K-State Selected to Play in 2022 Cayman Islands Classic

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State has been selected to participate in the fourth annual Cayman Islands Classic, which is set for Monday-Wednesday, November 21-23, 2022 at The John Gray Gymnasium, just minutes away from world famous Seven Mile Beach in George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

K-State was originally scheduled to play in the Cayman Island Classic during the 2020-21 season, but the tournament was first relocated to Florida then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This will be the first time that organizers have put on the tournament since George Mason won the title in 2019.

K-State will be joined in the field by Akron, Illinois State, LSU, Nevada, Rhode Island, Tulane and Western Kentucky. The team has previously met five of the seven tournament participants with the exception LSU and Rhode Island. The Wildcats are 3-0 vs. Akron, 2-0 vs. Illinois State, 1-1 vs. Nevada, 2-2 vs. Tulane and 3-0 vs. Western Kentucky.

This will mark K-State's first appearance in the Cayman Islands 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.

Sports & Entertainment Travel will be the official fan travel provider for the Cayman Islands Classic. For more information on travel packages with SET, please visit their website at www.CaymanIslandClassicTravel.com or contact them by phone at (877) 669-8903.

The Cayman Islands are located in the western Caribbean Sea about an hour away from Miami.

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 complete bracket, including match-ups and television broadcast times, will be announced at a later date.

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K-State Selected to Play in 2022 Cayman Islands Classic

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