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Report: Indiana basketball to take international trip in August
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Mike Woodson is going to be taking full advantage of his first offseason as the head coach at Indiana.
Zach Osterman of the Indianapolis Star reported on Friday that the Indiana basketball team will be taking an international trip to the Bahamas in August. It will be the first trip outside the country since a visit to Montreal in 2014.
Indiana will be permitted to have 10 full practices in August as well as the opportunity to play games in the Bahamas. The Hoosiers were last in the Bahamas before the start of the 2007-08 season.
IU will take a preseason trip to the Bahamas in August, the program's first foreign tour since going to Montreal in 2014. The tour will allow Mike Woodson 10 full practices this summer to prepare with his team, plus games in the Bahamas, invaluable for a new coach. #iubb
— Zach Osterman (@ZachOsterman) June 4, 2021
Woodson was hired following the 2020-21 season to replace Archie Miller, who was the head coach for four seasons. Indiana didn’t reach the NCAA Tournament at any point during Miller’s tenure, prompting the program to make a change.
So far, Woodson has hit the ground running in Bloomington. He’s done a great job retaining members of last year’s roster while also landing talent through the transfer portal. Taking a trip overseas will help this new team gel before the start of the 2021-22 season.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB