Question
Answer some questions about African alumni of the NBA and FIBA’s Basketball Without Borders program, for 10 points each.
[10m] Probably the most famous Basketball Without Borders alumnus regardless of region is this Cameroonian center who won the 2022-23 NBA regular season MVP before a playoff loss to the Celtics.
ANSWER: Joel Embiid
[10e] Fellow Cameroonian alumnus Pascal Siakam plays for a team based in this city, which is run by Nigerian-Canadian President Masai Ujiri. This city is home to the Raptors.
ANSWER: Toronto
[10h] Senegalese alumnus Gorgui Dieng spent the first six seasons of his career with this team. This team drafted Nigerian-American Josh Okogie with a pick obtained for trading away a point guard they drafted, Ricky Rubio.
ANSWER: Minnesota Timberwolves [or Minnesota Timberwolves; accept Minnesota T-wolves]
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Summary
2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers) | 10/14/2023 | Y | 6 | 21.67 | 100% | 83% | 33% |
Data
Columbia A | Fordham | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
NYU A | Lehigh | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
NYU C | University of Delaware A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Rowan | NYU B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Penn | Swarthmore A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Swarthmore B | Columbia B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |