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Players who were born outside the United States to U.S. parents and players who became naturalized U.S. citizens are also included in that section. Hank Biasatti , who was born in Italy and raised in Canada , was the first international player in the league in 1946. [ 5 ]
The Olympic Council of Asia does not enforce FIBA eligibility rules when it comes to naturalized players and dual citizens in the Asian Games. However it requires players to reside in the country they seek to represent for at least three years. [5] The eligibility could be claimed by a passport of at least three years of validity.
The increase in foreign players in the NBA has helped players born in the United States because, with more players from multiple countries, the outreach of the NBA is global and has been key to the NBA's success. [23] This has allowed for the average NBA player's salary to increase from $246,000 in 1982 [13] and 1983 to $7.7 million in 2019 ...
List of NBA players born outside the United States; C. List of Croatian NBA players This page was last edited on 31 March 2024, at 22:52 (UTC). Text ...
These list excludes players whose citizenship status is unrecognized by FIBA and therefore treated the same was as naturalized players as per FIBA eligibility rules; such as the status of American-born player Jordan Clarkson who is born to a Filipino mother and has Filipino citizenship at birth.
The following is a list of athletes with dual nationality.It includes both players who can trace their origins to a foreign country and those who have attained foreign nationality during their career, as well as players who hail from semi-autonomous regions within countries.
Note that this definition is very different from what the NBA uses in listing "international players" on its team rosters. For that purpose, the league defines an "international player" specifically as one born outside the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, even if that player's parent is a natural-born American. Also of note is that ...
Ben Gordon (dual British/US citizen) – UConn Huskies and four NBA teams, also with the Texas Legends in the G League Steve Nash (born a British citizen in South Africa, naturalized in Canada) – Santa Clara Broncos and three NBA teams, most notably the Phoenix Suns