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NASSAU, The Bahamas – UNC Greensboro joins seven other Division I men's basketball teams set to compete in the 2023 Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship, Nov. 24-26, at the Baha Mar Convention, Arts & Entertainment Center.
The eight-team field features Brown, Delaware, George Washington, UIC, Kansas City, Middle Tennessee, UNC Greensboro and Ohio.
Four games will be played during each of the three days of the event.
Action starts Friday, Nov. 24 with the following matchups:
UNC Greensboro vs. Kansas City – 11 a.m. ET
Brown vs. Delaware – 1:30 p.m.
Middle Tennessee vs. UIC – 4:30 p.m.
Ohio vs. George Washington – 7 p.m.
Game times for Saturday and Sunday will be the same with semifinal games on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday's championship game will tip at 7 p.m.
All games will be streamed live by FloHoops.
Five teams that competed in the 2022 event went on to post at least 20 victories this past season, highlighted by Vermont qualifying for the NCAA tournament, North Texas winning the postseason NIT and San Jose State appearing in the CBI.
Past winners of the event include Toledo (2021) and UNC Wilmington (2022).
MORE THAN BASKETBALL AWAITS AT THE BEAUTIFUL BAHA MAR RESORT
The remarkable Baha Mar resort serves as the backdrop to this basketball showcase. Anchored by Grand Hyatt and featuring SLS Baha Mar and Rosewood Baha Mar, the resort is situated on 1,000 acres overlooking Nassau's famous turquoise ocean waters. The destination resort boasts more than 2,300 rooms, the largest casino in the Caribbean, a $200 million luxury water park, an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, the Caribbean's first and only flagship ESPA Spa and a collection of more than 45 restaurants and lounges.
VIP PACKAGES AND TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Basketball fans interested in attending the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship can purchase VIP packages available online at
www.bahamarhoops.com. Amenities include a four-night stay at the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, two courtside tickets to all 12 games of the Nassau Championship, round-trip ground transportation from the airport and resort, two daily breakfast voucher and personal concierge service. (Airfare not included in the packages.)
Fans wishing to purchase tickets and rooms separately can do so at
www.bahamarhoops.com.
ABOUT BAHA MAR HOOPS
As part of Baha Mar Hoops, the resort annually welcomes more than 20 NCAA teams for a three-tournament, regular-season event each November as well as holds a summer league that offers NCAA teams exhibition games against international competition as part of a foreign tour.
The Nassau Championship is one of three events that make up Baha Mar Hoops taking place at the stunning Baha Mar resort during each Thanksgiving holiday. The largest regular-season event in the sport of college basketball, the 2023 gathering for Baha Mar Hoops features 22 NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball teams, competing in 26 games over 10 days. The Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship (Nov. 17 and Nov. 19) crowns a winner among four high-major men's programs while the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship (Nov. 20 and Nov. 22) is a non-bracketed event featuring 10 of the top women's programs in the nation.
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ABOUT bdG SPORTS
bdG Sports is a leader in turn-key event management with a primary focus in basketball and professional golf. The firm boasts an event portfolio that has impacted multiple communities throughout North America and the Caribbean while featuring broadcasts to viewers across the globe.
In basketball, bdG is one of the industry leaders in games produced annually. From summer exhibition tours to multiple high-profile in-season tournaments – such as the Continental Tire Main Event at T-Mobile Arena, the Gulf Coast Showcase in Fort Myers, and more than 20 teams participating in three Baha Mar Hoops events in Nassau -- bdG will contract nearly 150 regular-season men's and women's Division I basketball games. bdG is proud to be the only third-party operator which manages a conference tournament, assisting The Big West Conference Tournament each March in Henderson, Nev. In professional basketball, bdG manages all the home games for the NBA G-League's Ignite which also plays at that same venue.
In professional golf, bdG owns and operates two season-opening Korn Ferry Tour tournaments, The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic and The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic, both featuring $1 million purses. bdG also manages multiple pro-ams throughout the year at destination golf clubs such as Albany, Shadow Creek, Whistling Straights and Bandon Dunes.
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