When you think about UNC basketball players competing in international tournaments, you almost always picture them wearing a Team USA jersey. Michael Jordan leading the 1984 Olympic team in scoring on the way to a gold medal. Michael Jordan playing on the Dream Team. Vince Carter jumping clear over someone’s head and dunking in a live game. There are plenty of others.
That’s not to say there aren’t international Tar Heels, but UNC is an American school in an American heavy sport.
Later this summer, the 2019 Basketball FIBA World Cup will kick off in China.