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"Battle 4 Atlantis" Division 1 Men's College Basketball Tournament to be Televised Live
By Kerzner International Bahamas
Oct 19, 2011 - 8:56:36 PM

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Paradise Island, Bahamas - Eight teams will participate in the inaugural Battle 4 Atlantis on November 24-27, 2011 during the richest Division I Men’s pre-season college basketball tournament.  The pulse-pounding event will be televised live from the famed Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island, Bahamas on VERSUS and the all high-definition, HDNet. 

Current 2011 champions University of Connecticut will battle against College of Charleston, Florida State University, Harvard University, UNC Asheville, University of Central Florida (UCF), University of Massachusetts and University of Utah in a 12-game tournament television broadcast live to millions of sports fans nationwide.  VERSUS will air daily coverage of the tournament at 2 pm ET and 4:30 pm ET as well as the championship game on November 26 at 4:30 pm ET, while HDNet will broadcast the daily 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm games starting on November 24 (please check your local listings).  

“Battle 4 Atlantis’ partnership with VERSUS and HDNet is the next ideal step for the Bahamas’ first major college basketball tournament,” said George Markantonis, President & Managing Director, Kerzner International Bahamas.  “TV broadcast will add an extra edge to the excitement and energy these national teams already bring to the court and allow us to share this sports experience with millions of fans.”

VERSUS, part of the NBC Sports Group, prides itself on super-serving passionate sports fans across all platforms.  Now in more than 76 million homes, the network is the cable television home of the National Hockey League (NHL), IZOD IndyCar Series, Tour de France and Professional Bull Riders (PBR).  VERSUS also airs NASCAR, NBA, college football, college basketball and Triple Crown horse racing coverage. The network is also home to the best outdoor programming on television. VERSUS is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.  

HDNet LIVE presents major events in real time and pure HD, including sporting events from the best promotions in MMA to live concerts to sports news – all including an interactive social media component.   Viewers can interact directly with the network during all of HDNet’s Battle 4 Atlantis coverage at  hd.net and  hd.net/hdnetlive .  

HDNet is available in the United States via AT&T U-verse, Charter, Comcast, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Suddenlink and Verizon FiOS and in Canada via Access Communications, Cogeco, Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct.


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