Team headed to Italy this Summer

[TooLegit2Quit]

The Tennessee basketball team is traveling to Italy July 31 through Aug. 9 for a three-game exhibition tour filled with cultural immersion and exciting sight-seeing experiences.

The Volunteers have scheduled games against the Lithuanian U21 National Team in Florence on back-to-back days Aug. 4-5. Tennessee also will face Italian club team A.S. Stella Azzura in Rome on Aug. 7.

Video of all three games will be streamed live on the subscription video service FloSports and can be accessed through a one-month subscription.

Italy Exhibition Schedule
Friday, Aug. 4 vs. Lithuania U21 National Team – 7 p.m. local / 1 p.m. ET
Saturday, Aug. 5 vs. Lithuania U21 National Team – 7 p.m. local / 1 p.m. ET
Monday, Aug. 7 vs. A.S. Stella Azzurra – 7:30 p.m. local / 1:30 p.m. ET

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[Col_Cathcart]

Anybody know if Tobe will get to go or if his commitments to the U19 national team will conflict?

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Anybody know if Tobe will get to go or if his commitments to the U19 national team will conflict?

There are U19 games on Aug 18 and 20 in Abu Dhabi.

 

[BruisedOrange]

There are U19 games on Aug 18 and 20 in Abu Dhabi.

Baskteball ain't like it was back in the day, when a top prospect might ride two buses after work to get to a gym that stayed open late.

How many tokens does it take to get from Florence to Abu Dhabi these days?

 

[Cuonzoball]

It was my understanding that we had to play overseas for Santi (or any other international player) to receive NIL money. Is that correct?

 

[cncchris33]

It was my understanding that we had to play overseas for Santi (or any other international player) to receive NIL money. Is that correct?

It's likely a similar plan to what UK did with Tshiebwe in the Bahamas, last year.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

It was my understanding that we had to play overseas for Santi (or any other international player) to receive NIL money. Is that correct?

It’s not an NIL issue. It’s federal visa/immigration laws that create the issue of foreign players not being allowed to receive NIL money. The laws don’t apply for income earned when outside of the USA.

 

[Volfan1000]

The Tennessee basketball team is traveling to Italy July 31 through Aug. 9 for a three-game exhibition tour filled with cultural immersion and exciting sight-seeing experiences.

The Volunteers have scheduled games against the Lithuanian U21 National Team in Florence on back-to-back days Aug. 4-5. Tennessee also will face Italian club team A.S. Stella Azzura in Rome on Aug. 7.

Video of all three games will be streamed live on the subscription video service FloSports and can be accessed through a one-month subscription.

Italy Exhibition Schedule
Friday, Aug. 4 vs. Lithuania U21 National Team – 7 p.m. local / 1 p.m. ET
Saturday, Aug. 5 vs. Lithuania U21 National Team – 7 p.m. local / 1 p.m. ET
Monday, Aug. 7 vs. A.S. Stella Azzurra – 7:30 p.m. local / 1:30 p.m. ET

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Third time in program history that Tennessee has visited Italy with the other trips being in 1997 and 2012.

 

[feathersax]

Just maybe this event will answer my deep question about Italian quisine: Why do they call spaghetti "macaroni" & tomato sauce "gravy"? I'll not rest until the answer is made clear.

 

[knoxvol52]

Just maybe this event will answer my deep question about Italian quisine: Why do they call spaghetti "macaroni" & tomato sauce "gravy"? I'll not rest until the answer is made clear.

That's a Northern Italian I've never called Tomato sauce gravy my father was Italian and he called is spaghetti sauce.

 

[feathersax]

That's a Northern Italian I've never called Tomato sauce gravy my father was Italian and he called is spaghetti sauce.

I've watched too many episodes of "The Sopranos".

 

[knoxvol52]

That's a Northern Italian I've never called Tomato sauce gravy my father was Italian and he called is spaghetti sauce.

I got a question why do people from Louisiana call a doughnut hole that fancy word starts with a B lol

 

[Col_Cathcart]

I got a question why do people from Louisiana call a doughnut hole that fancy word starts with a B lol

Beignet (Ben-Yay)

 

[walkenvol]

Third time in program history that Tennessee has visited Italy with the other trips being in 1997 and 2012.

Hope they get to tour Rome and the Vatican.

 

[Stoked]

I've watched too many episodes of "The Sopranos".

Did you watch the episode when Tony and Pauly go to Italy and the Italian guys scoff at Paulie for being classless for calling it "gravy" and "macaroni" lol

 

[Stoked]

Baskteball ain't like it was back in the day, when a top prospect might ride two buses after work to get to a gym that stayed open late.

How many tokens does it take to get from Florence to Abu Dhabi these days?

Trains, sacrifices and a last chance: Zakai Zeigler's journey to Tennessee basketball
Check out ZZ's story if you haven't. He's built different.

 

[feathersax]

Did you watch the episode when Tony and Pauly go to Italy and the Italian guys scoff at Paulie for being classless for calling it "gravy" and "macaroni" lol

Oh yeah! "Commandatore" became Paulie' s favorite word.

 

[TooLegit2Quit]

Awesome to see Grant and Kyle back. You also love to see Grant paying it forward hooking the guys up like that. The man is all class.

 

[omghulkhands]

Does Grant own any other shirts? He wore that on the Theo podcast as well.

Nice satchel, Grant (no cap)

Also, I love that it’s now totally within the rules for Grant to give the team a gift.

 

[walkenvol]

So they’re flying out today? When’s the first game?

 

[johnfnkelly]

Will the games be recorded?

 

[cncchris33]

Will the games be recorded?

@Freak

 

[Dallasbowlin]

So they’re flying out today? When’s the first game?

The 4th at 1.

 

[Volprofch05]

 

[Willy14]

@Freak

I would like to know if they will be recorded as well, I have no problem paying to watch them, but I will have to be at work at 1pm on Friday.