Cal Lady Bears, men's asst. coach DeCurie head to China for Pac-12 summer tours

On Wednesday, Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott announced that the conference will send student-athletes and coaches to China for three summer tours as part of its long-term Globalization Initiative "designed to proactively promote the member universities through student-athlete exchanges and sport."

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In August, Cal associate head coach Travis DeCurie will join Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson and former Oregon coach Ernie Kent in leading a series of instructional clinics for coaches from all over China.

Later in the month, the Arizona State men's and Cal women's basketball teams will each play three exhibition games against Chinese Basketball Association teams. Last season head coach Lindsay Gottlieb guided the Cal Lady Bears to their first Final Four appearance in school history.

?These tours can be transformative moments for our student-athletes,? Scott said. ?For many of the students, this is their first international trip and they will return to their universities with meaningful life experiences of visiting another country and learning more about another culture."

The Pac-12 recently coordinated the Bay Area visit of the 2012 CBA champion Beijing Ducks who are in town prepping for China's National Games in September. The men's and women's team practiced at Stanford, the Olympic Club and the Golden State Warriors practice facility.

Here's a look at the August tour schedule:

Aug 1-9 ? Coaches clinics in Shanghai at Shanghai Jiaotong University

Aug 9-19 ? ASU men?s basketball
? Aug 12: ASU vs. Tsinghua University in Beijing
? Aug 16: ASU vs. Fujian SBS (Chinese CBA pro team) in Zhaoqing
? Aug 18: ASU vs. Fujian SBS (Chinese CBA pro team) in Nanning

Aug 17 - 26 ? Cal women?s basketball
? Aug 19: Cal vs. Liaoning (Chinese WCBA pro team) in Beijing
? Aug 20: Cal vs. Bayi (Chinese WCBA pro team) in Beijing
? Aug 23: Cal vs. Shanghai Jiaotong University in Shanghai (to be confirmed)

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Drew Morita can be reached on Twitter @drewmorita

Source: http://www.examiner.com/article/cal-lady-bears-men-s-asst-coach-decurie-head-to-china-for-pac-12-summer-tours?cid=rss

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