Gorjok Gak

The 28-year-old athletically gifted and defensively minded big man is back for a second stint in the NBL at the South East Melbourne Phoenix.

Having grown up in Sydney, he played college basketball firstly at Florida State University and then at California Baptist University, where he was the blocks leader in the Western Athletic Conference.

Starting his professional career in the Czech Republic in 2021 before joining the Brisbane Bullets for NBL23.

On the back of that, was Best Defensive Player of the NBL1 West at the Willetton Tigers in 2023 before a first stop with the Phoenix for NBL24 ahead of another strong NBL1 West campaign, this time at the Rockingham Flames.

Played with the Tasmania JackJumpers in NBL25 before a stint in Greece and then in the NBL1 South at the Casey Cavaliers before coming back to South East Melbourne for NBL26.