The Basketball Tournament 2017

The Basketball Tournament 2017 was the fourth edition of The Basketball Tournament, a 5-on-5, single elimination basketball tournament broadcast by the ESPN family of networks. The tournament involved 64 teams; it started on July 8 and continued through August 3, 2017. The winner of the final, Overseas Elite, received a two million dollar prize.^[2]

The Basketball Tournament

2017
Tournament information
Dates	July 8–August 3, 2017
Tournament format(s)	Single elimination
Host(s)	Philadelphia, PA Charlotte, NC Las Vegas, NV Peoria, IL New York, NY Baltimore, MD
Participants	64
Purse	$2,000,000 winner-take-all
Final positions
Champions	Overseas Elite
Runner-up	Team Challenge ALS
Tournament statistics
MVP	Kyle Fogg
Top scorer(s)	Casper Ware (113 pts)^[1]
Games played	63
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Format

The main tournament field consisted of 64 teams, organized into four regions of 16 teams each. The sixteen teams in each region were nine teams selected by fans via the tournament's website, six teams selected at-large, and one team selected via a play-in "Jamboree".^[3] The Jamboree consisted of 16 teams, each of which paid a $5000 entry fee. After two rounds of play, the surviving four teams advanced to the main field of 64 (one per region), and were refunded their entry fees.^[3] Jamboree games used an experimental "Mensa Rules" ending, now known as the Elam Ending.^[3][4]

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).^[3]

Venues

The Basketball Tournament 2017 took place in six locations; all play-in ("Jamboree") games were held in Philadelphia.^[3]

Round	Dates	Region	Location	Broadcast
Play-in	June 17–18		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Regional	July 8–9	Northeast		ESPN3
		South	Charlotte, North Carolina
	July 15–16	West	Las Vegas, Nevada
		Midwest	Peoria, Illinois
Super 16	July 20–22		Brooklyn	ESPN & ESPN2
Quarterfinals	July 23
Semifinals	August 1		Baltimore	ESPN
Finals	August 3

Red dots mark regional locations, the blue dot marks the Super 16 location, and the green dot marks the semifinal and finals location.

Philadelphia   Charlotte   Las Vegas   Peoria   Brooklyn   Baltimore The Basketball Tournament 2017 (the United States)

Alumni Teams

 

Boyd Rutherford, the Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, with Carmelo Anthony (at right) during the tournament. Anthony acted as host for the tournament in Baltimore, where he played high school basketball.^[5]

Multiple teams in the tournament were composed mostly or exclusively of alumni of a particular school. These teams are listed below.

Region	Seed	Team	School
Northeast	2	Supernova	Villanova Wildcats
	3	Boeheim's Army	Syracuse Orange
	5	Zoo Crew	Pittsburgh Panthers
	10	Rebel Riders	Rider Broncs
	11	Gaelnation	Iona Gaels
Midwest	1	Golden Eagles	Marquette Golden Eagles
	2	Scarlet & Gray	Ohio State Buckeyes
	3	Always a Brave	Bradley Braves
	4	Purple and Black	Kansas State Wildcats
	5	Hilton Magic Legends	Iowa State Cyclones
	7	Banner Boys	Milwaukee Panthers
	8	Majerus SLU Crew	Saint Louis Billikens
South	2	Ram Nation	VCU Rams
	3	Ole Hotty Toddy	Ole Miss Rebels
	5	Tampa Bulls	South Florida Bulls
	7	Blue Zoo	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
	8	Matadors	Texas Tech Red Raiders
West	1	Team Colorado	Colorado Buffaloes
	2	Few Good Men	Gonzaga Bulldogs
	7	Team Utah	Utah Utes
	11	The Wasatch Front	Weber State Wildcats
	14	Air Force Bomb Squad	Air Force Falcons

Bracket

All times Eastern.^[6]

Northeast Region – Philadelphia, PA

	First round July 8 Philadelphia					Second Round July 9 Philadelphia					Regional semifinals July 20 Brooklyn					Regional final July 23 Brooklyn
	1	FCM Untouchables	92
	16	OPI	77
						1	FCM Untouchables	91
						9	Paul Champions	57
	8	Talladega Knights	74
	9	Paul Champions	78
											1	FCM Untouchables	71
											4	Team Foe	85
	5	Zoo Crew	87
	12	Sideline Cancer	100
						12	Sideline Cancer	75
						4	Team Foe	82
	4	Team Foe	80
	13	DC on Point	75
																4	Team Foe	67
																3	Boeheim's Army	72
	6	Team City of Gods	86
	11	Gaelnation	88
						11	Gaelnation	100
						3	Boeheim's Army	106
	3	Boeheim's Army	99
	14	Dubois Dream	66
											3	Boeheim's Army	65
											7	Team Fancy Ryu	61
	7	Team Fancy Ryu	78
	10	Rebel Riders	70
						7	Team Fancy Ryu	82
						2	Supernova	74
	2	Supernova	97
	15	South Jamaica Kings	72

Northeast Regional final

ESPN

July 23, 2017 2:00 PM EDT

Report

#4 Team Foe 67, #3 Boeheim's Army 72
Scoring by half: 40–24, 27–48
Pts: Kennedy – 18 Rebs: Kennedy – 14 Asts: Taylor – 6		Pts: Southerland – 23 Rebs: Southerland – 11 Asts: Triche – 6

Steinberg Center Brooklyn, New York Referees: Clarence Armstrong, Guy Pagano, Tim Edwards

