The Basketball Tournament 2024
Single elimination basketball tournament
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The Basketball Tournament 2024 was the eleventh 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 4 with the championship game at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The tournament format was similar to that of the last edition in 2023—64 teams, each playing in one of eight regionals.
- Regional sites
- Butler University (Indianapolis)
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Dayton, Ohio
- Houston, Texas
- Lexington, Kentucky
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Wichita, Kansas
- Semifinal/Championship site
format
| 2024 | |
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| Tournament information | |
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| Location |
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| Dates | July 19–August 4, 2024 |
Tournament format | Single elimination |
| Participants | 64 teams |
| Purse | Championship: US$1,000,000 winner-take-all |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Carmen's Crew |
| Runner-up | Forever Coogs |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Jared Sullinger[1] |
| Top scorer | Rob Gray (110)[2] |
| Games played | 63 |
The event had a "championship week", starting with the regional winners advancing to quarterfinals at one of two sites, Houston and Louisville. The quarterfinal winners then traveled to Philadelphia for the semifinals and championship game. Carmen's Crew, a team mostly made up of Ohio State alumni, won the tournament.[3]
Format
For its 2024 edition, TBT retained its traditional 64-team format and eight-region format, with each regional involving eight teams at a single host site (similar in format to the NCAA Division II men's and women's tournaments).
The teams and the regional placements for all entrants were revealed in a selection special hosted by Andrew Zoldan with John Fanta that aired on TBT's YouTube channel on June 26, 2024.[4]
As with previous years, all tournament games operate with the "Elam Ending", a format of ending the game without use of a game clock. Under the Elam Ending, the clock is turned off at the first dead-ball whistle with 4 minutes or less to play in the game. At that time, a target score, equal to the score of the leading team (or tied teams) plus eight, is set, and the first team to reach this target score is declared the winner of the game.[5] Thus, all games end on a made basket (field goal or free throw) and there is no overtime.
Venues
The Basketball Tournament 2024 featured games in nine locations, eight of which hosted a regional. The ninth hosted the championship weekend (two semifinal contests and the championship game). Official regional names, if different from the location names, are indicated in the listings below the location names.
 Regional sites only Regional and quarterfinal site Championship site |
Butler (Indianapolis) |
Cincinnati | Dayton |
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| Hinkle Fieldhouse | Fifth Third Arena | UD Arena | |
| Capacity: 12,012 | Capacity: 13,409 | Capacity: 7,100 | |
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| Houston | Lexington (Kentucky) |
Louisville | |
| Fertitta Center | Rupp Arena | Freedom Hall | |
| Capacity: 9,100 | Capacity: 20,500 | Capacity: 18,865 | |
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| Pittsburgh | Wichita (Wichita State) |
Philadelphia (Drexel, Championship) | |
| Petersen Events Center | Charles Koch Arena | Daskalakis Athletic Center | |
| Capacity: 12,508 | Capacity: 10,506 | Capacity: 2,509 | |
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Teams
TBT has a history of teams rostered primarily with alumni from specific NCAA Division I college basketball programs; 29 such teams entered the 2024 tournament. One is drawn from NCAA Division II alumni, another is drawn from NCAA Division III alumni.
