Colonels heading to Bahamas for overseas tour – Daily Comet – Daily Comet

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The Nicholls State University men's basketball team is leaving today for three games against three semi-professional clubs at Sir Kendall Isaacs Gym in Nassau, Bahamas.

Any time you can take a foreign tour it is a huge opportunity for your team, Nicholls coach Richie Riley said. We have a lot of new faces that will be playing together for the first time, so it is certainly a bonus for them to get the chance to compete together. I'm proud of the way that our guys have approached the practices leading up to the tour. They have had a business-like approach each day and a commitment to improving.

The squad will face the Bahamas All Stars at 7 p.m. Friday, IBA Elite at 4 p.m. Sunday and the NPBA All Stars at 8 p.m. Monday. College basketball teams are allowed preseason international trips once every four years.

The Colonels boast an experienced 2017-18 roster with 10 seniors and two juniors. Of those 12, Kimani Jackson, Maurice OField, Daniel Regis, Legend Robertin, Zaquavian Smith and Jeremy Verhangen join the team as newcomers.

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