RESISTENCIA, CHACO, ARGENTINA – Former Northwest and University of North Alabama standout forward Sharwyn McGee will be taking his talents to the international level, signing an eight-month contract with Villa San Martín of La Liga Argentina.

"I'm excited to start this journey and play the game I love for a living," McGee said. "It's a blessing."

McGee will join a Villa San Martín club that finished ninth in Conferencia Norté at 9-17 overall and suffered an early round playoff exit last season. The team competes in La Liga Argentina, the second national division of basketball in the country. He is scheduled to depart for Argentina in early September for the 2018-19 season.

A native of Raleigh, N.C., McGee started in all but one game for UNA last season, averaging 12.1 points and a team-high 9.3 rebounds per game. His role as a senior was more extensive than his junior season, when he started in just 15 games and averaged 7.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per contest.

McGee had a solid two-year career for the Rangers during the 2013-15 seasons, averaging 12.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game with 12 double-doubles. He added 64 blocks, 26 assists and 19 steals and shot over 52 percent for his career.

As a sophomore, McGee had a team-best eight double-doubles while averaging 13.4 points and 8.7 rebounds-per-game, also both team highs. He shot 53 percent from the floor and 67 percent from the charity stripe, adding a team-high 41 blocks, 16 assists and two steals in 21 starts. He was a 2015 Second Team All-MACJC selection and participant in the MACJC All-Star Game.