But South Sudan's meteoric rise in men's basketball would not be possible without former NBA All-Star Luol Deng. Here's why. Deng is the president of South Sudan's basketball federation.

NAIROBI: Refugee turned NBA star, Luol Deng (pic) has worked tirelessly throughout his career to develop basketball in his troubled homeland South Sudan, as federation president, patron and ...

Former NBA star Luol Deng has been paying for South Sudan's basketball team and investing in the program for years, according to head coach Royal Ivey. Ivey told Donatas Urbonas of Basket News ...

Although most "cannot locate South Sudan on a map", they won't forget the Bright Stars. Luol Deng: from child refugee to basketball behemoth The man credited with the team's success is Luol Deng ...

Coached by NBA legend Luol Deng, South Sudan become just the ninth African nation to reach the World Cup, joining Algeria, Central African Republic, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal ...

Their name means “I am tired” in Arabic and their aim is clear: to bring an end to the violence that has been troubling South Sudan, the world’s newest country, since 2013.