Several UNC alumni star abroad on the basketball court

Posted Oct 8, 2021
Since leaving UNC, Luke Maye spent a year in the NBA G-League with the Wisconsin Herd. He then played in Italy for a year before ending up with BAXI Manresa in Spain, where he is currently competing. Marcus Paige traveled abroad and carved out a three-year stint with Partizan in Belgrade, Serbia before joining the French team Orléans in September. (Daily Tar Heel)

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