The Chronicle’s Special Projects Editor Taylor Doherty will join the Duke men’s basketball team on its trip to China and the United Arab Emirates this month.
The two week-long trip will begin in China Aug. 14, as part of a tournament called the “Friendship Games,” featuring four exhibition games against teams from Beijing, Kunshan and Shanghai. The Blue Devils will first compete against the Chinese Olympic team in a three-game series in Shanghai.
While abroad, Doherty, a senior, will report and blog daily on the exhibition games, the team’s travel and performance, as well the construction of Duke Kunshan University.
In Kunshan, Doherty will visit the new campus with the team. Doherty, who will also join the team at major Chinese landmarks such as the Great Wall and Tiananmen Square, will be one of the first Duke students to visit the site.
On Aug. 24, the Blue Devils will leave China to head to Dubai, where the Fuqua School of Business has select programs. In Dubai, Duke men’s basketball will compete against the United Arab Emirates national team and explore the city.
Doherty and the basketball team will return to Durham, N.C., Aug. 27 in time for the start of Fall classes.
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