-ee”.
• Coached by Damon Archibald at Iowa United Prep during the 2025-26 season.
• A member of Australia’s National Team for three major international competitions – the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup, the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup and 2023 U16 Asian Championship.
• Played in seven games at the 2025 U19 World Cup in Lausanne, Switzerland and contributed 1.2 points and 1.2 rebounds per game for Australia, which finished sixth.
• Averaged 6.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per outing for Australia in the 2024 U17 World Cup in Istanbul, Turkey.
• Debuted with the Australian National Team on the Gold Medal-winning squad at the 2023 U16 Asian Championship in Doha, Qatar, where he averaged 5.7 points and 2.5 boards per outing.
• Represented Victoria at the 2023 and 2024 U18 Australian Championships, helping the state capture a Silver Medal in 2023 and the Bronze in 2024.
• After averaging 4.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in the 2023 tourney, upped those efforts to 8.0 points, 8.3 boards and 1.3 blocks per contest in 2024.
• Played for Centre of Excellence in Australia’s NBL1 League during both the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
• In 2025, averaged 6.4 points and 4.5 rebounds in 18 outings.
• Recorded five double-figure scoring outputs on the season.
• Helped Centre of Excellence to 15-5 and tie with the Illawarra Hawks and the Canberra Gunners atop the league’s standings.
• In 2024, played in seven contests and contributed 2.3 points and 2.1 boards per outing at Centre of Excellence.
Personal:
• Born July 10, 2007, Mading is the son of Dabora Mayen and Abel Kuany and intends to major in Consumer Economics.
• Both of his brothers played college basketball. Kuany Kuany competed at Cal from 2019-23 and then spent the 2023-24 campaign at VCU. Kiir Kuany is currently in his third season at Ohio.
High School Highlights:
• The correct pronunciation of his name is “Muh-ding kwahn-ee”.
• Coached by Damon Archibald at Iowa United Prep during the 2025-26 season.
• A member of Australia’s National Team for three major international competitions – the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup, the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup and 2023 U16 Asian Championship.
• Played in seven games at the 2025 U19 World Cup in Lausanne, Switzerland and contributed 1.2 points and 1.2 rebounds per game for Australia, which finished sixth.
• Averaged 6.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per outing for Australia in the 2024 U17 World Cup in Istanbul, Turkey.
• Debuted with the Australian National Team on the Gold Medal-winning squad at the 2023 U16 Asian Championship in Doha, Qatar, where he averaged 5.7 points and 2.5 boards per outing.
• Represented Victoria at the 2023 and 2024 U18 Australian Championships, helping the state capture a Silver Medal in 2023 and the Bronze in 2024.
• After averaging 4.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in the 2023 tourney, upped those efforts to 8.0 points, 8.3 boards and 1.3 blocks per contest in 2024.
• Played for Centre of Excellence in Australia’s NBL1 League during both the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
• In 2025, averaged 6.4 points and 4.5 rebounds in 18 outings.
• Recorded five double-figure scoring outputs on the season.
• Helped Centre of Excellence to 15-5 and tie with the Illawarra Hawks and the Canberra Gunners atop the league’s standings.
• In 2024, played in seven contests and contributed 2.3 points and 2.1 boards per outing at Centre of Excellence.
Personal:
• Born July 10, 2007, Mading is the son of Dabora Mayen and Abel Kuany and intends to major in Consumer Economics.
• Both of his brothers played college basketball. Kuany Kuany competed at Cal from 2019-23 and then spent the 2023-24 campaign at VCU. Kiir Kuany is currently in his third season at Ohio.
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