UNLV men's basketball head coach Marvin Menzies is seen on the court during team practice at the Mendenhall Center at UNLV in Las Vegas on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. Richard Brian/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @vegasphotograph
NASSAU, Bahamas — A foreign tour would not make much financial sense at UNLV, which has plenty of budgetary issues officials already are concerned about.
But basketball coach Marvin Menzies knew with so much new about his program, including him, a foreign tour would be especially beneficial with trying to form cohesion.
It wasn’t just about the tour itself, but the 10 practices the NCAA allows before leaving the country.