Michigan basketball: Battle 4 Atlantis bracket set, matchups revealed
Michigan basketball’s draw in the trip to the Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis non-conference tournament is set. The Wolverines will take on Penny Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers in an opening-round game set for 5 p.m. ET on Nov. 22 on ESPN2.
Michigan plays again on Nov. 23 against either Arkansas or Stanford at 2:30 p.m. in the winners bracket or 7:30 p.m. if it is in the losers bracket. The other four teams in the field include North Carolina, Northern Iowa, Villanova and Texas Tech. Michigan won the Battle 4 Atlantis in 2019 in head coach Juwan Howard’s first season on the job.
The bracket release solidifies the non-conference slate for the program. The Wolverines will open the season on Nov. 3 with an exhibition game against a to-be-determined opponent at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor.
The regular season kicks off with a home date against UNC Asheville on Nov. 7 with a showdown with Youngstown State at home on Nov. 10. From there, Michigan will head to Madison Square Garden in New York City for a Gavitt Tipoff Games matchup with St. John’s.
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Michigan returns home on Nov. 17 for a game against Long Beach State before the Battle 4 Atlantis, then heads to Oregon on Dec. 2 to repay their end of the deal in a home-and-home series. The Ducks came to Ann Arbor and won 71-70 in the first game of the contract back in 2019. U-M’s next scheduled game is set for Dec. 16 at home against Eastern Michigan before heading to Charlotte, North Carolina for the Jumpman Invitational game against Florida.
The Wolverines close out the non-conference slate with a home game against McNeese on Dec. 29.
| Date | Opponent |
| Nov. 7 | vs. UNC Asheville |
| Nov. 10 | vs. Youngstown State |
| Nov. 13 | at St. John’s (Gavitt Games) |
| Nov. 17 | vs. Longbeach State |
| Nov. 22-24 | Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament |
| Dec. 2 | at Oregon |
| Dec. 16 | vs. Eastern Michigan |
| Dec. 19 | vs. Florida (Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte, N.C.) |
| Dec. 29 | vs. McNeese |
The current state of Michigan men’s basketball
Michigan has a pair of scholarships remaining after adding the three transfers and a true freshman in 2024 in three-star combo guard George Washington III. The Wolverines might not yet be done adding to the roster, either. The roster could use another guard and a true backup center to soon-to-be sophomore Tarris Reed.
The Wolverines went 18-16 last season, missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015 and splitting the games they played in the NIT with a win over Toledo and a loss at Vanderbilt. The goal is to get back to the tournament in 2023-24 and get some momentum back for head coach Juwan Howard.
