Topic: Cayman Islands Classic
Two days, eight teams: Women conclude Cayman Islands Classic action
Following the men's Cayman Islands Classic action, the eight female teams concluded two days of fierce, high-level competition on the John Gray Gymnasium floor.
McNeese State claims Cayman Islands Classic title
McNeese State claims the title at the 2025 Cayman Islands Classic, securing the programme’s first-ever in-season tournament championship.
Women’s matchups and divisions confirmed for Cayman Islands Classic
Tournament host Caymax Sports Ltd. has released the matchups for the third annual Cayman Islands Classic women’s basketball tournament.
Cayman Classic men’s teams confirmed for 2025 return
The men’s NCAA Division 1 teams have been confirmed to play in the 2025 Cayman Classic, set for 23-25 Nov.
Texas Christian University closes the show at Cayman Classic
The Cayman Classic wrapped up on Saturday, after a week of exciting action at the John Gray High School gymnasium by the best male...
Cayman women’s classic begins with Mississippi edging Utah
Following the conclusion of the Cayman Islands Classic men's tournament, the best US women's college teams have taken to the court in hopes of racking up wins in their pre-season campaign.
Boston College claim Cayman Classic championship
The finals of the Cayman Islands Classic between Boston College and Boise State came down to the wire Tuesday, 26 Nov., at the John Gray High School gymnasium, with Boston spoiling the comeback story the Broncos had hoped for.
Cayman Islands Classic: Boise State locked in to win
The Boise State University basketball team looks like a favourite to win the pre-season Cayman Islands Classic after coming up short in 2018.
Lumberjacks and Aggies to face off in Cayman Classic finals
After three days of action, the remaining two basketball teams in the men's bracket face off tonight at the John Gray High School gymnasium in the championship game of the Cayman Islands Classic.
Elite women ballers to join men at Cayman Islands Classic
The Cayman Islands Classic will welcome women’s basketball to the court at the John Gray High School Gymnasium for the first time since the tournament was launched in 2017.
Kansas State claims 2022 Cayman Classic championship
With four seconds left on the clock, Kansas State’s Keyontae Johnson scored to help his team edge out Louisiana State University by two points during the 2022 Cayman Islands Classic Championship finals on Wednesday, 23 Nov.
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McLean wins George Teale Trophy
Cayman golfer Holly McLean took top honours in the ladies’ division at the 65th Caribbean Amateur Golf Championship, which ran...
Cayman Classic cancelled for second straight year
Yet another sporting event has been sidelined by COVID, with the postponement of this year's Cayman Islands Classic basketball tournament until November 2022.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Cayman Classic cancelled for 2020
The Cayman Islands Classic basketball tournament, originally set for 23-25 Nov. 2020, has been cancelled for this year.
Cayman Islands Classic basketball tournament moves to Florida
Organisers of the 2020 Cayman Islands Classic are relocating the fourth annual tournament to the Raider Arena on the campus of Northwest Florida State College in Niceville due to the ongoing COVID-19 virus, officials announced today.
Hoops tourneys net big business
The Cayman Islands Classic NCAA preseason basketball tournament began Monday, bringing some of the best college basketball talent in the United States to Cayman’s...
Classic tips off
The third edition of the Cayman Islands Classic tips off at 11 a.m. today at the John Gray Gymnasium. The tournament features eight NCAA...
Cayman Islands Classic set to tip off Monday
Eight teams will be competing for the third annual Cayman Islands Classic championship on Monday, but only one will get to add its name to the young tourney’s honour roll.
Prospects go from Cayman Islands Classic to the NBA
Nicolas Claxton is fighting for minutes in the world’s premier basketball league. But before he made it to the NBA, he played in Cayman. Claxton, a rookie with the Brooklyn Nets, is one of a handful of players who are currently on an NBA roster after participating in the Cayman Islands Classic.
Bracket set for Cayman Islands Classic
The competitors in the Cayman Islands Classic finally know the lay of the land.
Washington State presses on with rebuilding process
For the third time in a decade, Kyle Smith is taking on a basketball rebuilding project.
