PARIS, France — Sunday's slate in the Men's Basketball competition at the Paris Olympics featured only two games, both involving Group C matchups in pool play. South Sudan led off the day with a 90-79 victory over Puerto Rico, and Team USA followed with a 110-84 win over Serbia.
For the University of Texas Men's Basketball program, Sunday's action represented so much more than simply the two final scores. A pair of former Longhorns provided a truly remarkable and historic doubleheader on the world's biggest stage.
A current Houston Rockets assistant coach who was a four-year starter for Texas (2000-04) and led the Longhorns to three-straight trips to the NCAA Sweet 16 including an appearance in the 2003 Final Four, Ivey is serving as head coach for South Sudan.