News: UH Mens Basketball will travel to Australia for its foreign trip

[Coog1992]

Lauren Sampson, Houston's Dir. of Basketball Operations, on The Lunch Break: "He was the Fun Dad"

https://mobile.twitter.com/AYanez_5/status/1649114690599911441/mediaViewer?currentTweet=1649114690599911441&currentTweetUser=AYanez_5

Lauren Sampson confirmed on @HRReview and @AYanez_5 stream today

Full details should be announced by June. She said itd be about a 10 day trip. Trip will be in August

The (2) previous foreign trips, were China & Italy.

[pesik]

i like australia, a modern amenities country… i hope they make accommodations to stream and play real NBL team

st marys went ot australia this year, played 3 main nbl teams, 1 lower level nbl team and 1 scrub team (5 total)
all the nbl games were streamed and not just “streamed” they had game announcers and a real broadcast… i hope we are graced with that kind of treatment

[olutrain (O. Emmanuel)]

Oh… that’ll be cool.

[pesik]

here is some highlights from the st marys trip…

no guarantee we get this level of competition or that it will be broadcast (not everyone who went to Australia had the same opponents or had their games broadcast)… i hope we are lucky to have a situation like that for us

South East Melbourne Phoenix vs. St Marys College - Game Highlights

[Hill]

Was hoping for europe, but this will be an awesome trip for the team.

[J_Coog]

I predict at least one Dane Roy sighting.

[Pollardsvision]

Did he move back?

I thought he was working in Houston.

[busseycoog]

Scoop up a big while there.

Dane Roy advanced scouting/buddying up gets NIL cut.

[bjjackson1988 (Nathaniel Jackson)]

Man, I have a huge crush on Lauren. She is gorgeous. (ok got that outta my system, back to bball)

Nate

[TacoCoog]

Shoot your shot Nate

[el_coogster (GC)]

Yeah, I believe he moved back around the time the Pandemic Lockdowns went into effect.

He even started a Podcast during Lockdown with a few really entertaining episodes where he explains the behind the scenes stuff of being a Student-Athlete, and some anecdotes with Major Applewhite, like when he sort of made a joke involving Roy about point shaving(?)

It’s worth listening if you have the time.

[Pollardsvision]

@bjjackson1988

Man, I have a huge crush on Lauren. She is gorgeous. (ok got that outta my system, back to bball)

Nate

Is she married? Are you?

If the answer is no to both then what are you waiting for?

I married at least two classes above me….you never know, it could be a yes….

[Coog1992]

[RWcoog (Coach Russell)]

@bjjackson1988

Man, I have a huge crush on Lauren. She is gorgeous. (ok got that outta my system, back to bball)

Nate

You aren’t the only one.

[LincsmilyUH (Lincoln Scott)]

She reads these boards for her job…

Great personality though.

[Duce630 (DustinK - Still 97 hostages held by Hamas for a YEAR)]

Awesome. Any idea when in August?

[Duce630 (DustinK - Still 97 hostages held by Hamas for a YEAR)]

@RWcoog

@bjjackson1988

Man, I have a huge crush on Lauren. She is gorgeous. (ok got that outta my system, back to bball)

Nate

You aren’t the only one.

Plus the work she has done with the team, very attractive.

[AYanez_5 (Andy Yanez)]

They are still finalizing the exact dates, per Lauren Sampson.

Their last trip to Italy happened around early to mid-August. The first game in Italy was Aug. 9, last game was Aug. 15.

[MRCoog (Stephen Hill)]

Exactly! She’s around my age which is perfect and the Sampson fortune doesn’t hurt either.

[den2010 (Ryan)]

Good lord…