Kacoul Dut “Peter” Jok grew up in the Des Moines metro and was a local high school basketball star before moving on to the University of Iowa. Jok is now on the South Sudan National Men’s Basketball ...

In 2011, South Sudan gained independence amid the shadows of a turbulent history marked by civil war and deeply rooted tribal conflicts. For years, struggle, hardship, and adversity have defined its ...

Former Iowa basketball stars Megan Gustafson and Peter Jok made quite the impression over the weekend on the world's biggest sporting stage. Playing for Spain and South Sudan, respectively, the ...

IOWA CITY — Former Iowa men's basketball star Peter Jok is headed to the Olympic Games. Jok was named to the South Sudan roster that is set to compete in the Paris Olympics this year, it was ...

Petro de Luanda have acquired South Sudanese small forward Peter Jok ahead of the sixth season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The Angolan giants secured Jok on a deal that will run until the ...

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France – When South Sudan men’s basketball player Peter Jok was 3 years old, his father, Dut, was killed in Sudan’s civil war. His grandfather also was killed in the war, and his ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Another Hawkeye is headed to Paris this summer. Former University of Iowa basketball player and Valley High School alum Peter Jok qualified for South Sudan's 2024 Olympic basketball ...

Iowa guard Peter Jok gets set on defense during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Seton Hall, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Iowa City, Iowa. Seton Hall won 91-83. (AP ...

In 2011, South Sudan gained independence amid the shadows of a turbulent history marked by civil war and deeply rooted tribal conflicts. For years, struggle, hardship, and adversity have defined its ...