Topic: H-D: Wilkerson hopes trip to Taiwan will help him grow

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By Rick McCann
The Herald-Dispatch

HUNTINGTON -- Tyler Wilkerson is taking a summer school business class. He might be wishing it was a geography class.

Wilkerson, a sophomore member of the Marshall University men's basketball team, signed up to play for an Athletes in Action team in Taiwan, a country he doesn't know much about.

What he knows is the experience will help his growth as a player.

"They said we will be playing against teams trying to qualify for the Olympics," he said. "I'll be going against better players and more experienced players."

Wilkerson leaves June 22 for a five-day training camp at the AIA Sports Complex in Xenia, Ohio.

After training the 12-player squad led by former college coach Mike Jarvis heads halfway around the world to Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, an island off the southeastern coast of China. While in East Asia the team will participate in the Jones Cup International Tournament.

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