SYRACUSE’S 6-11 MOUNIR HIMA ADDED TO ROSTER FOR USA GARDEN STATE BASKETBALL EUROPEAN SUMMER TOUR
EAST HANOVER, N.J. – Mounir Hima, a 6-11, 230-pound center at Syracuse, has been added to the roster for the USA Garden State Basketball team that will go on a 10-day European tour from June 21-30 with three games in Croatia and one in Slovenia, it was announced today. The commitment by Hima, a junior from Tillaberi, Nigeria, leaves just one opening on a 12-player roster that will depart from Dubrovnik, Croatia, via Seabourn Cruise Lines. Games in Croatia will take place in Dubrovnik, Zadar and Opatija. There will also be a game in Koper, Slovenia. Former Notre Dame University and Point Pleasant Beach High School standout Matt Farrell will serve as the head coach for the team. Hima played his junior and senior seasons at St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark after a year at St. Mary’s High School in Elizabeth. He started his college career at Duquesne before transferring to Syracuse following his freshman year. The tour will depart from Dubrovnik, Croatia, via Seabourn Cruise Lines, with games taking place in the Croatian cities of Dubrovnik, Zadar and Opatija. There will also be a game in Koper, Slovenia. The first game on the tour will be June 23 in Dubrovnik. College-aged players with ties to New Jersey – which includes either playing at a New Jersey college, having attended a New Jersey high school or having New Jersey roots – are eligible to participate. Hima joins a roster that currently features Ansley Almonor (Fairleigh Dickinson), Francesco Boniciolli (Franklin Pierce), Nick Boyd (Florida Atlantic), Darnell Brodie (Drake), Joe Carroll (Bentley), Vern Collins (Princeton), Pete Gorman (Ramapo), Ben Roy (Boston U.), Derek Simpson (Rutgers) and Matt Solomon (College of New Jersey), The selection process to fill out the remaining spot on the 12-player roster is ongoing. For more information, contact USA Garden State Basketball Executive Director Gabi D’Agostino at 631-339-1502 or via email at usagardenstatebasketball@gmail.com.