NASSAU, Bahamas — With college basketball now underway in the United States, Baha Mar will be adding to the excitement with the hosting of the largest group of teams for the “Baha Mar Hoops” later this month, The Tribune reported on Wednesday, November 10, in in article written by Sports Editor Brent Stubbs.
Baha Mar released the line-up of the 19 NCAA men’s and women’s teams in the event scheduled for November 22-27 at the Baha Mar Convention Centre.
With the playoffs and championship games being carried live on CBS, Jeff Rodgers, who heads the local organising crew, noted that it will only increase the appetite for the viewing fans who are eager to watch their favourite teams either in person or on television.
“We have some of the top NCAA Division one schools like Louisville and Maryland on the men’s side and Stanford and Maryland on the women’s side,” Rodgers said. “So this is going to really be big. Everybody is talking about coming to The Bahamas for the event.”
Baha Mar Hoops is being managed by veteran Bahamas promoter bdG Sports. The firm also currently manages two Korn Ferry Tour professional golf events in the country each January. bdG partnered with Tourism to create the Bahamas Great Exuma Classic and Bahamas Great Abaco Classic in 2017 and both events return at the start of next year’s Korn Ferry Tour schedule in January.
“The collaboration between Baha Mar, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and bdG Sports has been more than two years in the works and we are excited to see it all come to life this November,” said bdG Sports president Brooks Downing.
“As you can see, the response from the college basketball community to make Baha Mar its destination of choice is a true testament to the vision and commitment of Baha Mar president Graeme Davis and his entire team to stake the Baha Mar flag into the sands of Cable Beach as the premier college basketball destination in the Caribbean.”
The teams have been officially welcomed to the Bahamas for the tournament by Davis. “We are thrilled to welcome the men’s and women’s NCAA teams for the first-ever Baha Mar Hoops event,” he said. “At the heart of the resort destination is our determination to inspire the youth from around the world. “We have designed Baha Mar facilities and offerings with the intention of hosting events such as Baha Mar Hoops and look forward to watching these impressive collegiate athletes play basketball in the beautiful Bahamas.”
A total of 23 games will be played across three events during the United States’ Thanksgiving week. According to Rodgers, the action will begin on Monday, November 22 with the eight teams playing in the “Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship.” See complete article in The Tribune at http://www.tribune242.com/news/2021/nov/10/baha-mar-hoops-adds-flavour-ncaa-fever/
