The Basketball Tournament 2019
The Basketball Tournament 2019 was the sixth edition of The Basketball Tournament (TBT), a 5-on-5, single elimination basketball tournament broadcast by the ESPN family of networks.[ 2] The tournament, involving 64 teams, started on July 19 and continued through the championship game on August 6 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago .[ 3] [ 4] The winner of the final, Carmen's Crew , received a $2 million prize.[ 5]
The tournament began with a field of 64 teams, organized into eight regions of 8 teams, all of which were seeded. In a first for TBT, each regional was hosted by a competing team, with the winner of each regional receiving a prize equal to 25% of that region's ticket proceeds. Host teams were announced on January 29, 2019, ahead of the start of the open entry period on March 1. The full bracket was announced on June 11.[ 6]
Dunk contest
The Puma Posterize Dunk Contest was held during the quarterfinals, on August 2. The contest "features players attempting to dunk over one another."[ 4] The contest and $40,000 top prize was won by William Coleman of Bluff City,[ 7] a team of Memphis Tigers alumni.
Venues
The Basketball Tournament 2019 was staged in nine locations.[ 3] Red dots mark regional locations and the green dot marks the championship location. The Wichita Regional, held near McConnell Air Force Base , was branded as "The Wichita Regional Presented by Air Force Reserve", through sponsorship by the Air Force Reserve .[ 8]
Alumni teams
Multiple teams in the tournament were comprised mostly or exclusively of alumni of a particular school, program, or a group of closely related schools. These teams are listed below.
^ Alumni of the AAU youth program sponsored by NBA star Chris Paul.
^ A charity team in partnership with the V Foundation, a cancer-related charity founded by team namesake Jim Valvano.
Schedule
Regional games were televised on ESPN or ESPN2 , or streamed on ESPN3 ; the quarterfinals were televised on ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPNU ; the semifinals and final were televised on ESPN.[ 9] Each regional winner received 25% of the ticket sales in their region as a prize.[ 10]
Regional Schedule
Round
Dates
Region
Venue & Location
Host team
Winning team
Prize
Regional
July 19–21
Columbus
Capital University Performance ArenaBexley, Ohio
Carmen's Crew
$21,025
Greensboro
Greensboro Coliseum Fieldhouse Greensboro, North Carolina
Team CP3
Team Hines
$3,732
Lexington
Frederick Douglass High School Lexington, Kentucky
Bluegrass Boys
Loyalty Is Love
$5,343
Memphis
Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, Tennessee
Bluff City
Jackson TN Underdawgs
$6,226
July 25–27
Salt Lake
Maverik Center West Valley City, Utah
Team Fredette
Eberlein Drive
$3,584
July 25–28
Wichita
Charles Koch Arena Wichita, Kansas
AfterShocks
Golden Eagles
$96,439
July 26–28
Richmond
Siegel Center Richmond, Virginia
Ram Nation
Overseas Elite
$17,349
Syracuse
SRC Arena, Onondaga Community College Syracuse, New York
Boeheim's Army
Team Brotherly Love
$31,871
Bracket
All times Eastern .
