The Georgia's men's basketball team will take part in the Cayman Islands Classic early next season against Illinois State.

The teams’ will meet at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, UGA announced Thursday.

Georgia State also will take part in the tournament.

The other first-round matchups are Akron vs. Clemson at noon, St. Bonaventure vs. Georgia State at 5 p.m., and Boise State vs. Creighton at 7:30 p.m.

The Georgia-Illinois State winner will go against the Akron-Clemson winner at 2:30 p.m. the next day, while the losers of those games will meet at noon that day.

Georgia State would play at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 with an opening-round victory or at 5 p.m. with a loss.

The championship, third-, fifth- and seventh-place games are scheduled for Nov. 21.

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