Every four years, NCAA basketball programs may travel abroad to play offseason exhibition games. These trips give teams the ability to stay in game shape over the offseason, while also having the chance to play teams who otherwise would not ever cross paths with American collegiate squads.
But more importantly, these trips give teams the chance to bond and have fun memories together, cementing the glue to the bonds of brotherhood that holds teams together come March. Since student-athletes don’t have the chance to participate in traditional study abroad programs, this is also their main chance to see new parts of the world.