Round 1 July 26
Round 2 July 27
Round 3 July 28
1
Overseas Elite
104
8
Hilltop Dawgs
76
1
Overseas Elite
80
4
Best Virginia
68
4
Best Virginia
79
5
Seven City Royalty
63
1
Overseas Elite
78
6
Team DRC
70
2
Green Machine
93
7
The Web
94
7
The Web
71
6
Team DRC
75
3
Ram Nation
64
6
Team DRC
73
Richmond Regional Final
July 28, 2019
12 noon EDT
Round 1 July 19
Round 2 July 20
Round 3 July 21
1
Loyalty Is Love
107
8
Illinois Hoopville Warriors
98
1
Loyalty Is Love
91
4
Team KBC
80
4
Team KBC
94
5
Peoria All-Stars
82
1
Loyalty Is Love
88
3
Fort Wayne Champs
71
2
Bluegrass Boys
62
7
D2
77
7
D2
81
3
Fort Wayne Champs
83
3
Fort Wayne Champs
96
6
Showtime
59
Lexington Regional Final
July 21, 2019
2:00 pm EDT
Round 1 July 25
Round 2 July 26
Round 3 July 27
1
Eberlein Drive
83
8
Team Utah
80
1
Eberlein Drive
86
5
L.A. Cheaters
84
4
Sons of Westwood
85
5
L.A. Cheaters
87
1
Eberlein Drive
68
2
Team Challenge ALS
67
2
Team Challenge ALS
72
7
Utah Stallions
66
2
Team Challenge ALS
83
3
Team Fredette
80
3
Team Fredette
99
6
CitiTeam Blazers
96
Salt Lake Regional Final
July 27, 2019
9:00 pm EDT
Round 1 July 19
Round 2 July 20
Round 3 July 21
1
Carmen's Crew
88
8
Illinois BC
71
1
Carmen's Crew
89
4
Big X
75
4
Big X
83
5
West Virginia Wildcats
76
1
Carmen's Crew
85
3
Red Scare
71
2
Kohl Blooded
71
7
Mid-American Unity
80
7
Mid-American Unity
78
3
Red Scare
80
3
Red Scare
108
6
The Region
82
Columbus Regional Final
July 21, 2019
12 noon EDT
Round 1 July 26
Round 2 July 27
Round 3 July 28
1
Boeheim's Army
68
8
We Are D3
65
1
Boeheim's Army
84
5
GaelNation
74
4
Team Fancy
93
5
GaelNation
99
1
Boeheim's Army
72
3
Team Brotherly Love
84
2
Armored Athlete
96
7
Team Draddy
69
2
Armored Athlete
82
3
Team Brotherly Love
90
3
Team Brotherly Love
80
6
Playing for Jimmy V
67
Syracuse Regional Final
July 28, 2019
2:00 pm EDT
Round 1 July 19
Round 2 July 20
Round 3 July 21
1
Team Hines
89
8
Boo Williams
78
1
Team Hines
91
5
Florida TNT
82
4
PrimeTime Players
68
5
Florida TNT
71
1
Team Hines
73
2
Team CP3
68
2
Team CP3
79
7
Tampa 20/20
76
2
Team CP3
73
3
Power of the Paw
68
3
Power of the Paw
82
6
Team 23
78
Greensboro Regional Final
July 21, 2019
9:00 pm EDT
Round 1 July 25 & 26
Round 2 July 27
Round 3 July 28
1
Golden Eagles
89
8
Fort Hood Wounded Warriors
72
1
Golden Eagles
83
Friday games
4
Team Colorado
81
4
Team Colorado
96
5
Purple & Black
93
1
Golden Eagles
88
6
Sideline Cancer
80
2
AfterShocks
85
7
Iowa United
76
2
AfterShocks
79
Thursday games
6
Sideline Cancer
87
3
Self Made
63
6
Sideline Cancer
87
Wichita Regional Final
July 28, 2019
4:00 pm EDT
Round 1 July 19
Round 2 July 20
Round 3 July 21
1
Gael Force
50
8
Jackson TN Underdawgs
59
8
Jackson TN Underdawgs
103
5
Southern Gentlemen
78
4
Broad Street Brawlers
82
5
Southern Gentlemen
92
8
Jackson TN Underdawgs
102
6
Louisiana United
83
2
Bluff City
92
7
Team 901
80
2
Bluff City
78
6
Louisiana United
80
3
Team Arkansas
60
6
Louisiana United
76
Memphis Regional Final
July 21, 2019
3:00 pm EDT
Quarterfinals August 1 & 2 Chicago
Semifinals August 4 Chicago
Final August 6 Chicago
UT 1
Eberlein Drive
71
OH 1
Carmen's Crew
79
OH 1
Carmen's Crew
71
^ Thursday / Friday v
VA 1
Overseas Elite
66
VA 1
Overseas Elite
86
KY 1
Loyalty Is Love
73
OH 1
Carmen's Crew
66
KS 1
Golden Eagles
60
KS 1
Golden Eagles
79
TN 8
Jackson TN Underdawgs
62
KS 1
Golden Eagles
68
^ Thursday / Friday v
NC 1
Team Hines
62
NY 3
Team Brotherly Love
75
NC 1
Team Hines
88
Source: [ 9] [ 11] [ 12]
Semifinals
August 4, 2019
12:00 p.m. EDT
August 4, 2019
2:00 p.m. EDT
Championship
August 6, 2019
9:00 p.m. EDT
Game statistics
0
Crew
Statistics
Eagles
17/35 (48%)
2-pt field goals
13/24 (54%)
7/16 (43%)
3-pt field goals
9/25 (36%)
11/14 (78%)
Free throws
7/10 (70%)
7
Offensive rebounds
4
23
Defensive rebounds
21
30
Total rebounds
25
15
Assists
14
12
Turnovers
12
6
Steals
7
1
Blocks
5
14
Fouls
17
Winning roster
Source:[ 13]
Awards
Tournament MVP William Buford in 2013
Source: [ 14]
References
^ "Stats: Leaders" . thetournament.com . 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2022 .
