Newark, N.J. – After a week of practice in Providence, the team of BIG EAST Conference men’s basketball standouts leaves for Lima, Peru, on Saturday to represent the United States at the Pan American Games. Men’s basketball competition begins on Wednesday, July 31, when the U.S. team meets Virgin Islands at 10:30 a.m. ET.
The basketball competition will be held from July 31 to August 4 at Dibos Coliseum. Team USA will battle Venezuela on Thursday, Aug. 1, and Puerto Rico on Friday, Aug. 2, in Pool A play. The Pool B participants are: Argentina, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Uruguay.