The Basketball Tournament 2020

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.

The Basketball Tournament
2020
Tournament information
LocationNationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
DatesJuly 4–July 14, 2020
Tournament
format(s)
Single elimination
Participants24
PurseChampionship: US$1,000,000 winner-take-all
Final positions
ChampionsGolden Eagles
Runner-upSideline Cancer
Tournament statistics
MVPDarius Johnson-Odom
Top scorer(s)Marcus Keene (86 pts)[1]
Games played22 (plus one walkover)
← 2019
2021 →

Format

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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

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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 

Seed Team School/program Origins 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
6 Team Challenge ALS Supporting measures to help in cure of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease
7 The Money Team Nickname of American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., who is supporting the team
8 Red Scare Dayton Flyers Name given to the Dayton student section at home basketball games
9 Big X Big Ten Conference, in which most of the team's players played
10 Peoria All-Stars City of Peoria, Illinois
11 Team Hines American basketball players Tyler and Kyle Hines, who are the team's head coach and booster, respectively
12 Brotherly Love City of Philadelphia, known as the "City of Brotherly Love"
13 Team CP3 American basketball player Chris Paul, who is serving as the team's GM
14 HEARTFIRE Arizona nonprofit HeartFire Missions, a mission trip provider
15 Armored Athlete
16 House of 'Paign Illinois Fighting Illini Champaign, Illinois—the Illinois campus is divided between that city and neighboring Urbana
17 War Tampa Variation of Auburn's battle cry, "War Eagle" (players are from Auburn and the state of Florida)
18 Power of the Paw Clemson Tigers Reference to school's nickname, the Tigers, and main athletic mark, a tiger paw
19 Men of Mackey Purdue Boilermakers Mackey Arena, Purdue's home basketball arena
20 PrimeTime Players
21 Stillwater Stars Oklahoma State Cowboys Stillwater, Oklahoma, the location of Oklahoma State University
22 Sideline Cancer Supporting measures to help in cure of cancer
23 Herd That Marshall Thundering Herd Short version of school nickname
24 D2 NCAA Division II, the division in which the schools attended by the players compete

Replacements

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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]

  • On June 22, Best Virginia (No. 10), a team for West Virginia alumni, withdrew after having several players test positive. They were replaced by Playing for Jimmy V, a team in support of the V Foundation.[18]
  • On July 1, Jackson TN UnderDawgs (No. 24) were diagnosed with a case and replaced by D2, a team of former NCAA Division II players.[19]
  • On July 2, Mid-American Unity (No. 20), had one of their players test positive, although he was asymptomatic. The team withdrew and was replaced by PrimeTime Players.[20]
  • On July 3, Playing for Jimmy V (No. 10), themselves a replacement team, had a player test positive and were subsequently disqualified. They were replaced with Peoria All-Stars.[18]
  • On July 5, the day before their opening game, Eberlein Drive (No. 5) was disqualified after a player tested positive, despite being asymptomatic. Their Round of 16 opponent, Brotherly Love, advanced automatically to the quarterfinals.[17]

Squads

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Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Score
Round of 24
Saturday, July 4 1 3:00 p.m. No. 9 Big X vs. No. 24 D2 ESPN 79–74
2 5:00 p.m. No. 12 Brotherly Love vs. No. 21 Stillwater Stars 87–71
3 8:00 p.m. No. 16 House of 'Paign vs. No. 17 War Tampa 76–53
4 10:00 p.m. No. 13 Team CP3 vs. No. 20 PrimeTime Players 76–74
Sunday, July 5 5 2:00 p.m. No. 10 Peoria All-Stars vs. No. 23 Herd That 65–80
6 4:00 p.m. No. 11 Team Hines vs. No. 22 Sideline Cancer 91–93
7 7:00 p.m. No. 14 HEARTFIRE vs. No. 19 Men of Mackey ESPN2 79–85
8 9:00 p.m. No. 15 Armored Athlete vs. No. 18 Power of the Paw 98–91
Round of 16
Monday, July 6 9 No. 5 Eberlein Drive vs. No. 12 Brotherly Love ESPN w/o
10 7:00 p.m. No. 4 Golden Eagles vs. No. 13 Team CP3 76–67
Tuesday, July 7 11 2:00 p.m. No. 6 Team Challenge ALS vs. No. 22 Sideline Cancer 66–76
12 4:00 p.m. No. 3 Boeheim's Army vs. No. 19 Men of Mackey 76–69
Wednesday, July 8 13 2:00 p.m. No. 8 Red Scare vs. No. 9 Big X 77–68
14 4:00 p.m. No. 1 Carmen's Crew vs. No. 16 House of 'Paign 68–76
Thursday, July 9 15 2:00 p.m. No. 7 The Money Team vs. No. 23 Herd That 99–102
16 4:00 p.m. No. 2 Overseas Elite vs. No. 15 Armored Athlete 76–70
Quarterfinals
Friday, July 10 17 2:00 p.m. No. 4 Golden Eagles vs. No. 12 Brotherly Love ESPN 83–76
18 4:00 p.m. No. 8 Red Scare vs. No. 16 House of 'Paign 83–76
Saturday, July 11 19 2:00 p.m. No. 2 Overseas Elite vs. No. 23 Herd That 93–76
20 4:00 p.m. No. 3 Boeheim's Army vs. No. 22 Sideline Cancer 48–65
Semifinals
Sunday, July 12 21 4:00 p.m. No. 4 Golden Eagles vs. No. 8 Red Scare ESPN 79–70
22 6:00 p.m. No. 2 Overseas Elite vs. No. 22 Sideline Cancer 65–67
Championship Game
Tuesday, July 14 23 7:00 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

