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After leaving college basketball in 2009, Nigeria national team player Chamberlain Oguchi has been the ultimate basketball journeyman, bouncing from professional leagues in Lebanon, Venezuela, Mexico and the Philippines. It seemed he would come and go out of these Olympic Games without much notice. That was before Oguchi scored 35 points in Nigeria's final preliminary round game, a 79-73 loss to France. Suddenly, several NBA teams are inviting him to training camp on non-guaranteed deals, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Several teams had front-office executives in London for the performance, where Oguchi made eight of his 14 3-point attempts. Most see value in the versatile 6-foot-6 swingman, who could be had on a rookie-scale contract. Yahoo! Sports

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Scott Schroeder: Champ Oguchi being relevant tells prospective NBA players that if you want to make the NBA, play anywhere but the D-League. Twitter

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Ikechukwu Somtochukwu Diogu was born in Buffalo, N.Y., and raised in Texas of Nigerian-born parents. Though Diogu had not been to Nigeria since 2001, he relates to the country and its diverse cultures. "Even though I grew up in the United States, I was always around Nigerians," he said. "I grew up in a Nigerian community. When I'm at home, my parents don't speak to me in English. We eat Nigerian food.'' He listed a menu that included jollof rice, fufu and chin chin. "But you probably don't know what I'm talking about,'' he said. SI.com

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"We all come from the same place,'' he said, tracing his team's roots beyond America. "A lot of these guys here, we're all from the same background, our parents are from the same place. A lot of these guys on the team speak more than one language.'' SI.com

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We didn't play LeBron [James] and Kobe [Bryant] in the second half, and with Carmelo (Anthony) shooting like that, we benched him," Krzyzewski said after Anthony scored a U.S. Olympic record of 37 points in 14 minutes and 29 seconds. "We didn't take any fast breaks in the fourth quarter, and we played all zone. You have to take a shot every 24 seconds, and the shots we took happened to be hit. “I take offense to this question because there’s no way in the world that our program in the United States sets out to humiliate anymore.” New York Daily News

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The 83-point victory included a team record 29 3-pointers including 10 from Carmelo. The U.S. also set the all-time Olympic record for points. "On the one side, it's terrible to get whupped like that," Nigeria's Koko Archibong said. "But on the other side, it was something impressive to be a part of – impressive to witness in person." New York Daily News

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Brian Mahoney: Diogu on the record-setting U.S.: "When they shoot like this, I don't know if there is any team that can beat them." #London2012 Twitter

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"It was like open gym out there for them," Nigeria's Tony Skinn said with a sigh to Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo! Sports

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Alade Aminu: Wow, was a ugly 1 tonight. Crazy thing is, its just 1 game. Can still advance with a win in the next 2. Twitter

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Adrian Wojnarowski: Nigeria's Tony Skinn on historic Olympic loss to USA: "It was like open gym for them" Twitter

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Jeff Zillgitt: The U.S. record for threes in an Olympic game before tonight was 13 vs. Spain in 2008. The U.S. made 14 in the first half. Twitter

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Brian Mahoney: Nigeria's Skinn on facing U.S. "I don't think we have that mentality to just come in the game and just, you know, get our (butts) whooped." Twitter

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Diogu played for six teams in a six-year career. His most-recent stint with Spurs lasted two games and 14 minutes. He ended up in China, playing in obscurity. And that's not where he belongs. "It's been frustrating," he said. "I've been in situations that weren't the best situations, and the one thing I realize is not everyone is going to be a real big fan of your game. I've been with coaches who weren't responsible for drafting me, so they don't have any loyalty to me and don't feel like they have to play me. "I've had some unfortunate injuries, and every situation I've been wasn't beneficial to me. That's life. That happens. But when you start bouncing around, you get labeled as a journeyman, and it follows you everywhere." Arizona Republic

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Iguodala's father is Nigerian. So he was invited to try out for - and in this case, "try out for" means "make" - the Nigerian Olympic squad. That team, which includes Penn grad Koko Archibong, will compete in these Games with nine American-born players on its roster. Philadelphia Inquirer

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In 2004, the first time he was called, Iguodala was preparing for his rookie season with the 76ers. But that wasn't what kept him from saying yes to a unique opportunity. "It was always my dream to play for the USA team," Iguodala said. "That's where I grew up. I never gave it any serious thought. It didn't feel right to me. I've never been there. I've never really had a chance to experience their culture, only from the outside looking in because of my father." Philadelphia Inquirer

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Ike Diogu scored 25 points, and Nigeria earned the final men's basketball spot in the London Olympics with an 88-73 victory over the Dominican Republic on Sunday night. ESPN.com

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Tiago Splitter: Parabéns pra Nigeria, se classificram para as Olimpiadas! Congrats to Nigeria, they are qualified to London! Twitter

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Al-Farouq Aminu: Got to keep getting use to this European game but we got a big win and proud of my team Got to do it again tho. # Nigeria Twitter

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Al-Farouq Aminu: Just love playing for the Nigerian national team. Second phase is about to start Twitter

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Jorge Sierra: Former Bobcats scout Tim Shea tells HoopsHype he has not been named head coach of the Nigerian National Team. "I'm just on the coaching staff," Shea said. "Ayo Bakare is the official head coach. I'm very happy just to be on the staff. We go to China at the end of the month and then on to USA, Brazil and then Caracas for the pre-Olympic tournament with some great players and I'm very very happy to be part of this team and this country." Sulia

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