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Top teams compete for international prize

By Chris Lawlor
ESPNRISE.com

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Myck Kabongo is counting the days. He's looked forward to the 2009 Nike Global Challenge since he was tapped for Canadian team duty. Kabongo, a 6-foot-2 guard, is nearly two weeks into the summer term of his junior year at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, N.J. "Sounds like a drag [summer term], but I'm used to it," he said. He's already up for a break in classes such as black history, Spanish and public speaking to don the red and white maple leaf-crested jersey of the Canadian team. The ...

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