NBA more international than ever
Official figures from the National Basketball Association (NBA) showed that a record 101 international players from 37 countries and territories...
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What’s next for All-Star African quartet?
Gorgui Dieng © Getty Images - What do Gorgui Dieng, Victor Oladipo, Giannis Atentokounmpo and Dennis Schroder have in common?...
Trio brings African flavour to Rising Stars Challenge
Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and Gorgui Dieng of the Timberwolves have been named in the “World” team for...
Basketball Without Borders has helped grow the game, as Dieng can attest
MINNEAPOLIS --Timberwolves general manager Milt Newton remembers the former Gorgui Dieng. That'd be the lanky Senegalese kid with a wingspan of...
Senegal: A New Wave of Basketball Players Has Big Plans for the NBA
Former Senegalese basketball player Makhtar Ndiaye is a sport agent and mentor to Louisville college basketball star Gorgui Dieng (pronounced GOR-gee Jeng),...
Gorgui Dieng improves NBA Draft stock during Louisville’s NCAA Tournament run
Gorgui Dieng (Photo: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports) Louisville's Gorgui Dieng (Senegalese-born) is one of the few real centers in college...