A team of top Big East Conference men's basketball players will represent USA Basketball in the 2019 Pan American Games - the league announced in a release Tuesday - with Providence's Ed Cooley serving as head coach.
It's the first time players from one conference will make up the entire roster at the Games. The roster, assistant coaches and training camp details will be announced at a later date.
Xavier University has been one of 10 Big East teams since joining the conference in 2013.
In 1999, Xavier's Michael Hawkins was on Team USA's Pan American Games roster.