Over the tournament, Rödl averaged six points on 57% shooting for Germany, who finished in seventh place. There, they fell to the Unified Team, which was a collection of former Soviet states that were still competing together. In a team headlined by Detlef Schrempf, Rödl was a regular in the lineup, averaging 25 minutes per game in Germany’s eight-game run in the tournament.Īs mentioned, Germany got crushed by the USA in the group stage, but they did pick up some wins over Spain and Angola to advance out of the group stage and into the quarterfinals. While at UNC, Rödl was selected for the 1992 Olympics as part of the German team. He went onto spend for years at UNC, helping the 1993 Tar Heels to a national championship. While playing basketball in high school in the US as an exchange student, Rödl caught the eye on Dean Smith, who offered him a scholarship. Somewhat memorable Carolina alumn Michael Jordan helped the USA dominate their way to gold as part of the “Dream Team.” One of the teams they crushed along the way was a Germany team that included one Henrik Rödl. The 1992 games in Barcelona were a fairly notable one for basketball. There is one man and one woman from UNC basketball history who have represented a country on the Olympic stage. The only sport that’s sent more Tar Heels to the games is soccer, thanks to the importance Carolina alumns to the USWNT over the years.Īlso, it should come as no surprise that the majority of UNC Olympic basketball players have represented the US. It should come as no surprise that the list of UNC basketball players to play at the Olympics is among the longest of any sport at the university. In honor of the games, throughout the whole of the summer leading up and during them, we’ll be digging into the history books to profile some Tar Heels of the past who competed at the Olympics. The Olympics are underway, and 10 Tar Heels are competing in Tokyo in various events, for various countries.
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