July 26, 2000

Park Ridge, Ill. - Michigan State basketball player Vnemina Reese (Fort Wayne, Ind.) will represent the Spartans on the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tour Team that will play five games against national and club teams in Austria, Slovakia and Hungary, August 10-17. The team, headed by former Spartan assistant and current Michigan head coach Sue Guevara, will depart Chicago on August 7. The 2000 tour team includes 12 players, one from each conference school and two from Michigan.

Reese, who will be a sophomore, started 30 games as a redshirt freshman and averaged 5.5 points and 4.8 assists per game. The 5-7 point guard also was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team.

"We are extremely excited for Mina and the great opportunity that she has to play with the Big Ten Tour Team," MSU coach Joanne P. McCallie said. "She is developing into one of the top guards in the conference and this tour gives her the chance to face some strong international competition. Mina will have tremendous athletic and cultural experiences during her trip and we look forward to her coming back to campus and sharing those experiences with the rest of us."

2000 BIG TEN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOUR TEAM

Name			School		Ht.	Pos.	Yr.
Karen Hagberg		Illinois	6-3	F/C	So.
Jamie Gathing		Indiana		6-0	F	So.
Cara Consuegra	Iowa			5-8	G	Sr.
LeeAnn Bies		Michigan	6-3	C	So.
Infini Robinson		Michigan	5-9	G	So.
Vnemina Reese		Michigan State	5-7	G	So.
Brandy Pickens		Minnesota	6-2	C	Sr.
Dana Leonard		Northwestern	5-6	G	Sr.
D'wan Shackleford	Ohio State	6-0	F	So.
Lisa Shepherd		Penn State	5-11	G/F	Sr.
Candi Crawford		Purdue		6-1	F	Sr.
Tamara Moore		Wisconsin	5-11	G	Jr.

HEAD COACH:  Sue Guevara, Michigan	ASSISTANT:  Eileen Shea, Michigan

SCHEDULE

Date		Opponent
August 10	Baden Black Jacks
August 11	Gustino Powerbasket Wals
August 13	Slovan Bratislava
August 16	Sopron BBC
August 17	Sopron BBC