Friday 23rd November 2012  1:00 PM

Game 5:
Memphis vs Minnesota

BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS: THE ULTIMATE DIVISION I MEN?S COLLEGE
TOURNAMENT SLAM DUNKS ONTO AXS TV AND NBC SPORTS NETWORK

Watch the Battle for Victory on November 22-24, 2012 on AXS TV and
NBC Sports Network

PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS ? Eight teams will participate in the second annual Battle 4 Atlantis on November 22-24, 2012, the richest Division I Men?s pre-season college basketball tournament. The pulse-pounding event will be televised live from the 3,900 seat arena at the famed Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island, Bahamas on AXS TV and NBC Sports Network.

The eight teams in the 2012 Battle 4 Atlantis field combined have more than 160 NCAA postseason appearances. In addition to Duke University?s five NCAA National Championship titles, with the most recent being 2010, University of Louisville advanced to the 2012 NCAA Final Four? and Virginia Commonwealth University in 2011.

Duke University, University of Louisville, University of Memphis, University of Minnesota, University of Missouri, University of Northern Iowa, Stanford University and Virginia Commonwealth University will battle it out in a 12-game tournament televised live to millions of sports fans nationwide. AXS TV will air coverage of the tournament at 1:00 pm ET and 3:30 pm ET, while NBC Sports will broadcast the daily 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm games starting on November 22 (please check your local listings). AXS TV is available nationally on DirecTV (channel 306), Dish (channel 131), AT&T U-Verse (channel 1106), Verizon FiOS (channel 569) as well as Charter, Comcast Xfinity, Insight, Suddenlink and other TV providers.

The Battle 4 Atlantis first game brackets beginning on November 23rd are as follows:
Game 6: Stanford vs Northern Iowa (live at 3:30pm ET on AXS TV)
Game 7: Duke vs VCU (live at 7:00pm ET on AXS TV)
Game 8: Louisville vs Missouri (live at 9:30pm ET on AXS TV)

Download the Battle 4 Atlantis 2012 tournament Bracket (PDF)






The half-million dollar arena at Atlantis boasts state-of-the-art regulation facilities situated at the epicenter of the famous resort with the world?s largest open-air marine habitat. Atlantis also boasts lavish guest accommodations, marquee restaurants including Mesa Grill and Nobu, a Mandara Spa, a state-of-the-art waterscape with slides and rivers and the largest casino in the Caribbean.

"We are excited about the opportunity to be a part of the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament. It is obviously a very talented field of teams in which the eventual champion will have been supremely challenged for three straight days. It is our honor to participant in this coming season and to take our basketball program to the Bahamas," says Coach Mike Krzyzewski, current coach of the USA Basketball Men's National Team at the 2012 London Olympics and Duke University?s men?s basketball coach.

?To have secured such a talented field of players for the Battle 4 Atlantis 2012 tournament has succeeded in making this destination the pre-eminent college basketball tournament for years to come. We are excited to have partnered with AXS TV and NBC Sports to broadcast the tournament, allowing us to share this sports experience with millions of fans,? says George Markantonis, President & Managing Director, Kerzner International Bahamas.

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2012 Tournament Bracket
November 22-24, 2012
Battle4Atlantis.com