The Americans are back
Sep 1, 2016 | Dave Ryan
The most familiar visitors to Britain over the last decade return thing week with Team USA Select bringing three squads of players for a series of pre-season games.
Sean Kilmartin and his fellow coaches will bring around 45 players to the UK, playing around 50 games over an 18-day period
The tourists arrive in London on September 1, and tip-off on Friday with Reds playing the first of two games in as many days against Leicester Riders, the Blues travelling to Southampton and the Whites scrimmaging against Levett Essex Leopards.
The Blues face Worthing on Saturday and Leopards at the Brentwood Centre on Sunday, while the Whites face Charnwood College and Loughborough Riders on Saturday before competing in a tournament in Cheshire the following day.
The Reds face Manchester Magic on Sunday and cross-town rivals Giants the following day, and also face BBL teams Bristol Flyers (Sept 8), Sheffield Sharks (Sept 9) Newcastle Eagles (Sept 12) and Glasgow Rocks on Saturday September 18th .
The Blues also take in a trip to Ireland to play in the Stuart Robins Memorial Tournament, while after a trip to Parliament for all three sides on Thursday September 15, the Reds will travel to Finland where they will play six games in three games in the Kongsberg Invitational, a series of games which also involves Leicester Riders.