The Basketball Tournament 2017 was the fourth edition of The Basketball Tournament, a 5-on-5, single elimination basketball tournament broadcast by the ESPN family of networks. The tournament involved 64 teams; it started on July 8 and continued through August 3, 2017. The winner of the final, Overseas Elite, received a two million dollar prize.
Format The main tournament field consisted of 64 teams, organized into four regions of 16 teams each. The sixteen teams in each region were nine teams selected by fans via the tournament's website, six teams selected at-large, and one team selected via a play-in "Jamboree". The Jamboree consisted of 16 teams, each of which paid a $5000 entry fee. After two rounds of play, the surviving four teams advanced to the main field of 64 (one per region), and were refunded their entry fees. Jamboree games used an experimental "Mensa Rules" ending, now known as the Elam Ending.
The winning team (its players, coaches, general manager, and boosters) received 90% of the $2 million prize, while the remaining 10% was split amongst the team's top 100 fans (based on points earned online).
Venues The Basketball Tournament 2017 took place in six locations; all play-in ("Jamboree") games were held in Philadelphia.
Round Dates Region Location BroadcastPlay-in June 17–18 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Regional July 8–9 Northeast ESPN3 South Charlotte, North CarolinaJuly 15–16 West Las Vegas, NevadaMidwest Peoria, IllinoisSuper 16 July 20–22 Brooklyn ESPN & ESPN2Quarterfinals July 23 Semifinals August 1 Baltimore ESPNFinals August 3
Red dots mark regional locations, the blue dot marks the Super 16 location, and the green dot marks the semifinal and finals location.
Alumni Teams
Multiple teams in the tournament were composed mostly or exclusively of alumni of a particular school. These teams are listed below.
Region Seed Team SchoolNortheast2 Supernova Villanova Wildcats3 Boeheim's Army Syracuse Orange5 Zoo Crew Pittsburgh Panthers10 Rebel Riders Rider Broncs11 Gaelnation Iona GaelsMidwest1 Golden Eagles Marquette Golden Eagles2 Scarlet & Gray Ohio State Buckeyes3 Always a Brave Bradley Braves4 Purple and Black Kansas State Wildcats5 Hilton Magic Legends Iowa State Cyclones7 Banner Boys Milwaukee Panthers8 Majerus SLU Crew Saint Louis BillikensSouth2 Ram Nation VCU Rams3 Ole Hotty Toddy Ole Miss Rebels5 Tampa Bulls South Florida Bulls7 Blue Zoo Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders8 Matadors Texas Tech Red RaidersWest1 Team Colorado Colorado Buffaloes2 Few Good Men Gonzaga Bulldogs7 Team Utah Utah Utes11 The Wasatch Front Weber State Wildcats14 Air Force Bomb Squad Air Force Falcons
Bracket All times Eastern.
Northeast Region – Philadelphia, PA
Northeast Regional final
Midwest Region – Peoria, IL
Midwest Regional final
South Region – Charlotte, NC
South Regional final
West Region – Las Vegas, NV
West Regional final
National semifinals – Baltimore, MD
Semifinals
National championship
Awards + All Tournament Team Pos Player Team PPG F Jared Sullinger Scarlet & Gray 16.8 G Casper Ware Team Challenge ALS 18.8 G Eric Devendorf Boeheim's Army 19.2 F D. J. Kennedy Overseas Elite 15.0 G Kyle Fogg (MVP) Overseas Elite 17.8GM Sean Marshall Team Challenge ALS 18.3Coach Colin Curtin Overseas Elite — Marshall was both a player and the general manager for Team Challenge ALS Source:
References
External links 2017 TBT Championship Recap - #6 Team Challenge ALS vs #1 Overseas Elite via YouTube 2017 TBT Semifinals Recap - #6 Team Challenge ALS vs #2 Scarlet & Gray via YouTube 2017 TBT Semifinals Recap - #1 Overseas Elite vs #3 Boeheim's Army via YouTube