Born in Kano, Dare was discovered by Nigerian-born lawyer Lloyd Ukwu during a visit to Lagos in 1991. While Ukwu was driving, he noticed a very tall man sitting on a bench eating a bowl of food. When he asked him how tall he was, Dare said he didn\'t know.\n', '

Dare had previously spent most of his free time playing tennis, but soon picked up basketball for the first time.\n', '

Already in the United States, Dare played one season at Milford Academy High, a prep school in Connecticut.\n', 'Subsequently, he played college basketball for George Washington University, where he excelled as a player under coach Mike Jarvis, also helping revive the basketball program. As a freshman in 1992–93, he led the Colonials to the NCAA Tournament round of 16 (\'The Sweet 16\'), the furthest they had ever advanced.\n', '

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