1.   Clemmensen was spotted in a preseason tournament by assistant coach Mike Cavanaugh and fell in love with The Heights when he visited the campus.

2.   Earlier in the day, Lavin and Watson were joking that Watson should redshirt this year so he can accompany UCLA to Hawaii next year for a preseason tournament.

3.   Dos Santos made a strong impression in Norway while playing for the Boston Bulldogs during a preseason tournament.

4.   Preseason tournaments usher in the college basketball season with the pageantry of an alumni reunion and the force of traditional powers colliding.

5.   Sather has said he prefers the idea of an all-Canadian division, including a preseason tournament with televised games, sponsorship and a trophy.

6.   The NCAA does not allow foreign tours and preseason tournaments in the same year.

7.   There are preseason tournaments in August, midweek cup games all season and championship games stretching into May.

8.   They were here to play basketball for an Italian team, here to compete in a preseason tournament, three games packed into four days.

9.   Two girlfriends invited her to watch their preseason soccer tournament at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo.

10.   While the MetroStars were winning the MLS preseason tournament, the Revolution were still auditioning players for key roles.