Just four games into the 2017-18 season, the Arizona Wildcats will be in the Bahamas taking part in Battle 4 Atlantis.
It’s one of the most difficult early-season tournaments in college basketball — the second toughest, according to SB Nation’s Mike Rutherford — as it includes Arizona, Villanova, Purdue, and SMU among others, but Arizona has an advantage the other squads don’t.
In August, Arizona will travel to Spain for a three-game exhibition tour. As part of the deal, the Wildcats are allowed to practice 10 times before the first game on Aug.