NASSAU, Bahamas - Indiana State men's basketball has been invited to play in the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship in The Bahamas from November 29 - December 1, announced on Monday.

The field is composed of five other programs aside from Indiana State: Arkansas State, Hofstra, Iona, Rice, and Tarleton State. The event is non-bracketed.

The Schedule
Friday:
Iona vs. Tarleton State – 2 p.m. ET
Arkansas State vs. Indiana State – 4:30 p.m.
Hofstra vs. Rice – 7 p.m.   
 
Saturday:
Indiana State vs. Iona – 2 p.m.
Tarleton State vs. Hofstra – 4:30 p.m.
Rice vs. Arkansas State – 7 p.m.
 
Sunday:
Iona vs. Rice – 2 p.m.
Hofstra vs. Arkansas State – 4:30 p.m.
Indiana State vs. Tarleton State – 7 p.m.

About the Field
Arkansas State is coming off a 20-17, 11-7 season in the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). ASU fell to James Madison in the Championship but earned a bid to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI). ASU downed Bethune-Cookman and Montana in the first two games but fell to High Point 81-80 in the Semifinal matchup. The Red Wolves return the leading scorer from the 2023-24 season in Taryn Todd.

Iona capped its season with a 16-17, 10-10 record in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The 68-63 loss to Fairfield in the Quarterfinal Round to end its season. All 13 athletes from last year's team that recorded a stat are not on the 2024-25 roster.

Tarleton State capped a solid 25-10, 16-4 season last year in the Western Athletic Conferece (WAC). The Texans fell in the opening game of the conference tournament to UT Arlington 87-84 but earned an invitation to the CIT, the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. In the first game, the Lou Henson Classic, TSU knocked off Texas Southern 82-71 and defeated Abilene Christian the next day, 86-59. TSU fell to Purdue Fort Wayne 73-72 in the Semifinals. At the time of writing, the roster for Tarleton State had not been released on the website, but three of its top four scorers from last year have signed professional contracts; the Texans did sign Freddy Hicks back to the roster.

Hofstra finished its season 20-13, 12-6 from the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA). The Hofstra Pride fell to Stony Brook in the league Semifinal 63-59 to end the season. The team lost its four top scorers from last season and adds six new members.

Rice finished an 11-21, 5-13 season in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in the First Round of the league tournament, falling to Wichita state 88-81. The Owls bring back its fourth-leading scorer in Alem Huseinovic who finished 40.2% from deep in the 2023-24 season.

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Tickets for all games of the 2024 Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship are on sale now online at www.bahamarhoops.com. Those not in attendance can view the games can stream the games on FloHoops.

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