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University of California, Santa Barbara

2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

Jeff Liang
Matthew Sillers

00 Koat Keat Tong

  • Height 6-10
  • Weight 220
  • Year Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Bentiu, South Sudan
  • High School Crean Lutheran HS
  • Position Forward

Biography

2024-25: Played in 23 games for the Gauchos, averaging 2.3 points per game and shooting 61.3 percent from the field … put up a career-high nine points against UC Irvine on Feb. 13.

2023-24: Did not appear in any games this season due to injury.

2022-23: Appeared in 23 of the Gauchos’ 35 games this season as he could not finish the rest of the season due to injury … put up a career-high eight points at Cal State Bakersfield (Jan. 11) … secured a career-high 11 rebounds in the Gauchos’ win over CSUN (Jan. 19) in The Thunderdome … grabbed a career-high three steals at UC Irvine (Jan. 16) in the Gauchos’ win over the Anteaters … also added on four blocks throughout the season … ended his freshman season coming off the bench with a total of 44 points and 89 rebounds … member of The Big West Regular Season Co-Championship team and Big West Championship team that made it to March Madness.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played his junior and senior seasons at Crean Lutheran High School in Irvine, California and his freshman and sophomore seasons at Renaissance Academy … CIF Division 2A Player of the Year … received All-League honors each year of high school and All-State honors twice ... named League MVP twice in hic career ... led his team to two league championships and two CIF championships ... averaged 22.4 points, 18.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game during five playoff games his senior season … averaged 17 points per game across his entire senior season ...  ranked as one of the Top 100 recruits in the country according to PrepHoops coming in at 99th, which is the highest-ranked recruit in program history … played with the club Dream Vision, leading his team to the 2021 Adidas Three Stripe Select Circuit Championship, which is his most memorable basketball moment in his career ...  chose UC Santa Barbara over UCLA and USC.

PERSONAL: Has 13 siblings ... son of Nyajack Louny and Kutai Keat.

FAVORITES:
Sports Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Movie and TV Show: Naruto
Novel: Cinderella
Writer: Shakespeare
Musician: Akon
Hobby: Swimming
Athlete: Michael Jordan
 

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Historical Player Information

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    2022-23Freshman

    Forward
    6'10" 210 lbs
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    2023-24Sophomore

    Forward
    6'10" 210 lbs
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    2025-26Redshirt Junior

    Forward
    6'10" 220 lbs
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