2019 Summer Foreign Tours

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Bradley just took a foreign tour in 2018 so won't be eligible until 2022

Here are teams who have announced 2019 tours

-Illinois State - August - 3 games in Italy - https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...2020-schedules - https://www.pantagraph.com/sports/co...076d7a8fd.html

-Evansville - Late July - England, Belgium, France - https://www.courierpress.com/story/s...ch/3320143002/

-Drake - Costa Rica - August 3-10 - https://www.desmoinesregister.com/st...ey/3065190002/

-Northern Iowa - August 1-11 - Italy - https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/sta...80832712114183

-Valparaiso - in the planning stage -

-Illinois - Aug. 4-14 - Italy - http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/i...asketball.html

-Syracuse - August - Italy - https://www.syracuse.com/orangebaske...ar-report.html
Clemson - June 29 - July 13 - Italy/World University Games - https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/sta...76430571970561
Wisconsin - late July - Costa Rica - https://www.wdio.com/sports/alex-ill...tball/5320377/
Seton Hall - August 7-16 - Italy - https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/sta...06314740498435
Georgia Tech - August 9-16 - Spain
Miami - August 9-18 - Italy
Pitt - August 5-14 - Italy - https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/sta...76750630965248
Creighton - Aug. 1-13 - Australia
DePaul - Aug. 3-14 - France, Italy
Xavier - Aug. 7-15 - Spain
Marquette - Aug. 9-18 - Spain, France
Michigan State - TBD (likely Spain) - https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/sta...84852713431042
Minnesota - Aug. 3-13 - Italy
Nebraska - Aug. 3-13 - Italy - https://www.omaha.com/huskers/mens-b...7b9521b6b.html
Northwestern - Aug. 19-31 - France, Italy
Rutgers - Aug. 5-16 - Spain
Baylor - Aug. 14-24 - Italy
Iowa State - Aug. 10-20 - Italy
Oklahoma State - Aug. 4-14 - Italy
Texas Tech - TBD
West Virginia - Aug. 3-13 - Spain - https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/sta...01250332381184
USC - Aug. 6-16 - Spain, France
Stanford - Aug. 18-27 - Italy, Germany - https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/sta...06742135877634
Chattanooga - Aug. 4-9 - Bahamas
ETSU - Aug. 9-21 - Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Hungary - https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/sta...07239148310529
Furman - Aug. 2-8 - Bahamas

[Da Coach]

Here are a few more from the SEC-
https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/sta...22352471339008


Summary-

• Baylor: August 14 – August 24, Italy
• Clemson: June 29 – July 13, Italy (World University Games)
• Creighton: August 1 – August 13, Australia
• Georgia Tech: August 9 – August 16, Spain
• Houston: August 8 – August 17, Italy
• Illinois: August 4 – August 14, Italy
• Iowa State: August 10 – August 20, Italy
• LSU: August 12 – August 20, Spain
• Marquette: August 9 – August 18, Spain/France
• Miami (FL): August 9 – August 18, Italy
• Minnesota: August 3 – August 13, Italy
• Nebraska: August 3 – August 13, Italy
• Pittsburgh: August 5 – August 14, Italy
• Rutgers: August 5 – August 16, Spain
• Seton Hall: August 7 – August 16, Italy
• South Florida: August 3 – August 9, Montreal
• Stanford: August 18 – August 27, Italy/Spain
• Texas A&M: August 4 – August 11, Costa Rica
• Texas Tech - TBD
• UCF: August 6 – August 15, Spain
• USC: August 6 – August 16, Spain/France
• West Virginia: August 3 – August 13, Spain
• Xavier: August 7 – August 15, Spain
• Abilene Christian: August 6 – August 12, U.S. Virgin Islands
• Ball State: July 30 – August 5, Costa Rica
• Belmont: August 12 – August 19, Portugal
• Boston University: August 9 – August 19, Spain
• Brown: August 21 – August 31, Spain
• BYU: August 16 – August 26, Italy
• Cal Baptist: July 29 – August 10, Australia
• Cal Poly: September 1 – September 9, London
• Campbell: August 8 – August 19, Argentina
• Central Arkansas: July 22 – August 2, Italy
• Chattanooga: August 4 – August 9, Bahamas
• Colgate: August 8 – August 17, Italy
• Delaware: August 5 – August 11, Bahamas
• DePaul: August 3 – August 14, France/Italy
• Drake: August 3 – August 10, Costa Rica
• Duquesne: August 5 – August 12, Bahamas
• East Tennessee State: August 9 – August 21, Czech Republic/Austria/Germany/Hungary
• Evansville: July 30 – August 9, London/Belgium/Paris
• Furman: August 2 – August 8, Bahamas
• Georgia Southern: July 29 – August 5, Spain
• Illinois State: August 7 – August 17, Italy
• Long Beach State: August 12 – August 19, Costa Rica
• Oklahoma State - Aug. 4-14 - Italy
• Massachusetts: August 19 – August 26, U.S. Virgin Islands
• McNeese State: August 3 – August 10, Bahamas
• Middle Tennessee State: August 10 – August 17, Dominican Republic
• North Dakota State: August 3 – August 10, Puerto Rico
• North Florida: August 2 – August 8, Vancouver
• Northern Iowa: August 1- August 11, Italy
• Northwestern: August 19 – August 31, France/Italy
• Oakland: August 22 – September 2, Greece
• Quinnipiac: August 7 – August 13, Canada
• Stony Brook: August 10 – August 20, Spain/France
• UNC Wilmington: August 6 – August 14, Italy
• Wright State: August 2 – August 12, Italy
• Youngstown State: August 13 – August 18, U.S. Virgin Islands
• Syracuse - August - Italy
• Wisconsin - late July - Costa Rica
• Michigan State - TBD - likely Spain
• Valparaiso - Aug. 10-14 to Canada

