Houston Cougars, the University of Houston’s men’s basketball team will travel to Beijing, China in August to play a series of games.

This marks another NCAA team coming to China for more presence.

The NCAA team, also named UH, are scheduled to compete against several Chinese basketball organizations including China’s national team and other teams of China’s Basketball association from August 11 to August 20.

Coach Kelvin Sampson commented, “there is a myriad of benefits, including the cultural experience and educational experience”.

The NCAA allows teams to go on a foreign trip every four years.

As reported earlier, Alibaba, China’s online shopping giant would carry NCAA preseason games in China, starting with the showdown on Nov. 14 between the University of Washington Huskies and the University of Texas Longhorns.