# When did Europe get good at basket?

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**Created:** [September 4, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-europe-get-good-at-basket/199596 "2003-09-04T20:44:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-europe-get-good-at-basket/199596/21 "2003-09-12T11:59:51Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Marley23 \*  
> \*\*Duncan is actually with the US because he played for an American team - not sure when exactly - as an amateur when the Virgin Islands did not field a team. \*\*

That was in 1994; he played basketball for the US at the Goodwill Games, which is a FIBA competition. From [this article](http://espn.go.com/oly/columns/stein_marc/1594477.html)

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