Boeheim's Army

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Boeheim's Army
Boeheim's Army logo.png
Leagues The Basketball Tournament
Founded2015
HistoryBoeheim's Army (2015–present)
Team colorsOrange and white
  
General managerKevin Belbey & Shaun Belbey
Head coachRyan Blackwell
Championships1 (2021)
Website Team page
Team namesake Jim Boeheim Boeheim2.jpg
Team namesake Jim Boeheim

Boeheim's Army are an American basketball team that participates in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), an annual winner-take-all single-elimination tournament. The team's roster consists of professional basketball players who compete outside of the NBA, most of whom played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team. The TBT team is an independent entity that is named after Jim Boeheim, longtime coach of the college team. Boeheim's Army first played in the tournament in 2015; in 2021, they won the championship and a $1 million prize.

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History

2015

In TBT 2015, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Northeast Regional and received a first-round bye. [1]

DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentRef.
TeamSeed
July 18Second round Philadelphia, PA 91–73NYCSuperstarsNortheast No. 13 [2]
July 19Third round92–91 (OT)20th & OlneyNortheast No. 8 [3]
July 24Super 17 Chicago, IL 78–72Liberty BallersNortheast No. 5 [4] [5]
July 25Quarterfinals76–80 Team City of Gods Northeast No. 3 [6]

2016

In TBT 2016, the team was seeded no. 2 in the Northeast Regional.

DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentRef.
TeamSeed
July 16First round Philadelphia, PA 87–59Basketball CityNortheast No. [7]
July 17Second round86–82North Broad Street BulliesNortheast No. [8]
July 21Super 1684–91The UntouchablesNortheast No 3. [9]

2017

Eric Devendorf was named to the All-Tournament team in 2017. Eric Devendorf.jpg
Eric Devendorf was named to the All-Tournament team in 2017.

For TBT 2017, the team was seeded no. 3 in the Northeast Region.

DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentRef.
TeamSeed
July 8First round Philadelphia, PA 99–66Dubois DreamNortheast No. 14 [10]
July 9Second round106–100 (2OT)GaelnationNortheast No. 11 [11]
July 20Regional semifinals Brooklyn, NY 65–61Team FancyNortheast No. 7 [12]
July 23Regional final72–67Team FOENortheast No. 4 [13]
August 1National semifinal Baltimore, MD 77–81 Overseas Elite South No. 1 [14]

2018

For TBT 2018, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Northeast Region.

DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentRef.
TeamSeed
July 21Round 1 Brooklyn, NY 90–72South Jamaica KingsNortheast No. 17 [15]
July 22Round 260–55Team FancyNortheast No. 8 [16]
July 28Super 16 Atlanta, GA 73–69Armored AthleteNortheast No. 4 [17]
July 29Quarterfinals86–90 Golden Eagles Northeast No. 3 [18]

2019

For TBT 2019, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Syracuse Regional.

DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentRef.
TeamSeed
July 26Round 1 SRC Arena,
Syracuse, NY 		68–65We Are D3Syracuse No. 8 [19]
July 27Round 284–74GaelNationSyracuse No. 5 [20]
July 28Round 372–84Team Brotherly LoveSyracuse No. 3 [21]

2020

For TBT 2020, the team was the no. 3 overall seed in a field reduced to 24 teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and received a first-round bye.

DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentRef.
TeamSeed
July 7Round of 16 Nationwide Arena,
Columbus, Ohio 		76–69Men of Mackey19th overall [22]
July 11Quarterfinals48–65Sideline Cancer22nd overall [23]

2021

Tyrese Rice, who played college basketball for Boston College rather than Syracuse, was named tournament MVP in 2021. Tyrese Rice.JPG
Tyrese Rice, who played college basketball for Boston College rather than Syracuse, was named tournament MVP in 2021.

For TBT 2021, the team was seeded no. 3 in the Illinois Regional.

DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentRef.
TeamSeed
July 24First round Covelli Center,
Columbus, Ohio 		65–53Forces of SeoulIllinois No. 14 [24] [25]
July 26Second round68–62HeartfireIllinois No. 11 [26] [27]
July 28Regional semifinals69–54Always a BraveIllinois No. 7 [28] [29]
July 31Regional final UD Arena,
Dayton, Ohio 		73–69 Golden Eagles Illinois No. 1 [30] [31]
August 1Semifinal66–64Florida TNTWichita No. 5 [32] [33]
August 3Final69–67 Team 23 West Virginia No. 6 [34] [35]

2022

For TBT 2022, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Syracuse Regional. [36]

DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentRef.
TeamSeed
July 22First round SRC Arena
Syracuse, New York 		90–62India RisingSyracuse No. 8 [37]
July 23Second round74–81The Nerd TeamSyracuse No. 4 [38]

2023

For TBT 2023, the team was seeded no. 2 in the Syracuse Regional. [39]

DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentRef.
TeamSeed
July 24First round The Oncenter
Syracuse, New York 		99–83Team GibsonSyracuse No. 7 [40]
July 26Second round83–75The Nerd TeamSyracuse No. 3 [41]
July 28Third round69–55 Blue Collar U Syracuse No. 1 [42]
July 30Quarterfinals WesBanco Arena
Wheeling, West Virginia 		71–88 Herd That West Virginia No. 4 [43]

2024

Boeheim's Army announced that they were not able to compete in the 2024 tournament due to scheduling issues.

