Pitt-Johnstown senior guard Jake Laravie has been chosen to join the Global Sports Academy (GSA) Select All-Star Basketball Team that will train, compete, and tour in Spain from August 8-16… (Global Sports Academy Home Page) … (2016 Spain Tour Itinerary)
 
Laravie, who will play for Bucknell University Assistant Coach Joe Meehan, will tour and compete in a "Goodwill Tour" against four local teams in Barcelona, Valencia, and Madrid.
 




2016 Global Sports Academy Select All-Star Roster
 
Name                         Height        School                                        Graduation Year
John Azzinaro              5'11"         Bucknell University                              2017
Nathan Cohen               6'1"          Oberlin College                                     2017
Kendall Green              6'0"          Widener University                               2017
Sardayah Sambo           6'3"          Widener University                               2018
Brett Gilbert                  6'2"          Lebanon Valley College                        2018
Nana Foulland              6' 9"          Bucknell University                              2018
Jake Laravie              6'2"          Pitt- Johnstown                                    2017
Joseph Connelly            6'2"          Colby College                                       2017
Jesse Flannery               6'0"          Johns Hopkins University                     2018
Tyrell Thomas              5'10"         Virginia Wesleyan College                    2018
 
Global Sports Academy, based in West chester, Pa., is an organization created to arrange athletic competition between equally matched teams at all levels. To "Promote International Goodwill" and a better understanding between nations through sports is our major goal. With Global Sports Academy you will experience the thrill of international sports competition, attend cultural events and see the historical sites of the world.
 
Global Sports Academy ("GSA") has been participating in domestic and international competition since 1991. It was initially established to provide athletes overseas playing opportunities in Ice Hockey and it has grown to support a total of 12 different sports that compete in 25 different countries.
 
In 1991, the organization was incorporated with its mission to create and arrange athletic competition between equally matched teams at all levels internationally. To "Promote International Goodwill" and a better understanding between nations through sports is the major goal.