The UMKC Men’s Basketball team returned this past weekend from a pre-season tour of Italy which proved to be both an athletic and cultural experience for all involved. After completing a combined 11 hours of flights, the Roos embarked on a ten day tourist-style trek through Europe’s most beautiful country. But competitive games against Italian A and B league opposition lay in store as the trip came to a close. The team definitely suffered a culture shock and as tiredness kicked in Senior Dustin Dibble even joked that 6’ 8” center Bernard Kamwa could “bench-press most of the automobiles they drive in Bologna!”. Bologna was the first destination for the team and after sampling the gelato and local cuisine the team toured historical sights before hitting the road for the Northern … Read entire article »