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Practice Continues In Preparation For Bahamas
August 14, 2017 | Men's Basketball
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – One of the benefits of the international trip is the extra practice a team is able to get before departure.
The men's basketball team is in the middle of those sessions before their journey to the Bahamas begins on Thursday. It is a crucial period for any team that gets the extra work in during the summertime.
"I feel like these have been some of our best practices," junior guard Jerome Robinson said. "Everyone is going hard and practices are a lot more fun. I don't know why but there is a different attitude around it."
The Eagles return nine players from last year's squad and have welcomed four freshmen into the fold – Vin Baker, Jr., Luka Kraljevic, Steffon Mitchell and Avery Wilson.
"These practices are helping us get to know how to play with each other," Robinson said. "We're excited to go down there, get a couple of wins and get that feeling going."
Robinson and sophomore Ky Bowman, who emerged as one of the premier backcourts in the country last season, both attended the Chris Paul Elite Guard Camp earlier in the summer. The duo combined to score 34.8 points per game in ACC play in 2016-17 which ranked fifth among the backcourts in major conferences.
When asked what the emphasis has been on during these practices, Robinson replied, "Mostly our defense… because we can score."
The men's basketball team is in the middle of those sessions before their journey to the Bahamas begins on Thursday. It is a crucial period for any team that gets the extra work in during the summertime.
"I feel like these have been some of our best practices," junior guard Jerome Robinson said. "Everyone is going hard and practices are a lot more fun. I don't know why but there is a different attitude around it."
The Eagles return nine players from last year's squad and have welcomed four freshmen into the fold – Vin Baker, Jr., Luka Kraljevic, Steffon Mitchell and Avery Wilson.
"These practices are helping us get to know how to play with each other," Robinson said. "We're excited to go down there, get a couple of wins and get that feeling going."
Robinson and sophomore Ky Bowman, who emerged as one of the premier backcourts in the country last season, both attended the Chris Paul Elite Guard Camp earlier in the summer. The duo combined to score 34.8 points per game in ACC play in 2016-17 which ranked fifth among the backcourts in major conferences.
When asked what the emphasis has been on during these practices, Robinson replied, "Mostly our defense… because we can score."
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