The South Sudan men's basketball team is making its Olympic debut – and it will get a shot at Team USA in the 2024 Summer Olympics. The quick rise of the South Sudan Basketball Federation (South ...

The South Sudan Basketball Federation, established in 2011 and a member of FIBA since 2013, has persevered through these ...

When South Sudan's basketball team qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024, "it instilled renewed hope and confidence in the people of Africa's youngest country", said Semafor. At their first ...

But after watching South Sudan nearly upset Team USA on Saturday, no one was laughing about the little-known basketball roster from East Africa anymore, prompting Pierce to issue an apology ...

For the second straight game, the U.S. men's basketball team put on an offensive ... lack of size led him to go with smaller lineups. “[South Sudan] made 14 threes against us [during the two teams' ...

The South Sudan team known as the "Bright Stars" become Olympic battlers thanks to the work of former NBA All-Star and president of the country's basketball federation Luol Deng, who made a call ...

The U.S. clinched a trip to the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics by beating South Sudan 103-86 on Wednesday night — a game that wasn't ever really in doubt but was no romp either. Bam Adebayo ...

The U.S. men's basketball team is halfway to its goal of a fifth straight gold medal, having largely breezed through group play against Serbia, South Sudan and Puerto Rico. And so, naturally, the ...

Team USA are expected to win basketball gold at Paris 2024 ... Next up for team USA is South Sudan. These sides met recently in a warm-up fixture that almost ended in a stunning win for South ...

When Kuol Deng and Chol Kiir came to Savannah from South Sudan in 2022 it was a tough transition ... relationships the players have developed are extending to the basketball court. "As a team, we're ...

Team USA survives and defeats Team South Sudan, 101-100. LeBron James led Team USA with 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists, while Anthony Davis added 15 points and 11 rebounds in the victory.