{
  "id": 2243252,
  "title": "2026-27 Men’s College Basketball Early Season Tournaments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/2026-27-mens-college-basketball-early-season-tournaments",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T22:42:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/2026-27-men-college-basketball-160000547.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Teams may participate in multiple tournaments during the season. The Alabama A&M MTE will take place in Normal, Alabama from November 13-15, featuring two games with a triangular round-robin format. The Rainbow Classic will occur in Honolulu from November 6-9, also with a round-robin format encompassing three games. The Players Era will be held in Las Vegas from November 17-19, consisting of a traditional bracket with four games. The Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship will take place on November 19-20, featuring two games in a traditional bracket format. The U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam will be held from November 20-23 in Charlotte Amalie, featuring three games in a traditional bracket format. The Maui Invitational will take place from November 23-25 in Lahaina, Hawai'i, with a traditional bracket format and three games.",
  "summary": "Changes in scheduling rules mean this page will look different than it has in the past.",
  "key_points": [
    "Alabama A&M MTE in Normal, Alabama from November 13-15",
    "Rainbow Classic in Honolulu from November 6-9",
    "Players Era in Las Vegas from November 17-19"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}