Nassau Championship Explained

Nassau Championship
Sport:	College basketball
Founded:	2017^[1]
Teams:	8
Country:	The Bahamas
Venue:	Baha Mar Convention Center, Nassau, Bahamas
Champion:	UNC Wilmington
Champ Season:	2022
Website:	Bahamar Hoops
Owner:	bdG Sports
Related Comps:	Bahamas Championship
Tv:	FloHoops.com^[2]

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. 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]

Tournament History

Champions

Year	School
2017	Vermont
2018	Georgia Southern
2019	Liberty
2021	Toledo
2022	UNC Wilmington
2023	UNC Greensboro

Brackets

2023

The following teams will compete in the 2023 tournament:^{[4] [5]} * – Denotes overtime period

2021

• Abilene Christian had to withdraw from the Nassau Championship due to a COVID-19 issue on the ACU team.^[6] 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.^{[7] [8]}

2017

The field of eight teams that competed in the inaugural event was unveiled on 29 September 2017. The tournament began on 17 November and concluded on 19 November.^[9]

External links

• Official site of The Nassau Championship

Notes and References

1. Web site: Three NCAA Tournament teams highlight the inaugural Islands of the Bahamas Showcase. 29 September 2017. 18 November 2017. bd Global.
2. Web site: bd Global partners with FloSports to distribute 2017 tournament games. 23 October 2017. 18 November 2017. bd Global.
3. Web site: 2019 The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase to be played at Baha Mar . Bahamarhoops . 15 June 2021.
4. Web site: Seven of eight teams finalized for 2023 Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship .
5. Web site: Final field and pairings announced for 2023 Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship .
6. Web site: MBB announces upcoming schedule changes . ACUSports.com . 18 November 2021 . Abilene Christian University Athletics . 18 November 2021.
7. BahaMarHoops . 1461401520017010693. Nov 18, 2021. Official statement regarding Abilene Christian participation in next week's BahaMarHoops Nassau Championship at BahaMarResorts . https://twitter.com/BahaMarHoops/status/1461401520017010693.
8. BahaMarHoops . 1461440716148670468. Nov 18, 2021. Updated bracket for the BahaMarHoops Nassau Championship starting on Monday at BahaMarResorts . https://twitter.com/BahaMarHoops/status/1461440716148670468.
9. Web site: The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Tournament Schedule. 18 November 2017.