Thought this was interesting, especially how Rhody will keep fan base in touch with tour;
"Much like at home, Laprey’s principal function on the trip will be to keep URI’s fan base informed. He’ll have some help from the Cox Sports film crew that will accompany the Rams and some hand-picked recruits who will keep statistics and shoot video at games and take sightseeing photographs.
“We have a lot of loyal and dedicated fans who are going to want to know what is going on out there,” Laprey said. “It’s not like a game at the Ryan Center – there won’t be any radio. There won’t be any television. There’s no streaming of it.”
Rest of article including how RI paid for trip;
“@BillKoch25: In this week's Independent -- a look at how the #URI basketball trip to Italy came together. #Rams #GoRhody
http://www.independentri.com/independents/sports/article_028ccad5-edf3-5b2e-9601-ed0dee52b1ad.html”