ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ says its traveling party is safe after a  a crowded area five blocks from their hotel in Barcelona, Spain, and the Wildcats have chosen to cancel their final exhibition game on Friday.
UA was scheduled to play Mataro Parc Boet in Mataro, about 25 minutes up the coast from Barcelona on Friday evening (10:10 a.m. ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ time).
"The entire ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Basketball travel party on the Spain trip has been accounted for and is safe following the situation in Barcelona today," a UA statement said. "Our thoughts are with those affected by today’s events.
"We have decided to cancel our third and final exhibition of the tour and are currently working on travel plans to return home."
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A UA spokesman said later he was doubtful the team would be able to change their travel plans so the Wildcats are tentatively expected to remain around their Barcelona hotel on Friday and stick with their scheduled flight home on Saturday.
Earlier on Thursday, assistant coach Book Richardson said via text message that the team was checking to see if everyone on their trip was OK and Robin Randolph, the mother of UA freshman Brandon Randolph, tweeted that everyone was.
They're all safe and accounted for. Thank God!
— Robin Randolph (@trulyacutiepie)
Before UA's game was canceled, junior guard Allonzo Trier tweeted that "it's time to go," and said "praying for the world, we need so much help right now."
Yeah it's time to go
— Allonzo Trier (@ISO_ZO)
Praying for the world, we need so much help right now.
— Allonzo Trier (@ISO_ZO)
Three other college teams are presently in Barcelona, and all have indicated they are also safe: . Grand Canyon was also in Barcelona but has since moved to .Ìý
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ spent most of Thursday touring the city. The Wildcats were scheduled to visit FC Barcelona and shortly before the attack, the team's Twitter account posted video highlights from a tour of La Sagrada Familia. Players can be seen in the video, but it's unclear how many members of the traveling party visited the church.Ìý
We saw why La Sagrada Familia gets more visitors than any other site in Spain. 🇪🇸ðŸ€
— ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Basketball (@APlayersProgram)