Tulsa to Compete in 2025 Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship
9/12/2025 10:37:00 AM | Women's Basketball
NASSAU, The Bahamas – The University of Tulsa women's basketball team has been invited to compete in the 2025 Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship, Friday, Nov. 28 and Sunday, Nov. 30 at the Baha Mar Convention, Arts & Entertainment Center in Nassau, The Bahamas. The beautiful Baha Mar resort will host the Golden Hurricane and seven other competitive programs during the week of Thanksgiving.
The eight-team field will be divided into separate, four-team brackets that will crown two champions.
Tulsa, Arkansas State, Houston and Kent State will battle each other in the four-team Goombay Division that tips off play each day. Action starts Nov. 28 with TU taking on Kent State at 10 a.m. Central followed by Houston against Arkansas State at 12:30 p.m. The consolation game will start at 10 a.m. on Nov. 30 with the championship game to follow at 12:30 p.m.
Clemson, Michigan State, Temple and Western Carolina compete in the four-team Junkanoo Division that continues basketball action into the afternoon and evening each day.
Streaming details will be announced closer to the event.
"We are excited and proud to showcase a top-tier brand of hoops in the Bahamas once again as we continue to grow and expand women's basketball and our events," college basketball analyst and event contributor Debbie Antonelli said. "I'm proud of the quality programs, coaches and student-athletes competing in this event. I'm sure their experience will be first class and help aid in their team development as conference play nears."
Tulsa made its third postseason appearance in four seasons under head coach Angie Nelp, advancing to the WNIT a year ago. The Golden Hurricane registered a 17-15 overall mark and 11-7 showing in the American Conference in 2024-25.
A year removed from appearing in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, Todd Starkey's Kent State Flashes registered their third consecutive 20-plus win campaign last season with a 21-12 overall mark and fourth-place finish in the Mid-American Conference at 12-6.
Arkansas State earned the program's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2024-25, winning its first Sun Belt Conference Tournament title. Head coach Destinee Rogers' Red Wolves, who led the nation in 3-pointers per game (10.4) last season, finished second in the Sun Belt at 15-3 and 21-11 overall.
The Matthew Mitchell era is in its first season at Houston. Mitchell formerly coached at Kentucky from 2007-2020, leading the Wildcats to nine NCAA Tournament appearances, three Elite Eight showings and 10, 20-plus win seasons.
BAHA MAR HOOPS NASSAU CHAMPIONSHIP (Nov. 28 & 30)
(WOMEN'S TEAMS: GOOMBAY DIVISION – Arkansas State, Houston, Kent State, Tulsa;
JUNKANOO DIVISION – Clemson, Michigan State, Temple, Western Carolina)
Streaming TBA
GOOMBAY DIVISION
Friday, Nov. 28 - First Round
Game 1: Kent State vs. Tulsa (10 a.m. CT)
Game 2: Houston vs. Arkansas State (12:30 p.m. CT)
Sunday, Nov. 30 - Consolation/Championship
Game 3: Consolation: TBA vs. TBA (10 a.m. CT)
Game 4: Championship: TBA vs. TBA (12:30 p.m. CT)
JUNKANOO DIVISION
Friday, Nov. 28 - First Round
Game 1: Clemson vs. Western Carolina (3 p.m. CT)
Game 2: Michigan State vs. Temple (5:30 p.m. CT)
Sunday, Nov. 30 - Consolation/Championship
Game 3: Consolation: TBA vs. TBA (3 p.m. CT)
Game 4: Championship: TBA vs. TBA (5:30 p.m. CT)
TOURNAMENT TICKETS AND VIP PACKAGES ON SALE NOW
Tickets and VIP packages are currently available for purchase at www.bahamarhoops.com. Amenities of the VIP packages include a minimum three-night stay at the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, two courtside tickets to all games of the event, two tickets to the tournament's VIP reception (Nov. 29) with dinner and open bar included, round-trip ground transportation from the airport and resort, two daily breakfast voucher, welcome gifts and personal concierge service. (Airfare not included in the packages.)
MORE THAN BASKETBALL AWAITS AT THE BEAUTIFUL BAHA MAR RESORT
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
Baha Mar annually plays host to one of the largest regular-season events in the sport of college basketball. Each November around the Thanksgiving holiday, 20 NCAA Division I men's and women's teams visit the stunning resort to compete in various basketball tournaments. In total, 20 games will be played over an 11-day span.
Each August, the resort also holds the Baha Mar Hoops Summer League, offering NCAA teams exhibition games against international competition as part of a foreign tour. The resort has welcomed men's basketball teams from Kentucky, Louisville, Penn State, Rhode Island and Xavier for summer exhibition tours in recent years.
BAHA MAR HOOPS SOCIAL TAGS
Keep up to date with the latest information regarding Bah Mar Hoops via social media at @BahaMarHoops on Twitter, 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 delivered significant economic impact to 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, bdG will contract nearly 150 regular-season men's and women's Division I basketball games annually. It boasts the record for the largest hoops crowd in Nevada state history (Duke-Gonzaga 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas) and the second-most watched game since 2008 (Arkansas-Illinois on Thanksgiving Day 2024 with 5.1 million viewers). 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 Golf Classic at Paradise Island and The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic, both featuring $1 million purses. And among its newest events, the ESPN Fantasy Football Weekend at Baha Mar each August.
2025 TULSA SEASON TICKETS
Starting at just $75, season ticket members will receive an all-in-1 digital pass that will be good for all 2025 Tulsa women's basketball regular season home games in the Donald W. Reynolds Center. Season tickets are not valid for any postseason games. No refunds for canceled games due to weather-related or any other cause. CLICK HERE to start the process of ordering tickets or call 918-631-4688.
