While many are thinking of the start of football season, Rick Stansbury and the Western Kentucky Hilltopper basketball team are headed off for some international competition. WKU will play three contests next week during its foreign tour trip to Costa Rica. The Hilltoppers will play three preseason exhibitions from August 8-10 in San Jose, Costa Rica, at the Ciudad Deportiva arena.
WKU will first face Laurentian University from Ontario, Canada, at 6:00pm Tuesday. The Hilltoppers will then take on the Costa Rica National Team at 9:00pm Wednesday, and wrap up the trip with another contest against Laurentian at 5:00pm Thursday. After finishing competition, WKU will head to the Los Suenos area for the rest of its stay to experience the local culture, including excursions and other team activities.