The Basketball Tournament 2020

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The Basketball Tournament
2020
Tournament information
Location Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
DatesJuly 4–July 14, 2020
Tournament
format(s)
 Single elimination
Participants24
PurseChampionship: US$1,000,000 winner-take-all
Final positions
Champions Golden Eagles
Runner-upSideline Cancer
Tournament statistics
MVP Darius Johnson-Odom
Top scorer(s) Marcus Keene (86 pts) [1]
Games played22 (plus one walkover)
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The Basketball Tournament 2020 was the seventh edition of The Basketball Tournament (TBT), a 5-on-5, single elimination basketball tournament. The tournament, involving 24 teams, started on July 4 and continued through the championship game on July 14, with all games held at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The winner of the final, Golden Eagles, received a $1 million prize.

Contents

Format

Nationwide Arena, site of TBT 2020 Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena.jpg
Nationwide Arena, site of TBT 2020

Initial plans for TBT 2020 called for a field of 64 teams, organized into eight regions of 8 teams, all of which would be seeded. Each regional in the 2019 edition was hosted by a competing team, with the winner of each regional received a prize equal to 25% of that region's ticket proceeds, [2] although it was unclear whether this procedure was slated to continue in 2020. The open entry period was set as March 15 to June 15. [3]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced on June 11 that the start of the event would be moved up to July 4 in a modified form, with the entire tournament taking place at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, and downsized to 24 teams with a $1,000,000 purse. It marked the first televised basketball event held in the United States since the onset of the pandemic and the suspension of all U.S. professional sports in mid-March, as the NBA did not plan to resume its 2019–20 season until July 31 (with all games hosted by the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, Florida). [4] TBT 2020 organizers put extensive quarantine and testing protocols in place, including the immediate disqualification of any team that had a player test positive. Games were broadcast via ESPN networks (with ESPN having also announced a renewal of its media rights to the tournament), and closed to the public. State governor Mike DeWine considered the event "another step forward in our state's efforts to responsibly restart Ohio". [5]

As with previous years, all tournament games operated with the "Elam Ending", a format of ending the game without the use of a game clock. Under the Elam Ending, the clock is turned off at the first dead-ball whistle with under four minutes to play in the game. At that time, a target score, equal to the score of the leading team plus eight, is set, and the first team to reach this target score is declared the winner of the game. [6] Thus, all games end on a made basket (field goal or free throw) and there is no overtime.

Teams

Multiple teams in the tournament were expected to be comprised mostly or exclusively of alumni of a particular school, program, or a group of closely related schools. As early as October 2019, Florida State had announced plans to enter a team, and St. Bonaventure and Virginia Tech had also announced the same by the end of 2019. [7] In January 2020, Purdue also announced plans to enter a team. [8] By the end of February 2020, Alabama, Illinois, Marshall, Maryland, Oklahoma State, and Virginia had also announced plans to enter TBT 2020. [9] The status of defending champion Carmen's Crew (Ohio State) was initially uncertain; the team did officially enter by early March. [10] Other alumni teams confirmed included Syracuse, [11] West Virginia, [12] and Wichita State. [13] Additionally, Luke Hancock announced that he was exploring entering a Louisville alumni team. [7]

Ultimately, alumni teams from Clemson, Dayton, Illinois, Marquette, Marshall, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Purdue, Syracuse, and West Virginia were entered, along with teams representing the Big Ten and Mid-American (MAC) conferences. The remaining fifteen teams were not associated with a specific school or conference. The teams representing West Virginia and the MAC would later withdraw, due to each having a player test positive for COVID-19.

The tournament bracket was released on June 16, 2020. [14]

