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2024 Cayman Islands Classic
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 Brackets * – Denotes overtime period 2024 Men's * – Denotes overtime period Women's * – Denotes overtime period 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, 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Basketball
College basketball is basketball that is played by teams of Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. In the Higher education in the United States, United States, colleges and universities are governed by collegiate athletic bodies, including the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), and the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). Each of these various organizations is subdivided into one to three divisions, based on the number and level of scholarships that may be provided to the athletes. Teams with more talent tend to win over teams with less talent. Each organization has different conferences to divide the teams into groups. Traditionally, the location of a school has been a significant factor in determining conference affiliation. The bulk of the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023
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2024–25 TCU Horned Frogs Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team represents Texas Christian University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Horned Frogs are led by second-year head coach Mark Campbell and play their home games at the Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference. TCU aims to build on their previous season's performance, looking to improve on their record of 21–12 and compete for a higher seed in the postseason tournaments. Previous season The Horned Frogs finished the 2023–24 season with a record of 21–12, including a conference record of 6–12, and reached the second round of the WBIT. They started strong with a 14–0 record but faced challenges that included injuries, leading to a roster adjustment through open tryouts. Offseason Departures Incoming Recruiting There were no recruiting class of 2024. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=10 style="", Regular sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Utah Utes Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, who were led by tenth year head coach Lynne Roberts through the first 4 games of the season before she left to take the Los Angeles Sparks head coaching job and associate head coach Gavin Petersen being named her replacement, play their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and compete as first year members of the Big 12 Conference. Previous season The Utes finished the 2023–24 season 23–11, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tied for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated Arizona State in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UCLA. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as a No. 5 seed in the Portland Region 4 where they defeated South Dakota State in the first round before losing in the second round to Gonzaga to end their season. This wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Mississippi State Bulldogs Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Sam Purcell, played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Previous season The Bulldogs finished the season 23–12 (8–8 SEC) to finish in a tie for seventh place in the conference. They received a bid to the inaugural WBIT, where they defeated Georgia Tech and TCU before falling to Penn State in the quarterfinals. Offseason Departures 2024 recruiting class Incoming transfers Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style="", Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style="", SEC regular season , - !colspan=9 style="", , - !colspan=9 style="", See also *2024–25 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round-robin Tournament
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & C. Merriam Co), p.1980. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, wherein participants are eliminated after a certain number of wins or losses. Terminology The term ''round-robin'' is derived from the French term ('ribbon'). Over time, the term became idiomized to ''robin''. In a ''single round-robin'' schedule, each participant plays every other participant once. If each participant plays all others twice, this is frequently called a ''double round-robin''. The term is rarely used when all participants play one another more than twice, and is never used when one participant plays others an unequal number of times, as is the case in almost all of the major North American professional sports leagues. In the United Kingdom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs Men's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by first-year head coach Mike Jones, played their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference. Previous season The Monarchs finished the 2023–24 season 7–25, 3–15 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place among conference opponents. The Monarchs would lose to Texas State in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament. Offseason Coaching changes Following the mid-season departure of eleven-year head coach Jeff Jones, former Monarchs player Mike Jones was hired to assume the role of head coach. Jones retained assistant coach Jamal Robinson and hired new assistant coaches Ryan Nadeau and James Robinson for the 2024–25 season. Preseason Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll Along with Georgia Southern, the Monarchs were picked to finish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 High Point Panthers Men's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 High Point Panthers men's basketball team represented High Point University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second-year head coach Alan Huss, play their home games at the Qubein Center in High Point, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. As the No. 1 seed in the Big South tournament, the Panthers defeated Gardner–Webb, Radford, and Winthrop to win the tournament championship, overcoming a 15-point deficit in the final game. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the school's first-ever trip to the tournament. As a No. 13 seed in the Midwest regional of the tournament, they were defeated by No. 4-seeded Purdue in the first round. Previous season The Panthers finished the 2023–24 season 27–9, 13–3 in Big South play to finish as Big South regular season champions. As the top seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated Radford in the quarte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Missouri State Bears Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by head coach Cuonzo Martin in his first season in his second stint, and his fourth overall, played their home games at the Great Southern Bank Arena located in Springfield, Missouri as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. Previous season The Bears finished the 2023–24 season 17–16, 8–12 in MVC play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Murray State, before falling to top-seeded Indiana State in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament. On March 10, 2024, the school announced that they would be firing head coach Dana Ford, ending his six-year tenure with the team. On March 27, the school announced that former Missouri head coach Cuonzo Martin Cuonzo LaMar Martin (born September 23, 1971) is an American basketball coach and former player who is in his second tenure as the head men's basketball coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Duquesne Dukes Men's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by first-year head coach Dru Joyce III, played their home games at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). Previous season The Dukes finished the 2023–24 season 25–12, 10–8 in A-10 play, to finish in sixth place. They defeated Saint Louis, Dayton, St. Bonaventure and VCU to win the A-10 tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament marking the sixth trip to the NCAA tournament in school history and first since 1977. As the No. 11 seed in the East Region, they upset BYU in the first round before losing in the second round to Illinois. After winning the A-10 tournament championship, head coach Keith Dambrot announced that he would retire following the season. Dambrot had spent seven years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 South Dakota State Jackrabbits Men's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represented South Dakota State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by sixth-year head coach Eric Henderson, played their home games at First Bank & Trust Arena in Brookings, South Dakota, as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 20–12, 11–5 in Summit League play to finish in third place. They lost to North Dakota in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament. On March 28, 2025, head coach Eric Henderson left the team to take the head coaching position at Drake. A day later, the school named assistant coach Bryan Petersen the team's new head coach. Previous season The Jackrabbits finished the 2023–24 season 22–13, 12–4 in Summit League play to win their ninth regular season title. SDSU defeated Oral Roberts, St. Thomas, and Denver en route to their seventh Summit League tournament championship. As a result, they receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Boise State Broncos Men's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by fifteenth-year head coach Leon Rice, are members of the Mountain West Conference. They played their home games at ExtraMile Arena in Boise, Idaho. Previous season The 2023–24 finished the 2023–24 season 22–11, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place. As a No. 3 seed in the Mountain West Tournament they lost in the quarterfinals to New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also .... They received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the South Region they lost in the First Four to 2023–24 Colora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
