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Deng Awak

Head coach and founder of Talata Basketball in Copenhagen. Captain at Mount Royal University in Calgary, then pro in Canada, Lithuania and Denmark.

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Deng Awak holding a ball and explaining a drill to young players sitting on the court

Head coach and founder

Deng Awak

Talata Men, and on the floor with every team in the club

Captained Mount Royal University in Calgary, U SPORTS Canada West
Pro in Canada, Lithuania and Denmark
Has coached in four countries: Canada, Lithuania, Indonesia and Denmark
Founded Talata in 2021, from twenty players to more than 110

coach@talatabasketball.dk

Playing

Deng grew up in Alberta, Canada. He played university basketball at Mount Royal University in Calgary from 2012 to 2015 and captained the team in U SPORTS Canada West.

Vancouver Dragons, Canada, 2017 and 2018
Raseiniai, Lithuania, 2019
BK Amager, Basketligaen, Denmark, 2021 and 2022
Talata Men, Copenhagen. 34 points in the overtime cup win over Hørsholm, September 2026

Basketligaen highlights, 2021/22BK Amager. Watch on YouTube Mount Royal highlights, 2015Calgary. Watch on YouTube

Coaching clips on Deng's YouTube. Older game film on his player channel.

Coaching

Deng has coached in Canada, Lithuania, Indonesia and Denmark.

Assistant coach at Mount Royal University, 2016
Player development at Kauno Žalgiris youth and Sostinės krepšinio mokykla in Vilnius
Built and ran the basketball academy at The British School of Vilnius
Assistant coach at Douglas College, Canada, 2021
Head coach at the University of Copenhagen, 2022
Assistant coach at RANS in the Indonesian Basketball League
Founder and head coach of Talata Basketball, Copenhagen, since 2021

Deng showing a move with the ball at an Academy session — Showing the move at an Academy session.

Deng Awak in a coach's polo, arms crossed — Coaching in the Indonesian league.

At Talata

Deng started Talata in Copenhagen in 2021 with camps, and the club has had competitive teams since 2024. He coaches Talata Men and is in the gym with every team, from Mini to the Academy. This summer he took players to camps in Lethbridge, Canada and Nida, Lithuania.

Deng with the players and coaches of Talata's Canada Camp in Lethbridge — Canada Camp in Lethbridge, Alberta, July 2026.

This December he leads the College and Academy Camp with Jordan Naughton, and the Coaches Clinic for coaches from other clubs.

Train with Deng

Your first session is free. Send us your kid's date of birth and we will tell you which group and which night.

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