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Jersey Number 34
Gai Chol
- Height:
- 7-0
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Juba, South Sudan
- High School/Previous School:
- Greenforest Mccalep Christian Academy โ Ga.
CAREER
Chol has seen action in 31 games off the bench over his 3 seasons at State โฆ Sank 58.3 percent from the floor (21-of-36) and 93.3 percent on his free throw attempts (14-of-15) โฆ Made 22 of his 31 appearances against non-conference opponents. ย
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2025-26 โข JUNIOR
Chol did not see any action during the 2025-26 season due to an injury.
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2024-25 โข SOPHOMORE
Chol came away with 1.5 points and 0.8 rebounds per game in his 15 bench efforts โฆ Connected on 56.3 percent from the field (9-of-16) and 80.0 percent at the free throw line (4-of-5) โฆ Totaled 10 of his 15 appearances where he scored 18 of his 22 points came during non-conference play.
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2024-25 โข BEST GAMES
Chol dialed up a season-high 8 points on 4-of-5 shooting versus West Georgia (Nov. 4) during the season opener โฆ Added 4 points and 3 rebounds against Georgia State (Nov. 8) โฆ Provided 6 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists versus UNLV โข Nevada-Las Vegas (Nov. 28) at Arizona Tipoff โฆ Picked up 2 points and 2 rebounds at Georgia (Feb. 8).
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2023-24 โข FRESHMAN
Chol tallied 2.1 points and 1.4 rebounds per game over his 16 appearances off the bench โฆ Hit on 60.0 percent of his field goal attempts (12-of-20) and 100.0 percent at the foul line (10-of-10) โฆ Majority of his minutes came in non-conference action where he scored 32 of his 34 points while Tolu Smith III was injured.
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2023-24 โข BEST GAMES
Chol pumped home seasonโs bests of 11 points and 6 rebounds against Tennessee โข Martin (Nov. 11) โฆ Sank 3-of-4 from the floor and 5-of-5 at the free throw line โฆ Chipped in 5 points, 3 rebounds and a block versus Nicholls (Nov. 24) โฆ Added 4 points apiece against Washington State (Nov. 18) and versus Tulane (Dec. 9).
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HIGH SCHOOL
Chol played high school basketball for Rory Griffin at Greenforest Mccalep Christian Academy in Decatur, Georgia โฆ A four-star signee rated by ESPN โฆ Provided 9.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 1.3 steals per game as a junior โฆ Team won the 2022 Georgia 1-A Private State Championship.
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PERSONAL
Born on August 10ย โฆ Majoring in Human Development and Family Science โฆ Moved to the United States from South Sudan as a high school freshman โฆ Started playing basketball around age 10/11 by attending camps in his home country hosted by Luol Deng.
Chol has seen action in 31 games off the bench over his 3 seasons at State โฆ Sank 58.3 percent from the floor (21-of-36) and 93.3 percent on his free throw attempts (14-of-15) โฆ Made 22 of his 31 appearances against non-conference opponents. ย
ย
2025-26 โข JUNIOR
Chol did not see any action during the 2025-26 season due to an injury.
ย
2024-25 โข SOPHOMORE
Chol came away with 1.5 points and 0.8 rebounds per game in his 15 bench efforts โฆ Connected on 56.3 percent from the field (9-of-16) and 80.0 percent at the free throw line (4-of-5) โฆ Totaled 10 of his 15 appearances where he scored 18 of his 22 points came during non-conference play.
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2024-25 โข BEST GAMES
Chol dialed up a season-high 8 points on 4-of-5 shooting versus West Georgia (Nov. 4) during the season opener โฆ Added 4 points and 3 rebounds against Georgia State (Nov. 8) โฆ Provided 6 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists versus UNLV โข Nevada-Las Vegas (Nov. 28) at Arizona Tipoff โฆ Picked up 2 points and 2 rebounds at Georgia (Feb. 8).
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2023-24 โข FRESHMAN
Chol tallied 2.1 points and 1.4 rebounds per game over his 16 appearances off the bench โฆ Hit on 60.0 percent of his field goal attempts (12-of-20) and 100.0 percent at the foul line (10-of-10) โฆ Majority of his minutes came in non-conference action where he scored 32 of his 34 points while Tolu Smith III was injured.
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2023-24 โข BEST GAMES
Chol pumped home seasonโs bests of 11 points and 6 rebounds against Tennessee โข Martin (Nov. 11) โฆ Sank 3-of-4 from the floor and 5-of-5 at the free throw line โฆ Chipped in 5 points, 3 rebounds and a block versus Nicholls (Nov. 24) โฆ Added 4 points apiece against Washington State (Nov. 18) and versus Tulane (Dec. 9).
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HIGH SCHOOL
Chol played high school basketball for Rory Griffin at Greenforest Mccalep Christian Academy in Decatur, Georgia โฆ A four-star signee rated by ESPN โฆ Provided 9.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 1.3 steals per game as a junior โฆ Team won the 2022 Georgia 1-A Private State Championship.
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PERSONAL
Born on August 10ย โฆ Majoring in Human Development and Family Science โฆ Moved to the United States from South Sudan as a high school freshman โฆ Started playing basketball around age 10/11 by attending camps in his home country hosted by Luol Deng.
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