Custom Search WASHINGTON – First-year head coach Kenneth Blakeney and the Howard University men’s basketball team will head to Europe for a Summer Tour in Spain this August. The tour runs August 9-18 in Barcelona and Valencia, featuring team-bonding activities throughout the trip while playing three competitive contests.
“I love that our student-athletes have this chance to represent Howard University on a global stage in Spain,” said Blakeney. “This trip will be a great educational, cultural, team and basketball experience that our guys will remember for the rest of their lives.”
The tour begins in Barcelona, home of the 1992 Summer Olympics Games where the world witnessed arguably one of the greatest men’s basketball teams assembled, the U.S. Dream Team.
During the team’s visit in Barcelona, they will take a tour of the famous Camp Nou Stadium, home of FC Barcelona, followed by a bike tour through the city and cruise on the Mediterranean Sea. Howard wraps up its stay with a pair of games and a tour of the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, a large unfinished Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, built in 1882.
Midway through the tour, Coach Blakeney’s squad journeys to Valencia for its final contest. The city is known for its arts and sciences with futuristic structures including a planetarium, an oceanarium and an interactive museum.
Per NCAA Bylaws, Howard may begin training for Spain as early as Tuesday, July 30.