Duke’s Khaman Maluach involved in South Sudan visa controversy during Final Four game | Sporting News

Dukes 7-foot-2 freshman center Khaman Maluach hails from South Sudan.

He attends the university in Durham presumably on a student visa.

And on Saturday night, in the middle of Dukes Final Four matchup with Houston, everything became a little less certain for Maluachs playing status.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio tweeted the following on Saturday night: I am taking actions to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and to restrict any further issuance to prevent entry into the United States, effective immediately, due to the failure of South Sudans transitional government to accept the return of its repatriated citizens in a timely manner.

MORE: Cooper Flagg's legacy gets complicated ending in discussion of best one-and-done ever The Athletics Brendan Marks asked the Duke communications department about Maluachs status while the national semifinal was still ongoing and shared this: Per Duke spokespeople, the program has no comment on the situation at this time.

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Even though Maluach's college season is done, his basketball career certainly isn't.

He's projected as a top-10 NBA Draft pick, and what comes next remains to be seen.

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joins Larry Bird, Caitlin Clark in NCAA Tournament history.

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