REPORT: LSU basketball to take preseason trip to Spain

The LSU basketball team will take a trip to one of the world’s most basketball-loving nations this summer for a 10-day practice trip, according to multiple reports.

Jeff Goodman of Stadium.com first reported via twitter that the Tigers will take a trip to Spain from Aug. 12-22.

New coach Buzz Williams will take Texas A&M to Costa Rica.

Here are the SEC teams headed on preseason foreign tours, sources told @Stadium:

LSU – Aug. 12-22 (Spain)

Texas A&M – Aug. 4-11 (Costa Rica)

Florida – TBD

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) May 6, 2019

This will the first international practice trip for LSU since the 2015-16 team spent a couple weeks in Australia prior to the season.

Teams are allowed overseas trips once every four years under NCAA rules.

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