AMES, Iowa (AP) — Steve Prohm inherited more than just a talented team when he accepted the Iowa State job. He also took over a group whose personality had already been forged through years of shared experiences — good and bad. Prohm and the Cyclones are about to truly get to know one another.

Iowa State opened practice Monday in preparation for a four-game trip to Barcelona, Valencia and Madrid early next month. Prohm says the trip is “not really about winning games and playing. It’s about the time together, the camaraderie.”

The Cyclones, who won 25 games and the Big 12 tournament last season, open the 2015-16 on Nov. 13 against Colorado in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The NCAA allows teams to make one trip overseas every four years.