Visit www.TulsaHurricane.com for the latest news and information on the women's basketball program. Fans can also follow the team on X, Facebook and Instagram.
The eight-team field will be divided into separate, four-team brackets that will crown two champions.
Tulsa, Arkansas State, Houston and Kent State will battle each other in the four-team Goombay Division that tips off play each day. Action starts Nov. 28 with TU taking on Kent State at 10 a.m. Central followed by Houston against Arkansas State at 12:30 p.m. The consolation game will start at 10 a.m. on Nov. 30 with the championship game to follow at 12:30 p.m.
Clemson, Michigan State, Temple and Western Carolina compete in the four-team Junkanoo Division that continues basketball action into the afternoon and evening each day.
Streaming details will be announced closer to the event.
"We are excited and proud to showcase a top-tier brand of hoops in the Bahamas once again as we continue to grow and expand women's basketball and our events," college basketball analyst and event contributor Debbie Antonelli said. "I'm proud of the quality programs, coaches and student-athletes competing in this event. I'm sure their experience will be first class and help aid in their team development as conference play nears."
Tulsa made its third postseason appearance in four seasons under head coach Angie Nelp, advancing to the WNIT a year ago. The Golden Hurricane registered a 17-15 overall mark and 11-7 showing in the American Conference in 2024-25.
A year removed from appearing in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, Todd Starkey's Kent State Flashes registered their third consecutive 20-plus win campaign last season with a 21-12 overall mark and fourth-place finish in the Mid-American Conference at 12-6.
Arkansas State earned the program's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2024-25, winning its first Sun Belt Conference Tournament title. Head coach Destinee Rogers' Red Wolves, who led the nation in 3-pointers per game (10.4) last season, finished second in the Sun Belt at 15-3 and 21-11 overall.
The Matthew Mitchell era is in its first season at Houston. Mitchell formerly coached at Kentucky from 2007-2020, leading the Wildcats to nine NCAA Tournament appearances, three Elite Eight showings and 10, 20-plus win seasons.
BAHA MAR HOOPS NASSAU CHAMPIONSHIP (Nov. 28 & 30)
(WOMEN'S TEAMS: GOOMBAY DIVISION – Arkansas State, Houston, Kent State, Tulsa;
JUNKANOO DIVISION – Clemson, Michigan State, Temple, Western Carolina)
Streaming TBA
GOOMBAY DIVISION
Friday, Nov. 28 - First Round
Game 1: Kent State vs. Tulsa (10 a.m. CT)
Game 2: Houston vs. Arkansas State (12:30 p.m. CT)
Sunday, Nov. 30 - Consolation/Championship
Game 3: Consolation: TBA vs. TBA (10 a.m. CT)
Game 4: Championship: TBA vs. TBA (12:30 p.m. CT)
JUNKANOO DIVISION
Friday, Nov. 28 - First Round
Game 1: Clemson vs. Western Carolina (3 p.m. CT)
Game 2: Michigan State vs. Temple (5:30 p.m. CT)
Sunday, Nov. 30 - Consolation/Championship
Game 3: Consolation: TBA vs. TBA (3 p.m. CT)
Game 4: Championship: TBA vs. TBA (5:30 p.m. CT)
TOURNAMENT TICKETS AND VIP PACKAGES ON SALE NOW
Tickets and VIP packages are currently available for purchase at www.bahamarhoops.com. Amenities of the VIP packages include a minimum three-night stay at the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, two courtside tickets to all games of the event, two tickets to the tournament's VIP reception (Nov. 29) with dinner and open bar included, round-trip ground transportation from the airport and resort, two daily breakfast voucher, welcome gifts and personal concierge service. (Airfare not included in the packages.)
MORE THAN BASKETBALL AWAITS AT THE BEAUTIFUL BAHA MAR RESORT
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
Baha Mar annually plays host to one of the largest regular-season events in the sport of college basketball. Each November around the Thanksgiving holiday, 20 NCAA Division I men's and women's teams visit the stunning resort to compete in various basketball tournaments. In total, 20 games will be played over an 11-day span.
Each August, the resort also holds the Baha Mar Hoops Summer League, offering NCAA teams exhibition games against international competition as part of a foreign tour. The resort has welcomed men's basketball teams from Kentucky, Louisville, Penn State, Rhode Island and Xavier for summer exhibition tours in recent years.
BAHA MAR HOOPS SOCIAL TAGS
Keep up to date with the latest information regarding Bah Mar Hoops via social media at @BahaMarHoops on Twitter, 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 delivered significant economic impact to 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, bdG will contract nearly 150 regular-season men's and women's Division I basketball games annually. It boasts the record for the largest hoops crowd in Nevada state history (Duke-Gonzaga 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas) and the second-most watched game since 2008 (Arkansas-Illinois on Thanksgiving Day 2024 with 5.1 million viewers). 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 Golf Classic at Paradise Island and The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic, both featuring $1 million purses. And among its newest events, the ESPN Fantasy Football Weekend at Baha Mar each August.
2025 TULSA SEASON TICKETS
Starting at just $75, season ticket members will receive an all-in-1 digital pass that will be good for all 2025 Tulsa women's basketball regular season home games in the Donald W. Reynolds Center. Season tickets are not valid for any postseason games. No refunds for canceled games due to weather-related or any other cause. CLICK HERE to start the process of ordering tickets or call 918-631-4688.
Visit www.TulsaHurricane.com for the latest news and information on the women's basketball program. Fans can also follow the team on X, Facebook and Instagram.
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