Arkansas now knows the four opponents it will see at the 2026 Baha Mar Hoops Summer League, a four-game stretch set for July 31 through Aug. 4 at the Baha Mar Resort in Nassau, The Bahamas.
The Razorbacks will open against The Bahamas National Team on July 31 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m.
CT, then face Carleton University on Aug. 1 at 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m.
CT. Arkansas returns to action on Aug. 3 against Toros del Valle at 6 p.m.
ET/5 p.m. CT before closing the event on Aug. 4 against the University of Calgary at noon ET/11 a.m.
CT.
The Bahamas National Team will feature national team players from different age groups.
Carleton, based in Ottawa, Ontario, arrives as the defending Canadian national collegiate champion. The Ravens put together a 27-9 overall record and went 17-5 in league play last season to win the Ontario University Athletics conference and reach the 2026 U Sports Men’s Final 8 Basketball Tournament. Seeded sixth, they rolled past Laval Rouge et Or 85-69 in the opening round, beat TMU Bold 58-52 in the semifinal and edged Bishop’s Gaiters 78-75 in the title game to claim the program’s 18th Canadian Men’s Basketball National Championship.
Toros del Valle, out of Cali, Colombia, come in as the reigning champion of the Liga WPlay de Baloncesto, the country’s top professional league. They captured the 2026 Apertura title in June by beating two-time defending champions Los Paisas de Medellin 3-1 in the best-of-five final. Toros del Valle finished the regular season 12-2, the best mark in the league, and outscored opponents 1104 to 824.
Calgary, meanwhile, is another familiar name in the event. The University of Calgary, located in Calgary, Alberta, qualified for and hosted the 2026 U Sports Men’s Final 8 Basketball Tournament, where it lost to Victoria 100-86 in the first round and dropped the consolation semifinal 88-77 to Acadia. The Dinos were the U SPORTS runner-up in 2025 and also took part in the 2025 Baha Mar Summer League.
Other NCAA teams in the field include Cincinnati, South Carolina, Valparaiso and Texas A&M.
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