PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – The official bracket for the 2017 Battle 4 Atlantis tournament has been released, and the University of Arizona Wildcats will face the NC State Wolfpack in the first game of the event. UA will open with the ACC foe on Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 5 p.m. (MST) in the three games in three days format in the Bahamas.

The rest of the tournament's field includes Northern Iowa, Purdue, SMU, Tennessee, Villanova and Western Kentucky. All of the games will be played inside the Imperial Arena at the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas.

The Thanksgiving event is UA's first action away from McKale Center during the non-conference schedule.