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ICYMI: Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor Want to Team Up for College Basketball

The two high school juniors and basketball stars helped the U.S. U17 team win gold this summer, and now hope to play for the same college basketball team.

junior and basketball standout Tyus Jones helped the U.S. U17 team win the 2012 FIBA U17 World Championship earlier this month.

Now he and Jahlil Okafor, who hails from Chicago and was named MVP of the tournament, are talking about teaming up for their college basketball careers as well, according to a TwinCities.com (Pioneer Press) article.

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Both have a bevy of—and, conveniently, many of the same—schools interested in them.

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