Will at the rim

Bryant on the trip

On DavidsonNews.net:

Our trip ended with four days in Bormio, a ski town in northern Italy nestled in the Alps. From our hotel rooms we had views of plush green mountains with snowy white peaks. The views were amazing. On our second day in Bormio we took ski lifts up to Bormio 3000, named because it is 3011 meters above sea level. Standing on top of the mountain I could see for miles upon miles of snow-covered mountains.

Look who’s tweeting

McKillop: Just returned from 2 great weeks in Italy and Slovenia with the team. Glad to have everyone on campus ready for classes to begin tomorrow.

Bryant in Bormio

Twitpic.

Finishing the trip at 4-2

Last game: In a win, Bryant 22, Aaron 16, Ben 13.

Venice

As tweeted by Bryant.

DavidsonNews.net on the trip

David Boraks:

Davidson and other U.S. college teams are permitted to take summer overseas playing tours every four years, Davidson sports information chief Marc Gignac said Tuesday. Thanks to Coach Bob McKillop’s European connections, they usually find plenty of opponents.

And they have a chance to travel, something not always possible for Division I college athletes, Mr. Gignac said. “It’s a great opportunity for student athletes, who don’t get a chance to study abroad like other students,” he said.

Nelms 26 and 10

Game 5: Big over Prokom Sopot again.

A win in Game 4

Facebook: 25 for Will, 14 boards for Dan, 23 and 10 for Brendan.

Game 3 result

Via the Davidson page on Facebook: Aaron has 20, and so does Will, but Davidson loses 75-69 against Helios Domzale. Brendan: 10 points and three assists. Bryant: back in treviso.

Game 2 result

Via the Davidson sports Facebook page: Will leads with 17 in a loss to a team of Slovenian free agents. Bryant: tough, good shooting team.

One game down

And a win: 90-66 over KK Alpos. Facebook: Bryant with a team-high 18, and Steve, Ben and Brendan go for double-doubles.

Tracking the team

Via the tweets of one White Lobster: off to slovenia ...

From Maryland to Belfast

The network: Neal’s path to Northern Ireland was paved with a fortuitous connection. Neal and his family hosted Frank Ben-Eze, a Nigerian power forward who opted to attend Davidson, during Ben-Eze’s high school years. Ben-Eze just finished his freshman year with the Wildcats, and coach Bob McKillop remains in contact with the Neals.

On the ground

Bryant and his updates: spaghetti, gelato, a faux hawk, a fanny pack.

On the bus to the airport

From Bryant via Twitter.

Off to Europe

The team leaves this evening for the program’s quadrennial international trip, with stops scheduled in Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland. There’s good history here: went in ’05, went to the NCAAs in ’06; went in ’01, went to the NCAAs in ’02; went in ’97, went to the NCAAs in ’98. Bryant on Twitter: Italia in 16 hours ... can’t wait! Brendan on Facebook: Will be in Italy until the 22nd. Rossiter on Facebook chat: “Have to keep that streak going.”