From nothing but newly found independence and the work of one prodigal son, South Sudan has become part of the basketball world. Shaun Powell South Sudan’s players with NBA experience — such as Carik ...

Onjiko's Thok Palbul (left) in action against Nyanchwa Mixed in Homa Bay. [Washington Onyango, Standard] The rise and dominance of Sudanese players in basketball and having school principals with a ...

Bol Wieu Thet left his deeply troubled country in Africa almost two years ago to play basketball and get an education in the United States. Thet, a 6-foot-10, 195-pound center from South Sudan, signed ...

From a raw youth league talent out of Mt Druitt who was dealing with the tragic death of his father to dunking on the NBL ...

Manute Bol, who is best known for his NBA career and unusual height, but who dedicated years of his life and much of his earnings to humanitarian work in his native Sudan, died this weekend at the age ...

It feels like once every month, Gilbert Arenas crosses a line. This past weekend when Team USA basketball faced South Sudan in the Olympics, Arenas did it again. After Team USA narrowly defeated South ...