MIzzou hoops prepares for Europe trip

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As Frank Haith prepares for his second season in charge of the Missouri Tigers men's basketball team, Haith has had more time to organize his recruiting, off-season workouts, and even some team building trips.

Haith will take the Mizzou men's team to Europe in August as the Tigers will play five exhibition games against European professional teams.

Haith is hoping the exhibition games will give the team a chance to get use to several newcomers and adjust for the return of senior forward Laurence Bowers.

Mizzou will start practicing on July 23rd in anticipation of the trip before they take off for Europe on August 8th.

Not only will Mizzou get a chance to play team's like Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the Gent Dragons in Belgium, and Cergy in France, but they will also have a chance to visit several tourist and historical attractions on their trip.

According to Mizzou's official athletic website, among the Tigers stops, the team will visit the Anne Frank House, Vincent Van Gogh Art Museum, and the Eifel Tower.

The trip will give the team a chance to play together on the court, but will also provide the players a great opportunity to see some of the historic places in Europe as they continue to develop as student athletes in Columbia.

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