South Sudanese basketball program rising to new heights

With frames sometimes climbing toward 200 centimetres and even beyond, Sudanese-Australians have long been renowned for the talent they bring to basketball.

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But it is beyond Australia's borders where they are landing now, with a basketball program in Sydney's western suburbs becoming a major recruiting ground for American colleges.

Dozens of the Sudanese-Australian players have earned basketball scholarships to high schools and universities in the United States.

Yet, some have also dropped out along the way.