2023 Cayman Islands Women's Basketball Classic - November 24th and 25th

[CONNCAN]

NEWS: UConn women’s basketball announces it will compete in the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic women’s college basketball tournament next season. Eight teams (LSU, Virginia Tech, UCLA, Kansas, Niagara, Tulane and Virginia + UConn) will compete in the Classic on Nov. 24-25

 

[HuskyNan]

I might have to go to this one

 

[ThisJustIn]

Cayman Islands Classic

The official athletics website for Cayman Islands Classic

caymanislandsclassic.com

Tickets​

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Tickets are currently only available through our Travel Packages. Visit www.caymanislandsclassictravel.com.
Tickets will eventually go on sale through our ticketing partner Event Pro.
There are only 2000 seats available so be sure to get your packages as soon as possible!
An All Tournament Pass gives you access to all 20 games (Men and Women).
Cost - US $500.00
All Tournament Courtside Package - gives you 1 assigned courtside seat for the entire tournament.
Cost - US $800.00​

Booster Passes give you access to each of your team's games and you get to sit behind your team's bench.
Cost - US $150.00

 

[hoopsfan22]

Wonder how the bracket is structured. Will it be like an elite 8 set up or will they break into two separate brackets that never play each other?

 

[and one]

How convenient. I could go see UConn play and then tend to all those off-shore accounts the IRS doesn't know about.

 

[jpp13]

Wonder how the bracket is structured. Will it be like an elite 8 set up or will they break into two separate brackets that never play each other?

I think similar to the Portland tourney last year. Random the travel package specifies 3 games???

 

[Centerstream]

And I am guessing that FloSports will have the broadcast rights.

 

[hoopsfan22]

And I am guessing that FloSports will have the broadcast rights.

That whole thing is weird to me. Surely ESPN would love the chance at having an additional UConn game on its airwaves? Never mind that this particular tournament would also have the defending national champs. They're dipping their toes into putting WCBB on their national channels, but then totally ignore a tournament with a bunch of huge college basketball name brands like this?

 

[Waquoit]

I remember back in the 70's, people only went to the Cayman's for money laundering.

 

[hoopsnloops32]

That whole thing is weird to me. Surely ESPN would love the chance at having an additional UConn game on its airwaves? Never mind that this particular tournament would also have the defending national champs. They're dipping their toes into putting WCBB on their national channels, but then totally ignore a tournament with a bunch of huge college basketball name brands like this?

Where is it being broadcast? I haven't seen news on coverage on the tournament yet.

 

[HuskyNan]

UConn to Participate in Inaugural Cayman Islands Classic Women’s Basketball Tournament - University of Connecticut Athletics

The UConn women's basketball program will compete in the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic women's college basketball tournament next season, as announced by ...

uconnhuskies.com

 

[BballFan]

Rum point is one of my favorite places in the world.

 

[Bone Dog]

Is there actually a gymnasium on the Caymans, or is this going to be played in a hotel ballroom?

 

[JavaMan]

Is there actually a gymnasium on the Caymans, or is this going to be played in a hotel ballroom?

I'll bet they have a gorgeous outside court complex.

 

[meyers7]

Geez, NIL and now Cayman Islands??? What's WCBB coming to?

 

[meyers7]

Wonder how the bracket is structured. Will it be like an elite 8 set up or will they break into two separate brackets that never play each other?

Looks like the Men's tourney last year was a bracket, winner side, loser side. 3 games either way.

2022 Bracket - Cayman Islands Classic

caymanislandsclassic.com

 

[BRS24]

I might have to go to this one

I'm googling flight prices and trying to convince hubby that even though we are traveling 2 weeks in Sept, this is a must see. Not going great so far ...

 

[Zarathustra]

UCONN, LSU, Virginia Tech, and UCLA all get to test their
rosters early, WOW! I like a healthy Husky team in this Tournament.

 

[UcMiami]

Went to Pirate Week one year when I lived in Montego Bay - bit of a drunken revelry, but fun. Strange place overall, sort of a continuous beach with lots of banks but with little history still standing. Pirate Week on Grand Cayman ends on the Nov. 19th so the island may still be hung over! But it will be continuing on Cayman Brac that weekend.

 

[sun]

I'm not sure why it's being called the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic when it began being held in 2017.
It's probably because it's no longer being sponsored by the Mountain West Conference as it was before since no Mountain West team appears to be playing in it next year.
That was previously a requirement.
Wikipedia shows how the bracketing works and the results of previous Cayman Islands Classics.
LSU played in the Cayman Islands Classic last year.

Cayman Islands Classic - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[BRS24]

Slightly related question - if anyone has done these holidays tourneys before, do you book your own lodging, tickets, etc, or do you get the package thru the tourney for hotel, ticket, transportation, etc?

 

[gold2323]

Count me in

 

[uconnfan68]

I remember back in the 70's, people only went to the Cayman's for money laundering.

Still do.

 

[Blakeon18]

2 days...means 2 games? Maybe 2 four team brackets....wind up with 2 winners?

Maybe either LSU or Va. Tech against UConn in our bracket finals...or UCLA?
I would think each bracket would have 2 elite teams....with a relatively easier first game for
the 4 elite teams.

Sure hope it's on TV with a widely used channel.

 

[gold2323]

Probably in FLOSPORTS