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...[*]Valparaiso - planning stage - details not set[/LIST]

Valpo announces their summer foreign tour - to Canada

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D9mDrIZWwAEyTxA.jpg

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Dodie Dunson is in Spain on his team's foreign exhibition tour

https://twitter.com/UAB_WBB/status/1142390512487456768/photo/1

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Here are a few more from the SEC-
https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/sta...22352471339008


Summary-

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• Evansville: July 30 - August 9, London/Belgium/Paris
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Evansville releases more info on their European trip
"The Aces will play the London Leopards on Aug. 3, Gembo Borgerhout on the Aug. 5 and Parisian Select on Aug. 7."

[Da Coach]

Evansville played the London Lions today in the first game of their summer tour to London, Belgium, and Paris (July 30-Aug. 9).
They had huge 2nd half lead, but the London team scored 17 straight points in the 4th quarter to come back to make it very close. Evansville holds on for the 84-82 win over the Lions. Their next game will be Monday in Antwerp, Belgium against a team named Gembo Borgerhout. Their 3rd and final game will be on Wednesday night against Parisian Select.
6'9" Freshman DeAndre Williams was the leading scorer with 24 points. Another freshman, 6'2" guard Marcus Henderson, added 9 points. Sophomore guard Jawaun Newton and junior guard Noah Frederking each had 8 points, and redshirt junior transfer from Coastal Carolina, Artur Labinowicz and Arizona State transfer Sam Cunliffe each had 7 points.

Northern Iowa is in Italy, and played their first game of their 10 day trip today (Aug. 1-10). Today's game was against a team in Northern Italy.
I cannot find any results yet. Their next game is in nearby Vicenza, Italy on Sunday, Aug. 4. They'll play a 3rd game Wednesday, Aug. 7, in Rome.

Some news regarding one of UNI's 2019 recruits- Freshman Cole Henry, who was thought to be the most ready freshman to play and contribute this season among their recruits, had a serious knee injury during workouts this past spring, and will not be ready to play this season. He will redshirt for the 2019-20 season. He is travelling with the UNI team in Europe, but will not play.
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/s...eason-20190802

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Northern Iowa is in Italy, and played their first game of their 10 day trip today (Aug. 1-10). Today's game was against a team in Northern Italy.
I cannot find any results yet. Their next game is in nearby Vincenza, Italy on Sunday, Aug. 4. They'll play a 3rd game Wednesday, Aug. 7, in Rome.

