Hoops Vacations Pay Off

Five top college basketball programs spent their summer vacations overseas, training and participating in tournaments with foreign teams. Well, not all of them went overseas, per se, but they did go abroad. At Sports Illustrated.com you can take a look at an article written by Seth Davis about these trips. Kansas, Missouri, Notre Dame, Purdue and Southern Illinois all went on these trips, although of these five powerhouse teams, only Notre Dame and Purdue went across an ocean. The Fighting Irish went to Ireland (surprise, surprise) and the Boilermakers went to Australia.

Besides the cultural and fun-having benefits of these trips, they’re also very important for building team unity and cohesiveness. They also allow the teams to practice officially during the offseason, something that’s normally not allowed under NCAA rules. These trips are regulated though. You can’t do it every year, or the NCAA would come down on you. But the Final Four Blog is a big fan of broadening ones horizons, so we suggest that they de-regulate these cross-border basketball excursions so more young men can see the world.

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