Middle Tennessee State will play in a four-game exhibition in Canada in August.

The NCAA allows basketball teams to take one offseason foreign trip every four years. 

"We got a lot out of that trip, and it just seemed like a really good time to do it again," coach Kermit Davis said. "We'll get some great evaluations and film on our guys. With six returning guys, two (Division I) transfers and five new guys, it just seemed like the perfect time for it."

Iowa State transfer LaRon Dendy and Oklahoma State transfer Torin Walker will both make their debuts this season.