South Sudanese commentator Chol Elijah said Mach’s height should come as no surprise. “This is a natural height in South Sudan and the family is having taller people,” he wrote. “His grandfather is here in South Sudan and equally of a towering height. It looks like the basketball world may have found its next superstar.” For South Sudan, whose basketball reputation has risen sharply in recent years, Mach’s emergence is another powerful reminder of the remarkable talent within the country’s global diaspora.