Record by years

Keifer Sykes hit the game-winning shot in the 2021 championship contest. Keifer Sykes (cropped).jpg
Keifer Sykes hit the game-winning shot in the 2021 championship contest.
YearSeedWonLostNotes
2015 1st Northeast31lost in Quarterfinals
2016 2nd Northeast21lost in Super 16
2017 3rd Northeast41lost in Semifinals
2018 1st Northeast31lost in Quarterfinals
2019 1st Syracuse21lost in Regional Final
2020 3rd overall11lost in Quarterfinals
2021 3rd Illinois60Champions
2022 1st Syracuse11lost in second round
2023 2nd Syracuse31lost in Quarterfinals
Total258

Awards

YearPlayerAwardRef.
2017 Eric Devendorf All-Tournament [44]
2021 Tyrese Rice All-Tournament & MVP [45] [46]
Kevin BelbeyAll-Tournament (GM)

References

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  2. ↑ Szuba, James (July 18, 2015). "Boeheim's Army Surges Past NYCSuperstars 91-73 in TBT Opener". nunesmagician.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  3. ↑ Fitzgerald, Matt (July 19, 2015). "The Basketball Tournament 2015: Scores and Bracket Results After July 19". Bleacher Report . Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  4. ↑ Szuba, James (July 24, 2015). "Clutch Free Throws Push Boeheim's Army Past Liberty Ballers". nunesmagician.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  5. ↑ Nathan, Alec (July 24, 2015). "The Basketball Tournament 2015: Round-of-16 Scores and Bracket Results". Bleacher Report . Retrieved August 1, 2021.
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  7. ↑ Szuba, James (July 16, 2016). "Boeheim's Army Switches Second Half Strategy, Dominates Basketball City 87-59". nunesmagician.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Boeheim's Army survives TBT scare, defeats North Broad Street Bullies to advance". syracuse.com. July 17, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  9. ↑ Tamurian, Niko (July 21, 2016). "The dream falls short- Boeheim's Army loses to The Untouchables". cnycentral.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
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  11. ↑ Peelman, Josh (July 10, 2017). "Boeheim's Army Survives 2OT Scare from Gaelnation Squad". insidetheloudhouse.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  12. ↑ Gutierrez, Matthew (July 2017). "No. 3 seed Boeheim's Army advances to Elite Eight with late run, downs No. 7 seed Team Fancy 65-61". dailyorange.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  13. ↑ Walker, Rhiannon (July 24, 2017). "What Had Happened Was: 7/24/17". Andscape . Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  14. ↑ Szuba, James (August 1, 2017). "Overseas Elite 81 - Boeheim's Army 77: Orange run ends in Baltimore". nunesmagician.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
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  17. ↑ Manning, Bobby (July 28, 2018). "Eric Devendorf's shooting powers Boeheim's Army 73-69 over Armored Athlete". nunesmagician.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  18. ↑ Szuba, James (July 29, 2018). "Golden Eagles 90 - Boeheim's Army 86: Syracuse alumni fall down the stretch". nunesmagician.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  19. ↑ Stechschulte, Jim (July 26, 2019). "Boeheim's Army rallies from 14-point deficit to oust We Are D3". sujuiceonline.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
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  21. ↑ Ditota, Donna (July 28, 2019). "Boeheim's Army loses to Brotherly Love 84-72 to end quest for $2 million in TBT". syracuse.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  22. ↑ Pregler, Andrew (July 7, 2020). "TBT Recap: No. 3 Boeheim's Army defeats No. 19 Men of Mackey, 76-69". nunesmagician.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  23. ↑ Stechschulte, Jim (July 11, 2020). "Cold shooting dooms Boeheim's Army in loss to Sideline Cancer". sujuiceonline.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
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  32. ↑ "Boeheim's Army vs. Florida TNT – Summary". thetournament.com. August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  33. ↑ McAllister, Mike (August 1, 2021). "Boeheim's Army Advances to Title Game on Back of Tyrese Rice". All Syracuse FN. Retrieved August 1, 2021– via Sports Illustrated.
  34. ↑ McAllister, Mike (August 3, 2021). "Boeheim's Army Wins The Basketball Tournament". All Syracuse FN. Retrieved August 3, 2021– via MSN.com.
  35. ↑ Vasudevan, Anish (31 August 2021). "How Boeheim's Army's offseason changes led to the million-dollar win". The Daily Orange . Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  36. ↑ "Bracket". thetournament.com. 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  37. ↑ "Boeheim's Army vs. India Rising". thetournament.com. July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  38. ↑ "Boeheim's Army vs. The Nerd Team". thetournament.com. July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  39. ↑ "Bracket". thetournament.com. 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  40. ↑ Waters, Mike (July 24, 2023). "Boeheim's Army defeats Team Gibson to open TBT play, sets up rematch with The Nerd Team: Final score, recap". syracuse.com. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  41. ↑ Waters, Mike (July 27, 2023). "Boeheim's Army knocks out The Nerd Team in TBT behind Grant Riller's 27 points: Final score, recap". syracuse.com. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  42. ↑ Waters, Mike (July 29, 2023). "Boeheim's Army dethrones defending TBT champ Blue Collar U, 69-54: Final score, recap". syracuse.com. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  43. ↑ Carey, Greg (July 30, 2023). "Herd That blows past Boeheim's Army 88-71, advances to TBT semifinal". wvmetronews.com. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  44. ↑ "TBT 2017 All-Tournament Team". thetournament.com. August 2017. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  45. ↑ @thetournament (August 3, 2021). "These guys were amazing all summer Introducing your TBT 2021 All-Tournament Team!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 3, 2021– via Twitter.
  46. ↑ @thetournament (August 3, 2021). "Forever a Syracuse legend Tyrese Rice is your TBT 2021 MVP!!!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 3, 2021– via Twitter.
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