The Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team will begin its FIBA (International Basketball Federation) AmeriCup 2025 quest with an away matchup against familiar foe Puerto Rico on Thursday February 22 at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. That game gets underway at 7:10 p.m. Eastern Time.
They will return and host Puerto Rico on Sunday February 25 at the Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium. That game gets underway at 8:10 p.m. Eastern Time.
The last time the two teams played each other was back in February 2021. Puerto Rico won 102-97.
The Bahamas will be without the services of National Basketball Association (NBA) players Chavano “Buddy” Hield, DeAndre Ayton and Eric Gordon as they are in the midst of their season. They will also be without National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) players for these two games. Team officials are optimistic that they will still be able to feature a competitive team.
The Bahamas has garnered attention in the basketball world after winning the FIBA Americas Pre-Qualifying Olympic Tournament last summer. With that win they made history in the Olympic qualifying process and earned a spot in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament set for July 2-7 in Valencia, Spain.
As for the FIBA AmeriCup 2025, there are two remaining windows that will take place following the games in February – in November 2024 and February 2025.
All four teams will be battling for a spot to qualify for the FIBA AmeriCup 2025. Just the top three will move on.
The FIBA AmeriCup 2025 will be played at the Alexis Argüello Sports Center in Managua, Nicaragua.
