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| History of Basketball in Liberia
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- Soccer is the official sport of Liberia. However, participation in basketball has soared over the years.
- Historical ties with the US helped to generate Liberian interest in sports played in the US.
- Interest in the sport peaked as far back as 1964 when the U.S. State Department Educational and Cultural Exchange Program Sponsorship resulted in a visit to Liberia by Bill Russell, KC Jones and Tom Meschery. They conducted clinics and held scrimmages with local athletes.
- In 1965, Sihugo Green of the Baltimore Bullets visited Liberia and conducted clinics.
- In 1979, NBA players David Thompson, Quinn Buckner and Monte Towe visited Liberia, conducted clinics and provided tennis shoes to players on the National Team.
- The Liberian government has a working relationship with Robert Johnson of the Charlotte Bobcats.
- (when was LBA founded?)
- (when was national team established?)
- (what international tournaments has the national team won?)
- There are over fifteen 1st, 2nnd and 3rd Division Men's teams in Liberia.
- There are also approximately eight women's teams in Liberia.
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