Cayman Islands Classic

The Cayman Islands Classic, operated by Caymax Sports Ltd., is a preseason college basketball tournament that takes place in late November of each year, at John Gray Gymnasium in the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Basketball Classic mirrors other popular NCAA preseason basketball tournaments like Hawaii's Maui Invitational Tournament or the Bahamas’ Battle 4 Atlantis.^[1] The First Tournament started 20 November 2017 and concluded on 22 November 2017. The Mountain West sponsors the tournament, as a result a Mountain West team will be in the preseason tournament every year.^[2]

Cayman Islands Classic

Logo of the Cayman Islands Classic
Sport	College Basketball
Founded	2017
Founder	Caymax Sports Ltd
No. of teams	8
Country	Cayman Islands
Venue(s)	John Gray Gymnasium
Most recent champion(s)	Kansas State
Official website	Cayman Islands Classic

Champions

Year	Champion
2017	Cincinnati
2018	Creighton
2019	George Mason
2022	Kansas State

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

2023

The tournament will begin on November 19, 2023, and will conclude on November 21, 2023.^[3]

5th Place Game November 21

Consolation 2nd Round November 20

First Round November 19

Semifinals November 20

Championship November 21

Oakland

Drake

Loyola Marymount

Stephen F. Austin

Marshall

Utah State

7th Place Game

3rd Place Game

FIU

Akron

2022

The tournament began on November 21, 2022, and concluded on November 23, 2022.^[4]

	5th Place Game November 23					Consolation 2nd Round November 22					First Round November 21					Semifinals November 22					Championship November 23
											Illinois State		61
											LSU		77
						Illinois State		66								LSU		73
						Western Kentucky		78								Akron		58
											Western Kentucky		53
											Akron		72
	Western Kentucky		71																		LSU		59
	Tulane		65																		Kansas State		61
											Nevada		75
											Tulane		66
	7th Place Game					Tulane		78								Nevada		87			3rd Place Game
						Rhode Island		75								Kansas State		96
	Illinois State		44								Kansas State		77								Akron		58
	Rhode Island		57								Rhode Island		57								Nevada		62

2021

The 2021 tournament was postponed to 2022 due to existing COVID-19 travel restrictions in the Cayman Islands.^[5]

2020

The 2020 Cayman Islands Classic was canceled due to the NCAA changing the starting date of college basketball as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6]

2019

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	5th Place Game November 27					Consolation 2nd Round November 26					First Round November 25					Semifinals November 26					Championship November 27
											Colorado State		70
											New Mexico State		78*
						Colorado State		61								New Mexico State		65
						Loyola		60								South Florida		45
											Loyola		55
											South Florida		66
	Colorado State		79																		New Mexico State		64
	Washington State		69																		George Mason		68
											George Mason		60
											Old Dominion		53
	7th Place Game					Old Dominion		50								George Mason		85			3rd Place Game
						Washington State		66								Nebraska		66
	Loyola		68								Washington State		71								South Florida		67
	Old Dominion		61								Nebraska		82								Nebraska		74

2018

Source:.^[8][9][10] Source:^[11][12]

	5th Place Game November 21					Consolation 2nd Round November 20					First Round November 19					Semifinals November 20					Championship November 21
												Akron	69
											16	Clemson	72
						Akron		68								16	Clemson	64
						Illinois State		73									Georgia	49
											Georgia		80
											Illinois State		68
	Illinois State		73																		16	Clemson	62
	Boise State		70																			Creighton	87
											St. Bonaventure		65
											Georgia State		75
	7th Place Game					St. Bonaventure		52									Georgia State	68			3rd Place Game
						Boise State		72								12	Creighton	93
	Akron		61								Boise State		82								Georgia		67
	St. Bonaventure		49								Creighton		94								Georgia State		91

2017

Source:^[13]

	5th Place Game November 22					Consolation 2nd Round November 21					First Round November 20					Semifinals November 21					Championship November 22
											Louisiana		80
											Iowa		71
						Iowa		72								Louisiana		61
						South Dakota State		80								Wyoming		70
											South Dakota State		65
											Wyoming		77
	South Dakota State		94																			Wyoming	53
	Buffalo		80																		12	Cincinnati	78
											Richmond		63
											UAB		50
	7th Place Game					UAB		91									Richmond	48			3rd Place Game
						Buffalo		96								12	Cincinnati	75
	Iowa		95									Buffalo	67								Louisiana		82
	UAB		85								12	Cincinnati	73								Richmond		76

References

1. Morales, Kevin. . Cayman27.com. Cayman27.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
2. "Mountain West announces sponsorship of tourney in Cayman Islands". Colorado Springs Gazette. Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
3. "Bracket announced for Cayman Islands Classic". Cayman Islands Classic. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
4. "2022-23 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". SB Nation. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
5. "Cayman Islands Classic Postponed Until 2022". Cayman Islands Classic. CBS Sports. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
6. "Cayman Islands Classic Canceled for 2020". Cayman Islands Classic. CBS Sports. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
7. Chris Heady. "Nebraska joins two NCAA tournament teams in Cayman Islands Classic field". omaha.com. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
8. "Source: Bonnies Headed to Cayman Islands Classic | the Bona Blog".
9. . Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
10. . clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. 17 April 2018. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
11. . caymanislandsclassic.com. CBS Interactive. 7 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
12. "Cayman Islands Classic 2018" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
13. "2017 Teams".

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External links

• Cayman Islands Classic