George Washington University Athletics
Men’s Basketball Headlines Field at Islands of the Bahamas Showcase
4/25/2019 1:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The eight-team tournament will be played Nov. 22-24 in Nassau
WASHINGTON – The GW men's basketball team headlines an eight-team field for the 2019 Islands of the Bahamas Showcase, which will be contested Nov. 22-24 in Nassau, The Bahamas.
The Colonials will open the tournament on Friday, Nov. 22 vs. University of Missouri-Kansas City at 5 p.m. ET. Consolation games will be played Saturday, Nov. 23 at 11 a.m./2 p.m. followed by the semifinals at 5 p.m./8 p.m. Sunday's championship game will be at 8 p.m. ET. The rest of the field includes 2019 NCAA Tournament participant Liberty, East Carolina, Evansville, Milwaukee, Morgan State and Rice.
"We're really excited to be a part of this event to give our guys a great cultural experience while also having the opportunity to play a tournament early in the year against talented teams," said head coach Jamion Christian. "Playing against a field like this on neutral soil gives us the chance to see our team grow. Within our first year we're really excited about building our brand of basketball, and you can't build it without opportunities like this."
All 12 games will be played at Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium with the teams residing at the Baha Mar resort. The tournament bracket can be seen here. For ticket information, call the Smith Center box office at 202-99-GWTIX or email Tickets@gwu.edu.
The Colonials will open the tournament on Friday, Nov. 22 vs. University of Missouri-Kansas City at 5 p.m. ET. Consolation games will be played Saturday, Nov. 23 at 11 a.m./2 p.m. followed by the semifinals at 5 p.m./8 p.m. Sunday's championship game will be at 8 p.m. ET. The rest of the field includes 2019 NCAA Tournament participant Liberty, East Carolina, Evansville, Milwaukee, Morgan State and Rice.
"We're really excited to be a part of this event to give our guys a great cultural experience while also having the opportunity to play a tournament early in the year against talented teams," said head coach Jamion Christian. "Playing against a field like this on neutral soil gives us the chance to see our team grow. Within our first year we're really excited about building our brand of basketball, and you can't build it without opportunities like this."
All 12 games will be played at Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium with the teams residing at the Baha Mar resort. The tournament bracket can be seen here. For ticket information, call the Smith Center box office at 202-99-GWTIX or email Tickets@gwu.edu.
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