Key: Alumni team representing a specific school 

SeedTeamSchool/programOrigins of name
1 Carmen's Crew Ohio State Buckeyes School song "Carmen Ohio"
2 Overseas Elite "a collection of stars who play hoops at basketball outposts around the world" [15]
3 Boeheim's Army Syracuse Orange Current Syracuse men's basketball head coach Jim Boeheim
4 Golden Eagles Marquette Golden Eagles School nickname
5 Eberlein Drive Street in Fraser, Michigan that co-GM Jacob Hirschmann grew up on
6Team Challenge ALSSupporting measures to help in cure of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease
7The Money TeamNickname of American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., who is supporting the team
8Red Scare Dayton Flyers Name given to the Dayton student section at home basketball games
9Big X Big Ten Conference, in which most of the team's players played
10Peoria All-StarsCity of Peoria, Illinois
11Team HinesAmerican basketball players Tyler and Kyle Hines, who are the team's head coach and booster, respectively
12Brotherly LoveCity of Philadelphia, known as the "City of Brotherly Love"
13Team CP3American basketball player Chris Paul, who is serving as the team's GM
14HEARTFIREArizona nonprofit HeartFire Missions, a mission trip provider
15Armored Athlete
16House of 'Paign Illinois Fighting Illini Champaign, Illinois—the Illinois campus is divided between that city and neighboring Urbana
17War TampaVariation of Auburn's battle cry, "War Eagle" (players are from Auburn and the state of Florida)
18Power of the Paw Clemson Tigers Reference to school's nickname, the Tigers, and main athletic mark, a tiger paw
19Men of Mackey Purdue Boilermakers Mackey Arena, Purdue's home basketball arena
20 PrimeTime Players
21Stillwater Stars Oklahoma State Cowboys Stillwater, Oklahoma, the location of Oklahoma State University
22Sideline CancerSupporting measures to help in cure of cancer
23 Herd That Marshall Thundering Herd Short version of school nickname
24D2 NCAA Division II, the division in which the schools attended by the players compete

    Replacements

    Tournament organizers announced that any team that had a player test positive for COVID-19 would be immediately disqualified and removed from the tournament. [16] Five teams had positive tests; all five were removed before playing in the tournament. Four of the teams were replaced, with the final removal, that of Eberlein Drive, resulting in another team being awarded a walkover. [17]

    Squads

    Schedule

    SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionScore
    Round of 24
    Saturday, July 413:00 p.m.No. 9 Big X vs. No. 24 D2 ESPN 79–74
    25:00 p.m.No. 12 Brotherly Love vs. No. 21 Stillwater Stars87–71
    38:00 p.m.No. 16 House of 'Paign vs. No. 17 War Tampa76–53
    410:00 p.m.No. 13 Team CP3 vs. No. 20 PrimeTime Players76–74
    Sunday, July 552:00 p.m.No. 10 Peoria All-Stars vs. No. 23 Herd That65–80
    64:00 p.m.No. 11 Team Hines vs. No. 22 Sideline Cancer91–93
    77:00 p.m.No. 14 HEARTFIRE vs. No. 19 Men of Mackey ESPN2 79–85
    89:00 p.m.No. 15 Armored Athlete vs. No. 18 Power of the Paw98–91
    Round of 16
    Monday, July 69No. 5 Eberlein Drive vs. No. 12 Brotherly Love ESPN w/o
    107:00 p.m.No. 4 Golden Eagles vs. No. 13 Team CP376–67
    Tuesday, July 7112:00 p.m.No. 6 Team Challenge ALS vs. No. 22 Sideline Cancer66–76
    124:00 p.m.No. 3 Boeheim's Army vs. No. 19 Men of Mackey76–69
    Wednesday, July 8132:00 p.m.No. 8 Red Scare vs. No. 9 Big X77–68
    144:00 p.m.No. 1 Carmen's Crew vs. No. 16 House of 'Paign68–76
    Thursday, July 9152:00 p.m.No. 7 The Money Team vs. No. 23 Herd That99–102
    164:00 p.m.No. 2 Overseas Elite vs. No. 15 Armored Athlete76–70
    Quarterfinals
    Friday, July 10172:00 p.m.No. 4 Golden Eagles vs. No. 12 Brotherly Love ESPN 83–76
    184:00 p.m.No. 8 Red Scare vs. No. 16 House of 'Paign83–76
    Saturday, July 11192:00 p.m.No. 2 Overseas Elite vs. No. 23 Herd That93–76
    204:00 p.m.No. 3 Boeheim's Army vs. No. 22 Sideline Cancer48–65
    Semifinals
    Sunday, July 12214:00 p.m.No. 4 Golden Eagles vs. No. 8 Red Scare ESPN 79–70
    226:00 p.m.No. 2 Overseas Elite vs. No. 22 Sideline Cancer65–67
    Championship Game
    Tuesday, July 14237:00 p.m.No. 4 Golden Eagles vs. No. 22 Sideline Cancer ESPN 78–73
    *Game times in Eastern Time • #Rankings denote tournament seeding. • Schedule source [21] [22]

