Battle 4 Atlantis
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| Sport | College basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Kerzner International |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | Bahamas |
| Venue(s) | Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas |
| Most recent champion(s) | Virginia |
| Most titles | Villanova (2) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN |
| Official website | Battle4Atlantis |
The Battle 4 Atlantis is an early-season college basketball tournament that takes place in late November of each year, at Atlantis Paradise Island on Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas, on the week of Thanksgiving. The games are played in the Imperial Arena, a grand ballroom which is turned into a basketball venue.[1] The tournament is known for being the richest Division I Men’s pre-season college basketball tournament. Schools are awarded $2 million in exchange for their participation in the event.[2]
The tournament is promoted by Bad Boy Mowers, and is televised by ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU.[3]
Tournament history
Tournament champions
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Tournament MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Harvard | 59–49 | UCF | Keith Wright, Harvard[4] |
| 2012 | Duke | 76–71 | Louisville | Quinn Cook, Duke[5] |
| 2013 | Villanova | 88–83OT | Iowa | James Bell, Villanova[6] |
| 2014 | Wisconsin | 69–56 | Oklahoma | Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin[7] |
| 2015 | Syracuse | 74–67 | Texas A&M | Michael Gbinije, Syracuse[8] |
| 2016 | Baylor | 66–63 | Louisville | Johnathan Motley, Baylor[9] |
| 2017 | Villanova | 64–50 | Northern Iowa | Jalen Brunson, Villanova[10] |
| 2018 | Virginia | 53–46 | Wisconsin | De'Andre Hunter, Virginia[11] |
| 2019 | Michigan | 82–64 | Gonzaga | TBD, Michigan[12] |
Mainland bracket champions
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Florida Gulf Coast | 72–66 | Toledo |
| 2014 | Chattanooga | 78–67 | Coastal Carolina |
| 2015 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 85–81 | Elon |
| 2017 | UMBC | 89–88 | Nicholls State |
Repeat participants
| Team | Years | Record | Best Finish | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova | 2 | 6–0 | 1st (2013, 2017) | 2017 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 4–2 | 3rd (2017) | 2017 |
| Louisville | 2 | 4–2 | 2nd (2012, 2016) | 2016 |
| VCU | 2 | 3–3 | 4th (2012) | 2016 |
| Stanford | 2 | 2–4 | 6th (2012) | 2018 |
| Northern Iowa | 2 | 2–4 | 2nd (2017) | 2017 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 3–3 | 4th (2015) | 2015 |
| Florida | 2 | 2–4 | 6th (2014, 2018) | 2018 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 4–2 | 2nd (2014) | 2018 |
| Butler | 2 | 3–3 | 3rd (2014) | 2018 |
| Michigan | 2 | 5-1 | 1st (2019) | 2019 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 3-2 | 5th (2014) | 2019 |
| Gonzaga | 2 | 4-2 | 2nd (2019) | 2019 |
Brackets
2011
- November 24–26
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2012
- November 22–24
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2013
- November 28–30
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2014
- November 26–28
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2015
- November 25–27
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2016
- November 23–25
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The mainland Battle 4 Atlantis was unbracketed in 2016.
2017
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2018
- November 21–23
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2019
| First Round November 27 ESPN/ESPN2 ESPNU | Semifinals November 28 ESPN | Championship November 29 ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Michigan | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | 73 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | North Carolina | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | North Carolina | 76 | ||||||||||||
| Alabama | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Gonzaga | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Gonzaga | 94 | ||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 69 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Gonzaga | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Oregon | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Seton Hall | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Oregon | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 3rd place game November 29 ESPN | ||||
| 6 | North Carolina | 78 | ||
| 11 | Oregon | 74 | ||
| Consolation 2nd Round November 28 ESPN2 | 5th place game November 29 ESPNU | ||||||||
| Iowa State | 104 | ||||||||
| Alabama | 89 | ||||||||
| Iowa State | |||||||||
| 13 | Seton Hall | ||||||||
| Southern Miss | 56 | ||||||||
| 13 | Seton Hall | 81 | |||||||
| 7th place game November 29 ESPNU | ||||
| Alabama | ||||
| Southern Miss | ||||
All Times Eastern
2020
- Creighton
- Duke
- Ohio State
- Texas A&M
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Wichita State
- Memphis
References
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/basketball/ncaa/wires/11/25/2060.ap.bkc.battle.4.atlantis.2013.0123/index.html
- ^ "Battle 4 Atlantis Basketball Teams Announced for November 2011 Tournament". The Bahamas Weekly. April 21, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ "ESPN Acquires Rights to Battle 4 Atlantis Men's Hoops Tournament". ESPN. September 4, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Harvard men win Battle 4 Atlantis". November 28, 2011.
- ^ https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2012/11/25/quinn-cook-duke-louisville-battle-4-atlantis/1724945/
- ^ "Villanova remains unbeaten, wins Battle 4 Atlantis over Iowa". CBSSports.com.
- ^ "Tourney MVP Frank Kaminsky guides Wisconsin to Battle 4 Atlantis title". ABC13 Houston. November 29, 2014.
- ^ Press, The Associated. "Syracuse wins Battle 4 Atlantis". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
- ^ "No. 10 Louisville Falls to No. 20 Baylor in Battle 4 Atlantis Final, 66-63". University of Louisville Athletics.
- ^ "Villanova leaves Bahamas with another trophy". NBC Sports Philadelphia. November 24, 2017.
- ^ https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2018/11/23/the-latest-oklahoma-beats-dayton-for-3rd-at-atlantis/38591737/
- ^ https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2019/11/29/michigan-basketball-gonzaga-score-battle-4-atlantis/4333430002/
- ^ http://www.atlantis.com/promotions/battle4atlantis/brackets.aspx
- ^ "2012 Battle of Atlantis Bracket". Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ "2014 Battle of Atlantis Bracket". Retrieved August 5, 2014.
- ^ "2015 Battle of Atlantis Bracket" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Battle 4 Atlantis: Iowa State will play in 2019 tournament in Bahamas". desmoinesregister.com. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ^ Myron Medcalf and Byron Borzello (July 11, 2019). "Your guide to 13 early-season college basketball tournaments". espn.com. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ Goodman, Jeff (May 8, 2019). "Sources: 2020 Battle of Atlantis | Duke | Ohio State | West Virginia | Utah | Texas A&M | Wichita State | Creighton | TBD". @GoodmanHoops. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
