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Adut Bulgak Named to Alberta Basketball Hall of Fame
9/16/2026 2:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Former Florida State women's basketball player Adut Bulgak was recently inducted into the Alberta Basketball Hall of Fame on August 29, joining 11 female player inductees in the organization's inaugural class.Â
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Bulgak spent two seasons at Florida State (2014-2016) after transferring in from Trinity Valley Community College, where she won WBCA NJCAA Division I Player of the Year in 2014 after leading her team to an NJCAA National Championship. Bulgak was a two-time MVP, two-time WBCA Honorable Mention All-American and a two-time All-ACC team selection during her time as a Seminole. She currently ranks 11th all-time in career double-doubles (19) and 12th in career blocked shots (88) in Florida State program history, having produced 43 double-figure scoring games - including eight 20-point performances - across her 68 games played.
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Following her career in the Garnet and Gold, Bulgak was drafted in the first round of the 2016 WNBA Draft as the 16th pick by the New York Liberty, becoming the first Albertan to go in the first overall round. She spent two seasons in the WNBA, playing in a combined 12 games with the Liberty and the Chicago Sky.
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Bulgak has led a decorated career in basketball across the world. As a high schooler, she won gold with Team Alberta in the 2009 Canada Summer Games and later helped Team Canada to a silver medal at the 2015 FISU Games in Gwangju, South Korea. Bulgak enjoyed a lengthy international career playing in Israel, France, Mexico, Russia, Spain and South Korea following her years in the WNBA.Â
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Since 2023, she has played for the South Sudan senior women's team, helping the team make history after qualifying for its first-ever 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket, where they placed third in a victory over Senegal. Bulgak was born in Kenya as a refugee of South Sudan and lived there for six years before her family immigrated to Edmonton, Canada.Â
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Bulgak currently plays for the Jacksonville Waves in the UPSHOT League, a four-team professional women's basketball league which just completed its inaugural season in 2026.Â
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Bulgak spent two seasons at Florida State (2014-2016) after transferring in from Trinity Valley Community College, where she won WBCA NJCAA Division I Player of the Year in 2014 after leading her team to an NJCAA National Championship. Bulgak was a two-time MVP, two-time WBCA Honorable Mention All-American and a two-time All-ACC team selection during her time as a Seminole. She currently ranks 11th all-time in career double-doubles (19) and 12th in career blocked shots (88) in Florida State program history, having produced 43 double-figure scoring games - including eight 20-point performances - across her 68 games played.
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Following her career in the Garnet and Gold, Bulgak was drafted in the first round of the 2016 WNBA Draft as the 16th pick by the New York Liberty, becoming the first Albertan to go in the first overall round. She spent two seasons in the WNBA, playing in a combined 12 games with the Liberty and the Chicago Sky.
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Bulgak has led a decorated career in basketball across the world. As a high schooler, she won gold with Team Alberta in the 2009 Canada Summer Games and later helped Team Canada to a silver medal at the 2015 FISU Games in Gwangju, South Korea. Bulgak enjoyed a lengthy international career playing in Israel, France, Mexico, Russia, Spain and South Korea following her years in the WNBA.Â
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Since 2023, she has played for the South Sudan senior women's team, helping the team make history after qualifying for its first-ever 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket, where they placed third in a victory over Senegal. Bulgak was born in Kenya as a refugee of South Sudan and lived there for six years before her family immigrated to Edmonton, Canada.Â
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Bulgak currently plays for the Jacksonville Waves in the UPSHOT League, a four-team professional women's basketball league which just completed its inaugural season in 2026.Â
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