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Here's a little information on the team that we have seen playing our HS's in Kentucky....

This is the third United States trip since 2002 for Trinity, a boys school of 1,200. Head coach Ben Morrissey thinks the trip affords the students an education in basketball and culture, even while they enjoy “summer” break.

“America is the home of basketball,” Morrissey wrote in an e-mail, “and the culture experience both our boys and the families they stay with is valuable for their development as basketball players and young men.”

Traveling players range in age from 14-17 years old and include three holdovers from the 2005 travel team: Nik Miljkovic, Kenny Carroll and Chris Christodoulides. Morrissey said the cost of the trip is about $6,000 Australian (roughly $4,000 American) and is paid for by parents and fundraising efforts — like most American travel teams.

Trinity flew into Indianapolis from Sydney on Nov. 29 and has already played games in Kentucky and Indiana and against other schools in Georgia. The itinerary to date has also included a visit to the Louisville Slugger manufacturing plant.