Media Reacts to Junior Madut Signing

The announcement of the first new signing for NBL23 season for South East Melbourne Phoenix in Junior Madut created a lot of hype in the media and basketball worlds.

Check out what Twitter had to say:

𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒉𝒐𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒙💚

🔒We’ve signed shooting guard Junior Madut for NBL23.⁰

“A tough defender with great lateral speed and is competitive, always wanting the toughest match-ups.” @SMitch_Phoenix

📝 https://t.co/xY3GiLJCja @PepperstoneFX transactions pic.twitter.com/1DHZVJVxLq
— South East Melbourne Phoenix (@SEMelbPhoenix) June 8, 2022

The @SEMelbPhoenix have added Junior Madut to their lineup, signing the former @HawaiiMBB wing on a two-year deal (second year Club option) ✍️

More on the signing here ➡️ https://t.co/FAHMHu1CRA pic.twitter.com/hQO70hCQHj
— NBL (@NBL) June 8, 2022

Meet @SEMelbPhoenix’s athletic new college whiz kid and find out why his signing was a “full circle moment”.
DETAILS: https://t.co/WNvGR4upk1 @MickRandallHS #NBL23 pic.twitter.com/P4MiwtwQmj
— Herald Sun Sport (@heraldsunsport) June 8, 2022

📰 Read all about our latest signing Junior Madut in the @theheraldsun this morning. 🤝💚 pic.twitter.com/76wfkmPOb9
— South East Melbourne Phoenix (@SEMelbPhoenix) June 8, 2022

Congratulations to Junior Madut who has signed to play ball for @SEMelbPhoenix in the NBL professional league!
…#melbourne #phoenix #juniormadut #bowsinthepros #hawaiibasketball #hawaii #hawaiirepresent #808represent pic.twitter.com/8GwhxHMMxU
— ESPN Honolulu (@ESPNHonolulu) June 8, 2022

🖊 Very proud of Senior Men’s player Junior Madut for signing his first professional deal in @NBL for @SEMelbPhoenix

🇸🇸🏀💪🏿 pic.twitter.com/cfshWN79Rh
— South Sudan Basketball (@SSBFed) June 9, 2022

𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗕𝗟𝟮𝟯. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/X4eJoQXL11
— South East Melbourne Phoenix (@SEMelbPhoenix) June 8, 2022

Oh yeah Junior! 👏🏽 #BowsinthePros https://t.co/wVJZDLBdPK
— HAWAII BASKETBALL (@HawaiiMBB) June 9, 2022

Nice pickup for the Phoenix.

Madut had a great final season for Hawaii.

Here's what I wrote about Madut back in May - https://t.co/R3aLRxKYSm pic.twitter.com/j13iCjKRMf
— Michael Houben (@michaelhoub) June 9, 2022

Congrats on your first pro contract my guy!! First of many 👊🏾 https://t.co/hwqgrTd4rr
— Solomon Dech (@solomondech3) June 8, 2022

👀 #NBLFantasy https://t.co/WWGyTdi5eX
— Basketball Blokes (@BBall_Blokes) June 8, 2022

Congrats Junior! Incredibly proud of this young man who puts in the work. The future is very bright! https://t.co/5uGdz6gzf9
— Eran Ganot (@EranGanot) June 8, 2022

#HawaiiMBB alum Junior Madut gets a deal in Australia’s NBL. https://t.co/EqWkzOnyP6
— Brian McInnis (@Brian_McInnis) June 8, 2022

Yessir 🐐 https://t.co/0YvLQAK9Qk
— Chol Adup (@babychol) June 9, 2022

With Kody Stattman, DJ Mitchell and now Junior Madut, the #NBL is reaping the rewards of some high-level Australian players completing NCAA tenures.
— Jed Wells (@JedWells23) June 8, 2022

🗣️ “𝘐 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘹, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨.” - 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘵@pepperstonefx transactions pic.twitter.com/gWxErKa2Cj
— South East Melbourne Phoenix (@SEMelbPhoenix) June 9, 2022

Madut's signing also made headlines in the media in Austalia:

https://www.semphoenix.com.au/news/welcome-to-the-phoenix-junior-madut

https://www.news.com.au/sport/basketball/nbl-south-east-melbourne-phoenix-resign-star-mitch-creek-coach-simon-mitchell/news-story/7933688a7b11a13d7dc9ecd321ebfe67

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/basketball/nbl-south-east-melbourne-phoenix-resign-star-mitch-creek-coach-simon-mitchell/news-story/7933688a7b11a13d7dc9ecd321ebfe67

Keep an eye out across Phoenix socials for new signings for NBL23.

Phoenix Media (10/6/22)