| Name | College or sponsor affiliation | Source of team name | Region |
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| 305 Ballers | — | Main area code for Miami, Florida, where the team is based | Lexington |
| AfterShocks | Wichita State alumni | School nickname of Shockers | Wichita |
| All Good Dawgs | Butler alumni | School nickname of Bulldogs | Butler |
| Assembly Ball | Indiana alumni | Assembly Hall home arena | Butler |
| Austin's Own | Texas alumni | School location in Austin | Houston |
| Best Virginia | West Virginia alumni | Pittsburgh | |
| Bleed Green | North Texas alumni | School nickname of Mean Green | Houston |
| Brotherly Love Pro Am Foundation | — | Pittsburgh | |
| Brown Ballers | — | Made up of brown athletes | Cincinnati |
| Carmen's Crew | Ohio State alumni | "Carmen Ohio", Ohio State's school song | Dayton |
| D2 Waymakers | — | Former NCAA Division II athletes | Lexington |
| DaGuys STL | — | Team YouTube channel, with players mainly from Greater St. Louis | Dayton |
| Dream 34 | Wendell Scott Foundation | Formerly "Virginia Dream", Scott's racing number was 34) | Cincinnati |
| Dubois Dream | — | Based out of Dubois, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh |
| Eberlein Drive | — | Team owners' home street | Butler |
| Fail Harder | — | Butler | |
| Florida TNT | — | Wichita | |
| Forever Coogs | Houston alumni | Houston Cougars mascot | Houston |
| Fort Wayne Champs | — | Players with connections to Fort Wayne, Indiana | Butler |
| Happy Valley Hoopers | Penn State alumni | Location of the school in Happy Valley | Pittsburgh |
| Heartfire | MedImpact | Arizona nonprofit HeartFire Missions, a provider of Christian medical mission trips | Dayton |
| Herd That | Marshall alumni | School nickname of Thundering Herd | Lexington |
| Herkimer Originals | — | ABA team from Herkimer, New York | Pittsburgh |
| Jackson TN Underdawgs | — | Players with connections to Jackson, Tennessee | Lexington |
| LA Cheaters | Drew League | Wichita | |
| La Familia | Kentucky alumni | Ode to recently departed coach John Calipari's Italian heritage; also name of a UK basketball NIL collective | Lexington |
| Los Angeles Ignite | — | TBL team from Los Angeles | Houston |
| Mass Street | Kansas alumni | Short for Massachusetts Street, the main street through the central business district of the school's home of Lawrence | Wichita |
| Men of Mackey | Purdue alumni | Purdue home court Mackey Arena | Butler |
| Midtown Prestige | — | TBL team from Wichita, Kansas | Wichita |
| Million $ Worth of Game | — | Pittsburgh | |
| Nasty Nati | Cincinnati alumni | Nickname of the city of Cincinnati | Cincinnati |
| Once a Bronco | Boise State alumni | Boise State Broncos mascot | Houston |
| Purple Hearts | — | Gun violence awareness | Dayton |
| Purple Reign | Kansas State alumni | Kansas State school colors | Wichita |
| Ram Up | Colorado State alumni | School nickname of Rams | Wichita |
| Red Rose Thunder | — | ECBL team from Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Cincinnati |
| Red Scare | Dayton alumni | Name of Dayton student section | Dayton |
| Rise & Grind | — | Dayton | |
| Run DFW | — | Based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area | Louisville |
| Shield 219 | Valparaiso alumni | — | Butler |
| Sideline Cancer | — | Pancreatic cancer awareness | Louisville |
| Stars of Storrs | UConn alumni | Charles and Augustus Storrs, establishers of the Storrs Agricultural School (now the University of Connecticut) | Pittsburgh |
| Sweet Home Alabama | — | Players from the state of Alabama | Dayton |
| Takeover BC | — | Cincinnati | |
| Team Aboutbillions | About Billions | Production company of Adrien Broner | Cincinnati |
| Team Arkansas | Arkansas alumni | Butler | |
| Team Colorado | Colorado alumni | Wichita | |
| Team Diesel | — | Louisville | |
| Team DRC | Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | Louisville | |
| Team Fredette | — | Team member and organizer Jimmer Fredette | Louisville |
| Team Gibson | — | Team sponsor Taj Gibson | Cincinnati |
| The Challenge ALS | — | Houston | |
| The Enchantment | New Mexico alumni | State nickname: "Land of Enchantment" | Houston |
| The Nawf | — | Team representing Gwinnett County, GA also known as “Nawf” Atlanta | Lexington |
| The Program NYC for Autism | — | Houston | |
| The Ville | Louisville alumni | City nickname | Louisville |
| UKnighted | Bellarmine alumni | Bellarmine Knights nickname and mascot | Louisville |
| Veniceball | — | Louisville | |
| War Ready | Auburn alumni | School battle cry "War Eagle" | Lexington |
| We Are D3 | NCAA Division III alumni | Dayton | |
| Woco Showtime | Wofford alumni | Institutional name of Wofford College | Lexington |
| Zip Em Up | Xavier alumni | Former Xavier team motto | Cincinnati |
| Zoo Crew | Pittsburgh alumni | Oakland Zoo student section | Pittsburgh |
Note: team names are per the TBT bracket; some names have slight variation on TBT website pages.
