Clemson, Oregon State, Arizona, Tulane teams OK after fatal van attack

ByANDREA ADELSON
August 17, 2017, 1:31 PM

— -- A number of American men's basketball teams that are touring Spain said Thursday that they are safe after a van plowed into pedestrians, causing multiple fatalities, near where the teams are staying in Barcelona.

Clemson, Oregon State, Arizona and Tulane were all there.

Clemson posted a statement on its Twitter feed, saying the entire travel party is safe and secure inside the hotel. The Tigers' exhibition game scheduled for Thursday night against the Barcelona All-Stars has been canceled, and the team will head home Friday as previously scheduled.

Oregon State issued a statement saying the team is also OK. The Beavers are scheduled to tour Spain through Aug. 25 and are now determining the remaining schedule. Oregon State coach Wayne Tinkle tweeted in the aftermath of the attack.

Arizona coach Sean Miller told ESPN's Jeff Goodman that everyone associated with the Wildcats program is safe and accounted for. The school later put out a statement saying that it would not play its third and final game of its exhibition tour and was working on plans to go home.

Tulane was scheduled to be on a tour until Saturday. Athletic director Troy Dannen tweeted that everyone associated with the program "is safe and accounted for in Barcelona."

A white van jumped up onto a sidewalk and sped down a pedestrian zone in Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas district Thursday, swerving from side to side as it plowed into tourists and residents. Police have caled it a terror attack, and Catalonia's regional president said 12 people were killed and 80 hospitalized. Police had previously reported that 13 were killed.

FC Barcelona will wear black armbands and has planned a minute's silence for its opening La Liga match at the Camp Nou on Sunday.

Clemson has been in Spain for more than a week as part of a four-game exhibition tour across the country. The Tigers beat teams in Madrid, La Roda and Barcelona and toured many sites, as documented in a video blog posted on its Twitter feed and website.

Several Clemson players tweeted from Barcelona after the incident.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.