The basketball coach, as well as his team , interviewed shortly after the match for their outstanding performance.
A. were
B. was
C. is
D. are
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A. were
(答案→)B. was
C. is
D. are
解析：考查动词时态和主谓一致。主语中心词是the basketball coach，是单数，根据shortly after the match可以推断出题干时态是一般过去时，故选B。