{"id":287518,"date":"2022-07-30T22:24:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T20:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=287518"},"modified":"2022-07-30T22:24:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T20:24:12","slug":"illawarra-hawks-sign-mangok-mathiang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/illawarra-hawks-sign-mangok-mathiang\/","title":{"rendered":"Illawarra Hawks sign Mangok Mathiang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawks.com.au\/news\/illawarra-hawks-sign-mangok-mathiang\"> Illawarra Hawks<\/a> have bolstered their front court with the signing of Mangok Mathiang for the 2022\/23 season.<\/p>\n<p>Mathiang joins <a href=\"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/deng-deng-returns-to-illawarra-hawks\/\">the Hawks<\/a> following stints in the NBA with the Charlotte Hornets, and Europe, most recently signed with Cedevita Olimpija in the Slovenia ABA League.<\/p>\n<p>During his time in Europe, the centre averaged a double double while playing for Vanoli Cremona in the LBA, and Bahceseshir Koleji in the EuroCup.<\/p>\n<p>Illawarra Hawks Head Coach Jacob Jackomas is excited Mathiang will be joining his roster for NBL23.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMathiang is known for his physical play, rim protection and high motor, making him a key addition to our squad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis versatility and athleticism really suits the style of play the NBL is headed towards, and will bring a lot of experience to our young core group of players,\u201d Jackomas said.<\/p>\n<p>Mathiang joins Tyler Harvey, Sam Froling, Daniel Grida, Alex Mudronja, Akoldah Gak, Wani Swaka Lo Buluk, Deng Deng and Lachlan Dent on the Illawarra Hawks 2022\/23 roster.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u270d\ufe0f MANGOK MATHIANG \ud83e\udd85<\/p>\n<p>The Hawks are excited to announce the arrival of Melbourne native Mangok Mathiang on a one year deal in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBL23?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBL23<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Head to <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JymfjFVWPf\">https:\/\/t.co\/JymfjFVWPf<\/a> for more details.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HawkNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HawkNation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oOprEdLJdE\">pic.twitter.com\/oOprEdLJdE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 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