UNI won their game today 108-75

https://twitter.com/UNImbb/status/1157750915811741702

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UNI won their game today 108-75

https://twitter.com/UNImbb/status/1157750915811741702

Summary of the UNI 108-75 win today in Italy, including scoring totals-
https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/uni/mens_basketball/uni-basketball-panthers-begin-italian-trip-with-victory/article_ed9641cc-28c3-5e5c-a827-4daddb8953e0.html

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Here are the MVC teams taking summer tours-

Drake arrived in Costa Rica yesterday (Saturday, Aug. 3). They will play a game tonight (Aug. 4) against University of Ottawa (Canada). No results yet to report. Then on Monday, August 5, they will play a team named Costa Rica Select at 9 pm. Their 3rd game on Tuesday, August 6 is a rematch against the University of Ottawa at 5 pm. Those 3 games will be played in the capital city of Costa Rica, San Jose. Then they enjoy several days off before returning to Des Moines on Saturday, August 10.

Evansville is in the midst of their 3-country summer tour to England, Belgium, and France. They played the London Lions in the first game of their summer tour on Saturday, Aug. 3, and they won a close game 84-82 (see post #6 above). They play their 2nd game on Monday, Aug. 5 in Antwerp, Belgium against a team named Gembo Borgerhout. They play their 3rd and final game on Wednesday night, August 7 against Parisian Select in Paris, France.

Northern Iowa is also on their 3-game summer tour from Aug. 1-11 in Italy. They played their first game Saturday, Aug. 3 near Verona, beating a team called Baskethood easily 108-75. Their 2nd game is today, Sunday, Aug. 4 in Vicenza (near Venice). There are no results yet to report.
Their 3rd and final game will be Wednesday, Aug. 7 in Rome.

Illinois State leaves Wednesday, Aug. 7 for an 11 day (Aug. 7-17), 3 game trip to Italy. Their first game will be Saturday, August 10. Their 2nd game will be Tuesday, Aug. 13 in Florence. The 3rd and final game will be Thursday, Aug. 15 in Treviso, Italy (near Venice).

Valparaiso will take a summer trip to Canada from Aug. 10-14. They will visit Montreal and Quebec City. Valpo's first game will be Saturday, Aug. 10 against McGill University. Their 2nd game will be on Sunday, Aug. 11 against Concordia University. The 3rd game is against Carleton University on Tuesday, Aug. 13. The first 3 games will be played in Quebec City. The 4th and final game will be against the University of Quebec in Montreal on Wednesday, Aug. 14.

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Here are the MVC teams taking summer tours....
Northern Iowa is also on their 3-game summer tour from Aug. 1-11 in Italy. They played their first game Saturday, Aug. 3 near Verona, beating a team called Baskethood easily 108-75. Their 2nd game is today, Sunday, Aug. 4 in Vicenza (near Venice). There are no results yet to report....

Northern Iowa beat the Vicenza All-Stars 101-64 in today's game (Sunday, Aug. 4).
Redshirt senior Spencer Haldeman lead the Panthers with 18 points. 6'10" Senior Shandon Goldman, who didn't play much last season (8th in minutes played) had 17 points, and 6'6" freshman forward Noah Carter had 13.

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Here are the MVC teams taking summer tours....

Drake arrived in Costa Rica yesterday (Saturday, Aug. 3) where they will play 4-games. They will play a game tonight (Aug. 4) against University of Ottawa (Canada).....

Drake lost the first game of the tour to Costa Rica tonight (Sunday, Aug. 4) to University of Ottawa 87-72.
Box score-
https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.ne..._04_August.pdf

Drake shot poorly from the longer international 3-point line, which will be used in the NCAA this season. They were just 4-21 (19%), and the only 2 players who made three pointers were 7-foot center Liam Robbins (1-2) and lightly recruited junior college guard Jonah Jackson (3-4).
Tremell Murphy, who started every game for Drake last year, did not play as he continues to recover from a knee injury he suffered last season.
Brady Ernst, a grad-transfer from Florida Gulf Coast also didn't play due to a knee injury. He had surgery on his knee in mid-July and is not expect to see action for another month or more.


The Ottawa Gee-Gees were 15-8 last year in the U Sports (the Canadian equivalent of the NCAA, it was formerly called the CIS), and they return the bulk of their team this season. Drake will play a team called Costa Rica Select on Monday night, then they'll play the University of Ottawa again Tuesday night.

