WVU women's basketball will have a tall challenge in front of them come Thanksgiving week this fall.
The Mountaineers have officially been announced for a holiday tournament this upcoming season, and they'll be competing against some of the premier programs in women's college basketball. WVU is set to travel to Nassau in The Bahamas for the 2025 Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship, which will take place from Monday, November 24 to Wednesday, November 26 at the Baha Mar Convention, Arts & Entertainment Center.
Seven of the eight teams participating in the tournament have been announced -- the Mountaineers will be joined in Nassau by Alabama, Belmont, Harvard, Minnesota, Ohio State, and South Florida. The lineup is notable as all seven teams managed to advance to the postseason last year, with five (including WVU) advancing to the NCAA Tournament. This will put the Mountaineers in the middle of one of the most competitive holiday tournaments this fall.
"We are excited and proud to showcase a top-tier brand of hoops in the Bahamas once again as we continue to grow and expand women's basketball and our events," college basketball analyst and event contributor Debbie Antonelli said.
"I'm known for saying, 'The Product is the Narrative' because we create opportunities to compete and the players and coaches deliver. Teams are returning because they trust bdG Sports to deliver another first-class event in an incredible destination location, and rest assured, it will be entertaining given the quality of competition!"
West Virginia will enter the upcoming season boasting a strong transfer portal class and looking to make it's fourth-consecutive run to the NCAA Tournament.