The_Basketball_Tournament_2016
The Basketball Tournament 2016 was the third edition of The Basketball Tournament, a 5-on-5, single elimination basketball tournament. The tournament involved 64 teams; it started on July 9 and continued through August 2, 2016. The winner of the final, Overseas Elite, received a two million dollar prize.[2] The semifinals were broadcast on ESPN2, and the championship game—played at Rose Hill Gymnasium at Fordham University in The Bronx[3]—was broadcast on ESPN.[4]
| 2016 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 9–August 2, 2016 |
Tournament format(s) | Single elimination |
| Host(s) | |
| Participants | 64 |
| Purse | $2,000,000 winner-take-all |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Overseas Elite |
| Runner-up | Team Colorado |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Kyle Fogg |
| Top scorer(s) | Kyle Fogg (131 pts)[1] |
| Games played | 63 |
The tournament field consisted of 64 teams, organized into four regions of 16 teams each. The sixteen teams in each region were eleven teams selected by fans via the tournament's website, three teams selected at-large, the defending regional winner from the 2015 tournament, and the team that raised the most money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America via GoFundMe.[4]
| Region | Team |
|---|---|
| Northeast | Team City of Gods |
| Midwest | Ants Alumni |
| South | Overseas Elite |
| West | Team 23 |
Source: [5]
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).[4]
The Basketball Tournament 2016 took place in five locations.[4]
| Round | Dates | Region | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional | July 9–10 | West | Los Angeles, California |
| South | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| July 16–17 | Midwest | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Northeast | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Super 16 | July 21–22 | ||
| Quarterfinals | July 23 | ||
| Semifinals | July 30 | New York City | |
| Finals | August 2 |
Multiple teams in the tournament were composed mostly or exclusively of alumni of a particular school, including those listed here.[6][7]
| Team | School |
|---|---|
| Purple & Black | Kansas State Wildcats |
| Ram Nation | VCU Rams |
| Few Good Men | Gonzaga Bulldogs |
| Team Utah | Utah Utes |
| Team Colorado | Colorado Buffaloes |
| Bluff City Blues | Memphis Tigers |
| Always a Brave | Bradley Braves |
| Bluegrass Boys | Kentucky Wildcats |
| Golden Eagles Alumni | Marquette Golden Eagles |
| Untouchables | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| PA Roadwarriors | Bucknell Bison |
| Boeheim's Army | Syracuse Orange |
| Spartan Heroes | Michigan State Spartans |
| Skinner's Frate Train | Boston College Eagles |
| Region | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | Team City of Gods | 86–79 | The Untouchables |
| South | Overseas Elite | 74–66 | Trained to Go |
| Midwest | Always a Brave | 89–81 | Golden Eagles Alumni |
| West | Team Colorado | 83–78 | Team Utah |
Source: [8]
Semifinals & final
| Semifinals July 30 New York City | Final August 2 New York City | ||||||||
| NE1 | Team City of Gods | 92 | |||||||
| S2 | Overseas Elite | 103 | |||||||
| S2 | Overseas Elite | 77 | |||||||
| W5 | Team Colorado | 72 | |||||||
| MW9 | Always a Brave | 70 | |||||||
| W5 | Team Colorado | 78 | |||||||
National Championship
| Pos | Player | Team | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | Dwight Buycks | Golden Eagles Alumni | 24.5 |
| G | Marcus Hall | Team Colorado | 24.0 |
| G | Kyle Fogg (MVP) | Overseas Elite | 22.8 |
| F | Marcellus Sommerville | Always A Brave | 21.2 |
| F | D. J. Kennedy | Overseas Elite | 19.6 |
Source: [12]
- "Stats: Leaders". thetournament.com. 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- Pascoe, Bruce (August 14, 2016). "Ex-Cat Fogg faced big stakes in summer tourney — and won". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. B1. Retrieved July 28, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- Greenstein, Teddy (July 3, 2016). "'TBT' has plain name, big games, $2M purse". Chicago Tribune. p. 3-11. Retrieved July 28, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- "What is TBT?". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2016. Archived from the original on July 8, 2016 – via Wayback Machine.
- "Meet The Four Teams Playing For $1,000,000". thetournament.com. 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- "2016 Recap". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- Solari, Chris (May 11, 2016). "Alums reuniting for $2M tourney". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. p. C1. Retrieved July 28, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- Brown, Josh (July 2016). "Four Regional Champions Crowned in Philadelphia". thetournament.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- "Basketball". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. July 31, 2016. p. C2. Retrieved July 29, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- Markus, Don (July 31, 2016). "City of Gods loses again in Tournament semis". The Baltimore Sun. p. D2. Retrieved July 29, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- "Semifinals Recap". thetournament.com. 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- "TBT 2016 All Tournament Team". thetournament.com. August 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- McCollum, Errick (August 5, 2016). "How to Grind Your Way to $2 Million". The Players' Tribune. Retrieved August 4, 2018.