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The Tide’s trip will begin Aug. 4 when it departs from Tuscaloosa for Atlanta. After spending a night there, Alabama will fly to Montreal on the morning of Aug. 5, where it will spend two days. Following its stay in Montreal, the Tide will travel to Ottawa on Aug. 7 where it will stay for the next three days.
Alabama will play a total of three games against three Canadian universities over a span of its five days in Montreal and Ottawa. The first game will be played Aug. 7 against McGill University at 7 p.m. The Redmen are coming off a season in which they ended with a 24-11 overall record and reached the bronze medal game in the ArcelorMittal Dofasco U SPORTS Men's Basketball championship tournament.
On Aug. 9, the Tide will play the first of two games in Ottawa when it takes on Carleton University at 7 p.m. Last season, the Ravens won their seventh straight USports national championship and 13th title in the last 15 years, overall. Carleton finished the 2016-17 season with a 22-1 overall record but lost four seniors from last season’s squad. Hosting six NCAA teams prior to last season, Carleton finished a perfect 6-0, including a victory over the Wichita State Shockers.
The very next day, Alabama will conclude its game schedule in Canada when it takes on the University of Ottawa at 6:30 p.m. The Gee-Gees are coming off a 16-3 season a year ago, finishing runners-up to Carleton in the North Division. Ottawa narrowly missed reaching the USports Final 8, marking the first time since the 2011-12 season it failed to do so.
The eight-day trip beyond the United States’ northern border will be the public’s first look at the Tide’s 2017-18 squad. The nation’s No. 7 signing class, per the 247Sports Composite, and redshirt sophomore Daniel Giddens will join the returnees, including four starters, on the court in a game setting for the first time.