KINGSTON, R.I. – The Rhode Island men's basketball team will face international competition this summer when it travels to the Bahamas to participate in the 2024 Baha Mar Hoops Summer League in August.
The Rams will be in Nassau, Bahamas from Aug. 4-9 for a six-day foreign tour that features three exhibition games against international competition. Rhode Island will play against Canadian-based teams from the University of Calgary and the University of Victoria, as well as a game against a local team from the Bahamas.
All three games will be played at the Baha Mar Convention, Arts and Entertainment Center at the stunning Baha Mar resort. The games will not be streamed or televised, but statistics will be kept. The full schedule is as follows:
2024 Baha Mar Hoops Summer League Schedule
Monday, Aug. 5
Rhode Island vs. University of Calgary, 6 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Aug. 7
Rhode Island vs. University of Victoria, 6 p.m. ET
Thursday, Aug. 8
Rhode Island vs. Bahamas, 6 p.m. ET
"The opportunity to bring our program to a destination site like the Baha Mar Hoops Summer League is exciting. Any chance to give your team live game action against any opponent helps build team chemistry, especially where we are blending a returning nucleus with several newcomers. Trips like this are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities that give the team members lasting memories."
NCAA rules allow for a foreign tour by an intercollegiate team once every four academic years. The Baha Mar Hoops Summer League is managed by bdG Sports, a Lexington, Ky.-based event marketing firm which annually operates two dozen collegiate men's and women's basketball games at Baha Mar each November.
"Baha Mar is without question the hottest resort in the world with so many entertainment options onsite," President and CEO of bdG Sports Brooks Downing said. "It should make for a memorable experience for Rhode Island and its fans."
Fan Packages On Sale Now
The trip serves as the first up-close opportunity to catch the Rams in action as Rhode Island gears up for the coming 2024-25 campaign. Fans interested in attending the Baha Mar Hoops Summer League can request additional details on fan packages by emailing info@bahamarhoops.com. Packages include accommodations at the Baha Mar resort, welcome reception tickets, game tickets, breakfast vouchers and other amenities. Game tickets are on sale now at www.bahamarhoops.com.
The remarkable Baha Mar resort serves as the backdrop to this basketball showcase. Anchored by Grand Hyatt and featuring SLS Baha Mar and Rosewood Baha Mar, the resort is situated on 1,000 acres overlooking Nassau's famous turquoise ocean waters. The destination resort boasts more than 2,300 rooms, the largest casino in the Caribbean, a $200 million luxury water park, an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, the Caribbean's first and only flagship ESPA Spa and a collection of more than 45 restaurants and lounges.
About Baha Mar Hoops
As part of Baha Mar Hoops, the resort welcomes 20 NCAA men's and women's teams for a three-tournament, regular-season event each November as well as holds a summer league that includes exhibition games against international competition as part of a foreign tour. The resort has welcomed Kentucky, Xavier and Penn State for summer exhibition tours in recent years.
Keep up to date with the latest information regarding Bah Mar Hoops via social media at @BahaMarHoops on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
About bdG Sports
bdG Sports is a sports and entertainment leader with a dynamic event management portfolio anchored with a focus in basketball and professional golf. The firm boasts an event schedule that has impacted multiple communities throughout North America and the Caribbean while featuring broadcasts to viewers across the globe.
In basketball, bdG has a lengthy history of producing college basketball content. From summer exhibition tours to multiple high-profile in-season tournaments – such as the Continental Tire Main Event at T-Mobile Arena, the Gulf Coast Showcase in Fort Myers, and 20 teams participating in three Baha Mar Hoops events in Nassau -- bdG will contract nearly 150 regular-season men's and women's Division I basketball games annually. bdG is proud to be the only third-party operator which manages a conference tournament, assisting The Big West Conference Tournament each March in Henderson, Nevada. In professional basketball, bdG managed home games for the NBA G-League's Ignite for its two years at the Dollar Loan Center.
In professional golf, bdG owns and operates two season-opening Korn Ferry Tour tournaments, The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic and The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic, both featuring $1 million purses. bdG also manages multiple pro-ams throughout the year at destination golf clubs such as Albany, Shadow Creek, Whistling Straights and Bandon Dunes.