Tournament bracket
Six of the eight no. 1 seeds advanced in first-round play, with no. 7 Takeover BC upsetting Red Rose Thunder in the Cincinnati Regional.
Three no. 1 seeds advanced in second-round play; the lowest seed to advance to the third round was no 8. Team DRC from the Louisville Regional.
No no. 1 seeds advanced in third-round play; the lowest seed to advance to the quarterfinals was again Takeover BC.
The lowest seed to advance to the semifinals was no 6. Eberlein Drive from the Butler Regional.
In the first semifinal game, Eberlein Driver were eliminated by Forever Coogs, the no. 2 seed from the Houston Regional.
In the second semifinal game, La Familia were eliminated by Carmen's Crew, the no. 3 seed from the Dayton Regional.
Carmen's Crew then defeated Forever Coogs in the championship game.
Butler Regional – Hinkle Fieldhouse
| First Round July 19 | Second Round July 21 | Third Round July 23 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Assembly Ball | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | The Cru | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Assembly Ball | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Men of Mackey | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Men of Mackey | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Fort Wayne Champs | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Assembly Ball | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Eberlein Drive | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Team Arkansas | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Eberlein Drive | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Eberlein Drive | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | All Good Dawgs | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | All Good Dawgs | 90 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Fail Harder | 67 | ||||||||||||
Pittsburgh Regional – Petersen Events Center
| First Round July 20 | Second Round July 22 | Third Round July 24 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Star of Storrs | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Herkimer Originals | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Stars of Storrs | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Happy Valley Hoopers | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Dubois Dream | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Happy Valley Hoopers | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Happy Valley Hoopers | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Zoo Crew | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Best Virginia | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Brotherly Love Pro Am Foundation | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Best Virginia | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Zoo Crew | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Zoo Crew | 98 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Million $ Worth of Game | 95 | ||||||||||||
Houston Regional – Fertitta Center
| First Round July 19 | Second Round July 21 | Third Round July 23 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bleed Green | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | LA Ignite | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bleed Green | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Team Challenge ALS | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | The Program NYC for Autism | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Team Challenge ALS | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Team Challenge ALS | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Forever Coogs | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | The Enchantment | 53 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Once a Bronco | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Once a Bronco | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Forever Coogs | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Forever Coogs | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Austin's Own | 60 | ||||||||||||
Wichita Regional – Charles Koch Arena
| First Round July 20 | Second Round July 22 | Third Round July 24 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | AfterShocks | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Midtown Prestige | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | AfterShocks | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Team Colorado | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Purple Reign | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Team Colorado | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Team Colorado | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mass Street | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida TNT | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | L.A. Cheaters | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida TNT | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mass Street | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mass Street | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Ram Up | 68 | ||||||||||||
Cincinnati Regional – Fifth Third Arena
| First Round July 19 | Second Round July 21 | Third Round July 23 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Nasty Nati | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Team Aboutbillions | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Team Aboutbillions | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Red Rose Thunder | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Brown Ballers | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Red Rose Thunder | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Red Rose Thunder | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Takeover BC | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Team Gibson | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Dream 34 | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Dream 34 | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Takeover BC | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Zip 'Em Up | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Takeover BC | 91 | ||||||||||||
Dayton Regional – UD Arena
| First Round July 20 | Second Round July 22 | Third Round July 24 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Heartfire | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Rise and Grind | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Heartfire | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | We Are D3 | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | We Are D3 | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Sweet Home Alabama | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Heartfire | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Carmen's Crew | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Carmen's Crew | 93 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Purple Hearts | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Carmen's Crew | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Red Scare | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Red Scare | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Daguys STL | 74 | ||||||||||||
Lexington Regional – Rupp Arena
| First Round July 19 | Second Round July 21 | Third Round July 23 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Herd That | 92 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Jackson TN Boom | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Herd That | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | War Ready | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | War Ready | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | D2 Waymakers | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Herd That | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | La Familia | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Woco Showtime | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | The Nawf | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | The Nawf | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | La Familia | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | La Familia | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 305 Ballers | 56 | ||||||||||||
Louisville Regional – Freedom Hall
| First Round July 20 | Second Round July 22 | Third Round July 24 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Team Diesel | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Team DRC | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Team DRC | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Team Fredette | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Run DFW | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Team Fredette | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Team DRC | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | The Ville | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sideline Cancer | 100 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | VBL Winner | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sideline Cancer | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | The Ville | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | The Ville | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UKnighted | 71 | ||||||||||||
Championship Week
Quarterfinals games were played at Houston and Louisville. All semifinal and championship games were played in Philadelphia.
