Arizona Wildcats Spain Tour Games 2 and 3Aug 17, 2017 by Brett Regan
Arizona Confirms Safety, Cancels Final Game Following Attack In Barcelona
Arizona Confirms Safety, Cancels Final Game Following Attack In Barcelona
The Arizona men's basketball has confirmed the team and its traveling party are safe following the attack in Barcelona.
The Arizona men's basketball team and its traveling party are all safe and accounted for in Barcelona in the wake of Thursday's attack in the city, the program has announced. The Wildcats also stated that they have canceled their final exhibition game in Spain, which was scheduled for Friday in Barcelona.
"The entire Arizona Basketball travel party on the Spain trip has been accounted for and is safe following the situation in Barcelona today," the statement said. "Our thoughts are with those affected by today's events.
"We have decided to cancel our third and final exhibition of the tour and are currently working on travel plans to return home."
The statement comes after a van drove into a crowd of pedestrians on Thursday in Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas district. Multiple outlets have reported least 13 people have died and at least 50 more have been injured.
Clemson, Oregon State, and Tulane were also in Barcelona at the time of the attack, and each program has released similar statements confirming their safety.
Arizona star guards Allonzo Trier and Rawle Alkins shared their thoughts on social media following the events in Spain:
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/ISO_ZO/status/898215234351091714" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/Iam_RawleAlkins/status/898220324784926720" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
"The entire Arizona Basketball travel party on the Spain trip has been accounted for and is safe following the situation in Barcelona today," the statement said. "Our thoughts are with those affected by today's events.
"We have decided to cancel our third and final exhibition of the tour and are currently working on travel plans to return home."
The statement comes after a van drove into a crowd of pedestrians on Thursday in Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas district. Multiple outlets have reported least 13 people have died and at least 50 more have been injured.
Clemson, Oregon State, and Tulane were also in Barcelona at the time of the attack, and each program has released similar statements confirming their safety.
Arizona star guards Allonzo Trier and Rawle Alkins shared their thoughts on social media following the events in Spain:
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/ISO_ZO/status/898215234351091714" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/Iam_RawleAlkins/status/898220324784926720" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]