Ex-Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans Players Combine To Make Olympic Basketball History

A former Michigan Wolverines basketball player and former Michigan State Spartans basketball player made Olympic basketball history on Saturday during an qualifying matchup between the Bahamas and Lebanon.

The game pitted Youssef Khayat of Lebanon and the NCAA Division-I Bowling Green Falcons against current BGSU Associate Head Coach Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn.

Khayat played for Juwan Howard's Wolverines this past season. Nairn played for Tom Izzo's Michigan State Spartans from 2014-2018.

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Nairn's Bahamas team defeated Khayat's Lebanon by a score of 89-72. The game marked the first time in Olympic history that a current NCAA Division-I coach faced off against one of his players.

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The Bahamas were led by the NBA trio of Deandre Ayton, Eric Gordon and Buddy Hield, who scored 56 points between them with the Portland Trail Blazers' center Ayton adding 15 rebounds.

Nairn, known for his solid defense and passing skills in East Lansing with the Spartans, started and played 12 minutes for the Bahamas, recording two rebounds and an assist.

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Khayat started and played 24 minutes for Team Lebanon, scoring 9 points and making four out of five free throws on the day.

Nairn's Bahamas team will play Olympic qualifying host country Spain tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. ET for the right to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics later this month.

Spain is led by center Santiago Aldama of the Memphis Grizzlies and Willy Hernangomez, a former NBA player who starred in the popular Netflix basketball film 'Hustle' alongside Adam Sandler.

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