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CUMULATIVE STATSÂ | SCHEDULE/RESULTS | FAVORITES | JOURNAL ENTRIES/PHOTO GALLERIES
JOURNAL ENTRIES & PHOTO GALLERIES
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| DAY - DATE | LOCATIONÂ | JOURNAL ENTRY/ENTRIES | PHOTO GALLERY/GALLERIES |
| Day 1 - Aug. 5 | Rome (The Colosseum) | Josh Hawkinson | Day One (Rome) |
| Day 2 - Aug. 6 | Rome (The Vatican) | Conor Clifford | Day Two (The Vatican) |
| Day 3 - Aug. 7 | Florence | KJ Langston | Day Three (Florence) |
| Day 4 - Aug. 8 | Pisa | Jamar Ergas & Viont'e Daniels | Day Four (Pisa) |
| Day 5 - Aug. 9 | Florence (Art Museum) | Robert Franks | Day Five (Florence Art Museum)Â |Â Game Two |
| Day 6 - Aug. 10 | Venice | Jamar Ergas | Day Six (Venice) |
| Day 7 - Aug. 11 | Vicenza (Army Base) | Charles Callison & Derrien King | Day Seven (Military Base)Â |Â Game Three |
| Day 8 - Aug. 12 | Como | Malachi Flynn | Game Four |
| Day 9 - Aug. 13 | Como (Lake Como) | Milan Acquaah & Jeff Pollard | Day Nine (Lake Como)Â |Â Game Five |
| After Return | Entire Trip | Head Coach Ernie Kent |
ITALY TRIP SCHEDULE/RESULTS
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| DATEÂ Â | OPPONENT | LOCATION | RESULT | STATS | RECAP | PHOTOS |
| Aug. 6, 2016 | at 2F Sport Management | Rome, Italy  | W, 104-68 | Stats | Recap |
| Aug. 9, 2016Â | at Cusground Pisa | Pisa, Italy | W, 95-80 | Stats | Recap | Photos |
| Aug. 11, 2016 | at Vicenza Select | Vicenza, Italy | L, 58-67 | Stats | Recap | Photos |
| Aug. 12, 2016 | vs. BC Silute | Como, Italy | W, 105-92 | Stats | Recap | Photos |
| Aug. 13, 2016 | at Loca Ubriaca | Varese, Italy | L, 109-114 (OT) | Stats | Recap | Photos |
ITALY TRIP FAVORITES
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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. Â 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 |
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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 |
ITALY TRIP PREVIEW VIDEOS
| Countdown to Italy: One Day |
| Countdown to Italy: Two Days |
| Countdown to Italy: Three Days |
| Countdown to Italy: Four Days |
| Countdown to Italy: Five Days |
