Big Eight All-Stars to Play Basketball in Europe

A Big Eight Conference select team will participate in a men’s basketball tournament in Europe this summer, Commissioner Carl James has announced.

James said the 10-player team would be coached by Leonard Hamilton of Oklahoma State University. The player roster will be announced at a later date, he said.

The team will gather in Stillwater, Okla., on May 20 for four days of practice, before traveling to London for two games against Great Britain’s Olympic team. The Big Eight team will then compete in the Bratislava International Tournament in Czechoslovakia, May 28-June 4.