On a somewhat related note- Houston is going to Italy this year too and will be playing 2 of the same teams the Huskers are playing (Italian Select and Stella Azzurra Academy). I’ll be curious to compare Nebraska’s results to theirs- they lost Corey Davis and Armani Brooks from last year but add a top 150 kid and 5* transfer from KU to this years team and were a 3 seed in the NCAA tournament last year.
Here’s Sampson on why Italy: