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)| Boston College
Official website| Cayman Islands Classic

The Cayman Islands Classic, operated by Caymax Sports Ltd., is an early-season college basketball tournament that takes place in late November of each year, at John Gray Gymnasium in George Town, Cayman Islands. The tournament bracket mirrors other popular NCAA early-season basketball tournaments like Hawaii's Maui Invitational and the Bahamas’ Battle 4 Atlantis.[1] The inaugural tournament started and concluded from November 20–22, 2017. Since the Mountain West Conference has sponsored the tournament, a Mountain West team has been featured in the classic 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
2024 | Boston College

## Brackets

[edit]

* – Denotes overtime period

### 2024

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#### Men's

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fifth Place
Tuesday, November 26| | | Consolation Semifinals
Monday, November 25| | | Quarterfinals
Sunday, November 24| | | Semifinals
Monday, November 25| | | Championship
Tuesday, November 26
| | | | |
| Hampton| 69
| | |
| | | Boise State| 83| | |
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| Hampton| 64| | Boise State| 83
| | | | | | | |
| | | Duquesne| 59| | | | | South Dakota State| 82| |
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| | South Dakota State| 71|
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| | | | Duquesne| 60| | |
| | |
| Hampton| 73| | Boise State| 61
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| High Point| 76| | | | | Boston College| 63
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Missouri State| 71|
| | |
| | | High Point| 61| | |
| | | | |
| Seventh Place
Tuesday, November 26| High Point| 73| | Missouri State| 74| Third Place
Tuesday, November 26
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Old Dominion| 67| | | | | Boston College| 76*| | |
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| Duquesne| 67| | Old Dominion| 52| | South Dakota State| 75
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| Old Dominion| 54| | | Boston College| 82| | | Missouri State| 55
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* – Denotes overtime period

#### Women's

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* – Denotes overtime period

The 2024 Women's Cayman Islands Classic will be a five team Showcase Format Round-robin tournament with predetermined opponents.

| | Thursday, November 28 |

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|

| | | |
|  | Mississippi State | 66 |
|  | Utah | 62 |
| | Friday, November 29 |

|
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| | | |
| 17 | TCU |  |
| 3 | Notre Dame |  |
| Friday, November 29 |

|
|

| | | |
|  | South Florida |  |
|  | Mississippi State |  |
| | Saturday, November 30 |

|
|

| | | |
|  | Utah |  |
| 3 | Notre Dame |  |
| Saturday, November 30 |

|
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| | | |
|  | South Florida |  |
| 17 | TCU |  |

### 2023

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The tournament began on November 19, 2023, and concluded 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| 77
| | |
| | | Drake| 85| | |
| | | | | | | |
| Oakland| 74| | Drake| 68
| | | | | | | |
| | | Loyola Marymount| 69| | | | | Stephen F. Austin| 92| |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | Loyola Marymount| 76|
| | | | |
| | | | Stephen F. Austin| 86| | |
| | |
| Oakland| 78| | Stephen F. Austin| 49
| | | | |
| Marshall| 71| | | | | Utah State| 79
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marshall| 60|
| | |
| | | Utah State| 83| | |
| | | | |
| 7th Place Game| Marshall| 80| | Utah State| 65| 3rd Place Game
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | FIU| 69| | | | | Akron| 62| | |
| | | | | | |
| Loyola Marymount| 61| | FIU| 71| | Drake| 79
| | | | |
| 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| | |
| | | | | | | |
| 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
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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

[edit]

[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*| | |
| | | | | | | |
| 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

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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| | |
| | | | | | | |
| Akron| 68| | 16| Clemson| 64
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| | | Illinois State| 73| | | | | | Georgia| 49| |
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| | Georgia| 80|
| | | | |
| | | | Illinois State| 68| | |
| | |
| Illinois State| 73| | 16| Clemson| 62
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| Boise State| 70| | | | | | Creighton| 87
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | St. Bonaventure| 65|
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| | | Georgia State| 75| | |
| | | | |
| 7th Place Game| St. Bonaventure| 52| | Georgia State| 68| 3rd Place Game
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Boise State| 72| | | | | 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

[edit]

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
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| | | 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
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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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