Chase Budinger, a former Arizona basketball standout, isn’t off to the best start in the 2024 Paris Olympics beach volleyball event. But his journey

Budinger and Evans split their first two matches in the pool stage. The Americans placed third in Pool 7, and the top two couples were assured a ticket in the Round of 16.

Budinger and Evans, on the other hand, will have a chance to advance to the next round by competing in the “lucky losers” stage, which puts the top third-place pairs against each other.

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Form Evans will play tomorrow against an unnamed opponent.

Budinger, 36, began his professional beach volleyball career in 2017 after retiring from professional basketball.