NASSAU, The Bahamas – The beautiful Baha Mar resort welcomes a competitive eight-team college women’s basketball field for the 2025 Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship, Friday, Nov. 28 and Sunday, Nov. 30 at the Baha Mar Convention, Arts & Entertainment Center. Veteran sports promoter bdG Sports announced the field Friday.

The eight-team field will be divided into separate, four-team brackets that will crown two champions.

Arkansas State, Houston, Kent State and Tulsa will battle each other in the four-team Goombay Division that tips off play each day. Action starts Nov. 28 with Kent State taking on Tulsa at 11 a.m. ET followed by Houston against Arkansas State at 1:30 p.m. The consolation game will start at 11 a.m. on Nov. 30 with the championship game to follow at 1:30 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. Play starts Nov. 28 with Clemson facing Western Carolina at 4 p.m., followed by Michigan State vs. Temple at 6:30 p.m. The consolation game will start at 4 p.m. on Nov. 30 with the championship game set to start at 6:30 p.m.

Streaming details will be announced later.

“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.”

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.

Head coach Shawn Poppie continues to rebuild the Clemson program after posting a 14-17 overall mark in his initial season with the Tigers. He won 48 games with a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances in two seasons at Chattanooga prior to last season.

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.

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.

Michigan State has registered back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances since head coach Robyn Fralick took over the head coaching position in East Lansing prior to the 2023-24 campaign. Last season saw the Spartans post a 22-10 overall mark while advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Temple looks for its third consecutive 20-win season under head coach Diane Richardson in 2025-26. The Owls earned a 20-11 overall record and 13-5 league mark and fourth-place finish in the American Athletic Conference last season.

Tulsa made its third postseason appearance in four seasons under head coach Angie Nelp, advancing to the WNIT a year ago. The Hurricane registered a 17-15 overall mark and 11-7 showing in the American Athletic Conference in 2024-25.

The women’s basketball program at Western Carolina continues to take shape under second-year head coach Jonathan Tsipis. The veteran mentor formerly led programs at George Washington and Wisconsin and was a top assistant under Muffet McGraw at Notre Dame.