Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. has agreed to a two-year deal with Melbourne United, sources told ESPN. The second year of the deal is a player option, sources said, with the South Sudanese-Australian big-man ...

Towering import Zhou Qi has informed South East Melbourne Phoenix he is heading home to China for "family reasons" in a blow to the team's NBL title chances.The Phoenix are supportive of the move ...

Melbourne was always a bit of an unknown quantity coming into this NBL season on the back of losing Matthew Dellavedova, Jack White and Jo Lual-Acuil, and then Ariel Hukporti to a ruptured ...

Matt Logue Seven-foot Chinese superstar Zhou Qi will be parachuted in to resurrect the South East Melbourne Phoenix’s season for Saturday’s must-win clash against the New Zealand Breakers.

Chinese basketball star rookie Zhou Qi could be on the brink of a move back to the US, after it was revealed his contract with SEM Phoenix in Australia’s National Basketball League was in doubt.

Jo Lual-Acuil leaving Melbourne United ESPN staff Jun 20, 2022, 03:39 PM Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. is set to depart Melbourne United after three impressive years with the NBL club.

Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. is set to depart Melbourne United after three impressive years with the NBL club.

Big man Jo Lual-Acuil had an intriguing battle with Phoenix giant Zhou Qi. The United big man made the dunk that proved the game winner and then the defensive play that ensured United’s win.

A Jo Lual-Acuil Jr dunk with 28.5 seconds left proved decisive, with Zhou Qi and then Kyle Adnam missing chances to end Phoenix’s trend of coughing up games they should have won.