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The roster in Year Three of the Richard Pitino era coaching Lobo hoops certainly has an international feel to it.

And, since the goal is to also have some decent basketball players on that roster, it should come as little surprise that some of those international players who will be suit up for the Lobos have some pretty big summer-time opportunities in their home countries.

Pitino talked with reporters Monday for a customary mid-summer check-in, which was followed by a lively practice showing off what appears to be one of the more talented mixes of players in some time for the program. The third-year coach pointed out the team鈥檚 July mini-camp features just 10 of the 12 Lobos on scholarship, with one still available.

Two players are currently out of the country and a third will be soon because of basketball opportunities back home 鈥� opportunities that, yes, cut into some offseason workouts for the Lobos and can run the risk of injury. That鈥檚 what happened last summer with center Sebastian Forsling, whose season was injury-marred.

But, as Pitino points out, these situations aren鈥檛 about college coaches.

鈥淭hese are opportunities that are once in a lifetime for them,鈥� Pitino said, 鈥�... It鈥檚 really hard to tell a foreign kid you can鈥檛 go play for your country. That is an opportunity that I can鈥檛 hold them back for selfish reasons on my part.鈥�

Iona transfer Nelly Junior Joseph, a 6-foot-10 center from Nigeria, competed last week for the Basketball Africa League 鈥� a team of select players from various African countries 鈥� in the four-team GLOBL Jam tournament in Toronto along with Germany, Canada and the Kentucky Wildcats as the representative of Team USA in the event with rosters of players under 23 years of age. Against Kentucky, a perennial power expected to be nationally ranked in the preseason, Junior Joseph had 18 points and 9 rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting and 6-of-8 from the free throw line.

鈥淣elly goes and plays against Kentucky and plays great,鈥� said Pitino. 鈥淵ou know, that鈥檚 great for him to show that he can play with some of the most talented guys in the world.鈥�

After the event, which ended Sunday, Junior Joseph flew home to Nigeria to finalize his visa situation for the coming school year and will be back at UNM later this summer.

Mustapha Amzil, a Dayton transfer from Finland, is competing with nation鈥檚 his junior national team in the July 28-Aug. 8 World University Games.

As for Forsling, who was in good spirits and top shape, it was announced publicly just Monday that he has been invited to compete with Sweden鈥檚 national team for a series of exhibitions in late July and early August ahead of some Olympic qualifying games later in August.

SCHEDULE UPDATE: While it did hit social media last week that the Lobos and New Mexico State have settled in on two dates to play this year鈥檚 home-and-home rivalry series after not playing in 2022-23, both schools also have made clear no contracts have been signed.

There is still some possible hesitation about 近距离内射合集鈥檚 tentative home date being one when students are away from campus in December.

What鈥檚 clear, though, is the games well be played, which both sides alluded to earlier this summer in agreeing to exchange security plans for home events this coming season. UNM had voiced safety concerns in light of last year鈥檚 games being shelved after a series of brawls in the stands at the UNM-近距离内射合集 football game in Las Cruces then a shooting death on UNM鈥檚 campus involving UNM students ambushing an 近距离内射合集 basketball player who then shot and killed one of his attackers.

While the Journal has confirmed the agreed-upon dates originally reported by independent college basketball journalist Rocco Miller 鈥� Dec. 2 in the Pit and Dec. 16 in the Pan American Center 鈥� there still have been no contracts signed.

鈥淚 can鈥檛 confirm those dates exactly,鈥� Pitino said Monday. 鈥淚 think we鈥檙e working to try to confirm those dates, but it鈥檚 not 100% done yet. I think both schools want Saturday (games). Those are always good for attendance. We don鈥檛 have a lot of room, and I don鈥檛 know New Mexico State鈥檚 schedule like ours, to where we can move a lot anymore. So, it鈥檚 not totally confirmed yet. Hopefully it will be soon, but that鈥檚 more administrative stuff with Eddie (Nu帽ez, UNM鈥檚 athletic director) and Mario (Moccia, 近距离内射合集鈥檚 AD) just logistically figuring everything out.鈥�

Monday, Conference USA released its league schedule that includes rivals UTEP and New Mexico State playing in the same league.

That schedule, however, included UTEP playing at 近距离内射合集 on Jan. 6 鈥� also before New Mexico State students return to campus from their holiday break.