Jamaica Classic (basketball)

Jamaica Classic
	Logo of the Jamaica Classic
Sport	College basketball
Founded	2017
Founder	Van Wagner Sports
No. of teams	8
Country	Jamaica
Venue(s)	; Montego Bay, Jamaica
TV partner(s)	CBS Sports Network
Sponsor(s)	Jersey Mike's Subs
Official website	Official site of the Jamaica Classic

The Jamaica Classic (branded as the Jersey Mike's Jamaica Classic) is an early-season college basketball tournament that takes place in November of each year, at the in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The Tournament currently uses an 8 team Round Robin format, In the inaugural season the tournament had an 14 team field. The 2020 edition of the tournament was canceled due to NCAA moving the first contest date of men's and women's basketball to November 25 for the 2020-21 season, and due to developing and ongoing concerns associated with COVID-19.^[1]

The tournament has plans to return to Montego Bay for the 2022 edition. Games played in the Montego Bay Convention Centre are televised on CBS Sports Network

* – Denotes overtime period

2019[]

Participants[]

Campus Games[]

	November 16

	Nicholls		65
	LSU		75

	November 19

	Nicholls		65
	Rhode Island		70

	November 19

	UMBC		50
	LSU		77

	November 22

	LSU		78
	Utah State		80

	November 22

	Rhode Island		60
	North Texas		47

	November 22

	UMBC		45
	Eastern Michigan		62

	November 22

	Nicholls		54
	North Carolina A&T		66

	November 24

	LSU		96
	Rhode Island		83

	November 24

	North Texas		59
	Utah State		68

	November 24

	North Carolina A&T		54
	Eastern Michigan		58

	November 22

	UMBC		72
	Nicholls		82

Source^[2]

2018[]

Participants[]

	November 16

	Loyola Marymount		65
	Georgetown		62

	November 16

	South Florida		73
	Ohio		46

	November 16

	Central Connecticut		78
	Austin Peay		80

	November 16

	Florida A&M		59
	Campbell		66

	November 18

	Ohio		65
	Loyola Marymount		56

	November 18

	South Florida		73
	Georgetown		66*

	November 18

	Campbell		78
	Austin Peay		72

	November 22

	Florida A&M		75
	Central Connecticut		89

Source^[3]

2017[]

Participants[]

Campus Games[]

	November 10

	Miami (OH)		55
	Fordham		54

	November 10

	Oglethorpe		73
	The Citadel		109

	November 12

	LeTourneau		99
	Northwestern State		84

	November 12

	Gordon College		63
	Hartford		80

	November 14

	Winthrop		76
	Colorado State		80

	November 24

	Northwestern State		60
	Colorado State		72

	November 24

	The Citadel		78
	Florida State		113

	December 10 Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida

	Tulane		53
	Florida State		72

	November 17

	Tulane		80
	Colorado State		53

	November 17

	Long Island		74
	Miami (OH)		78

	November 17

	Florida State		67
	Fordham		43

	November 18

	Hartford		84
	LIU Brooklyn		86

	November 19

	Miami (OH)		58
	Hartford		68

	November 19

	Florida State		90
	Colorado State		73

	November 19

	Fordham		53
	Tulane		65

Source^[4]

References[]

^ Reid, Paul. "CALLED OFF; COVID-19 forces cancellation of 2020 Jersey Mike's Jamaica Classic". Jamaica Classic. jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "2019 Jamaica Classic Montego Bay Schedule". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "2018 Jamaica Classic Montego Bay Schedule". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "2017 Jamaica Classic Montego Bay Schedule". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

External links[]

Official site of the Jamaica Classic

[1] Reid, Paul. "CALLED OFF; COVID-19 forces cancellation of 2020 Jersey Mike's Jamaica Classic". Jamaica Classic. jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[2] "2019 Jamaica Classic Montego Bay Schedule". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[3] "2018 Jamaica Classic Montego Bay Schedule". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[4] "2017 Jamaica Classic Montego Bay Schedule". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

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