Background
Kong was born on January 4, 1988 in Sudan and moved with his family to Canada as a refugee at age 6.
Kong was born on January 4, 1988 in Sudan and moved with his family to Canada as a refugee at age 6.
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He later received Canadian dual citizenship. He played college basketball with four different schools within Canada and the United States: Douglas College, Gonzaga University, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, and Saint Francis Xavier University. Kong was also named All-Canadian at NAIT.
Kong was drafted by the Mississauga Power with the 4th overall pick in the 2013 NBL Canada draft, but signed with the Ottawa SkyHawks on November 20, 2013 instead.
At Douglas, he was a member of the 2007-2008 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) championship team and he was named to the All-Tournament team