Men's Hoops to Participate in 2024 Cayman Islands Classic

GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS – Boise State will return to the Cayman Islands Classic, event host Caymax Sports Ltd. announced, Tuesday.

The 2024 Cayman Islands Classic will be held, Nov. 24-26, at the John Gray Coliseum at Georgetown, Grand Cayman.

Boise State participated in the 2018 edition of the tournament and went 2-1, with the lone loss coming to eventual champions Creighton.

Joining the Broncos in this year's field are: Boston College, Duquesne, Hampton, High Point, Missouri State, Old Dominion and South Dakota State. South Dakota State and Duquesne are coming off NCAA Tournament appearances, and Boston College and High Point made the NIT and CBI, respectively.

The bracket for the tournament as well as ticket options will be announced at a later date.

This is Boise State's 10th appearance at an early-season tournament since 2013: 2023 ESPN Events Invitational, 2022 Myrtle Beach Classic, 2021 Charleston Classic, 2019 Diamond Head Classic, 2018 Cayman Islands Classic, 2017 Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach, 2016 Charleston Classic, 2015 Wooden Legacy and 2013 Diamond Head Classic.

The Broncos have won at least one game at each of its appearances at an ESPN-owned multi-team event, including winning two games in four of the last five.

Boise State is the only team in the Mountain West to return two all-conference performers this season in Tyson Degenhart and O'Mar Stanley. Leon Rice and his staff also added senior Alvaro Cardenas through the transfer portal to give the Broncos three of the top five returning players in the conference, per Bart Torvik.

Rice returns for his 15th season in the Treasure Valley as he hopes to lead Boise State back to the NCAA Tournament for an unprecedented fourth-straight season.

Team Capsules

South Dakota State swept to the Summit League championship last winter, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament East Region, capping the year with a 22-13 overall record under Henderson.
Dru Joyce III has moved up to the head coaching spot for Duquesne after serving two years as associate head coach for the Dukes who went 25-12 overall and 10-8 in the Atlantic 10 Conference, advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after earning a first-round victory against BYU.
Boise State went 22-11 last year, tying for second place in the Mountain West Conference with a 13-5 record and earning a trip to the NCAA Tournament First Four.
Boston College posted 20 wins a year ago, grabbing a spot in the National Invitation Tournament in coach Earl Grant's third season at the helm. The Eagles knocked off Providence in a first-round NIT contest. Earlier, BC claimed wins over Miami and Clemson in the ACC tournament.
High Point had a breakout season under Huss, landing a 27-9 overall record and 13-3 mark in the Big South Conference after being picked for seventh place. Huss nabbed the league's Coach of the Year honor, then took his team to the CBI championship game.
A familiar name takes over the leadership at Missouri State, where Cuonzo Martin returns as head coach at the Missouri Valley Conference program. He led the Bears from 2008-2011, and inherited a squad that went 17-16 overall a year ago.
First-year coaches Ivan Thompson at Hampton and Mike Jones at Old Dominion are hoping to ignite turnarounds.

Men's Hoops to Participate in 2024 Cayman Islands Classic

Players Mentioned

Tyson Degenhart

O'Mar Stanley

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