Summer Collegiate Basketball Tour - Global Sports Academy

Global Sports Academy
Aug 8 -16, 2012
Summer Collegiate
Basketball Tour
Belgium
Germany & France
Global Sports Academy
Roy Blumenthal- Founder and President
info@globalsportsacademyus.com
(610) 742-5000

About Global Sports Academy
Global Sports Academy is a non-profit organization created to arrange athletic competition between
equally matched teams at all levels. To "Promote International Goodwill" and a better understanding
between nations through sports is our major goal. With Global Sports Academy you will experience the
thrill of international sports competition, attend cultural events and see the historical sites of the world.
Global Sports Academy (“GSA”) has been participating in domestic and international competition since
1991. It was initially established to provide athletes overseas playing opportunities in Ice Hockey and it
has grown to support a total of 12 different sports that compete in 25 different countries.
In 1991, the organization incorporated and received its 501(c)(3) not-for-profit status. As a not-for-profit
organization its mission is to create and arrange athletic competition between equally matched teams at
all levels internationally. To "Promote International Goodwill" and a better understanding between
nations through sports is the major goal.
In 2008, in order to create a comprehensive organization, Pegasus 360 Sports was formed as a for-profit
event manager so GSA would focus on its mission to raise funds to support the primary goals of:
“Education, Good Will and Sportsmanship through Sports”
Founder of Global Sports Academy
Roy Blumenthal
Roy Blumenthal, earned his bachelor’s degree in Sports Administration
from West Chester University in 1983, and currently enters his 11th
season as top assistant coach for the men’s West Chester University
basketball program and 23rd overall. Prior to coaching basketball at West
Chester University, Blumenthal, who attended graduate school at Temple,
was an assistant football coach at WCU from 1979-83.
After graduating from WCU, Blumenthal moved on to coach three sports
at Great Valley High School (basketball, baseball and football). He then
served as the head coach of the Bishop Shanahan High School boys’
basketball team during the 1987-88 campaign. Blumenthal was later
named head baseball coach at Coatesville High School in 1988.
Blumenthal is the current president of Global Sports, and has also been the Head Coach of Select
College all star teams to Belgium, Germany, Italy, France, Czech Republic and England.
Blumenthal was awarded the West Chester University Men’s Hall of Fame Milt Blitz Award in 2007 for
outstanding contribution to the game of basketball by a West Chester Alum. Blumenthal was also a
member of the West Chester University Golf Coaching Staff which won the PSAC Championship in 2006.
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About Your Coach
GREG MANNING is in his third year on the coaching staff after spending four years in the program as
a student-athlete. In addition to recruiting, the 2008 Loyola University Maryland graduate will assist
with scouting and administrative duties.
A tireless recruiter, he has been instrumental in the early commitments from prospective student-athletes
the last three years. He is well-known throughout the Baltimore-Washington scholastic circles.
Manning was the first player to join the program upon the hiring of Jimmy Patsos in April 2004 and he
donned the Green and Grey for four years. During those four seasons, Manning was an integral part of
the current revival of Loyola basketball and helped the Greyhounds to 58 wins during his career, the
highest total since members of the Class of '87 registered 63 wins between 1983-1987.
A native of Alpharetta, Ga., Manning appeared in 92 games during his career, earning starts during his
freshman and senior years. A three-point shooter, he knocked down 32 shots from beyond the arc and
tallied 177 total points. He produced two of the highlights of the season during his senior campaign -
scoring 10 points in 11 minutes at National Champion Kansas and coming off the bench cold at Siena to
tie the game with a three-pointer with eight seconds remaining, finishing with five points in 14 seconds
in the Greyhounds' overtime victory.
He was graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communications-Public Relations. He spent the summer
following graduation attending camps across the country, including the Eastern Invitational in New
Jersey and the camps at the University of Maryland and West Virginia University, before joining the
Greyhounds' staff full-time
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Team Roster
Last Name First Name Height Weight School University Name
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Graduation
Year
Cotton Bryce 6'0 165 Providence College 2014
Jennings Spencer 6'0 170 Wake Forest University 2013
Latham Jordan 6'8 220 Loyola University Maryland 2014
Nicholas Ryan 6'7" 240 University of Portland 2014
Padgett James 6'8 230 University of Maryland 2013
Raven Barber 6'8 220 Mount St. Mary University
Riley Tanner 6'3 200 University of Portland 2014
Schmidt Jon 6'7'' 225 Brown University 2015
Travis Ross 6'7'' 222 Penn State University 2015
Williams Ronald 5'10 150 Loyola University Maryland
University of North Carolina at
2015
Williams David 6'6" 210
Greensboro 2014