| Quarterfinals July 29–30 | Semifinals August 2 | Championship August 4 | ||||||||||||
| BT 6 | Eberlein Drive | 85 | ||||||||||||
| PB 5 | Happy Valley Hoopers | 71 | ||||||||||||
| BT 6 | Eberlein Drive | 73 | ||||||||||||
| HO 2 | Forever Coogs | 76 | ||||||||||||
| HO 2 | Forever Coogs | 74 | ||||||||||||
| WI 5 | Team Colorado | 49 | ||||||||||||
| HO 2 | Forever Coogs | 65 | ||||||||||||
| DY 3 | Carmen's Crew | 69 | ||||||||||||
| CI 7 | Takeover BC | 74 | ||||||||||||
| DY 3 | Carmen's Crew | 90 | ||||||||||||
| DY 3 | Carmen's Crew | 76 | ||||||||||||
| LX 2 | La Familia | 70 | ||||||||||||
| LX 2 | La Familia | 70 | ||||||||||||
| LV 2 | The Ville | 61 | ||||||||||||
Eric Collins, Nick Bahe, and Cayleigh Griffin were the announcers for both semifinal matches and the championship game.[10]
Semifinals
August 2, 2024 7:00 p.m. EDT |
| BT 6 Eberlein Drive 73, HO 2 Forever Coogs 76 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 17–20, 17–19, 22–17 | ||
| Pts: T. Brown 19 Rebs: T. Stone 9 Asts: A. Clemmons 6 |
Pts: R. Gray 18 Rebs: J. Gorham 7 Asts: R. Gray 3 | |
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Referees: Jeffrey Anderson, Mike Evans, Jamahl Ralls |
FS1 |
August 2, 2024 9:00 p.m. EDT |
| DY 3 Carmen's Crew 76, LX 2 La Familia 70 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 26–17, 17–21, 19–22 | ||
| Pts: J. Sullinger 16 Rebs: J. Sullinger 7 Asts: K. Wesson, K. Woods 4 |
Pts: K. Kanter 17 Rebs: W. Cauley-Stein 9 Asts: A. Harrison 4 | |
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Referees: Earl Walton, Matt Potter, Danny Basile |
Championship
August 4, 2024 2:00 p.m. EDT |
| DY 3 Carmen's Crew 69, HO 2 Forever Coogs 65 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 18–13, 19–15, 14–16 | ||
| Pts: J. Sullinger 18 Rebs: J. Sullinger 8 Asts: D. Bradford 3 |
Pts: R. Gray 10 Rebs: J. Gorham 8 Asts: J. Gorham 6 | |
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Referees: Jeff Anderson, Earl Walton, Matt Potter |
Awards
| Pos | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Rob Gray | Forever Coogs |
| PG | Kerem Kanter | La Familia |
| SG | Sam Sessoms | Happy Valley Hoopers |
| PG | Tyler Stone | Eberlein Drive |
| PF | Jared Sullinger | Carmen's Crew |
| Coach | Jordan Surenkamp | Eberlein Drive |
| GM | Twany Beckham | La Familia |
Source:[11]