It was the culmination of a morning that began with officials playing the wrong national anthem for South Sudan before tipoff. But Omot said it only inspired them to play their best basketball.

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France – When South Sudan men’s basketball player Peter Jok was 3 years old, his father, Dut, was killed in Sudan’s civil war. His grandfather also was killed in the war ...

It was the culmination of a morning that began with officials playing the wrong national anthem for South Sudan before tipoff. But Omot said it inspired them to play their best basketball.

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 ...

The South Sudan men’s basketball team faces Team USA in Olympic group play on Wednesday after nearly knocking off the Americans earlier this month in an exhibition game. But the backstory of ...

Maluach, who represented South Sudan at the Olympics last year, said that his journey to the prestigious Blue Devils basketball program has been shocking, even to him. “It never really crossed ...

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — South Sudan has made the most so far of its Olympic debut in men's basketball. The African nation topped Puerto Rico 90-79 on Sunday in its first game. “We’re not ...

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. Their history was ...