Nassau Championship

Nassau Championship

Sport	College basketball
Founded	2017[1]
Owner(s)	bdG Sports
No. of teams	8
Country	The Bahamas
Venue(s)	Baha Mar Convention Center, Nassau, Bahamas
Most recent champion(s)	UNC Greensboro (2023)
TV partner(s)	FloHoops.com[2]
Related competitions	Bahamas Championship
Official website	Bahamar Hoops

The Nassau Championship is a preseason college basketball tournament, first held in 2017, designed strictly for mid-major NCAA Division I programs. The first two years were played at Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium.[1] in Nassau, Bahamas. The 2019 Tournament was moved to Baha Mar Convention Center due to damage Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium suffered during Hurricane Dorian.[3]

Tournament History

Champions

Year	School
2017	Vermont
2018	Georgia Southern
2019	Liberty
2021	Toledo
2022	UNC Wilmington
2023	UNC Greensboro
2024	Non-bracketed event

Brackets

2024

The 2024 Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship will be a six-team non-bracketed event for Mid-major teams.[4] All games will be streamed live on FloHoops.

November 29 Iona 62 Tarleton State 51 November 29 Arkansas State 86 Indiana State 81 November 29 Hofstra 68* Rice 63

November 30 Indiana State 83 Iona 80 November 30 Tarleton State 61 Hofstra 59 November 30 Rice 75 Arkansas State 67

December 1 Iona 66 Rice 70 December 1 Hofstra 68 Arkansas State 66 Sunday, December 1 Indiana State 87 Tarleton State 71

2023

The following teams competed in the 2023 tournament:[5][6]

	5th Place Game November 26				Consolation 2nd Round November 25				First Round November 24				Semifinals November 25				Championship November 26
									UNC Greensboro	76
									Kansas City	64
					Kansas City	83							UNC Greensboro	88
					Brown	93*							Delaware	77
									Brown	59
									Delaware	67
	Brown	77															UNC Greensboro	58
	Ohio	82															UIC	57
									Middle Tennessee	40
									UIC	70
	7th Place Game				Middle Tennessee	68							UIC	89			3rd Place Game
					Ohio	80							George Washington	79
	Kansas City	59							Ohio	94							Delaware	71
	Middle Tennessee	63							George Washington	99**							George Washington	81

* – Denotes overtime period

2022

	5th Place Game November 27				Consolation 2nd Round November 26				First Round November 25				Semifinals November 26				Championship November 27
									Vermont	78
									Ball State	73
					Ball State	67							Vermont	66
					Missouri State	64							UNC Wilmington	68
									Missouri State	54
									UNC Wilmington	68
	Ball State	65															UNC Wilmington	55
	San Jose State	67															North Texas	51
									North Texas	69
									San Jose State	54
	7th Place Game				San Jose State	80							North Texas	68			3rd Place Game
					Oakland	67							Long Beach State	47
	Missouri State	76							Oakland	70							Vermont	58
	Oakland	64							Long Beach State	78							Long Beach State	78

2021

• Abilene Christian had to withdraw from the Nassau Championship due to a COVID-19 issue on the ACU team.[7] The tournament continued as planned with a seven team field (with no seventh place game), and the bottom half of the bracket was reseeded. Coastal Carolina received a first round bye.[8][9]

5th Place Game November 24

Consolation 2nd Round November 23

First Round November 22

Semifinals November 23

Championship November 24

Toledo

98

Charlotte

86

Charlotte

55

Toledo

68

Drexel

67

Tulane

67

Drexel

87

Tulane

90

Drexel

64

Toledo

79

Jacksonville State

72

Coastal Carolina

70

Valparaiso

78

Jacksonville State

70

Cancelled

Jacksonville State

Valparaiso

61

3rd Place Game

BYE

Coastal Carolina

64

Coastal Carolina

Tulane

64

BYE

Valparaiso

68

2019

	5th Place Game November 24				Consolation 2nd Round November 23				First Round November 22				Semifinals November 23				Championship November 24
									Liberty	89
									Morgan State	48
					Morgan State	57							Liberty	71
					Milwaukee	62							Rice	59
									Rice	75
									Milwaukee	69
	Milwaukee	63															Liberty	62
	George Washington	66															Kansas City	49
									Evansville	68
									East Carolina	85
	7th Place Game				Evansville	70							East Carolina	68			3rd Place Game
					George Washington	78							Kansas City	74
	Morgan State	112							Kansas City	74							Rice	77
	Evansville	115***							George Washington	68							East Carolina	69

2018

	5th Place Game November 18				Consolation 2nd Round November 17				First Round November 16				Semifinals November 17				Championship November 18
									Montana	93
									Incarnate Word	66
					Incarnate Word	80*							Montana	73
					North Dakota State	78							Miami (OH)	71
									Miami (OH)	89
									North Dakota State	78
	Incarnate Word	68															Montana	77
	Florida Atlantic	71															Georgia Southern	80
									Georgia Southern	80
									Florida Atlantic	70
	7th Place Game				Florida Atlantic	85							Georgia Southern	88			3rd Place Game
					Towson	71							Pepperdine	78
	North Dakota State	76							Towson	65							Miami (OH)	86
	Towson	51							Pepperdine	74							Pepperdine	80

2017

The field of eight teams that competed in the inaugural event was unveiled on 29 September 2017.[1] The tournament began on 17 November and concluded on 19 November.[10]

	5th Place Game November 19				Consolation 2nd Round November 18				First Round November 17				Semifinals November 18				Championship November 19
									Vermont	65
									Bradley	64
					Bradley	71							Vermont	80
					UTSA	69							Coastal Carolina	67
									Coastal Carolina	83
									UTSA	69
	Bradley	70															Vermont	66
	Weber State	64															Northern Kentucky	64
									Northern Kentucky	87
									James Madison	78
	7th Place Game				James Madison	65							Northern Kentucky	87			3rd Place Game
					Weber State	73							Iona	78
	UTSA	90							Iona	80							Coastal Carolina	89
	James Madison	77							Weber State	72							Iona	84

References

1. "Three NCAA Tournament teams highlight the inaugural Islands of the Bahamas Showcase". bd Global. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
2. "bd Global partners with FloSports to distribute 2017 tournament games". bd Global. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
3. "2019 The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase to be played at Baha Mar". Bahamarhoops. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
4. "Competitive Field, Schedule Announced for 2024 Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship". bahamarhoops.com. BDG SPORTS, LLC. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
5. "Seven of eight teams finalized for 2023 Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship".
6. "Final field and pairings announced for 2023 Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship".
7. "MBB announces upcoming schedule changes". ACUSports.com. Abilene Christian University Athletics. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
8. @BahaMarHoops (18 November 2021). "Official statement regarding Abilene Christian participation in next week's BahaMarHoops Nassau Championship at BahaMarResorts" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
9. @BahaMarHoops (18 November 2021). "Updated bracket for the BahaMarHoops Nassau Championship starting on Monday at BahaMarResorts" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
10. "The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Tournament Schedule". Retrieved 18 November 2017.

External links

• Official site of The Nassau Championship