Miami Heat All-time Roster - International Players

International Players

Further information: List of foreign NBA players

In the National Basketball Association (NBA), foreign players—also known as international players—are those who were born outside of the United States. Players who were born in U.S. overseas territories, such as Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam, are considered international players even if they are U.S. citizens. In some borderline cases, the NBA takes into consideration whether a player desires to be identified as international. 17 international players have played for the Heat. The first foreign-born Heat is Rony Seikaly, who was born in Lebanon. However, he grew up in Greece and played college basketball in the United States for Syracuse University. He was drafted ninth in the first round of the 1988 Draft and became the Heat's first-ever draft pick.

The following is a comprehensive list of international players who have played for the Heat, listed by their national team.

Canada Joel Anthony Jamaal Magloire (born in Canada but never represented Canada internationally) China Wang Zhizhi Estonia Martin Müürsepp France Yakhouba Diawara Ronny Turiaf Gabon Stephane Lasme Georgia Vladimir Stepania (born in Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (now Georgia), represented Georgia internationally) Ireland Marty Conlon (born in the United States, represented Ireland internationally)

Lithuania Žydrūnas Ilgauskas New Zealand Sean Marks Kirk Penney Sudan Manute Bol Serbia and Montenegro / FR Yugoslavia Miloš Babić (born in SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia), but never represented Serbia and Montenegro or FR Yugoslavia internationally) Predrag Danilović (born in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), represented SFR Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia internationally) Puerto Rico Carlos Arroyo United States Rony Seikaly (born in Lebanon, grew up in Greece, became a naturalized U.S. citizen, represented the United States internationally)