2 former Tar Heel players named to Team USA for basketball World Cup qualifiers

Posted Nov 21, 2018
Former UNC standouts Joel Berry and Tyler Zeller now find themselves on the same team. Both have been selected for Team USA's World Cup qualifying group that'll play twice in South America in the coming weeks. Zeller is a free agent whose most recent NBA stint was a 42-game spell with the Brooklyn Nets last year. Berry plays for the South Bay Lakers of the G-League. (ABC 11)

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