Men's Basketball Set for Foreign Tour

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University men's basketball will take part in an 11-day foreign tour of Spain Aug. 10-20.
 
The Bruins will tour Madrid, Toledo, Valencia and Barcelona among a litany of cultural sites and educational experiences.
 
Belmont will play three games against local competition during the tour.
 
The last four times Belmont went on a foreign tour they reached postseason, including three trips to the NCAA Tournament.
 

• 2019-20 | Portugal | NCAA Tournament
• 2015-16 | England/Ireland | NIT
• 2011-12 | Italy/Switzerland | NCAA Tournament
• 2007-08 | England/France | NCAA Tournament

Belmont legend Alex Renfroe ('09) will begin his 15^th season of professional basketball for Surne Bilbao of Liga Endesa in Spain.
 
Trip updates will be available on the Bruins' Instagram account (@belmont_mbb), and content will be shared on Belmont men's basketball Twitter (@BelmontMBB).
 
Sophomore guard Aidan Braccia will also be serving as a correspondent for Belmont University social media accounts.
 
Belmont University men's basketball has been a postseason fixture the last two decades, including nine berths to the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins have won 20 conference championships since 2006 - third-most nationally over that span (Gonzaga, Kansas). Belmont has won 20 or more games in 13 consecutive seasons (Gonzaga, Kansas, Oregon) and 19 or game games in 18 consecutive seasons (Gonzaga, Kansas, San Diego State). Belmont is among select programs with two or more first-round selections in the NBA Draft over the last five years (Ben Sheppard, Dylan Windler). Belmont University men's basketball boasts an NCAA-leading 19 CoSIDA Academic All-America selections since 2001 and is the only NCAA Division I program to make the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Honor Roll every year of existence