International teams are well-coached, they're mature, and they play solid, fundamental basketball.
It also gives us a chance to work some things out, so I'm looking forward to this game. Bessoir guided Scranton to an 18-11 overall record and the championship of the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom League last winter. The return of four starters and 10 lettermen has raised Bessoir's hopes for another run at a Freedom Conference title. The Royals will officially open its 2000-2001 season on Friday 17 November by taking on New Jersey City University in the opening round of the Susquehanna Tournament in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.