Sport | College basketball |
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Founded | 2021 |
Owner(s) | bdG Sports |
No. of teams | 4 |
Country | The Bahamas |
Venue(s) | Baha Mar Convention Center, Nassau, Bahamas |
Most recent champion(s) | Miami (FL) |
TV partner(s) | CBS Sports Network, FloHoops |
Related competitions | Nassau Championship |
Official website | Bahamar Hoops |
The Bahamas Championship [1] is a preseason college basketball tournament, first held in 2021.
Year | School |
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2021 | Louisville |
2022 | UCF |
2023 | Miami (FL) |
* – Denotes overtime period
The 2023 field will feature the following teams: [2]
Semifinals November 17 CBSSN | Championship November 19 CBSSN | ||||||
No. 12 Miami (FL) | 79 | ||||||
Georgia | 68 | ||||||
No. 12 Miami (FL) | 91 | ||||||
Kansas State | 83 | ||||||
Kansas State | 73* | ||||||
Providence | 70 | Consolation November 19 CBSSN | |||||
Georgia | 64 | ||||||
Providence | 71 |
Semifinals November 18 CBSSN | Championship November 20 CBSSN | ||||||
DePaul | 61 | ||||||
Santa Clara | 69 | ||||||
Santa Clara | 50 | ||||||
UCF | 57 | ||||||
Oklahoma State | 56 | ||||||
UCF | 60 | Consolation November 20 CBSSN | |||||
DePaul | 78 | ||||||
Oklahoma State | 82 |
Semifinals November 25 CBSSN | Championship November 27 CBSSN | ||||||
Maryland | 86 | ||||||
Richmond | 80 | ||||||
Maryland | 55 | ||||||
Louisville | 63 | ||||||
Louisville | 72 | ||||||
Mississippi State | 58 | Consolation November 27 FloHoops | |||||
Richmond | 71 | ||||||
Mississippi State | 82* |
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