UK players Josh Harrellson and Jon Hood have been selected to participate in a Sports Reach basketball tour of China May 14-31. The team will play eight or nine games against local clubs, including the Bayi Basketball Club, traditionally one of the top teams in China, UK announced on Friday.
The Sports Reach team uses the platform of sport to go on cultural exchange trips.
Another Sports Reach team won its first two games this week. The scores were 84-78 and 112-24.
The team with Harrellson and Hood plays later this month.
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
