Former college basketball standout and seven-year NBA veteran Chase Budinger will head to Paris next month to compete for the United States in the 2024 Summer Olympics -- in beach volleyball.
Former college basketball standout and seven-year NBA veteran Chase Budinger will head to Paris next month to compete for the United States in the 2024 Summer Olympics -- in beach volleyball.The 6-foot-7 Budinger and partner Miles Evans qualified Wednesday for the U.S. men's team. They are tied for 13th in the most recent world rankings and the No. 2 U.S. team behind Miles Partain and Andy Benesh, ranked No. 5.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Arizona Basketball Selected in the second round of the 2009 NBA Draft, Budinger averaged 7.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists with the Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers and Phoenix Suns in 407 games from 2009-16.He played a season in Europe before shifting to beach volleyball, joining the AVP Tour in 2018.
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