    Tournament bracket

    Round of 24
    July 4–5     		Round of 16
    July 6–9     		Quarterfinals
    July 10–11     		Semifinals
    July 12     		Championship
    July 14
    1 Carmen's Crew 68
    16 House of 'Paign7616 House of 'Paign76
    17 War Tampa 53 16 House of 'Paign 76
    8 Red Scare83
    8 Red Scare77
    9 Big X799 Big X 68
    24 D2 74 8 Red Scare 70
    4 Golden Eagles79
    4 Golden Eagles 76
    13 Team CP37613 Team CP3 67
    20 PrimeTime Players 74 4 Golden Eagles83
    12 Brotherly Love 76
    5 Eberlein Drive
    12 Brotherly Love8712 Brotherly Love w/o
    21 Stillwater Stars 71 4 Golden Eagles78
    22 Sideline Cancer 73
    3 Boeheim's Army 76
    14 HEARTFIRE 79 19 Men of Mackey 69
    19 Men of Mackey853 Boeheim's Army 48
    22 Sideline Cancer65
    6 Team Challenge ALS 66
    11 Team Hines 91 22 Sideline Cancer76
    22 Sideline Cancer9322 Sideline Cancer67
    2 Overseas Elite 65
    7 The Money Team 99
    10 Peoria All-Stars 65 23 Herd That102
    23 Herd That 8023 Herd That 76
    2 Overseas Elite93
    2 Overseas Elite 76
    15 Armored Athlete9815 Armored Athlete 70
    18 Power of the Paw 91

    Game summaries

    Round of 24

    July 4, 2020
    3:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 9 Big X79–74No. 24 D2
    Scoring by quarter: 11–23, 19–13, 27–23, 22–15
    Pts: Ward 18
    Rebs: Iverson 11
    Asts:three tied 3    		Pts: Capers 25
    Rebs: Mayfield 9
    Asts: Mayfield 4
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Alfred Smith, Steve McJunkins, Edwin Young
    July 4, 2020
    5:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 12 Brotherly Love87–71No. 21 Stillwater Stars
    Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 22–11, 28–14, 19–20
    Pts: Wyatt 27
    Rebs: Watson, Marshall 7
    Asts: Givens 3    		Pts: Nash 30
    Rebs: Taylor 7
    Asts: Taylor 5
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Anthony Eades, Jamahl Ralls, Ryan Sassano
    July 4, 2020
    8:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 16 House of 'Paign76–53No. 17 War Tampa
    Scoring by quarter:19–14, 20–14, 20–15, 17–10
    Pts: Daum 21
    Rebs: Daum 13
    Asts: Vinales 4    		Pts: Murray 13
    Rebs: Willett, Spencer 6
    Asts: Brown, Magee 2
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Anthony Eades, Jamahl Ralls, Ryan Sassano
    July 4, 2020
    10:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 13 Team CP376–74No. 20 PrimeTime Players
    Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 23–20, 16–15, 24–13
    Pts: Mason 26
    Rebs: Baldwin 9
    Asts:three tied 2    		Pts: Keeling 25
    Rebs: Glenn 13
    Asts: Barnette 4
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Alfred Smith, Steve McJunkins, Edwin Young
    July 5, 2020
    2:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 10 Peoria All-Stars65–80No. 23 Herd That
    Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 15–21, 20–17, 13–17
    Pts: Allen 26
    Rebs: Cowherd, Allen 8
    Asts: Cowherd 9    		Pts: Williams 22
    Rebs: Williams 9
    Asts: J. Elmore 10
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Anthony Eades, Jamahl Ralls, Ryan Sassano
    July 5, 2020
    4:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 11 Team Hines91–93No. 22 Sideline Cancer
    Scoring by quarter:24–17, 23–29, 18–14, 16–23
    Pts: Paul 23
    Rebs: Paul 13
    Asts: Brown 4    		Pts: Keene 29
    Rebs: Thompson 10
    Asts: Keene 6
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Alfred Smith, Steve McJunkins, Edwin Young
    July 5, 2020
    7:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 14 HEARTFIRE79–85No. 19 Men of Mackey
    Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 25–14, 23–20, 14–30
    Pts: Austin 17
    Rebs:three tied 6
    Asts: Lyons 4    		Pts: Dentmon 32
    Rebs: Haas 10
    Asts: Octeus 5
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Alfred Smith, Steve McJunkins, Edwin Young
    July 5, 2020
    9:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 15 Armored Athlete98–91No. 18 Power of the Paw
    Scoring by quarter:24–14, 29–25, 24–28, 21–24
    Pts: Roberson 26
    Rebs: Gilbeck 10
    Asts: Roberson 5    		Pts: Grantham 20
    Rebs: Grantham, Thomas 4
    Asts: Anderson 7
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Anthony Eades, Jamahl Ralls, Ryan Sassano

