Overview
- Arkansas confirmed it will play four exhibition games at Baha Mar from July 31 to Aug. 4 against the Bahamas national team, Carleton University, Toros del Valle and the University of Calgary.
- Texas A&M announced a five-day trip from Aug. 2 to Aug. 6 with exhibitions on Aug. 3–5 versus the University of Victoria, Toros del Valle and Carleton University.
- bdG Sports is managing the fifth-annual Baha Mar Hoops Summer League, which mixes U.S. college teams, Canadian university champions, national teams and professional clubs for short preseason series.
- Coaches framed the trips as extra practice time and live-game reps to speed chemistry for rosters reshaped by NBA departures, transfers and incoming freshmen, with Arkansas coach John Calipari noting his squad will be unusually young.
- Carleton arrives as the defending U Sports champion and Toros del Valle as Colombia’s 2026 Apertura winner, while it remains unclear whether NBA-level Bahamian players slated for World Cup qualifying will appear in the Bahamas national team exhibition.