Temple University Athletics
Owls to Compete in Baha Mar Hoops Tournament
9.12.25 | Women's Basketball
NASSAU, The Bahamas – The Temple women's basketball team will head to the Baha Mar Hoops Tournament in Nassau, Bahamas, taking place Nov. 26–28.
The eight-team field will be divided into two separate four-team brackets, each crowning its own champion.
Temple will compete in the Junkanoo Division, which includes Michigan State, Clemson, and Western Carolina.
"We are traveling far and wide to play some of the best teams in the country. It will surely test us, but we are preparing for the task," Head Coach Diane Richardson stated.
This marks the Owls' first appearance in the Baha Mar Hoops Tournament. Temple hasn't participated in a tournament outside the U.S. since the 2019–20 season, when the team played in the Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico.
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.
The eight-team field will be divided into two separate four-team brackets, each crowning its own champion.
Temple will compete in the Junkanoo Division, which includes Michigan State, Clemson, and Western Carolina.
"We are traveling far and wide to play some of the best teams in the country. It will surely test us, but we are preparing for the task," Head Coach Diane Richardson stated.
This marks the Owls' first appearance in the Baha Mar Hoops Tournament. Temple hasn't participated in a tournament outside the U.S. since the 2019–20 season, when the team played in the Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico.
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.
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