^ "What is TBT?" . thetournament.com . The Basketball Tournament. 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018 .
^ a b "TBT Announces Regional, Championship Sites for 2019" (Press release). The Basketball Tournament. January 29, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019 .
^ a b "Chicago's Wintrust Arena to Host TBT's $2M Championship Week" (Press release). The Basketball Tournament. May 30, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019 .
^ Murphy, Patrick (August 6, 2019). "Lighty, Buford, Diebler lead Carmen's Crew to TBT championship" . 247Sports.com . Retrieved August 6, 2019 .
^ "TBT Releases 2019 Teams and Bracket" (Press release). The Basketball Tournament. June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019 .
^ @thetournament (August 2, 2019). "Will Coleman puts Khalil Iverson on a poster to win the 2019 @PUMAHoops Dunk Contest and take home $40,000!!" (Tweet ). Retrieved August 2, 2019 – via Twitter .
^ "The Air Force Reserve to Become Presenting Partner of TBT 2019 Wichita Regional" . thetournament.com (Press release). May 14, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019 .
^ a b "The Basketball Tournament 2019 Game Schedule" . thetournament.com . Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019 .
^ "Tickets" . thetournament.com . July 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019 .
^ @thetournament (July 28, 2019). "Your #TBT2019 Quarterfinal matchups are set! We'll see you Thursday night at Wintrust Arena in Chicago!" (Tweet ). Retrieved July 28, 2019 – via Twitter .
^ @thetournament (August 3, 2019). "Your #TBT2019 Semifinal matchups are SET! We'll see you Sunday afternoon at Wintrust Arena in Chicago!" (Tweet ). Retrieved August 3, 2019 – via Twitter .
^ Adams, Jonathan (August 6, 2019). "Carmen's Crew vs. Golden Eagles: Rosters of The Basketball Tournament Players" . heavy.com . Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
^ @thetournament (August 7, 2019). "These guys were UNREAL this summer! Your #TBT2019 All-Tournament team!" (Tweet ). Retrieved August 7, 2019 – via Twitter .
Further reading
Carcieri, Carmine (June 11, 2019). "Ranking every team in the 2019 TBT bracket, 1 to 64" . ESPN . Retrieved July 26, 2019 .
Carcieri, Carmine (July 31, 2019). "The top 25 remaining players in the 2019 TBT" . ESPN . Retrieved August 3, 2019 .
Goldfine, Josh (July 2019). "TBT 2019 Quarterfinals Preview" . thetournament.com . Retrieved August 1, 2019 .
Goldfine, Josh (August 2019). "TBT 2019 Semifinals Preview" . thetournament.com . Retrieved August 4, 2019 .
Goldfine, Josh (August 2019). "TBT Championship Game Preview: (1) Carmen's Crew vs (1) Golden Eagles" . thetournament.com . Retrieved August 6, 2019 .
Tamanini, Matt (August 6, 2019). "Ohio State alums Carmen's Crew defeats Golden Eagles in The Basketball Tournament Final 66-60" . landgrantholyland.com . Retrieved August 7, 2019 .
External links
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