The 3-0 Zips head off to the Cayman Islands Classic Basketball Tournament this weekend. The other teams competing in the tournament are Florida International (FIU), Drake, Utah State, Stephen F. Austin, Loyola Marymount, Oakland and Marshall. The tournament will be broadcast by FloSports.
The Zips open on Sunday with FIU. FIU was ranked 7th of the 9 teams in the Conference USA preseason poll. 5'11" sophomore guard Arturo Dean was named to the preseason first team. As a freshman, Dean averaged 11.9 points per game, 4.1 rebounds per game, dished out a team-high 122 assists and played 29.7 minutes per game. He was the Freshman of the Year in the CUSA. This year he's leading the team with 11.7 ppg and 3.7 rpg. So far, they are 0-3 with losses to University of Miami, Tarleton State and Central Florida.
If the Zips win they play the winner of Marshall/Utah State.