Indiana is making its first-ever appearance in the Battle 4 Atlantis in The Bahamas this week.
The bracket and full schedule for the event are below. The Hoosiers open the event against Louisville on Wednesday at Noon ET (ESPN).
Two Indiana players — Trey Galloway and Anthony Leal — played and practiced in the same arena in as part of the program’s foreign tour in August, 2021.
Louisville guard Chucky Hepburn and forward Noah Waterman both played in the Battle 4 Atlantis two years ago. Hepburn helped Wisconsin to a 2-1 record and third-place finish, while BYU and Waterman finished 1-2 in the tournament.
It’s the third trip to the Battle 4 Atlantis for the Louisville program. The two previous trips came when Rick Pitino was the coach (2012, 2016) and both resulted in a trip to the championship game. The Cardinals are 6-2 in the event.
The 13th edition of the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis field includes No. 24 Arizona, Davidson, No. 3 Gonzaga, NO. 14 Indiana, Louisville, Oklahoma, Providence, and West Virginia.
The event winner has gone onto win the NCAA Championship on two occasions: the 2017-18 Villanova Wildcats and the 2018-19 Virginia Cavaliers.
Two Big Ten Conference teams have won the B4A: Wisconsin (2014) and Michigan (2019)
Below is bracket and the complete day-by-day schedule for the 2024 Battle 4 Atlantis.
Games that could involve Indiana are in bold italics.
All times are Eastern.
Wednesday, Nov. 27
Game 1: Louisville vs. Indiana, noon (ESPN);
Game 2: West Virginia vs. Gonzaga, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN or ESPN2);
Game 3: Oklahoma vs. Providence, 5 p.m. (ESPN2).
Game 4: Davidson vs. Arizona, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2).
Thursday, Nov. 28
Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, noon (ESPN).
Game 6: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2).
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 5 p.m. (ESPN).
Game 8: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Friday, Nov. 29
Game 9: Game 6 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 11 a.m. (ESPN2)
Game 10: Game 5 loser vs. Game 7 loser, 3 p.m. (ESPN2).
Championship: Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN).
Game 12: Game 6 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
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