UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Exhibition games dates, times and opponents for the Penn State men's basketball team's August foreign tour to the Bahamas have been finalized, as announced by Baha Mar Hoops Thursday.
The Nittany Lions will play a pair of games against international competition as part of the 2023 Baha Mar Hoops Summer League at the Baha Mar Convention Center when Penn State travels to the Bahamas Aug. 6-13.
Penn State opens exhibition game action on Tuesday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. ET against The Bahamas national team. The Nittany Lions will then take on University of Victoria (Canada) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 10 at 4:30 p.m. ET.
NCAA basketball teams are permitted to take an international tour to play exhibition games once every four years. The Nittany Lions last traveled abroad to the Bahamas in 2017 and Belgium, France and England in 2013.
Penn State is coming off a 2022-23 season that saw the Nittany Lions finish 23-14 overall and advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The 2023-24 season marks the first under Peter and Ann Tombros Endowed Head Coach Mike Rhoades, who came to Happy Valley following a highly-successful six-year stint at VCU.
The Baha Mar Hoops Summer League is managed by bdG Sports, a Lexington-based event marketing firm which annually manages more than two dozen games at Baha Mar each November. The Nittany Lions are participating in a joint effort with bdG Sports and Global Sports and Events (GSE).
Penn State Exhibition Game Schedule
Tuesday, Aug. 8
Penn State vs. The Bahamas, 7 p.m. ET
Thursday, Aug. 10
Penn State vs. University of Victoria (Canada), 4:30 p.m. ET
VIP Packages and Ticket Information
Complete information with VIP package details, along with room and ticket options can be found at www.bahamarhoops.com. VIP packages are on sale now and feature a five-night stay in either a king suite, king room or double queen room, two tickets for both games each day, two tickets to a VIP event reception on Wednesday, Aug. 9, ground transportation to and from the airport, as well as a pair of breakfast vouchers each day and two commemorative T-shirts. Packages are available with either courtside or general admission seating.
Individual accommodations and game tickets also can be purchased al la carte.
About Baha Mar and Baha Mar Hoops
Baha Mar Resort serves as the backdrop to this unique fan experience. Anchored by the Grand Hyatt Hotel and featuring SLS and Rosewood deluxe hotels, 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.
As part of Baha Mar Hoops, the resort welcomes more than 20 NCAA teams for a three-tournament, regular-season event each November as well as holds a summer league that includes exhibition games against international competition as part of a foreign tour.
