The Basketball Tournament 2014
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Boston, Massachusetts
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.[2] The championship game was played in Boston, at Case Gym on the campus of Boston University, and was broadcast on ESPN3.[2]
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.[3]
The winning team received a half-million dollars, while fans entered into an online "Fanwagon Sweepstakes" for various raffle prizes including $25,000 cash.[4]
Venues
The Basketball Tournament 2014 took place in two locations.[5]
Round | Dates | Location |
---|---|---|
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.[6]
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:[5][7]
Awards
MVP: Tyrone Nash of Notre Dame Fighting Alumni[8]
References
- ^ "Stats: Leaders". thetournament.com. 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "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
- v
- t
- e
- Notre Dame Fighting Alumni (2014)
- Overseas Elite (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
- Carmen's Crew (2019, 2024)
- Golden Eagles (2020)
- Boeheim's Army (2021)
- Blue Collar U (2022)
- Heartfire (2023)
- Nash (2014)
- Kennedy (2015, 2018)
- Fogg (2016, 2017)
- Buford (2019)
- Johnson-Odom (2020)
- Rice (2021)
- Massinburg (2022)
- Jefferson (2023)
- Sullinger (2024)