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There are 2 games scheduled for today (Mon. Aug. 5) involving MVC teams-

Evansville plays Gembo Borgerhout in Antwerp, Belgium at 1 pm Central time (8 pm Belgium time). Gembo Borgerhout is a team that plays in the 2nd tier pro league in Belgium. Their 2018-19 league games ended April 16 when they were eliminated in the first round of the league playoffs, and their 2019-20 season doesn't start for another couple months. Usually when these European pro teams play summer games against touring US college teams, some of their pros won't be available to play since this is their off-season. That was the case with the 2 teams Bradley played against last summer in London and Amsterdam. So the team that plays Evansville today could be of a mix of some of their regular players, some youth team amateur players, and maybe other add-ons.
https://webcache.googleusercontent.c...&ct=clnk&gl=us

Drake plays at 9 pm Central tonight against a team named Costa Rica Select in San Jose, Costa Rica. There is no information available yet about this Costa Rica Select team. Costa Rica does have a low-level 6-team league, but the league ended June 22 and this is their off-season. The team Drake plays today will probably be a mix of available players from the San Jose area.

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There are 2 games scheduled for today (Mon. Aug. 5) involving MVC teams-
Evansville plays Gembo Borgerhout in Ghent, Belgium at 1 pm Central time (8 pm Belgium time). Gembo Borgerhout is a team that plays in the 2nd tier pro league in Belgium. Their 2018-19 league games ended April 16 when they were eliminated in the first round of the league playoffs, and their 2019-20 season doesn't start for another couple months. Usually when these European pro teams play summer games against touring US college teams, some of their pros won't be available to play since this is their off-season. That was the case with the 2 teams Bradley played against last summer in London and Amsterdam. So the team that plays Evansville today could be of a mix of some of their regular players, some youth team amateur players, and maybe other add-ons.
https://webcache.googleusercontent.c...&ct=clnk&gl=us

Drake plays at 9 pm Central tonight against a team named Costa Rica Select in San Jose, Costa Rica. There is no information available yet about this Costa Rica Select team. Costa Rica does have a low-level 6-team league, but the league ended June 22 and this is their off-season. The team Drake plays today will probably be a mix of available players from the San Jose area.

Evansville won the 2nd game of their European tour in Antwerp, Belgium yesterday. The Aces beat Gembo Borgerhout in a close game 83-81. Freshman DeAndre Williams was the leading scorer for the 2nd game in a row. He had 29 points. Noah Frederking had 19 points. Evansville lead 48-27 at halftime but the lead disappeared in the 2nd half, and the game stayed close throughout the 4th quarter.
https://www.courierpress.com/story/s...ip/1921789001/
https://www.courierpress.com/videos/...in/1926438001/
They will play their 3rd and final game Wednesday at 10 a.m. CDT in Paris against a team called Parisian Select.

Drake won the 2nd game of their tour of Costa Rica to even their record at 1-1. They reportedly beat Costa Rica Select 74-39. There is very little other information available. Unlike the Evansville team, there appears to be nobody from the team providing information about their games, and their team website has not been updated since before they left on their tour. in Costa Rica.
They play another game today (Tues. Aug. 6) against the University of Ottawa at 5 pm Central.

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Illinois is on a 4-game summer tour of Italy, and they won their first game today against a team called CUS Insubria 118-56.
Box score-
https://twitter.com/IlliniMBB/status...42089486069767

This must have been total domination. Illinois was 50-83 shooting, and they had 60 rebounds, 27 of them offensive.
They only missed 33 shot attempts, and had 27 offensive rebounds! That equates to scoring almost every possession.
https://fightingillini.com/news/2019...taly-tour.aspx

The Illini play again Wednesday against a team named Gazzada All-Stars (1 p.m. CT)

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Drake won the 2nd game of their tour of Costa Rica to even their record at 1-1. They reportedly beat Costa Rica Select 74-39. There is very little other information available. Unlike the Evansville team, there appears to be nobody from the team providing information about their games, and their team website has not been updated since before they left on their tour. in Costa Rica.
They play another game today (Tues. Aug. 6) against the University of Ottawa at 5 pm Central.

Drake played the 3rd game of their 3-game trip to Costa Rica tonight. They played the University of Ottawa again in a rematch. They lost to the Ottawa Gee-Gees Sunday 87-82. But tonight Drake won 68-64. Stats are pending.