Liam McHale on Kobe McDonald: “If he wasn’t playing football or heading to Australia, he’d be scholarship material for the States." Pic: ©INPHO/Tom O’Hanlon

'Scholarship material for the States': Mayo star Kobe McDonald's basketball education – Irish Examiner

July 26, 2026

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