Bol Bol family includes his parents Manute Bol and Ajok Deng. Manute is a former basketball player with a height of 7 feet 7 inches.
Bol is a South Sudanese-American basketball player who plays professionally for the Orlando Magic of the NBA alongside Paolo Banchero. He is listed as one of the tallest basketball players in the NBA and the best player in the class of 2018.
Played for the Blue Valley Northwest High School, Bol changed schools in the middle of the season, transferring to Bishop Miege High School.
He was rated as one of the top players in the class of 2018 during his sophomore year by the recruiting service 247Sports and started his professional basketball career with Denver Nuggets in 2019.
Bol Bol Parents
Bol Bol was born to his parents Manute Bol and Ajok Deng on November 16, 1999. Manute was a professional basketball player.
Manute and Ajok met through Ajok's father SPA leader. They got connected in 2010 after Manute divorced his first wife Atong.
Comparing the height of the father-son duo, Bol Bol height in feet is 7′ 2″, while Manute Bol height in feet is 7′ 7″.
Manute passed away in 2010 due to kidney failure, and his mom was there with him till his last breath. Ajok stated that Bol looked similar to her husband with the same body and everything. She has always been there to support her kids.
Manute Bol Was A Basketball Player
Manute was a Sudanese-American basketball player. He was also a political activist.
He was the tallest player in NBA history and played college basketball for Bridgeport Purple Knights. Manute's mother is taller than his dad with the height 6 feet 10 inches and his father was 6 and 8.
Enrolling at the University of Bridgeport he qualified for the 1985 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournaments.
He played basketball professionally for the Rhode Island Gulls in 1985 after finishing his undergraduate career. Washington Bullets drafted him in the 1985 draft.
In his first season, he participated in 80 games and recorded a career-high block per game.
Throughout and after his basketball career, Bol was constantly active in charitable work. He claimed to have donated a significant amount of his NBA career earnings to several causes pertaining to his nation.
Bol Bol Mom
Ajok Deng is a fashion enthusiast and content creator. She has four children with Manute Bol. Ajok came to Australia for the first time in 2002.
As her husband was involved in a charitable program, she asked her son Bol if he wanted to carry on his father's legacy of helping others.
Bol stated he wants to do the same thing to help people but will not spend all the money like his dad.
Bol Bol Siblings
Bol Bol has ten siblings two sisters Abuk Bol and Ayak Bol and a brother Chris Bol.
He also has an elder brother Madut Bol who was his teacher growing up. They had played basketball together since his early days in high school.
Madut Bol
Madut Bol is an assistant basketball coach of the Sudan National Team. He also played basketball for Southern Jaguars in NCAA.
Compared height with Bol, Madut is 6 feet 9 inches.
Madut was born on December 19, 1989, in New Jersey. He studied at St. Anthony High School.
He has shared and posted about his professional career on his social media account. His Instagram username is @thegamethelife and his Twitter username is @BOLisLIF3.
Chris Bol
Chris Bol played basketball, but he failed to make the NBA. He had not always been a basketball player, but after the passing of his father, he followed his professional goals.
Chris felt inspired to do something after his father passed away because he had been his father's long and genuine supporter of playing the game.
Bol Bol Family Tree
Bol Bol grew up with his family in Khartoum, Sudan. The power forward was named after his late great-grandfather.
Started playing basketball at the age of four under his father's guidance, he used to train with Manute.
He moved to Olathe, Kansas, when he was seven years old. In seventh grade, Bol appeared in a highlight video during an Indianapolis basketball camp that grabbed CBS Sports' notice when he was 6 ft 5 inch.
His grandparents are Okwok Bol and Madut Bol. Okwok Bol paved way for Manute to make his impact in the NBA.
Is Peter Bol Related To Bol Bol?
No, Peter Bol and Bol Bol are not related to each other. However, they share the same surname and both are born in Khartoum, Sudan.
Peter has one sister and four brothers. Peter's mom is Sudanese, and his dad is from the South of the country.
He also has an athletic sister named Femke Bol is a track and field athlete.
He posted pictures of his brother Sham Bol on his Instagram account on April 10, 2022.
Peter is an Australian middle-distance runner. He participated in the 2020 Toyo Olympics and won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
He also played basketball but when he was 16 years old, his teacher suggested he try 800-meter running. Peter then participated in and won the junior men's 800 meters at the Australian Athletics Championship.
Peter has posted his personal and professional activities on his social media account. His Instagram username is @pbol800 and Twitter username is @pbol800.
