US Touring Team in China Cancels the Rest of Their Tour

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A three day nation-wide mourning period has reportedly been proclaimed in China for the victims of their devastating earthquake, and all entertainment and athletic events are cancelled.
Even the Olympic torch relay has been suspended.

The Reach team was still planning to be there through May 25, and still had 3 more games to play, and would have been back in the US by May 27, but with only nine members on the roster, a couple injuries, and now this 3-day mourning period, the team has decided to cancel the entire rest of their tour and return home.

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Another touring team is now headed to Poland and will play several games there...
several Valley and illinois players...


Head Coach: Chris Sparks/Valparaiso U.

Assistants:
Bob Hoffman/Mercer University(Macon, Ga)
Dean Lockwood(women's asst for national champion U. of Tennessee lady Vols)
Henrik Rodl(Alba/Berlin coach and former NCAA champion from University of North Carolina)

Players:
Tweety Carter/Baylor
Howard Little/Valpo
Mike Rogers/Valpo
Leonard Houston/Drake
Dane Watts/Creighton
Kenton Walker/Creighton
Alex Legion/Illinois
Jon Pack/Coastal Carolina
Steven Sexton/Coastal Carolina
Marek Koltun/Lafayette U
Hubert Radtke/Polish pro player

http://aia.com/TeamBlogs/post/AIA-Poland-Tour-roster.aspx


also one Indiana State kid is on the tour going to Bulgaria
http://aia.com/TeamBlogs/post/Bulgaria-amp3b-Czech-Tour-Roster.aspx


also pretty much the entire Memphis team with coach Calipari are going to China next week
http://tulsahurricane.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052208aaa.html

 

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The AIA touring team in Poland had played two games as of Sunday...
friday night, they beat "a Silesian team" 83-81 in overtime after trailing 47-39 at half.
http://aia.com/TeamBlogs/post/AIA-comeback.aspx

In Saturday's game they beat the u20 Polish National team 104-79
"some spectacular dunks by Leonard Houston(Drake) and some great passing and floor leadership by Tweety Carter(Baylor)."
http://aia.com/TeamBlogs/post/Saturday-Nigfht-Live-in-Poland!.aspx

 

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also pretty much the entire Memphis team with coach Calipari are going to China next week
http://tulsahurricane.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052208aaa.html

More about the Memphis team going to China
I am curious to see how they do when a team of kids like Nick Evans who haven't even played a minute of college ball yet hung with the Chinese teams.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/may/25/year-of-the-tiger/

 

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The Memphis/CUSA touring team has lost their first game against the Chinese Olympic/National Team, 87-80.
China shot 21 more FT's than the US team, could the refs have been homers?
http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/052808aaw.html
http://tulsahurricane.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052808aae.html
http://sports.sina.com.cn/z/cba/photo/60822/index.shtml

 

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The Memphis/CUSA touring team has completed their tour in China and got clobbered in their final game 91-68.
They had lost their 2nd game 92-88, and now they get set to go home 0-3..but here's one line I just love...

"phantom calls and good old home-cooking spelled defeat for John Calipari's squad once again..
and ...sometimes felt as if it were 8 on 5 (meaning the refs were on their side...)"