Italy Games Announced

[GGGG]

http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/marq-m-baskbl-sched.html

08/12/15   Haukar Basketball (Iceland)   Rome, Italy   11:30 a.m. CT
08/15/15   BC Atletas (Lithuania)   Montecatinit Terme, Italy   11:30 a.m. CT
08/16/15   Vicenza Select   Vicenza, Italy   1:00 p.m. CT
08/19/15   Sam Basket Massagno (Swiss)   Lugano, Switzerland   1:00 p.m. CT

The last game is against the team that Jake Thomas played for last year.

[GoldenWarrior11]

Will these opponents improve our RPI?

[GGGG]

Clearly a bad loss will affect our seeding. 

[GooooMarquette]

Should the guys wear boots in the games, just in case?

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Hopefully Massagno can sign D Will to team up with Jake in the back court

[bilsu]

Hopefully Massagno can sign D Will to team up with Jake in the back court

Imagine the panic here, if we lost to a team with a backcourt of Thomas and Derrick.

[DienerTime34]

Imagine the panic here, if we lost to a team with a backcourt of Thomas and Derrick.

It would be like Hiroshima times 1 million.

[real chili 83]

It would be like Hiroshima times 1 million.

So kinda like when Buzz resigned to go to VT.   

[tower912]

Will these opponents improve our RPI?

A loss here could be almost as devastating as the K-State scrimmage.    Whatever they do, they can't let anybody go for 40!

[WellsstreetWanderer]

Lugano is one of my favorite places in Switzerland.  I am jealous
Looks like a great trip for our guys

[Galway Eagle]

Are we able to watch these games? Or will they be closed door?

[keefe]

Imagine the panic here, if we lost to a team with a backcourt of Thomas and Derrick.

Now, this was genuinely funny

[GGGG]

I am not making any of this up.

The first team we are playing, Haukar Basketball is from Hafnarfjörður, Iceland.  A town of about 27,000.  Their head coach is Ivar Asgrimmson.  One of their best players is a guy named Finnur Magnusson who played at Catawba College, a D2 school in North Carolina.  I was kind of surprised to see he has a Wikipedia page, but alas...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnur_Magn%C3%BAsson

I'm thinking that Marquette is gonna win a couple games on this trip.

[naginiF]

I am not making any of this up.

The first team we are playing, Haukar Basketball is from Hafnarfjörður, Iceland.  A town of about 27,000.  Their head coach is Ivar Asgrimmson.  One of their best players is a guy named Finnur Magnusson who played at Catawba College, a D2 school in North Carolina.  I was kind of surprised to see he has a Wikipedia page, but alas...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnur_Magn%C3%BAsson

I'm thinking that Marquette is gonna win a couple games on this trip.

Isn't he the guy that pulls a bus with his teeth?

[GGGG]

Isn't he the guy that pulls a bus with his teeth?

Well I'm sure he needs a second job to supplement his Icelandic Basketball League income.

[MUMountin]

I assume that Fox Sports 1 will be covering all of these games?

[Eldon]

I am not making any of this up.

The first team we are playing, Haukar Basketball is from Hafnarfjörður, Iceland.  A town of about 27,000.  Their head coach is Ivar Asgrimmson.  One of their best players is a guy named Finnur Magnusson who played at Catawba College, a D2 school in North Carolina.  I was kind of surprised to see he has a Wikipedia page, but alas...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnur_Magn%C3%BAsson

I'm thinking that Marquette is gonna win a couple games on this trip.

Not bad.  I say, add 'em to the Big East.

[tompopsicle]

Are these games open to the public?

[Galway Eagle]

I am not making any of this up.

The first team we are playing, Haukar Basketball is from Hafnarfjörður, Iceland.  A town of about 27,000.  Their head coach is Ivar Asgrimmson.  One of their best players is a guy named Finnur Magnusson who played at Catawba College, a D2 school in North Carolina.  I was kind of surprised to see he has a Wikipedia page, but alas...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnur_Magn%C3%BAsson

I'm thinking that Marquette is gonna win a couple games on this trip.

That's gonna kill our European rpi.

[GGGG]

Are these games open to the public?

Yes I believe so. 

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Will any of these games become the new K-State scrimmage?

[Tommy Brice for Coach]

That's gonna kill our European rpi.

Whats the exchange rate between Euro RPI and Freedom RPI?

[zrjones13]

Are we able to watch these games? Or will they be closed door?

According to Jsonline they are being streamed on youtube and Mike broeker is the color commentator.

[naginiF]

Whats the exchange rate between Euro RPI and Freedom RPI?

It's the same as Stanley nickels to Schrute bucks

[Blackhat]

According to Jsonline they are being streamed on youtube and Mike broeker is the color commentator.

Broeker better be working on his catch phrases.   I'm expecting something along the lines of "onions!".   Maybe  "palles!"