LEXINGTON, Ky. – Pack your bags, Big Blue Nation, because the Kentucky men's basketball team is headed back to a memorable destination for a foreign basketball tour this August: The Bahamas. The Wildcats will head to the beautiful Baha Mar Resort in Nassau for a four-game, seven-day trip from Aug. 8-14. UK will train at the world-class resort and play four games during its stay as it prepares for the 2022-23 season. Kentucky will play the Dominican Republic National Select Team on Aug. 10, Tec de Monterey (Mexico) on Aug. 11, Carleton University (Canada) on Aug. 13 and The Bahamas National Team on Aug. 14. NCAA rules allow for a foreign tour by an intercollegiate team once every four academic years. Kentucky's Big Blue Bahamas tour is managed by bdG Sports, a Lexington-based event marketing firm which annually manages more than two dozen games at Baha Mar each November. "I know our fans are excited as we once again make a trip to The Bahamas," UK head coach John Calipari said. "This has always been a memorable trip for our teams and our fans, and it has always given us a springboard heading into the season. These games will be a challenge for us and will allow us to grow and see where we are at this point. We have a great mix of returning players and newcomers who want to use this opportunity to begin the preparation it takes to win a national title. That's our goal and it all starts at Baha Mar."