Old Dominion spoiling for high quality opponents
Old Dominion will do anything and go anywhere to play some high calibre opponents.
EDITORIAL – The return of the Cayman Islands Classic
Months before the tip-off of the third-annual Cayman Islands Classic, we are confident in declaring at least one winner: Cayman’s blossoming sports tourism industry.
UPDATE: Cayman Islands Classic returning for third year
The field has been set for the third edition of the Cayman Islands Classic, and it includes eight geographically diverse teams that have been to the biggest stages in college basketball.
Creighton wins Cayman Islands Classic
John Gray High School gym was reportedly packed with 2,000 basketball fans Wednesday night for the championship game of the second annual Cayman Islands Classic basketball tournament.
NCAA teams face off in Cayman
Harold Lingard only has time to catch a little bit of basketball during the daytime hours, squeezing it in during his lunch hour, but he still bought a pass to this week’s Cayman Islands Classic basketball tournament. The quality of play is that good, he said, and as a former North Carolina resident, he’s a big Clemson University fan.
Cayman Islands Classic returns for second spin at John Gray
The marriage of Grand Cayman and high-level college basketball is back for another spin.
2018 Cayman Islands Classic to be streamed on Facebook
The 2018 Cayman Islands Classic basketball tournament will be streamed on Facebook in collaboration with multi-platform sports network Stadium.
Cayman Islands Classic to hold Special Olympics basketball camp
The Cayman Islands Classic, in partnership with the Special Olympics Cayman Islands, will host an inaugural Special Olympics Basketball Camp in November.
Basketball teams announced for 2nd Cayman Islands Classic
For eight fairly prominent basketball teams, the road to March Madness will start in Cayman.
Basketball tournament made ‘sports tourism’ impact
Government, hoteliers and organizers of the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic basketball tournament believe the event has provided a timely boost to tourism just ahead of high season.
Bearcats sweep their way to Cayman Classic championship
In 2011, the inaugural “Battle 4 Atlantis” college basketball tournament took place in Nassau, The Bahamas.
Bearcats facing Cowboys in basketball finals
A pair of undefeated teams found themselves pitted against each other in the finals of the Cayman Islands Classic.
Crowds turn out for basketball action
Wall-to-wall basketball took center stage at John Gray High School on Monday, as four highly touted college games played out in the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic. The first act of the three-day tournament was an all-day affair, with the first game starting at noon and the last game – featuring No. 12 Cincinnati, the only ranked team in the field – tipping off at 7:30 p.m.
Slam dunk: US college basketball comes to Cayman
The culture of college basketball made an impactful landing in George Town on Monday, when the opening games of the Cayman Islands Classic were played at John Gray High School.
Cayman Islands Classic aims to grow new basketball fans
The speed, skill and high-flying art of college basketball will lay its footprint in unfamiliar territory Monday, when the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic tips off at John Gray High School.
Cayman Classic: No day at the beach for coaches
It’s a dilemma worthy of the proverbial line in the sand. The eight head coaches participating in the Cayman Islands Classic this week have to make sure their players do not spend too much time soaking in the sun on Seven Mile Beach.
Weekender Spotlight
Weekender editor Vicki Wheaton is already (always?) in the holiday spirit and previews some events to get everyone else ready, too.
It’s dribblin’ time!
You may not have heard, but some sweet basketball action is coming to town. The inaugural Cayman Islands Classic is bringing top-rated National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college teams to these shores to battle it out in the John Gray High School gymnasium. Scheduled from Monday-Wednesday, there are 12 games to be played, from the first rounds to the final.
Eight US teams to play at NCAA Cayman tournament
The new gymnasium at John Gray High School is ready for its initiation.
NBA player to golf for charity in Cayman
Retired NBA player Adonal Foyle will be teeing up for charity at a golf tournament next month.
NCAA basketball coming to Cayman in November
Eight top NCAA Division 1 men’s college basketball teams from the U.S. will come to Grand Cayman in November for the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic.
