Friday, July 29, 2011

The men's basketball team begins practice at 6 p.m. Friday evening in preparation for their "foreign tour" to the Dominican Republic Aug. 10-16.

In accordance with NCAA rules, Lipscomb is allowed 10 days of practice prior to the trip. Five of those days will have two-a-day practices. Coach Scott Sanderson has decided to spread the practices over a 12-day period breaking up the practice days with two off days for rest and recovery. The team will also have team bonding and development activities.

The tour is being organized by Score International, a Christian-based sports missionary organization. Lipscomb recently received their schedule for the tour which includes five games against professional teams in the Dominican Republic.

Date - Time - Opponent - Location
Thursday, Aug. 11 - 6:00 p.m. - Mauricio Baez at Santo Domingo, D.R.
Friday, Aug. 12 - 9:00 a.m. - Villa Duarte at Santo Domingo, D.R.
Friday, Aug. 12 - 6:00 p.m. - San Carlos at Santo Domingo, D.R.
Saturday, Aug. 13 - 3:30 p.m. - San Pedro at San Pedro, D.R.
Monday, Aug. 15 - 6:00 p.m. - San Lazaro at Santo Domingo, D.R.
All times listed in central time

The Bisons will visit the Sugarcane Village on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 11, and the La Romana Orphanage on Saturday, Aug. 13. Lipscomb will also host a basketball clinic in Guachupita on Monday, Aug. 15.

The team is collecting "Health Kits" to distribute at the Sugarcane Village. For more information on the kits, please click here.