Oklahoma men
Oklahoma men win the 2024 Battle 4 Atlantis basketball tournament, beating Louisville 69-64 in the championship game on Friday evening at Imperial Arena in Atlantis. Oklahoma (7-0, 0-0 SEC) and Louisville (5-2, 0-0 ACC).
Senior Jalon Moore earned tournament MVP honors. Moore and freshman Jeremiah Fears were selected to the all-tournament team.
Moore matched his career high in points with 24 and finished 7 for 13 from the field. The Birmingham, Alabama, product added a team-best seven rebounds. Senior Glenn Taylor Jr. scored 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting and Fears added 10 points and four assists.
Oklahoma won its third consecutive MTE tournament, winning the 2022 ESPN Events Invitational, 2023 Rady Children’s Invitational and 2024 Battle 4 Atlantis.
The Sooners improved to 13-3 against non-conference foes at neutral site contests and 10-1 in MTE games under the direction of Oklahoma head men’s basketball coach Porter Moser.
Oklahoma improved to 7-0 with its win over Louisville, marking the first time in program history that the Sooners are 7-0 in back-to-back seasons. Oklahoma started the 2023-24 campaign 10-0.
On 21 occasions, Oklahoma has been undefeated through its first seven games.
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