The Cayman Islands Classic, operated by Caymax Sports Ltd., is an early-season college basketball tournament that takes place in late November of each year, at John Gray Gymnasium in George Town, Cayman Islands. The tournament bracket mirrors other popular NCAA early-season basketball tournaments like Hawaii's Maui Invitational and the Bahamas’ Battle 4 Atlantis. The inaugural tournament started and concluded from November 20–22, 2017. Since the Mountain West Conference has sponsored the tournament, a Mountain West team has been featured in the classic every year.
Champions YearChampion2017Cincinnati2018Creighton2019George Mason2022Kansas State2023Utah State2024Boston College
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2025 Men's
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Cayman Brac Division
2024 Men's
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The 2024 Women's Cayman Islands Classic will be a five team Showcase Format Round-robin tournament with predetermined opponents.
2023 The tournament began on November 19, 2023, and concluded on November 21, 2023.
2022 The tournament began on November 21, 2022, and concluded on November 23, 2022.
2021 The 2021 tournament was postponed to 2022 due to existing COVID-19 travel restrictions in the Cayman Islands.
2020 The 2020 Cayman Islands Classic was canceled due to the NCAA changing the starting date of college basketball as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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