The North Korean women’s basketball team may not have won a medal at the Asian Games this month, but it did produce a towering new star.

The 6-foot, 9-inch tall center Pak Jin A led the charge for the women’s team throughout the international competition, using her size to dominate her competitors and average a tournament-leading 28.7 points and 2.8 blocks per game.

However, while Pak clearly has the skills and physique to play overseas, the international sanctions regime on the DPRK means she’s unlikely to get the chance. And she would not be the first North Korean of stunning