WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES TEAM DRAW
NAPLES — Clemson University men’s basketball will represent the USA as the National Team at the 2019 World University Games (WUG), competing in Pool C from July 3 to 14, in Naples, Italy, announced at the FISU Heads of Delegation meeting in Naples.
During the team draw, ping pong balls representing each competing nation were drawn to decide the pool. Each sport was divided into four separate pools each assigned a letter (A, B, C and D). Following the four games in pool competition, the teams will be seeded for bracket play with the top two teams from each pool battling for a medal.
Joining the USA Team in Pool C is China, Finland and Ukraine. Historically, the USA has won 14 World University Games gold medals, four silvers and three bronze medals since the inception of the games in 1965. The USA won gold in 2015 (led by Kansas), but hadn’t won gold previously since 2005.