Day 1
Gather at US Airport and board your trans-Atlantic flight to Brussels. Enjoy meals and snacks in route
and arrive the next morning with a grand time of sightseeing, touring, fun and activities ahead.
Day 2
Flight Information
USAir Flight 750 Departs Philadelphia 6:10pm, August 8th
Arrives Brussels 7:55am, August 9th
Welcome to Brussels, Belgium! Upon arrival in Bruessels you will be met by your tour guide before
transferring to Mechelen, Belgium. You will be taken on a quick tour of the city of Mechelen. After
your tour you will then proceed to your sleeping accommodations for the rest of the day to relax, get
settled and explore the surrounding area. Light training session that evening at the Nekkar.
Day3
After breakfast we will depart for sightseeing and shopping in Brussels,
the capitol of Belgium. Visit Old Town and have lunch in the Grand
Place which was built for the 1954 World’s Fair, Palais (The Royal
Palace) and visit the famous Manneken Pis Statue. Brussels is quickly
gaining a reputation as one of Europe's must-see destinations, with its
small town charm, trendy bars and restaurants, fabulous food, great
nightlife, fantastic shopping, numerous museums, and other attractions
including the diverse and interesting exhibitions and festivals organized
there every year. The streets of Brussels feature art and architecture
created from an unmistakably Belgian point of view that cannot be
replicated. This beautiful city is a center for fashion, art, and Belgian culture.
Game One vs. Fleurus Div II
Day4
Breakfast and then depart for a day trip to Bruges and Ghent. The
graceful small city of Bruges (Brugge) has drifted down the stream of
time with all the self-possession of the swans that cruise its canals To
step into the old town is to be transported instantly back to the Middle
Ages, when Bruges was among the wealthiest cities of Europe. In the
Afternoon we travel to Ghent a city with a population of a quarter of a
million. During the middle ages, it was one of the richest and most
powerful cities in Europe. It was once considered the second largest
city north of the Alps, after Paris.
Game Two vs. Gent Dragons le
Itinerary
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Day 5
After breakfast, check out from the hotel and depart for
Düsseldorf, which is one of the nicest towns in
Germany. It is a handsome and elegant, modern city on
the banks of the Rhine River. Düsseldorf is a city where
everything is close together: just near the well-known
shopping street Königsallee is the Altstadt, the old
quarter of the city. No time for sight seeing today, we
will be spending another day later in the tour in
downtown Dusseldorf. It’s to the hotel for a little rest
then we play to games.
Game Three vs. Tus Brekerfeld
Game Four vs. Schwelmer Baskets
Day 6
After breakfast you have a free day to see the sights in Düsseldorf but don’t try to visis all of its 260
cozy pubs and homebrew taverns it is well known as “the longest bar in the world”. A little further on,
you can find renewed proof that the citizens of Düsseldorf love to promenade: the traditional Kö has
recently acquired a new companion promenade, which is even two kilometers long. Now that the new
Rhine embankment tunnel has diverted the through traffic, the Altstadt has taken back its traditional
place by the Rhine. While the traffic races along underground, strollers on the Rhine embankment
promenade can admire the outlook over the Rhine. Later afternoon your back to the hotel for some reat
and prepare for game five of the tour
Game Five vs. Solingen
Day 7
After breakfast, check out from the hotel and depart for Cologne on
our way back to Mechelen. Cologne (Köln as the Germans call it)
is a great city. Lively with many pubs, restaurants, and nightlife, but
also old with much history, monuments, and sights. Carnival
celebrations in Cologne are famous. Cologne is one of Germany's
leading gastronomic lights. From venerable breweries offering unique
Kölsch beer and typical Cologne delicacies to first class restaurants.
No other city in the Federal Republic boasts so many public houses
top-class restaurants.
Game Six vs. St Jan II
Itinerary
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Day 8
After breakfast we have free day of sightseeing so we travel
to Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. With more
than one million inhabitants in its urban area, it is the
country's largest city and its financial, cultural, and creative
centre. Amsterdam is colloquially known as Venice of the
North, because of its lovely canals that criss-cross the city,
its impressive architecture and more than 1,500 bridges.
There is something for every traveller's taste here, whether
you prefer culture and history, serious partying, or just the
relaxing charm of an old European city.
Day 9
This morning you will be transported to the airport for your flight home. All good things must come to
an end! At the airport you will board your trans-Atlantic jet returning you to the U.S.A. Arrive later this
afternoon with many unforgettable memories.
Flight Information
USAir Flight 751 Departs Brussels 10:45am, August 16th
Arrives Philadelphia 1:20pm
Hotel Information:
Novotel Mechelen
Van Beethovenstraat 1
2800 MECHELEN BELGIUM
Phone
Tel. (+32)15/404950
Novotel Mecure/
Novotel Mecure/Dusseldorf
Elfrather Weg 5
Am Golfplatz
47802 KREFELD
GERMANY
Phone
Tel. (+49)2151/9560
Itinerary
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