Chris Kaman, a former CMU center from 2001-2003, will play alongside Dirk Nowitzki as a member of the German National Basketball Team.
Kaman, the starting center for the Los Angeles Clippers, will start playing in an Olympic qualifying tournament from July 14-20 in Athens.
The Wyoming native’s great-grandparents were German.
The German team has not qualified for the Olympics since 1992. The 7-foot center averaged 15.7 points and 12.7 rebounds last season in Los Angeles.
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