Editor: The following is part of a press release from caymanislandsclassic.com.
(GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS) — The Cayman Islands Classic basketball tournament has been canceled due to the NCAA changing the starting date of college basketball this season.
The NCAA announced on September 16 that the college basketball season would be pushed back from its original start date of Nov. 10 to Nov. 25 because of the coronavirus pandemic. It also reduced the number of games each NCAA team can play this season.
The eight-team Cayman Islands Classic was scheduled for Nov. 23-25 with the field including Kansas State, La Salle, Miami, Ole Miss, Nevada, Oregon State, UNI and Western Kentucky.
“Unfortunately, we had to cancel the tournament because of several variables including the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Joe Wright, Chief Executive Officer for Caymax Sports Ltd. “We are disappointed because we had an incredible lineup and we were excited to watch these talented teams compete. We look forward to welcoming teams back to the Cayman Islands in 2021.”
The Cayman Islands Classic will resume play Nov. 22-24, 2021.
Editor: Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson told ValleyHoopsInsider.com that his program has been planning to participate in a different MTE prior to the announcement.
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