    Round of 16

    No. 5 Eberlein Drive – No. 12 Brotherly Love
    Eberlein Drive had a player test positive for COVID-19 on July 5, thus the team was removed from the tournament.
    July 6, 2020
    7:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 4 Golden Eagles76–67No. 13 Team CP3
    Scoring by quarter:24–19, 21–13, 16–17, 15–18
    Pts: Johnson-Odom 21
    Rebs: Wilson 11
    Asts: Buycks 5    		Pts: Harris 19
    Rebs: Baldwin 7
    Asts: Mason, Baldwin 3
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Alfred Smith, Steve McJunkins, Edwin Young
    July 7, 2020
    2:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 6 Team Challenge ALS66–76No. 22 Sideline Cancer
    Scoring by quarter:18–14, 22–19, 17–19, 9–24
    Pts: Rice 19
    Rebs: Thomas 9
    Asts: Rice 6    		Pts: Abell 17
    Rebs: Thompson 13
    Asts: Keene 6
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Alfred Smith, Steve McJunkins, Edwin Young
    July 7, 2020
    4:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 3 Boeheim's Army76–69No. 19 Men of Mackey
    Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 23–13, 16–24, 18–13
    Pts: Devendorf 21
    Rebs: Greene 9
    Asts: Triche, Gillon 2    		Pts: Gaines 18
    Rebs: Haas 8
    Asts:three tied 3
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Anthony Eades, Jamahl Ralls, Ryan Sassano
    July 8, 2020
    2:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 8 Red Scare77–68No. 9 Big X
    Scoring by quarter:15–12, 18–26, 22–19, 22–11
    Pts: D. Davis 15
    Rebs: Oliver 8
    Asts: D. Davis, K. Davis 4    		Pts: Hughes 20
    Rebs: Brown 9
    Asts: Bess 3
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Alfred Smith, Steve McJunkins, Edwin Young
    July 8, 2020
    4:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 1 Carmen's Crew68–76No. 16 House of 'Paign
    Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 29–20, 12–19, 12–18
    Pts: Lighty 21
    Rebs: Craft 7
    Asts: Craft 5    		Pts: Daum 23
    Rebs: Feliz, Daum 8
    Asts: Feliz 5
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Ryan Sassano, Ray Natili, Tommy Morrissey
    July 9, 2020
    2:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 7 The Money Team99–102No. 23 Herd That
    Scoring by quarter:40–24, 22–31, 20–19, 17–28
    Pts: Alford 20
    Rebs: Welsh 10
    Asts: Crawford 7    		Pts: Cokley 32
    Rebs: Cokley 7
    Asts: J. Elmore 10
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Ray Natili, Tommy Morrissey, Jamahl Ralls
    July 9, 2020
    4:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 2 Overseas Elite76–70No. 15 Armored Athlete
    Scoring by quarter:29–16, 12–20, 20–14, 15–20
    Pts: Jeter 22
    Rebs: Burrell 6
    Asts: Johnson 4    		Pts: Clarke 20
    Rebs: Clarke 8
    Asts: Machado 4
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Ray Natili, Tommy Morrissey, Jamahl Ralls

