After weeks of cryptic clues floating around the Twittersphere, athletics director Mark Hollis has unveiled his latest creation — a cross-country basketball tour in 2018.
He told ESPN.com that MSU, Florida, North Carolina and Texas will carve through New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles.
The “barnstorming tour” will start on Dec. 14 in New York and conclude on Dec. 21.
This isn’t just a tour of basketball, as Hollis included the teams will be acting as tourists. They will be visiting the Freedom Tower at the 9/11 memorial, head to a Second City comedy show in Chicago and Disneyland near the end of their trip.
According to ESPN.com, all the teams will be traveling on a single chartered plane as well.
This will not be the next multi-team event MSU will be participating under Hollis’ control.
For Nike founder Phil Knight’s 80th birthday, Hollis was among other masterminds who created a 16-team event that will take place in Portland in 2017.
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