Ariel Hukporti

ABOUT ARIEL HUKPORTI

Professional basketball center known for playing for Melbourne United. He signed with the team as part of the Next Star program in the year 2021. In 2024, he signed with the New York Knicks .

His basketball career began in the German Under 16 division with the team Jugend Basketball Bundesliga.

He averaged 18 points per game during the Adidas Next Generation Tournament in the year 2018. Later that year, he made his professional debut with the Riesen Ludwigsburg squad. He is quite tall, standing at 7" and weighing well over 250 pounds.

He was raised by a single Togolese mother.

He shares the court with Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart on the New York Knicks.