K-State Selected to Play in 2020 Cayman Islands Classic
Jan 22, 2020 | Men's Basketball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State has been selected to participate in the fourth annual Cayman Islands Classic, which is set for Monday-Wednesday, November 23-25, 2020 at John Gray Gymnasium, just minutes away from world famous Seven Mile Beach in George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
K-State will be joined in the field by La Salle, Miami (Fla.), Nevada, Northern Iowa, Ole Miss, Oregon State and Western Kentucky. The Wildcats have previously met six of the seven tournament participants with the exception the Hurricanes. This includes seven meetings with Northern Iowa, five each with Ole Miss and Oregon State, four with La Salle, three with Western Kentucky and two with Nevada.
"We are looking forward to playing in the Cayman Islands Classic," said head coach Bruce Weber. "We always want to challenge our team in the preseason with quality competition and each of these seven schools have tremendous programs with great coaches. This will be a great experience for our team in 2020-21."
Previous winners of the Cayman Islands Classic include Cincinnati (2017), Creighton (2018) and George Mason (2019). The Patriots knocked off New Mexico State, 68-64, for the 2019 title after defeating Old Dominion (60-53) and Nebraska (85-66) in the first two rounds. Other 2019 participants included Colorado State, Loyola Chicago, South Florida and Washington State.
The Cayman Islands are located in the western Caribbean Sea about an hour away from Miami.
This will mark K-State's first appearance in the Cayman Island Classic, however, the Wildcats did win the championship in their last visit to a tournament in the Caribbean after defeating Eastern Kentucky (95-68), Penn (64-48) and Missouri (82-67) in the 2018 Paradise Jam in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Information on tournament travel packages will be available on Monday, February 10.
The complete bracket, including match-ups and television broadcast times, will be announced later this spring.
K-State will be joined in the field by La Salle, Miami (Fla.), Nevada, Northern Iowa, Ole Miss, Oregon State and Western Kentucky. The Wildcats have previously met six of the seven tournament participants with the exception the Hurricanes. This includes seven meetings with Northern Iowa, five each with Ole Miss and Oregon State, four with La Salle, three with Western Kentucky and two with Nevada.
"We are looking forward to playing in the Cayman Islands Classic," said head coach Bruce Weber. "We always want to challenge our team in the preseason with quality competition and each of these seven schools have tremendous programs with great coaches. This will be a great experience for our team in 2020-21."
Previous winners of the Cayman Islands Classic include Cincinnati (2017), Creighton (2018) and George Mason (2019). The Patriots knocked off New Mexico State, 68-64, for the 2019 title after defeating Old Dominion (60-53) and Nebraska (85-66) in the first two rounds. Other 2019 participants included Colorado State, Loyola Chicago, South Florida and Washington State.
The Cayman Islands are located in the western Caribbean Sea about an hour away from Miami.
This will mark K-State's first appearance in the Cayman Island Classic, however, the Wildcats did win the championship in their last visit to a tournament in the Caribbean after defeating Eastern Kentucky (95-68), Penn (64-48) and Missouri (82-67) in the 2018 Paradise Jam in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Information on tournament travel packages will be available on Monday, February 10.
The complete bracket, including match-ups and television broadcast times, will be announced later this spring.
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