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Colorado State's Nico Carvacho to play for Chilean national team

Before Nico Carvacho returns for his redshirt junior season at Colorado State, the CSU big man says he'll spend some time playing with the Chilean men's national team.

Carvacho, whose father Eddie is from Chile, announced Wednesday on Twitter that he will join the Chilean men's national team this summer for two FIBA World Cup qualifying games as well as take part in the U21 South American Cup.

Excited to say I will be playing with the Chilean Men's National Team this summer for 2 World Cup Qualifier games and also play in the U21 South American Cup

— Nico Carvacho (@NicoCarvacho25) June 13, 2018

The first two qualifying windows for the World Cup were held last November and February.