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Nine returning Illini players and the
entire coaching staff will make the trip to play six games in three
countries (see schedule below). Incoming freshmen are not eligible
to make the trip with the Illini.
Game reports and stats will be e-mailed
back each day and will be posted on
www.fightingillini.com.
Illinois men's basketball foreign tour
Aug.
9-19
Stockholm, Sweden; Tallinn, Estonia; Helsinki, Finland
Aug. 9 -- Depart for Stockholm from
Chicago.
Aug. 10 -- Arrive in Stockholm. Team
practice.
Aug. 11 -- 6 p.m. (11 a.m. CT) Game 1
vs. Swedish University Games Basketball Club, Sodertalje, Sweden
Aug. 12 -- 5 p.m. (10 a.m. CT) Game 2
vs. Sodertalje Kings Basketball Club, Stockholm, Sweden.
Aug. 13 -- Travel to Helsinki.
Aug. 14 -- 7 p.m. (Noon CT) Game 3 vs.
KTD-Koptka Tyovaen Palloilijat Basketball Club, Kotka, Finland
Aug. 15 -- Team free day.
Aug. 16 -- Travel to Tallinn, Estonia.
7:30 p.m. (11:30 a.m. CT) Game 4 vs. Kalev Tallinn -- Ehitustoorlist
Basketball, Tallinn, Estonia.
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Aug. 17 -- 2:30 p.m. (6:30 a.m. CT)
Game 5 vs. Tallinna Ulikoolip -- A. Le Coq Basketball, Tallinn,
Estonia. Team travels back to Finland following the game.
Aug. 18 -- 7 p.m. (11 a.m. CT) Game 6
vs. Pussihukat Basketball Club, Vantaa, Finland.
Aug. 19 -- Depart Helsinki for Chicago.
Arrive in Chicago at 12:40 p.m. CT.
Travel
party
Head coach: Bruce Weber
Assistant coaches: Chris Lowery, Wayne
McClain, Jay Price
Administrative assistants: Rod Cardinal
and Gary Nottingham
Trainer: Al Martindale
Managers: Ed Storako, Matt McCumber
Sports information director: Kent Brown
Tour host: Ron Nikcevich
Team
members: James Augustine, Dee Brown, Luther Head, Jerrance Howard,
Jack Ingram, Roger Powell, Aaron Spears, Deron Williams, Nick Smith
[Kent Brown, assistant
athletics director
and sports information director,
University of Illinois]
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