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South Sudan, world's newest country, qualifies for Olympic men's basketball after epic rise
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoMANILA, PHILIPPINES - AUGUST 30: Nuni Omot #1 (2R) of South Sudan celebrates with head coach Royal...
What happened to USA Basketball? The best players chose Paris Olympics
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoMANILA, PHILIPPINES - SEPTEMBER 08: USA leave the court after losing the FIBA Basketball World Cup...
In as stunner, US falls to Lithuania at Basketball World Cup, still qualifies for Olympics
theGrio via AOL· 9 months agoThe final score: Lithuania 110, U.S. 104. MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The U.S. is assured of going to...
South Sudan to represent Africa, Japan to represent Asia in Paris Olympic basketball field
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIt was a chant that Luol Deng waited years to lead. Deng's vision when he founded the national team...
USA Basketball names 12-player team for FIBA World Cup. See who made the roster
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 11 months agoThe USA’s 2023 FIBA World Cup men’s basketball roster has a heavy Villanova influence, a dash of...
USA Basketball learns its groupings for the Paris Olympics. Tough draws await the men and women
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoUSA Basketball's men's team will see Serbia and South Sudan in two of its three group-stage games at...
2023 FIBA World Cup: How to watch, who's playing
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoThe FIBA World Cup begins Friday, with group play beginning in the three host countries of Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines. The competition will...
'The world knows us.' South Sudanese cheer their basketball team's rise and Olympic qualification
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoBasketball has united the South Sudanese. The country, which gained its independence just 12 years...
FIBA World Cup starts Friday: How to watch, what to know
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoThe U.S. men’s basketball team finished in a disappointing seventh place at the 2019 FIBA World Cup....
USA Basketball will not require players to sign up for World Cup to make Olympic roster
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoWhen Jerry Colangelo and Mike Krzyzewski made their first steps to turning around the USA Basketball...