Report: Oklahoma drops out of 2023 Battle 4 Atlantis, replaced by Texas Tech

The Oklahoma Sooners will no longer compete in the 2023 Battle 4 Atlantis, according to Jon Rothstein on Twitter. Instead, they will be replaced by Big 12 Conference foe Texas Tech, who will join the already-announced star-studded field of North Carolina, Villanova, Michigan, Arkansas, Memphis, Stanford and Northern Iowa

Heading into its 11th year, the Battle 4 Atlantis is regarded as one of the most grueling early-season tournaments of the college basketball season, and remains one of the most sought after commodities for teams looking to see what they’re made of heading into December.

For now, the 2022 field will see the likes of Butler, BYU, Dayton, Kansas, NC State, USC, Tennessee and Wisconsin duke it out for this upcoming season’s crown. The tournament, as is tradition, is set to be played over the Thanksgiving holiday in the Bahamas.

Oklahoma guard Grant Sherfield receives decision from NCAA on transfer

Oklahoma Sooners’ guard Grant Sherfield has been awaiting news from the NCAA on his status for the upcoming 2022-2023 college basketball season. On Wednesday evening, he received the news he was hoping for. Sherfield was granted a waiver from the NCAA and is officially eligible for the upcoming season to play for the Sooners.

He’s a two-time transfer that previously played for the Nevada Wolfpack and the Wichita State Shockers, so he needed to apply to the NCAA for the waiver. In On3’s 2022 Transfer Portal prospect rankings, he was ranked as the No. 17 overall prospect in the transfer portal this year. 

Last season at Nevada, Sherfield averaged 19.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, while shooting 43.5 percent from the floor. He posted 13 20-point performances last year and there’s no question he’ll provide a massive boost to the Sooners’ scoring.

Sherfield briefly flirted with the idea of staying in the 2022 NBA Draft before ultimately deciding to withdraw and play college basketball next season in Norman. He played in 30 games as a freshman for the Wichita State Shockers. 

Sherfield will look to team up with former George Washington transfer Joe Bamisile, who is still waiting on his transfer waiver from the NCAA.