UConn to Face UCLA, Kansas in Cayman Islands Classic
GEORGETOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS – The UConn women's basketball team will face UCLA and Kansas in the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic women's college basketball tournament this November.
UConn will face the Bruins on Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Huskies will take on the Jayhawks on Nov. 25 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The games will be played at John Gray Gymnasium and will stream on FloHoops.
The tournament also includes LSU, Virginia Tech, Niagara, Tulane and Virginia.
UConn's 2023-24 non-conference schedule is officially complete. Nine of UConn's opponents finished the 2022-23 season ranked in the top 30 of the NCAA Net Rankings: No. 1 South Carolina, No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 11 Maryland, No. 12 Texas, No. 17 Louisville, No. 18 NC State, No. 22 UCLA, No. 24 North Carolina and No. 30 Kansas.
Seven of those programs competed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Ball State and Kansas competed in the 2023 Postseason WNIT, with Kansas winning the WNIT Championship.
2023-24 NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
DATE |
OPPONENT |
LOCATION |
SERIES HISTORY |
Saturday, Nov. 4 |
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE (exh.) |
TBA |
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Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
DAYTON |
TBA |
UConn Leads, 4-0 Last Meeting: Nov. 26, 2019 |
Sunday, Nov. 12 |
at NC State |
Reynolds Coliseum / Raleigh N.C. |
UConn Leads, 7-2 Last Meeting: Nov. 20, 2022 |
Thursday, Nov. 16 |
MARYLAND |
TBA |
UConn Leads, 7-1 Last Meeting: Dev. 11, 2022 |
Sunday, Nov. 19 |
at Minnesota |
Williams Arena / Minneapolis, Minn. |
UConn Leads, 3-0 Last Meeting: Nov. 20, 2021 |
Friday, Nov. 24 |
vs. UCLA (Cayman Islands Classic) |
John Gray Gymnasium / George Town, Cayman Islands |
UConn Leads, 2-0 Last Meeting: Dec. 21, 1996 |
Saturday, Nov. 25 |
vs. Kansas (Cayman Islands Classic) |
John Gray Gymnasium / George Town, Cayman Islands |
UConn Leads, 7-0 Last Meeting: Dec. 11, 2021 |
Sunday, Dec. 3 |
at Texas |
Moody Center / Austin, Texas |
UConn Leads, 9-0 Last Meeting: Nov. 14, 2022 |
Wednesday, Dec. 6 |
BALL STATE |
TBA |
Tied, 1-1 Last Meeting: Nov. 30, 2001 |
Sunday, Dec. 10 |
vs. North Carolina (Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase) |
Mohegan Sun Arena / Uncasville, Conn. |
UConn Leads, 7-5 Last Meeting: Jan. 16, 2012 |
Saturday, Dec. 16 |
LOUISVILLE |
TBA |
UConn Leads, 18-3 Last Meeting: Dec. 19, 2021 |
Wednesday, Dec. 20 |
at Toronto Metropolitan |
Mattamy Athletic Centre / Toronto, Ont. |
First Meeting |
Saturday, Jan. 27 |
NOTRE DAME |
TBA |
UConn Leads, 39-14 Last Meeting: Dec. 4, 2022 |
Sunday, Feb. 11 |
at South Carolina |
Colonial Life Arena / Columbia, S.C. |
UConn Leads, 9-4 Last Meeting: Feb. 5, 2023 |
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