At center, Colorado School of Mines guard Majok Deng holds the 2025 RMAC Tournament trophy as he and his teammates celebrate winning the March 8 championship game against Regis
At center, Colorado School of Mines guard Majok Deng holds the 2025 RMAC Tournament trophy as he and his teammates celebrate winning the March 8 championship game against Regis. Deng was also named tournament MVP, as he helped lead Mines to a 92-64 win over Regis. Credit: Corinne Westeman

After two standout seasons at Colorado School of Mines, guard Majok Deng is taking his talents to a professional team in Spain.

He has signed a contract to play for Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa Baloncesto, Mines Athletics announced July 9.

The team is the basketball wing of Cultural Leonosa or La Cultural, a Spanish football team based in the province León.

While the football club was established in 1923, the basketball team wasn’t founded until 2022 when two local basketball clubs merged.

The team, which plays its home games at Palacio de los Deportes de León, went 18-8 and 27-3 in its first two seasons. It won its division and earned a promotion in 2024.

Deng, a graduate transfer who joined the Orediggers in fall 2023, told the Transcript in March that he wanted to continue his basketball career even after graduating Mines.

“I feel like I still have a lot of basketball left in me,” he said on March 8, after Mines won the RMAC tournament.

Colorado School of Mines guard Majok Deng shoots a free throw after Northern New Mexico committed a technical foul during the Jan. 4 game at Mines
Colorado School of Mines guard Majok Deng shoots a free throw after Northern New Mexico committed a technical foul during the Jan. 4 game at Mines. Deng led the team with 26 points, including 4-of-6 in three-point shooting, and made all six of his free throws. Credit: Corinne Westeman

Deng played four years at NCAA Division I program Pepperdine before transferring to Mines to pursue a master’s degree in natural resources & energy policy.

During the 2024-25 season, Deng was Mines’ leading scorer, averaging 14.9 points per game. His season-best was 33 points against Adams State on Feb. 1, where he went 9-14 from the floor, 4-7 in treys and 11-11 at the charity stripe, Mines Athletics noted in a July 9 press release.

Additionally, Deng had a career-high 132 rebounds, 29 steals, 20 assists and eight blocks for the season. He also was the only player to start in all 34 games, Mines Athletics confirmed.

Overall, for the 2024-25 season, Deng helped lead the Orediggers to a 29-5 record, win conference regular-season and tournament titles, and advance to the NCAA tournament’s regional title game.

Colorado School of Mines senior guard Majok Deng gets emotional while receiving the 2025 RMAC Tournament Most Valuable Player trophy
Colorado School of Mines senior guard Majok Deng gets emotional while receiving the 2025 RMAC Tournament Most Valuable Player trophy. He and other members of the All-Tournament Team were recognized after the March 8 championship game, which Mines won. Credit: Corinne Westeman

Among his individual accolades, Deng was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s Player of the Year for the 2024-25 regular season, as well as the RMAC Tournament’s Most Valuable Player.

Although he only played with the Orediggers for two seasons, the Tucson, Arizona native etched his name in Mines program history, including ranking eighth in three-point percentage and fourth in free-throw percentage.

For more information, visit MinesAthletics.com.

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