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UNC Basketball: Former Tar Heel finds new job overseas

By Blake Cockrum

GLENDALE, AZ - APRIL 03: Joel Berry II #2, Justin Jackson #44, Tony Bradley #5, Nate Britt #0 and Isaiah Hicks #4 of the North Carolina Tar Heels huddle during their game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the 2017 NCAA Men's Final Four Championship at University of Phoenix Stadium on April 3, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. North Carolina defeated Gonzaga 71-65. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ - APRIL 03: Joel Berry II #2, Justin Jackson #44, Tony Bradley #5, Nate Britt #0 and Isaiah Hicks #4 of the North Carolina Tar Heels huddle during their game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the 2017 NCAA Men's Final Four Championship at University of Phoenix Stadium on April 3, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. North Carolina defeated Gonzaga 71-65. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /
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A former UNC basketball player has found a new home in the Netherlands.

Former North Carolina reserve point guard Nate Britt has signed a contract to play for Yoast United of the BNXT League, a professional basketball league based in Bemmel, Gelderland that was founded just 14 months ago. As a member of Yoast United, Britt will now have the opportunity to play at the highest level of basketball in the Netherlands.

Britt is entering his fifth season of professional basketball following stints with the Glasgow Rocks (Scotland), Panionios B.C. (Greece), Boca Juniors (Argentina), Omonia B.C. (Cyprus) and most recently, the Wiha Panthers (Germany).

Britt’s time with the Wiha Panthers — a national second-tier basketball league based in Villingen-Schwenningen (Southern Germany) — resulted in a 2020 playoff berth, but was unfortunately cut short due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Prior to the end of his season, Britt was averaging 13.5 points and 5.4 assists per game for the Panthers. He led the team in assists and steals while logging 30 minutes per game.

Britt, 27, played four seasons of college basketball at the University of North Carolina, averaging 5.1 points, two assists and 1.5 rebounds per game across 151 appearances. He started 26 games in four seasons — 16 of which came during his freshman campaign in Chapel Hill — and was a key reserve on the Tar Heels’ 2017 NCAA championship team. He shot better than 33 percent from three-point range, and 81.2 percent from the free throw line.

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