Juan and Jake to play on European tour

[tower912]

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=415&f=2850&t=11751993

I apologize for posting from scout, but I couldn't find the story elsewhere.    Jake and Juan on a European junket.    Enjoy yourselves, gentlemen. 

[tower912]

http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/080513aaa.html

Hey, I found a link that doesn't involve scout.   

[Slim]

Was GPA a deciding factor in team selection? I understand they are both good students.

[chapman]

Was GPA a deciding factor in team selection? I understand they are both good students.

Some things I wondered as well...how are the players for these events chosen?  Juan and Jake here, Jamil in Lithuania, Davante was in the running for a spot on a team earlier in the summer...I know the two of them are also good students.  Are these events becoming more common, or are our players just getting selected more?  Does the staff do some selling to try to get them selected?

[augoman]

I remember the team taking more trips together years ago, and more preseason tournaments recently.  Now it seems to be a 'farming out' of players.  While it gives them a diverse set of teammates, the 'team' cohesiveness doesn't develop.

[swoopem]

I remember the team taking more trips together years ago, and more preseason tournaments recently.  Now it seems to be a 'farming out' of players.  While it gives them a diverse set of teammates, the 'team' cohesiveness doesn't develop.

Summer school isn't even in session right now so if Juan and Jake were not part of this experience they would be at home anyways, just like the rest of the guys. "Team cohesiveness" isn't effected one bit

[avid1010]

I remember the team taking more trips together years ago, and more preseason tournaments recently.  Now it seems to be a 'farming out' of players.  While it gives them a diverse set of teammates, the 'team' cohesiveness doesn't develop.

that's because tc was better at developing team cohesiveness than buzz. 

[chapman]

I remember the team taking more trips together years ago, and more preseason tournaments recently.  Now it seems to be a 'farming out' of players.  While it gives them a diverse set of teammates, the 'team' cohesiveness doesn't develop.

Something I wondered last year (http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=31958.0).  It's exactly now, after the summer session and before fall classes begin that teams go on the foreign trips together.  Teams are eligible to take one every four years, but our last was to Canada in 2007. 

Last year, 60 teams took a trip:
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/19737959/trippin-60-division-i-teams-slated-to-take-foreignpreseason-trips

This year, at least 15 (14+1 in comments) mentioned here, including opponents NMU, UW, and Butler:
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/blog/_/name/katz_andy/id/9531939/taking-summer-tour-14-teams-college-basketball

Not sure why we aren't taking advantage of this.  Even with earlier practices and more offseason interaction with coaches, I'd think the benefit of even more free practice time, plus a trip together as a team, plus games together as a team would be too good to pass up.  And based on the schools going in first link, it can't be a budget issue for us.

It looks like this company arranges many of the trips, and lists the benefits here as well: http://www.basketballtravelers.com/college/foreign-tours/

[BrewCity83]

Someone should ask Buzz.

[Atticus]

Someone should ask Buzz.

I believe part of the problem is getting all freshmen eligible to participate. Bball players are not clearinghouse priority right now. Also, passports can be a headache and i dont believe schools can help players with the costs.

If teams cant take all of their freshman, there is less incentive to do this type of thing.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Someone should ask Buzz.

With summer workouts now allowed and the local ProAm, I think these August team preseason games (like Bucky is on) are less important.  More so, Buzz has already killed the exhibition games to start the regular season and replaced them with controlled scrimmages.  Don't think he is a fan is my guess.