Report: Michigan State Men’s Basketball to headline 2021 Battle 4 Atlantis

According to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports, Michigan State Men’s Basketball will be one of the headlining teams in the 2021 Battle 4 Atlantis. The annual college basketball tournament takes place each year in the Bahamas on Thanksgiving weekend.

According to Rothstein, the event will feature Michigan State, UConn, Syracuse, Arizona State, Auburn, VCU, and Loyola-Chicago. There will still be one more team announced.

Here is Rothstein’s initial report from Twitter:

Sources: Michigan State, UConn, Syracuse, Arizona State, Auburn, VCU, and Loyola-Chicago are expected to headline the 2021 Battle 4 Atlantis.

8th team is currently TBD.

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) April 23, 2020

Michigan won the tournament last season with Jon Teske being named the tournament MVP. Michigan State will have a chance to be the second team from the state to win the event.

Here is the field for the 2020 Battle 4 Atlantis:

• Creighton
• Duke
• Ohio State
• Texas A&M
• Utah
• West Virginia
• Wichita State
• Memphis