Reese selected to play with Big Ten Foreign Tour – Ohio State Buckeyes
6/9/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
June 9, 1999
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State junior forward George Reese (6-7, Columbus, Ohio/Independence) will represent the Buckeyes in Austria along with nine others from the Big Ten Conference playing in annual event sponsored by the league.
Dick Bennett, head coach at Wisconsin, will direct the squad.
Big Ten teams have posted a 68-27 record in nine years and have given 112 student-athletes the opportunity to travel to places like Japan, France, Italy, Finland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
The 1999 squad will gather for training camp from August 2-5 in Madison, Wis. The team will depart Aug. 5 to play over the course of 10 days against teams in Austria.
1999 Big Ten Foreign Tour Team Roster
Travon Davis, Wiscosin Kirk Haston, Indiana Lucas Johnson, Illinois Leon Jones, Michigan Andy Kowske, Wisconsin Maynard Lewis, Purdue David Newman, Northwestern Dean Oliver, Iowa George Reese, Ohio State Scott Witkowsky, Penn State
* A player from Michigan State has not been selected.
-Go Bucks!-
