2016 ITALY TRIP FAVORITES
 MILAN ACQUAAH |
 CHARLES CALLISON |
 CONOR CLIFFORD |
 VIONT'E DANIELS |
 JAMAR ERGAS |
 MALACHI FLYNN |
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| FAVORITE CITY VISITED | Florence | Florence | Lake Como, by far the single most beautiful location I have been to |
Lake Como | Venice | Florence |
| FAVORITE ACTIVITY | The boat tour on Como |
Looking at the Sistine Chapel | The boat tour of Lake Como, Bellagio, and the surrounding Villas |
Leaning Tower of Pisa | Going for a boat ride | Chilling in Venice |
| FAVORITE MEMORY | Playing the last game |
Hanging with my close friends enjoying Italy | Either Climbing the Leaning Tower of Pisa or eating black pasta in St. Marco's Square |
On the boat on Lake Como, seeing the views | Seeing all the amazing sculptures and buildings | Walking to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa |
| FAVORITE GAME MEMORY | Being up 31 points at halftime | Derrien King dunking on the opponent | When Jeff Pollard went to go dunk vs 2F Sports and broke the backboard | First game when Jeff Pollard broke the backboard after attempting a dunk |
Getting an alley-oop dunk and starting the last game | Winning the fourth game after losing a game we shouldn't have |
| FAVORITE FOOD | Alfredo |
Bacon Cheeseburger | Cannoli | Chicken Alfredo | Lasagna | Chicken Alfredo in Venice |
| BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ITALY AND THE U.S. | The time change | Everything is smaller in Italy than the U.S. | The people were very accepting and friendly even though we didn't speak Italian. Also, all the castles and cathedrals in every village, much different than anything here |
The small streets and of course the views and the people | The food variety and language | The food |
| HOW THIS TRIP AFFECTED YOU AS A TEAM | We grew together and got closer | We became much closer and the team bond is stronger | It definitely brought us closer. Most teams only play three games over a longer trip. We played five and three of them back-to-back-to-back. To do this while in a foreign country, time zone and eating different foods is no easy task for even a veteran team. I feel like we performed well and bonded through adversity |
Positively. More appreciative for the life back home and to see things here before us that are probably going to be here after us is huge | Made us closer and learn how to battle together on the court regardless of who's on the floor | Built a lot of team chemistry |
 ROBERT FRANKS |
 JOSH HAWKINSON |
 IKE IROEGBU |
 DERRIEN KING |
 KJ LANGSTON |
 JEFF POLLARD |
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| FAVORITE CITY VISITED | Florence |
Florence | Florence | Florence | Como | Florence |
| FAVORITE ACTIVITY | Military Base | Shopping at the market in Florence |
When we visited the Sistine Chapel | The Colosseum | Boat tour of Como | Visiting cathedrals |
| FAVORITE MEMORY | Going up the Leaning Tower of Pisa | Serving food and touring the U.S. Army base | Seeing all the beautiful art by Michael Angelo | Playing the fourth game | Touring the Villas | Laughing at Conor for taking so many pictures on the bus rides |
| FAVORITE GAME MEMORY | Our first game when we came out with great energy | When Jeff Pollard broke the backboard in the first game | When Derrien King dunked it on the break right before the buzzer |
Winning the fourth game | First game with the Cougs | Playing in my first game as a Cougar |
| FAVORITE FOOD | Pizza |
Lasagna and Pizza | Pizza in Lake Como...best pizza ever | Lasagna | Pasta | Pasta with bacon |
| BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ITALY AND THE U.S. | The culture and how little things cost | Food, style, and lack of ice | They play a lot more physical over in Italy | The food | The toilets | In the U.S., there's a burger joint on every corner |
| HOW THIS TRIP AFFECTED YOU AS A TEAM | It made us grow up and reflect on the things we need to do better | Helped us bond and grow as a team and continue to get better | It brought us together and showed us how talented of a team we can really be |
Helped us grow together | Became more as one | We grew as a team and came closer together |
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