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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 'Paign 76 16 House of 'Paign 76
17 War Tampa 53 16 House of 'Paign 76
8 Red Scare 83
8 Red Scare 77
9 Big X 79 9 Big X 68
24 D2 74 8 Red Scare 70
4 Golden Eagles 79
4 Golden Eagles 76
13 Team CP3 76 13 Team CP3 67
20 PrimeTime Players 74 4 Golden Eagles 83
12 Brotherly Love 76
5 Eberlein Drive
12 Brotherly Love 87 12 Brotherly Love w/o
21 Stillwater Stars 71 4 Golden Eagles 78
22 Sideline Cancer 73
3 Boeheim's Army 76
14 HEARTFIRE 79 19 Men of Mackey 69
19 Men of Mackey 85 3 Boeheim's Army 48
22 Sideline Cancer 65
6 Team Challenge ALS 66
11 Team Hines 91 22 Sideline Cancer 76
22 Sideline Cancer 93 22 Sideline Cancer 67
2 Overseas Elite 65
7 The Money Team 99
10 Peoria All-Stars 65 23 Herd That 102
23 Herd That 80 23 Herd That 76
2 Overseas Elite 93
2 Overseas Elite 76
15 Armored Athlete 98 15 Armored Athlete 70
18 Power of the Paw 91

Game summaries

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Round of 24

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July 4, 2020
3:00 p.m. EDT
No. 9 Big X 79–74 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Alfred Smith, Steve McJunkins, Edwin Young
July 4, 2020
5:00 p.m. EDT
No. 12 Brotherly Love 87–71 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Anthony Eades, Jamahl Ralls, Ryan Sassano
July 4, 2020
8:00 p.m. EDT
No. 16 House of 'Paign 76–53 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Anthony Eades, Jamahl Ralls, Ryan Sassano
July 4, 2020
10:00 p.m. EDT
No. 13 Team CP3 76–74 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Alfred Smith, Steve McJunkins, Edwin Young
July 5, 2020
2:00 p.m. EDT
No. 10 Peoria All-Stars 65–80 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Anthony Eades, Jamahl Ralls, Ryan Sassano
July 5, 2020
4:00 p.m. EDT
No. 11 Team Hines 91–93 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Alfred Smith, Steve McJunkins, Edwin Young
July 5, 2020
7:00 p.m. EDT
No. 14 HEARTFIRE 79–85 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Alfred Smith, Steve McJunkins, Edwin Young
July 5, 2020
9:00 p.m. EDT
No. 15 Armored Athlete 98–91 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Anthony Eades, Jamahl Ralls, Ryan Sassano

Round of 16

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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 Eagles 76–67 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Alfred Smith, Steve McJunkins, Edwin Young
July 7, 2020
2:00 p.m. EDT
No. 6 Team Challenge ALS 66–76 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Alfred Smith, Steve McJunkins, Edwin Young
July 7, 2020
4:00 p.m. EDT
No. 3 Boeheim's Army 76–69 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Anthony Eades, Jamahl Ralls, Ryan Sassano
July 8, 2020
2:00 p.m. EDT
No. 8 Red Scare 77–68 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Alfred Smith, Steve McJunkins, Edwin Young
July 8, 2020
4:00 p.m. EDT
No. 1 Carmen's Crew 68–76 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Ryan Sassano, Ray Natili, Tommy Morrissey
July 9, 2020
2:00 p.m. EDT
No. 7 The Money Team 99–102 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Ray Natili, Tommy Morrissey, Jamahl Ralls
July 9, 2020
4:00 p.m. EDT
No. 2 Overseas Elite 76–70 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Ray Natili, Tommy Morrissey, Jamahl Ralls

Quarterfinals

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July 10, 2020
2:00 p.m. EDT
No. 4 Golden Eagles 83–76 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Ray Natili, Tommy Morrissey, Ryan Sassano
July 10, 2020
4:00 p.m. EDT
No. 8 Red Scare 83–76 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Jeff Anderson, Earl Walton, Clarence Armstrong
July 11, 2020
2:00 p.m. EDT
No. 2 Overseas Elite 93–76 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Ray Natili, Tommy Morrissey, Jamahl Ralls
July 11, 2020
4:00 p.m. EDT
No. 3 Boeheim's Army 48–65 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Jeff Anderson, Earl Walton, Clarence Armstrong

Semifinals

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July 12, 2020
4:00 p.m. EDT
No. 4 Golden Eagles 79–70 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Ray Natili, Tommy Morrissey, Ryan Sassano
July 12, 2020
6:00 p.m. EDT
No. 2 Overseas Elite 65–67 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Jeff Anderson, Earl Walton, Clarence Armstrong

Championship

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July 14, 2020
7:00 p.m. EDT
No. 4 Golden Eagles 78–73 No. 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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Referees: Clarence Armstrong, Jeff Anderson, Earl Watson

Championship game statistics

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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

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Darius Johnson-Odom, tournament MVP
All Tournament Team
Pos Player Team
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
Coach Joe Chapman Golden Eagles

Source: [26]

References

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