2014 | |
Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 6βJune 28, 2014 |
Tournament format(s) | Single elimination |
Host(s) | |
Participants | 32 |
Purse | $500,000 winner-take-all |
Final positions | |
Champions | Notre Dame Fighting Alumni |
Runner-up | Team Barstool |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Tyrone Nash |
Top scorer(s) | Dahntay Jones (108 pts) |
Games played | 31 |
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The Basketball Tournament 2014 was the first edition of The Basketball Tournament, a 5-on-5, single elimination basketball tournament. The tournament involved 32 teams; it started on June 6 and continued through June 28, 2014. The winner of the final, Notre Dame Fighting Alumni, received a half-million dollar prize. The championship game was played in Boston, at Case Gym on the campus of Boston University, and was broadcast on ESPN3.
Format
The tournament field started with 32 teams; 24 teams were selected based on the size of their fan groups, and eight teams were selected at-large by TBT organizers.
The winning team received a half-million dollars, while fans entered into an online "Fanwagon Sweepstakes" for various raffle prizes including $25,000 cash.
Venues
The Basketball Tournament 2014 took place in two locations.
Round | Dates | Location |
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Round 1 | June 6 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Round 2 | June 7 | |
Quarterfinals | ||
Semifinals | June 8 | |
Finals | June 28 | Boston, Massachusetts |
Tournament founder Jonathan Mugar has said that the attendance at the first game was only 17 people.
Bracket
Pod 1
Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia | Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia | Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia | ||||||||||||
1 | Team Barstool | 111 | ||||||||||||
32 | Barstool Sports Philly | 84 | ||||||||||||
1 | Team Barstool | 68 | ||||||||||||
16 | PUBB Champions Tour | 66 | ||||||||||||
16 | PUBB Champions Tour | 66 | ||||||||||||
17 | St Anthony | 47 | ||||||||||||
1 | Team Barstool | 83 | ||||||||||||
9 | DMV's Finest | 76 | ||||||||||||
8 | Rep Your City | 83 | ||||||||||||
25 | Horsemen | 73 | ||||||||||||
8 | Rep Your City | 77 | ||||||||||||
9 | DMV's Finest | 90 | ||||||||||||
9 | DMV's Finest | 92 | ||||||||||||
24 | TeamBang | 81 |
Pod 2
Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia | Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia | Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia | ||||||||||||
2 | Philly Patriots | 71 | ||||||||||||
31 | Team Pup N' Suds | 51 | ||||||||||||
2 | Philly Patriots | 70 | ||||||||||||
15 | *THE CITI TEAM* | 74 | ||||||||||||
15 | *THE CITI TEAM* | 77 | ||||||||||||
18 | Air Force Bomb Squad | 72 | ||||||||||||
15 | *THE CITI TEAM* | 61 | ||||||||||||
10 | Notre Dame Fighting Alumni | 74 | ||||||||||||
7 | Team FOE | 99 | ||||||||||||
26 | Sideline Cancer | 106 | ||||||||||||
26 | Sideline Cancer | 66 | ||||||||||||
10 | Notre Dame Fighting Alumni | 75 | ||||||||||||
10 | Notre Dame Fighting Alumni | 78 | ||||||||||||
23 | NYCSuperStars | 66 |
Pod 3
Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia | Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia | Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia | ||||||||||||
3 | Sconnie Legends | 102 | ||||||||||||
30 | SHOWTIME | 63 | ||||||||||||
3 | Sconnie Legends | 80 | ||||||||||||
14 | North Broad Street Bullies | 96 | ||||||||||||
14 | North Broad Street Bullies | 90 | ||||||||||||
19 | El Vino | 80 | ||||||||||||
14 | North Broad Street Bullies | 80 | ||||||||||||
11 | PeacePlayers International | 82 | ||||||||||||
6 | Team ROBY | 127 | ||||||||||||
27 | Teasley's All Stars | 88 | ||||||||||||
6 | Team ROBY | 82 | ||||||||||||
11 | PeacePlayers International | 98 | ||||||||||||
11 | PeacePlayers International | 85 | ||||||||||||
22 | International All-Stars | 67 |
Pod 4
Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia | Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia | Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia | ||||||||||||
4 | Big Apple Basketball | 113 | ||||||||||||
29 | Eberlein Drive | 71 | ||||||||||||
4 | Big Apple Basketball | 76 | ||||||||||||
20 | HITTAS | 75 | ||||||||||||
13 | Sean Bell Allstars | 66 | ||||||||||||
20 | HITTAS | 71 | ||||||||||||
4 | Big Apple Basketball | 75 | ||||||||||||
21 | Illinois Hoopville Warriors | 72 | ||||||||||||
5 | TYGTAL | 91 | ||||||||||||
28 | Olivet Nazarene University Tigers | 84 | ||||||||||||
5 | TYGTAL | 71 | ||||||||||||
21 | Illinois Hoopville Warriors | 93 | ||||||||||||
12 | Cornell Sweet Sixteen | 70 | ||||||||||||
21 | Illinois Hoopville Warriors | 84 |
Semifinals & final
Semifinals June 8 Philadelphia | Final June 28 Boston | ||||||||
1 | Team Barstool | 87 | |||||||
4 | Big Apple Basketball | 81 | |||||||
1 | Team Barstool | 68 | |||||||
10 | Notre Dame Fighting Alumni | 72 | |||||||
10 | Notre Dame Fighting Alumni | 91 | |||||||
11 | PeacePlayers International | 61 |
Source:
Awards
MVP: Tyrone Nash of Notre Dame Fighting Alumni
References
- "Stats: Leaders". thetournament.com. 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ Tynes, Tyler R. (June 30, 2014). "Notre Dame team wins $500K tourney". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 52. Retrieved July 30, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- "How it Works". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2014. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014 – via Wayback Machine.
- "Fan Prizes". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2014. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Bracket". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014 – via Wayback Machine.
- @JonMugar (July 25, 2019). "Attendance for Game #1 in 2014: 17 (including me) Attendance for Game #361 tonight: 7,185 (including me)" (Tweet). Retrieved July 25, 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Game 31". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2014. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014 – via Wayback Machine.
- Pandian, Ananth (June 30, 2014). "The Fighting Alumni Win Big at The Basketball Tournament". slamonline.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
Further reading
- Rand, Ryan (June 27, 2014). "Justin Burrell and Team Barstool headed to championship game of The Basketball Tournament Live on ESPN3". rumbleinthegarden.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- Johnson, Raphielle (June 28, 2014). "Notre Dame Fighting Alumni win first annual $500,000 basketball tournament". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- Woo, Jeremy (June 30, 2014). "Notre Dame Fighting Alumni overcame the odds to win The Basketball Tournament". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- "Remembering the Fighting Alumni". und.com. July 29, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
External links
- TBT Flashback - 2014 Championship Game via YouTube
- TBT 2014 Final Standings at pointstreak.com
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