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2014 Bahamas basketball

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DZ83CK

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OSU is traveling to the Bahamas this summer to play some exhibition games, thanks to the NCAA allowing a foreign tour for basketball teams once every four years. OSU last went on a trip prior to the 2009-2010 season, traveling to nearby Canada. The idea behind allowing these foreign tours is to allow the players to experience another culture/country and gives them extra practice time in the summer to prepare and some game action as well. OSU could have had one last year, but this year is a better choice for it since now freshmen can participate (they didn't use to be able to do that until about 4-5 years ago) and the Buckeyes have four true freshmen to incorporate into their team. This foreign trip could be the first public performance in a Buckeye uniform for no fewer than six players (Temple transfer Anthony Lee, redshirt freshman Kameron Williams, and freshmen D'Angelo Russell, Keita Bates-Diop, Jae'Sean Tate, and David Bell). With such a large transition in personnel, it is a great opportunity to get a jump start on the upcoming season.

Interestingly, there are 13 or 14 college basketball teams that are taking a trip to the Bahamas this August, and Andy Katz summarized the notable teams on the link below. Per his report, OSU will be playing on August 7th and August 8th.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...ral-high-profile-teams-heading-bahamas-august
 
osubballinsider said:
Here's a link for the complete list of games being played in the Bahamas.
https://twitter.com/OSUBballInsider/status/477229839921852416

Kind of lame OSU is only playing two games. Meanwhile Kentucky is slated for 6 games against olympic national teams....

I wonder if any of it will be broadcasted?
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Yeah, I don't understand why OSU is playing only 2 games. I thought for sure they would play at least 3. I doubt it will be broadcasted but wouldn't be surprised if there is a web stream somewhere.

But it seems like by the day the news is getting worse for this trip because first we hear last week that Tate is almost certain to not play in the Bahamas, being that is about when he will finally be cleared for contact. And now Russell is not eligible to play yet so he can't enroll. Part of why this is important this year is it gives the new guys a chance to get a head start, and it would be a disappointment if two of their top 3 freshmen can't play.
 
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Games are going to be played at the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre in Nassau, which is NOT on Paradise Island where Atlantis is. If you are at Atlantis, you will have to go across the bridge and towards the middle of New Providence Island to go to these games.
 
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