The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Men’s Basketball finalizes Australia summer tour schedule
07.26.2017 | Men's Basketball
Longhorns embark on 12-day, four-game tour of Australia from August 12-23.
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas Men's Basketball team will participate in a 12-day, four-game tour of Australia from August 12-23, the school announced Wednesday. The trip, which includes stays in Melbourne, Cairns and Sydney, will mark just the second overseas summer tour by a UT men's basketball team and first since the program visited Australia in the summer prior to the 1996-97 season.
During the four-game exhibition schedule, the Longhorns will play three professional teams that compete in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL): Melbourne United, Cairns Taipans and Illawarra Hawks. UT will open its exhibition schedule against the Dandedong Rangers, a professional team that competes in the Australia State League (one level below the NBL).
While in Melbourne, the team will visit Eureka Tower and tour Queen Victoria Market and the Royal Melbourne Zoo. The Longhorns also will face the Dandenong Rangers (Tuesday, Aug. 15) and Melbourne United (Wednesday, Aug. 16).
During the three days in Cairns, the UT travel party will tour Kuranda Village and the Great Barrier Reef. The Longhorns also will play the Cairns Taipans (Friday, Aug. 18).
In their final three days in Sydney, the team will tour Bondi Beach and SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium. The Longhorns will face the Illawarra Hawks (Monday, Aug. 21).
In addition to the summer tour, UT student-athletes participated in a five-week class worth one credit hour on Australian history and culture. The class was instructed by Rhonda L. Evans, J.D., Ph.D., who serves as Director, Edward A. Clark Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies and Senior Lecturer, Department of Government at The University of Texas.
Texas Basketball Schedule of Events/Itinerary for 2017 Summer Australia Tour
(All game times local; Australia time is 15 hours ahead of Central time)
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Date |
Location |
Activity |
Game Information |
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Saturday, August 12 |
Depart Austin |
Travel |
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Sunday, August 13 |
Cross international date line |
Travel |
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Monday, August 14 |
Arrive Melbourne |
Visit Eureka Tower |
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Tuesday, August 15 |
Melbourne |
Tour Queen Victoria Market |
7 pm vs. Dandenong Rangers |
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Wednesday, August 16 |
Melbourne |
Tour Royal Melbourne Zoo |
7 pm vs. Melbourne United |
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Thursday, August 17 |
Arrive Cairns |
Travel |
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Friday, August 18 |
Cairns |
Tour Kuranda Village |
7 pm vs. Cairns Taipans |
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Saturday, August 19 |
Cairns |
Tour Great Barrier Reef |
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Sunday, August 20 |
Arrive Sydney |
Tour Sydney by bus |
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Monday, August 21 |
Sydney |
Tour Bondi Beach |
7:30 pm vs. Illawarra Hawks |
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Tuesday, August 22 |
Sydney |
Tour SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium |
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Wednesday, August 23 |
Depart Sydney – Arrive Austin |
Travel |
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