    Quarterfinals

    July 10, 2020
    2:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 4 Golden Eagles83–76No. 12 Brotherly Love
    Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 22–20, 24–9, 18–27
    Pts: Buycks 19
    Rebs: Cook 8
    Asts: Buycks 2    		Pts: Sh. Givens 22
    Rebs: Sh. Givens 13
    Asts: Ringgold, Sh. Givens 4
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Ray Natili, Tommy Morrissey, Ryan Sassano
    July 10, 2020
    4:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 8 Red Scare83–76No. 16 House of 'Paign
    Scoring by quarter:22–17, 16–15, 20–17, 25–27
    Pts: Landers 19
    Rebs: Oliver 11
    Asts: Oliver 4    		Pts: Feliz 17
    Rebs: Feliz 14
    Asts: Vinales 3
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Jeff Anderson, Earl Walton, Clarence Armstrong
    July 11, 2020
    2:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 2 Overseas Elite93–76No. 23 Herd That
    Scoring by quarter:27–17, 20–24, 20–14, 26–21
    Pts: Johnson 35
    Rebs: Johnson, Tucker 7
    Asts: Johnson 5    		Pts: J. Elmore 23
    Rebs: Williams, Smith 5
    Asts: J. Elmore 4
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Ray Natili, Tommy Morrissey, Jamahl Ralls
    July 11, 2020
    4:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 3 Boeheim's Army48–65No. 22 Sideline Cancer
    Scoring by quarter: 10–10, 14–14, 10–24, 14–17
    Pts: Devendorf 14
    Rebs: Greene 9
    Asts: Gillon 4    		Pts: Creek 22
    Rebs: Thompson 18
    Asts: Artis, Abell 3
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Jeff Anderson, Earl Walton, Clarence Armstrong

    Semifinals

    July 12, 2020
    4:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 4 Golden Eagles79–70No. 8 Red Scare
    Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 23–18, 23–23, 18–13
    Pts: Johnson-Odom 23
    Rebs: Wilson 7
    Asts: Buycks 4    		Pts: Landers 21
    Rebs: Landers, Mikesell 6
    Asts: D. Davis 4
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Ray Natili, Tommy Morrissey, Ryan Sassano
    July 12, 2020
    6:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 2 Overseas Elite65–67No. 22 Sideline Cancer
    Scoring by quarter:19-15, 18-12, 17-20, 11-20
    Pts: Johnson 18
    Rebs: Tucker 9
    Asts: Johnson 3    		Pts: Keene 22
    Rebs: Thompson 10
    Asts: Keene 4
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Jeff Anderson, Earl Walton, Clarence Armstrong

    Championship

    July 14, 2020
    7:00 p.m. EDT
    No. 4 Golden Eagles78–73No. 22 Sideline Cancer
    Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 21–21, 17–17, 18–12
    Pts: J. Wilson 16
    Rebs: J. Wilson, Acker 5
    Asts: Buycks 5    		Pts: Creek 20
    Rebs: Artis 6
    Asts: Keene 4
    Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
    Referees: Clarence Armstrong, Jeff Anderson, Earl Watson

    Championship game statistics

    Statistics for the title game are below. [23] [24] The championship basket (reaching the Elam Ending target score) was made by Travis Diener. [25]

    Key

    Awards

    Darius Johnson-Odom, tournament MVP Darius Johnson-Odom.jpg
    Darius Johnson-Odom, tournament MVP
    All Tournament Team
    PosPlayerTeam
    PG Darius Johnson-Odom (MVP) Golden Eagles
    SF Jamil Wilson Golden Eagles
    PG Marcus Keene Sideline Cancer
    SF Joe Johnson Overseas Elite
    SG Trey Landers Red Scare
    GM Billy Clapper Sideline Cancer
    CoachJoe Chapman Golden Eagles

    Source: [26]

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    The Basketball Tournament 2022 was the ninth edition of The Basketball Tournament (TBT), a 5-on-5, single elimination basketball tournament with a $1 million winner-take-all prize. The tournament, involving 64 teams, began on July 16 and ended on August 2 with the championship game in Dayton, Ohio. The tournament format was similar to that of the last pre-COVID-19 edition in 2019—64 teams, each playing in one of eight regionals.

    Blue Collar U is an American basketball team that participates in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), an annual winner-take-all single-elimination tournament. The team consists of professional basketball players, most of whom played college basketball for the Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team. The team began participating in TBT in 2021, reaching the semi-finals. Blue Collar U won its first TBT championship in its second year of participation in 2022, winning the $1 million grand prize.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">The Basketball Tournament 2023</span> Single elimination basketball tournament

    The Basketball Tournament 2023 was the tenth edition of The Basketball Tournament (TBT), a 5-on-5, single elimination basketball tournament with a $1 million winner-take-all prize. The tournament, involving 64 teams, began on July 19 and ended on August 3 with the championship game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The tournament format was similar to that of the last edition in 2022—64 teams, each playing in one of eight regionals.

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