Nassau Championship

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]

Nassau Championship
SportCollege basketball
Founded2017[1]
No. of teams8
CountryThe Bahamas
Venue(s)Baha Mar Convention Center, Nassau, Bahamas
Most recent
champion(s)		Toledo
(2021)
TV partner(s)FloHoops.com[2]
Official websiteBahamar Hoops

Tournament History

Champions
Year School
2017 Vermont
2018 Georgia Southern
2019 Liberty
2021 Toledo

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

2021
  • Abilene Christian had to withdraw from the Nassau Championship due to a COVID-19 issue on the ACU team.[4] 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.[5][6]
  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   
 Jacksonville State             Valparaiso   61 
  Cancelled      BYE          Coastal Carolina   64      3rd Place Game
            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   
 Evansville   70          East Carolina   68 
  7th Place Game      George Washington   78       Kansas City   74      3rd Place Game
   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   
 Florida Atlantic   85          Georgia Southern   88 
  7th Place Game      Towson   71       Pepperdine   78      3rd Place Game
   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.[7]

  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   
 James Madison   65          Northern Kentucky   87 
  7th Place Game      Weber State   73       Iona   78      3rd Place Game
   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. "MBB announces upcoming schedule changes". ACUSports.com. Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  5. @BahaMarHoops (18 November 2021). "Official statement regarding Abilene Christian participation in next week's BahaMarHoops Nassau Championship at BahaMarResorts" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. @BahaMarHoops (18 November 2021). "Updated bracket for the BahaMarHoops Nassau Championship starting on Monday at BahaMarResorts" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. "The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Tournament Schedule". Retrieved 18 November 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.