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by rbala on Sep 19, 2009 10:21 AM EDT in Can Ball Comment 4 comments

Our friends at The Slipper Still Fits give us the news on Bol Kong finally arriving at Gonzaga plus news on our Senior Women who are prepping for the Worlds Championship Qualifier. Add some recruiting news and TSN showing some of the best CIS games this season all in our Can Ball links section.

Kong has Arrived - The Slipper Still Fits
Bol Kong had been battling USA Immigrations for years and was recently granted his student visa. Next stop, Gonzaga.

Learning About Bol Kong: An Interview with Former Douglas College Head Coach Jamie Oei - The Slipper Still Fits
One of the best stories of the offseason, Bol Kong has finally made it into the country to play for Gonzaga.

More on Bol Kong. NCAA Div. 1 dream comes true for Kong, who arrived at Gonzaga on Wednesday evening - Little Man On Campus

Our Senior Women Canada Basketball | CANADA

TSN to broadcast marquee CIS events including Vanier Cup
TSN has come to an agreement with Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) to be the exclusive broadcaster for several marquee CIS events including the Vanier Cup and the CIS Men's and Women's Basketball finals.

TheHoop-la.com - Canada's Premier Basketball Portal - The Jim Thomas Report - 09.16.2009

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Not sure what Bol Kong has to do with out national team as he is not a Canadian Citizen and therefore not eligible to play for out team. Outside of playing for Douglas College, why is this story relevant?

by McGateway on Sep 20, 2009 9:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Kong is one of the better basketball talents to have played in the country in the last few years, particularly in BC. He has recently gained his Canadian citizenship in May.

Kong has been a big time prospect since his high school days in BC and was being recruited by many high D1 programs. WIth his vIsa issues, many of the scholarship offers dried up until it was sorted out. It did take a couple of years but Gonzaga was with him from the beginning and they will be lucky to have him this season.

The link posts don’t necessarily refer to Kong playing for the National Team but because of his roots in BC basketball, we are including him in our coverage. Moreso now with him being a citizen.

Hope this help clear it up some.

Ray Bala
CANadian BasketBALL Report

by rbala on Sep 20, 2009 10:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bol Kong Canadian National Mens Team

So Ray do you know if Leo has any interest in working Kong out to as a potential player for the mens team. I think he deserves a shot after all the crap he has been through and it would be a great story.

by mystro88 on Sep 20, 2009 11:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well Mystro88, I haven’t heard anything about Kong not working out for the National Team so that’s a good thing. The team and the personnel don’t really discuss who they will bring in or not with the public. Does he deserve a shot? Of course he does and he has enough talent to warrant a lot of attention south of the border. But in all honesty, I don’t think you’ll see Kong in any of the Senior Men’s camps next summer. Now that doesn’t mean that he won’t be there. If the stars align for the time of the next set of camps next summer, meaning the staff wants him at camp and he is available, there is no reason he won’t be around the National Team but expect him on the World University Team before the Senior National in my opinion.

Ray Bala
CANadian BasketBALL Report

by rbala on Sep 21, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs