The Basketball Tournament

[Young Drachma]

TBT | The Basketball Tournament (http://www.thetournament.com/)

$500k prize to the winning team. 32 teams. 5 on 5 tournament. The announced the teams today, the bracket gets released in two weeks.

The teams have been announced for ‘The Basketball Tournament’ | CollegeBasketballTalk (http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/08/the-teams-have-been-announced-for-the-basketball-tournament/)

[sterlingice]

Ok, this kindof sounds like fun:
The Basketball Tournament: Handicapping the Field | Extra Mustard - SI.com (http://extramustard.si.com/2014/05/09/the-basketball-tournament-field-handicapping/)

I haven't been able to find any tv info about it, tho. This seems perfect for something like Fox Sports 18, ESPN 47, or an NBC Sports channel.

SI

[bryce]

I would watch this... They'd be better showing it in the sports-void that is July or August; it might get lost in June against the NBA finals...

Edit to add the MLB ASB would be the perfect time when not a single sport is playing for pretty much the only days of the year.

[digamma]

Two teams that interest me: The Cornell 2010 Sweet 16 team and the Princeton alumni team. Any number of Princeton alumni teams could be annoying and wreak havoc in something like this.

[BishopMVP]

I haven't been able to find any tv info about it, tho. This seems perfect for something like Fox Sports 18, ESPN 47, or an NBC Sports channel.

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[vex]

Pretty cool.

[Lathum]

Two teams that interest me: The Cornell 2010 Sweet 16 team and the Princeton alumni team. Any number of Princeton alumni teams could be annoying and wreak havoc in something like this.

This is what I am curious about as well, especially the Cornell team. I am curious if a team that has played together with a system in place does better than a team of more athletically gifted guys.

[nol]

This is what I am curious about as well, especially the Cornell team. I am curious if a team that has played together with a system in place does better than a team of more athletically gifted guys.

As always, it's a matter of degree. The system is not going to matter much when it's guys who are a step or two above being weekend warriors going against people still playing professionally overseas.

[Lathum]

As always, it's a matter of degree. The system is not going to matter much when it's guys who are a step or two above being weekend warriors going against people still playing professionally overseas.

Not sure I agree with that.

It isn't just about system, it's also about chemistry, knowing your role, etc...

[nol]

No amount of chemistry makes you run up and down the court against pro-caliber athletes for 30+ minutes if you haven't played competitively for years. Well, other than the chemistry that was in Lance Armstrong's system.

[Young Drachma]

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[Young Drachma]

In its first year of existence The Basketball Tournament has garnered a solid amount of attention this summer, with fans starved for some live basketball got the opportunity to watch players they may have remembered from their college (or even professional days). And the 32-team event also drew in squads that didn’t have that much playing experience, with fan voting influencing which teams were allowed to play.

And it didn’t hurt to have a $500,000 winner-take-all prize on the line.

Saturday evening at Case Gym in Boston, the Notre Dame Fighting Alumni and Team Barstool played for the title, with Notre Dame winning by the final score of 72-68. Tyrone Nash, who played at Notre Dame from 2007-11, led the way offensively with 19 points on 8-for-10 shooting. Nash was named MVP of the event.

Three Fighting Alumni finished the game in double figures, with Ryan Ayers (15 points, five rebounds) and Rob Kurz (11 points, three rebounds and three assists) being the others. Chris Thomas, the point guard on Notre Dame’s last Sweet 16 team (2003), tallied a team-high four assists. Of the 11 players on the roster ten were a part of the Notre Dame basketball program as collegians, with former Seton Hall guard Paul Gause being the lone exception.

Team Barstool, which possessed a roster of current and former pros featuring former Duke guard Dahntay Jones (he was last a member of the Atlanta Hawks in October before being waived), was considered by some to be the favorite to win the title before the event began. Jones finished the title game with a game-high 21 points, with Andre Barrett (13 points, six rebounds and five assists), Matt Walsh (12 points) and Josh Boone (12 points, 12 rebounds) joining him in double figures.

However even with four double-digit scorers Team Barstool fell short of winning the cash prize, with the Fighting Alumni’s superior shooting percentages (46 percent to 39 percent from the field; 7-for-19 3PT compared to Barstool’s 7-for-26) that made the difference. Team Barstool also shot 17-for-25 from the foul line, with the Fighting Alumni making 13 of their 16 attempts.

As for what the Fighting Alumni will do with their $500,000, the plan is to donate some of the winnings to Coaches vs. Cancer.

Notre Dame Fighting Alumni win first annual $500,000 basketball tournament | CollegeBasketballTalk (http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/28/notre-dame-fighting-alumni-win-first-annual-500000-basketball-tournament/)

[sterlingice]

Cool- forgot about this. Thanks for the update

SI

[Young Drachma]

More than 40 former NBA players shoot for $1 million in The Basketball Tournament (http://es.pn/1JDlwlm)

It's back again. This time the prize is $1 million bucks and there are 97 teams competing.

[stevew]

Such a good idea. Tournaments are so much fun.

[Ramzavail]

"will feature more than 40 former NBA players, including Royce White"

really? Royce White?

"Michael Rappaport is the coach of a team that features former NBA players Jason Williams and Scalabrine."

I hope that's the white chocolate Jason Williams.

[Comey]

^The manslaughtering Jayson Williams has a y in his name.

[Young Drachma]

2015 Bracket | The Basketball Tournament (http://bracket.thetournament.com/#/)

This is moving along.

[IlliniCub]

Is there any sort of broadcast for any of the games besides the championship?

[Young Drachma]

I guess ESPNU About TBT | The Basketball Tournament (http://www.thetournament.com/about) on the 25th for the Elite 8, then ESPN will cover the Final Four and championship of the whole thing.

[Miller Time]

Is there any sort of broadcast for any of the games besides the championship?

It looks like you can watch any of the games so far. Click recap in the bracket and they will have a link to watch.

[Young Drachma]

Bracket | The Basketball Tournament (https://www.thetournament.com/bracket)

down to their elite 8

[stevew]

"will feature more than 40 former NBA players, including Royce White"

really? Royce White?

"Michael Rappaport is the coach of a team that features former NBA players Jason Williams and Scalabrine."

I hope that's the white chocolate Jason Williams.

Saw some YouTube of Jaxon Williams the other day. Def already inherited the flair and handles.

[Young Drachma]

ESPN did a breakdown of the various teams in this year's edition, which apparently is for $2m this year.

TBT's Super 16 tips off for $2 million prize (http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/17112234/tbt-super-16-tips-2-million-prize)