KEN MAGUIRE
Baylor's Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (23) and Mark Vital (11), along with Kansas State's DaJuan Gordon (3), battle for a loose ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, March 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
NBA Academy alums lining up for NCAA Tournament

By Ken Maguire Mar. 18, 2021 12:04 PM EDT
Roland Houston tells his players at the NBA academy in Africa that “there's

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 file photo, Washington State center Efe Abogidi, left, dunks the ball next to Stanford forward Oscar da Silva (13) during the first overtime of an NCAA college basketball game, in Pullman, Wash. A serious knee injury nearly ended Efe Abogidi's basketball career but he's now back on the NBA draft radar. The 19-year-old Nigerian is known for his high-flying dunks and plays for Washington State in the Pac-12. But his journey from West Africa to the West Coast was atypical with stops in Senegal and Australia. (AP Photo/Pete Caster, File)
For Washington State's Abogidi, basketball is a global game

By Ken Maguire Mar. 05, 2021 06:54 AM EST
After Washington State freshman Efe Abogidi sank a 3-pointer to seal a triple