Pitino: Bahamas trip combo of business, pleasure

Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino says his team is in good shape as it prepares to leave for the Bahamas.

The Cardinals leave next Monday for Nassau, where they will play two games against Bahamian professional teams and will have a pair of intrasquad scrimmages.

Louisville was allotted 10 days of practice prior to leaving for the Bahamas. The Cardinals had three days of practice in mid-July, two this past weekend and began their final five practices on Wednesday.

The Cardinals will be without several players on the trip, including senior forward Jared Swopshire and junior forward Rakeem Buckles, who are out with injuries. Freshmen Wayne Blackshear and Kevin Ware also are out as they are finishing summer school. Blackshear also is recovering from shoulder surgery in April.

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