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In Sunday's game, Sawvell tallied 17 points and 7 rebounds in the win

Ryan Sawvell Global Sports Academy Diary - 8/11/13

8/12/2013 7:55:00 AM

Hey guys!
 
Today we got up at 9am for breakfast and left the hotel at 10am to leave for some site seeing in a town called Ghent.  It was about an hour and a half bus ride but it was worth it!  The town was beautiful! It had a giant castle looking building and we made our way to the top and saw the entire town!  It was beautiful!  
 
There weren't as many people as there were in Brussels but they were just as nice.  After about an hour and a half of exploring in town, we made our way to the gym for our game at 3pm.  It was about an hour ride to the gym so we made it there around 1:30.  We were greeted by the other teams coaches.  We ended up winning and I played about 25 minutes again and had 17 points and 7 rebounds!
 
I've been playing at the power forward and the center position.  There isn't much of a difference between the two positions over here because everyone can shoot, dribble, and pass.  The guy I was guarding was pretty big though so I dragged him out on the perimeter and used my quickness to my advantage.
 
After the game we ate with our opponents and had spaghetti. They were very nice people and told us about what it's like being a professional basketball player in Europe.  One of the guys has been playing for that team for 8 years.  Tomorrow were getting an early wake up call to catch a train to London so I'm gonna get some sleep.  I'll see you guys tomorrow!

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