USC Men's Basketball: Kobe Johnson Unpacks Team's Athens Adventure

The Pac-12 All-Defense selection reflects on the Trojans' journey in Greece.

Your USC Trojans visited both Athens and Mykonos, Greece, and are currently in Dubrovnik, Croatia to conclude their 10-day, three-city European preseason tour, which kicked off on August 5th (sans highly-touted recruit Bronny James, who's still investigating his cardiac arrest with doctors) and will conclude tomorrow, August 15th. 

Prior to playing any games, USC toured Athens extensively, including a visit to the ruins of the Acropolis. 

USC Trojans shooting guard Kobe Johnson, a Pac-12 All-Defense honoree last season on the 22-11 Trojans, spoke with a USC film crew about the team's sightseeing sojourns while visiting the first city of its adventure.

Soaking up every moment of this experience 🇬🇷 pic.twitter.com/qySU2FpTNk

— USC Men's Basketball (@USC_Hoops) August 8, 2023

"Made it to the top of the Acropolis," Johnson explained. "Great view of the beautiful city of Athens, Greece. I'm just blessed to be able to come out here. It's a very good team-bonding experience. I love hanging out with the teammates, with the staff, with all the boosters, and I just can't wait to enjoy this 10-day trip."

Clearly the Acropolis visit helped galvanize the Trojans, who went on to win all of their preseason games in this trip.

USC beat pro Greek team Mega MIS twice, once in Athens on August 9th and once in Mykonos on August 11th. Powered in part by Harrison Hornery's red-hot three-point shooting (he went 6-of-7 for 18 points), the Trojans went on to vanquish Montenegrin pro team KK SC Derby 96-87 yesterday in Dubrovnik, resulting in a clean sweep of these three exhibition bouts.