Although South Sudan national basketball team was established in May 2011, and became a member of FIBA in December 2013 - the number of girls playing in its squad continue to decline. The young female basketball coach urges young girls to step up into sporting careers and to explore their opp...
As South Sudan’s oil revenues dwindle, even the security forces haven’t been paid in months August 9, 2024 South Sudan coach, basketball federation president accuse refs of bias after Olympic loss to Serbia August 4, 2024 Defeated but not broken, South Sudan basketball has chance to ...
LILLE, France — Just 11 days ago, South Sudan nearly pulled off one of the biggest upsets in international basketball history before the US men’s national team stormed back from a 16-point deficit to secure a one-point exhibition win in London. The teams met again in Olympic group ...
"We want to take the momentum, the mindset, the tenaciousness that we had [to the Olympics]," said South Sudan coach Royal Ivey, who is an assistant coach with the Houston Rockets. "We didn't flinch." Joel Embiid, who was born and raised in the West African nation of Cameroon before...
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coach Steve Kerr said. “We have to expect everyone to play like that.” Down by 16 at one point, the Americans dug out of that hole with an 18-0 run in the second half — then needed heroics at the end anyway. JT Thor’s 3-pointer with 20 seconds left gave South Sudan a 100...
South Sudan has over 400,000 people disabled from civil war or by polio. Malat Lueth Wei, a Sudanese American, who together with American wheelchair basketball coach Jess Markt, have been visiting the team in Juba to inspire and train the players, hopes the country can produce a strong ...
And with sustained fighting, leg amputations due to gunshot wounds and landmines are still occurring. “Change is happening on an individual basis,” coach Nyambura explained. “South Sudan is a tough place, but seeing my team’s excitement and joy makes my job worth it.”...
Bam Adebayo led the United States with 18 points in a 103-86 win over South Sudan on Wednesday (Thursday Manila time) as the reigning champions sailed into the quarterfinals of the Olympic men's basketball tournament.
Over 60 basketball enthusiasts took part in eight days of intensive training organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Red Cross brought American wheelchair basketball coach Jess Markt and his South Sudanese-American assistant Malat Wei to the east African nation to train players...