SEATTLE (Aug. 2) ­ Seattle Pacific University will embark on its fourth men's basketball international tour next month with five games scheduled against European clubs between Sept. 11-17.

The Falcons depart Sept. 9 for Holland, where they will visit Weert Upstairs (Sept. 11) and Nijmengen Matrixx Magixx (Sept. 12). In Belgium, they face the Antwerp Giants (Sept. 14) and Gent (Sept. 15). The junket concludes at Vanves, France, Sept. 17.

This is the first SPU overseas exhibition tour since a 2003 trip to Australia. The team went to Germany and Holland in 1995 and Brazil in 1999.

Coach Jeff Hironaka will bring 10 returnees and redshirts from the SPU squad which went 18-10, sharing the Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship.