Mastodon Men’s Basketball Prepares for Portugal and Spain Tour
8/2/2022 11:35:00 AM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball team will be heading to Portugal and Spain for a foreign tour and study abroad program August 8-16.
The Mastodons will play three games on the trip while learning and taking part in local culture.
Fans can visit GoMastodons.com for a blog documenting the team's activities. The @MastodonMBB Instagram and Twitter accounts will also feature updates along the way. The 'Dons will spend the majority of their time in Lisbon and Barcelona. Activities of the trip include a tuk tuk tour of Lisbon, attending an FC Barcelona soccer contest and a bike tour of Barcelona. The 'Dons will play Portugal Elite on August 11, Mataro Select on August 13 and Barcelona Select on August 15.
"Our team is enrolled in a three-credit class teaching them about Spain and Portugal so that they can truly appreciate this special study abroad opportunity," head coach Jon Coffman said.
Throughout the summer, the 'Dons have been learning about Spanish and Portuguese culture, language, history, architecture, art, business, law and more.
The NCAA permits teams to take a foreign tour once every four years to allow student-athletes the opportunity to experience cultures abroad. The Mastodons traveled to Italy in 2018 and Canada in 2014.
Multiple former Mastodons have played professionally in Portugal and Spain. In 2022, former Mastodon Frank Gaines played for Beneficia (Lisbon) and defeated another former Mastodon Max Landis' FC Porto (Porto) for the Portuguese 1st Division Championship. DeAngelo Stewart played in Portugal for Vitoria SC this year and Brent Calhoun played in 2018 for Marin in Spain.
The tour also allows 10 extra practices to prepare for the event.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
The Mastodons will play three games on the trip while learning and taking part in local culture.
Fans can visit GoMastodons.com for a blog documenting the team's activities. The @MastodonMBB Instagram and Twitter accounts will also feature updates along the way. The 'Dons will spend the majority of their time in Lisbon and Barcelona. Activities of the trip include a tuk tuk tour of Lisbon, attending an FC Barcelona soccer contest and a bike tour of Barcelona. The 'Dons will play Portugal Elite on August 11, Mataro Select on August 13 and Barcelona Select on August 15.
"Our team is enrolled in a three-credit class teaching them about Spain and Portugal so that they can truly appreciate this special study abroad opportunity," head coach Jon Coffman said.
Throughout the summer, the 'Dons have been learning about Spanish and Portuguese culture, language, history, architecture, art, business, law and more.
The NCAA permits teams to take a foreign tour once every four years to allow student-athletes the opportunity to experience cultures abroad. The Mastodons traveled to Italy in 2018 and Canada in 2014.
Multiple former Mastodons have played professionally in Portugal and Spain. In 2022, former Mastodon Frank Gaines played for Beneficia (Lisbon) and defeated another former Mastodon Max Landis' FC Porto (Porto) for the Portuguese 1st Division Championship. DeAngelo Stewart played in Portugal for Vitoria SC this year and Brent Calhoun played in 2018 for Marin in Spain.
The tour also allows 10 extra practices to prepare for the event.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
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