Edwin and Hall Headed to Croatia with Global Sports Academy
8/3/2016 5:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball
2016 Select Team Basketball Goodwill Tour - Croatia
KENT, Ohio — Kent State redshirt seniors Deon Edwin and Jimmy Hall will enjoy a unique international experience over the final weeks of summer as part of Global Sports Academy's 2016 Men's Basketball Goodwill Tour. The duo has been invited to join Global Sports Academy for its 10-day trip to Croatia August 8-17.
"This is a great opportunity for Deon and Jimmy to use basketball as a means of experiencing another culture," said Kent State head coach Rob Senderoff. "They have both been tremendous representatives of Kent State basketball since they joined our program, and this is a great reward for them heading into their final year of eligibility."
Hall and Edwin will be part of an eight-member team scheduled to play five games against various club teams throughout Croatia. There will also be several sightseeing opportunities as the group travels to numerous cities, including Dubrovnik, Sibenik, Split, Trogir and Zadar.
The only returning starters from last season, Edwin and Hall are the Golden Flashes' most experienced players on the 2016-17 roster. Hall (16.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg) earned his second All-Mid-American Conference First Team honor in as many seasons a year ago while becoming just the fourth Flash to score 1,000 points over his first two seasons. Edwin (6.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg) had a strong finish to his first season in blue and gold, averaging 7.7 points per game over the final two months.
This will not be the first experience competing internationally for Edwin, who is a native of the Virgin Islands. In 2012, Edwin represented the Virgin Islands in the Centrobasket Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico along with his older brother, Jason, who was named All-MAC honorable mention for the Flashes as a senior in 2005. The younger Edwin averaged 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in four games.
About Global Sports Academy
Global Sports Academy is an organization created to arrange athletic competition between equally matched teams at all levels. To "Promote International Goodwill" and a better understanding between nations through sports is our major goal. With Global Sports Academy you will experience the thrill of international sports competition, attend cultural events and see the historical sites of the world.
Global Sports Academy ("GSA") has been participating in domestic and international competition since 1991. It was initially established to provide athletes overseas playing opportunities in Ice Hockey and it has grown to support a total of 12 different sports that compete in 25 different countries.
In 1991, the organization was incorporated with its mission to create and arrange athletic competition between equally matched teams at all levels internationally. To "Promote International Goodwill" and a better understanding between nations through sports is the major goal.
