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John Collins: I still enjoy a coffee every now and then, but most of the time we got mate. This is the gourd, and this is called a bombilla. Obviously, I’ve got the leaves inside in here. It’s a Uruguayan, Argentinian, Paraguayan… I don’t want to offend, I don’t know who created it—but it’s a South American tea. You sort of refill it over the course of the day. Helps me with energy, and I cramp a lot—coffee makes me cramp. So I was trying to find a different alternative."
Former 76ers player Tony Wroten signed with Uruguayan team Club Urupan for the 2024-25 season.
Since some of those qualifying games fall during the NBA season, Boylen coached a team mainly of G League players against teams from FIBA Americas: Uruguay, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Columbia. Coaching in the 50-year-old Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is nothing like coaching the Bulls in the United Center on a Saturday night. So what. “The competitive part of it," Boylen explained, "was exactly what I needed at that point in my life."
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Former Hawks player Daniel Hamilton signed with Uruguayan team Club Malvin for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.
Duane Rankin: "We're not done yet." Buddy Hield's four games in Olympic pre-qualifying tournament. Group play: vs. Cuba 24 points, vs. Argentina 23 points. Semifinals: vs. Uruguay 17 points. Finals: vs. Argentina 15 points. Bahamas 4-0, wins tournament. #Pacers pic.twitter.com/LyAFycLS5b
Former New Orleans Hornets player Marquinhos Viera signed with Uruguayan team Club Bigua for the 2023-24 season.
The NBA and WNBA have picked 40 of the best youth basketball players worldwide to compete in the inaugural Jr. NBA Showcase in Las Vegas from July 12-16. The 40 elite boys and girls players aged 13 and 14 will hail from 17 countries—including the U.S., Morocco, Uruguay, Serbia, Slovenia, Australia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Japan, Mexico, Senegal, Egypt, Croatia, Indonesia, Madagascar, and Nigeria.
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Former Clippers player Al Thornton signed with Uruguayan team CA Olimpia for the 2023 season.
Team USA qualifies for 2023 FIBA World Cup
Team USA beat Uruguay 88-77 in men’s basketball Thursday to qualify for the 2023 FIBA World Cup in the Philippines. The Americans will vie for their record sixth World Cup championship and seek to qualify for the 2024 Olympics, beginning Aug. 25 in Manila. The national team will be stocked with NBA talent by new managing director Grant Hill and coached by Steve Kerr. But that’s not the group that did the qualifying. Over the last 451 days, Team USA has been coached by former Bulls coach Jim Boylen, with 52 players – mostly from the G League and former NBA players – wearing red, white and blue.
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