Cayman Islands Classic

College basketball tournament in the Cayman Islands

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)| Utah State
Official website| 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]

## Champions

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Year  | Champion

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2017  | Cincinnati
2018  | Creighton
2019  | George Mason
2022  | Kansas State
2023  | Utah State

## Brackets

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* – Denotes overtime period

### 2023

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The tournament began on November 19, 2023, and concluded on November 21, 2023.[3]

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| 5th Place Game
November 21| | | Consolation 2nd Round
November 20| | | First Round
November 19| | | Semifinals
November 20| | | Championship
November 21
| | | | |
| Oakland| 77
| | |
| | | Drake| 85| | |
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| Oakland| 74| | Drake| 68
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| | | Loyola Marymount| 69| | | | | Stephen F. Austin| 92| |
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| | Loyola Marymount| 76|
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| | | | Stephen F. Austin| 86| | |
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| Oakland| 78| | Stephen F. Austin| 49
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| Marshall| 71| | | | | Utah State| 79
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| | Marshall| 60|
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| | | Utah State| 83| | |
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| 7th Place Game| Marshall| 80| | Utah State| 65| 3rd Place Game
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| | | | FIU| 69| | | | | Akron| 62| | |
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| Loyola Marymount| 61| | FIU| 71| | Drake| 79
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| FIU| 60| | | Akron| 77| | | Akron| 59
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### 2022

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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| | |
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| Illinois State| 66| | LSU| 73
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| | | Western Kentucky| 78| | | | | Akron| 58| |
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| | Western Kentucky| 53|
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| | | | Akron| 72| | |
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| Western Kentucky| 71| | LSU| 59
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| Tulane| 65| | | | | Kansas State| 61
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| | Nevada| 75|
| | |
| | | Tulane| 66| | |
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| 7th Place Game| Tulane| 78| | Nevada| 87| 3rd Place Game
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| | | | Rhode Island| 75| | | | | Kansas State| 96| | |
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| Illinois State| 44| | Kansas State| 77| | Akron| 58
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| Rhode Island| 57| | | Rhode Island| 57| | | Nevada| 62
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### 2021

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

### 2020

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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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[7]

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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*| | |
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| Colorado State| 61| | New Mexico State| 65
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| | | Loyola| 60| | | | | South Florida| 45| |
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| | Loyola| 55|
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| | | | South Florida| 66| | |
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| Colorado State| 79| | New Mexico State| 64
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| Washington State| 69| | | | | George Mason| 68
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| | George Mason| 60|
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| | | Old Dominion| 53| | |
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| 7th Place Game| Old Dominion| 50| | George Mason| 85| 3rd Place Game
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| | | | Washington State| 66| | | | | Nebraska| 66| | |
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| Loyola| 68| | Washington State| 71| | South Florida| 67
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| Old Dominion| 61| | | Nebraska| 82| | | Nebraska| 74
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### 2018

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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| | |
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| Akron| 68| | 16| Clemson| 64
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| | | Illinois State| 73| | | | | | Georgia| 49| |
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| | Georgia| 80|
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| | | | Illinois State| 68| | |
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| Illinois State| 73| | 16| Clemson| 62
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| Boise State| 70| | | | | | Creighton| 87
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| | St. Bonaventure| 65|
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| | | Georgia State| 75| | |
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| 7th Place Game| St. Bonaventure| 52| | | Georgia State| 68| 3rd Place Game
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| | | | Boise State| 72| | | | | 12| Creighton| 93| | |
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| Akron| 61| | Boise State| 82| | Georgia| 67
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| St. Bonaventure| 49| | | Creighton| 94| | | Georgia State| 91
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### 2017

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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| | |
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| Iowa| 72| | Louisiana| 61
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| | | South Dakota State| 80| | | | | Wyoming| 70| |
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| | South Dakota State| 65|
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| | | | Wyoming| 77| | |
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| South Dakota State| 94| | | Wyoming| 53
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| Buffalo| 80| | | | | 12| Cincinnati| 78
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| | Richmond| 63|
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| | | UAB| 50| | |
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| 7th Place Game| UAB| 91| | | Richmond| 48| 3rd Place Game
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| | | | Buffalo| 96| | | | | 12| Cincinnati| 75| | |
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| Iowa| 95| | | Buffalo| 67| | Louisiana| 82
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| UAB| 85| | | 12| Cincinnati| 73| | | Richmond| 76
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## References

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1. ^ Morales, Kevin. "3 teams on board as Cayman Classic still set to tip off in 2017". 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. 16 April 2015. 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". 29 November 2017.
9. ^ "Cayman Islands Classic confirms 5 teams for 2018 edition – Cayman27". Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
10. ^ "Tigers to Participate in 2018 Cayman Islands Classic". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. 17 April 2018. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
11. ^ "BRACKET RELEASED FOR 2ND ANNUAL CAYMAN ISLANDS CLASSIC; TICKETS AVAILABLE JULY 1". 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
13. ^ "2017 Teams".

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