Just moments ago top 100, four star big man, Deng Gak, tweeted that he has verbally committed to the University of Miami Basketball team.
Also thanks to my coaches that've helped me get to this point. #TheU pic.twitter.com/PHvrtSespC
— Deng Gak (@DengGak7) October 25, 2016
Gak who is the 16th ranked power forward on ESPN is listed at 6 foot 11 inches, 195 pounds and is former Australian teammates with current CanesHoops freshman, Dejan Vasiljevik. Gak’s brother is on the Florida Gators basketball team and attends the same school, Blair Academy, as NBA big man Luol Deng. Deng chose Miami over Kansas and UF and held offers from Duke and UConn. This is the third commit in the 2017 class for Coach Jim Larrañaga and the Canes have one slot left in this class.