For the second straight year, Coe College will be represented on the USA Basketball Division III teams on a tour of Brazil.

On the men's team, seniors-to-be Max Schmarzo and JT Vonderhaar will be among the 10 players. Coe Coach Bryan Martin will serve as the head coach of the team.

Vonderhaar averaged 12.2 points and 5.0 rebounds in his junior campaign for the Kohawks. Schmarzo averaged 8.8 points.

For the women, junior-to-be Allie Wirth has been selected for the trip. Wirth is the only player from the Iowa Conference on the team. She led the Kohawks with 6.0 rebounds per game while also having a team-high 89 assists.

The tour begins July 21 as both teams travel to Orlando, Fla., for training. On July 22, the teams depart the United States for Sao Paulo, Brazil. On July 23, 24 and 25, the teams will play doubleheaders in the state of Sao Paulo against selected teams from the region.

Both teams will travel to Rio de Janeiro on July 26 and play another doubleheader on July 28. Both teams depart Brazil July 29.

While in Brazil the teams will experience educational, cultural and social aspects of Brazilian life through city, school and sports club visits. While in Rio the team will be staying on the famous Copacabana Beach and touring the Christ the Redeemer Statue and Sugar Loaf, two of the most recognizable landmarks in the world.