Michigan is headed to the Bahamas next season. The Wolverines will play in the 2019 Battle 4 Atlantis as part of a loaded field that also includes North Carolina, Gonzaga and Iowa State, per a report by Jon Rothstein.
Sources: North Carolina, Gonzaga, Michigan, Oregon, Iowa State, Seton Hall, Alabama, and Southern Miss will headline the 2019 Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) August 30, 2018
North Carolina, Gonzaga, Oregon, Iowa State, Seton Hall, Alabama and Southern Miss complete the reported field. The Battle 4 Atlantis is an annual exempt tournament hosted at the Atlantis Resort in Nassau, Bahamas. Games are played in a converted ball room attached to the resort complex.
Michigan last played in the Battle 4 Atlantis in 2015-16, going 2-1 in the event after an opening loss to UConn followed by wins over Texas and Charlotte.
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adamsmit86
Michigan with a nice group in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament
nswan
Honest question: How does this even still exist? Isnt the venue a large ballroom with the courts having very awkward depth perception on the baskets and weird HVAC?
I do like that lineup though.
umhoops
Pretty sure they write a bigger check to participating schools than any other preseason tournament, or least they did, so that helps.
nswan
Fair enough - money talks. Thanks
umhoops
It also is fairly well run in terms of logistics, etc. Everything is all in one building, teams can stay where they play. The travel isn’t nearly as intense as Hawaii. It just kind of makes sense.
Maui is by far the best preseason tourney that I’ve ever covered though if you had to go to just one.