Midwest Region – Peoria, IL

	First round July 8 Peoria					Second Round July 9 Peoria					Regional semifinals July 22 Brooklyn					Regional final July 23 Brooklyn
	1	Golden Eagles	103
	16	Midwest Dream Squad	89
						1	Golden Eagles	81
						8	Majerus SLU Crew	70
	8	Majerus SLU Crew	91
	9	HBC	87
											1	Golden Eagles	84
											4	Purple and Black	77
	5	Hilton Magic Legends	91
	12	Illinois Hoopville Warriors	87
						5	Hilton Magic Legends	79
						4	Purple and Black	90
	4	Purple and Black	79
	13	Canton Bulldogs	70
																1	Golden Eagles	56
																2	Scarlet & Gray	81
	6	Fort Wayne Champs	93
	11	Peoria Allstars	76
						6	Fort Wayne Champs	81
						3	Always a Brave	92
	3	Always a Brave	68
	14	Mid American Unity	63
											3	Always a Brave	72
											2	Scarlet & Gray	81
	7	Banner Boys	61
	10	Jackson TN Underdawgs	59
						7	Banner Boys	58
						2	Scarlet & Gray	72
	2	Scarlet & Gray	78
	15	The Region	63

Midwest Regional final

ESPN

July 23, 2017 12:00 PM EDT

Report

#1 Golden Eagles 56, #2 Scarlet & Gray 81
Scoring by half: 24–29, 32–52
Pts: Johnson-Odom – 15 Rebs: Wilson, Gardner – 8 Asts: Acker – 4		Pts: Lighty – 23 Rebs: Rodgers – 12 Asts: Craft – 8

Steinberg Center Brooklyn, New York Referees: Nate Farrell, Andy O'Brien, Mike Pearson

South Region – Charlotte, NC

	First round July 8 Charlotte					Second Round July 9 Charlotte					Regional semifinals July 21 Brooklyn					Regional final July 23 Brooklyn
	1	Overseas Elite	84
	16	Chattanooga Trenches	74
						1	Overseas Elite	78
						8	Matadors	67
	8	Matadors	76
	9	Washington Generals	72
											1	Overseas Elite	84
											5	Tampa Bulls	76
	5	Tampa Bulls	94
	12	Seven City Grain	88
						5	Tampa Bulls	88
						4	Kentucky Kings	87
	4	Kentucky Kings	94
	13	The Citi Team	74
																1	Overseas Elite	86
																2	Ram Nation	79
	6	Brothers Dat Ball	79
	11	Golden Boot Dynasty	82
						11	Golden Boot Dynasty	72
						14	NC Prodigal Sons	74
	3	Ole Hotty Toddy	75
	14	NC Prodigal Sons	84
											14	NC Prodigal Sons	64
											2	Ram Nation	79
	7	Blue Zoo	77
	10	PrimeTime Players	79
						10	PrimeTime Players	82
						2	Ram Nation	96
	2	Ram Nation	82
	15	Showtime	80

South Regional final

ESPN2

July 23, 2017 6:00 PM EDT

Report

#1 Overseas Elite 86, #2 Ram Nation 79
Scoring by half: 40–41, 46–38
Pts: Fogg – 26 Rebs: Kennedy – 10 Asts: Fogg – 4		Pts: Rozzell – 23 Rebs: Williams – 10 Asts: Maynor – 8

Steinberg Center Brooklyn, New York

West Region – Las Vegas, NV

	First round July 8 Las Vegas					Second Round July 9 Las Vegas					Regional semifinals July 22 Brooklyn					Regional final July 23 Brooklyn
	1	Team Colorado	100
	16	Kimchi Express	71
						1	Team Colorado	111
						9	Broad Street Brawlers	95
	8	Trained to Go	95
	9	Broad Street Brawlers	108
											1	Team Colorado	75
											4	Armored Athlete	84
	5	Team 23	107
	12	Pedro's Posse	92
						5	Team 23	77
						4	Armored Athlete	84
	4	Armored Athlete	119
	13	The Pearl 31's	74
																4	Armored Athlete	63
																6	Team Challenge ALS	75
	6	Team Challenge ALS	97
	11	The Wasatch Front	81
						6	Team Challenge ALS	87
						3	The Stickmen	73
	3	The Stickmen	105
	14	Air Force Bomb Squad	63
											6	Team Challenge ALS	77
											2	Few Good Men	60
	7	Team Utah	100
	10	Team Fredette	97
						7	Team Utah	83
						2	Few Good Men	85
	2	Few Good Men	89
	15	Mostly Sports Delco	47

West Regional final

ESPN2

July 23, 2017 4:00 PM EDT

Report

#4 Armored Athlete 63, #6 Team Challenge ALS 75
Scoring by half: 28–36, 35–39
Pts: Gamble – 16 Rebs: Gamble – 9 Asts: Octeus, Sheehey – 2		Pts: Ware – 21 Rebs: Daye – 6 Asts: Ware, Daye – 3

Steinberg Center Brooklyn, New York

National semifinals – Baltimore, MD

 

Title game action

	Semifinals August 1 Baltimore					Final August 3 Baltimore
	NE3	Boeheim's Army	77
	S1	Overseas Elite	81
						S1	Overseas Elite	86
						W6	Team Challenge ALS	83
	MW2	Scarlet & Gray	83
	W6	Team Challenge ALS	88

Semifinals

ESPN

August 1, 2017 7:00 PM EDT

Report

NE #3 Boeheim's Army 77, S #1 Overseas Elite 81
Scoring by half: 40–44, 37–37
Pts: Devendorf – 24 Rebs: Fair – 7 Asts: Triche – 6		Pts: McCollum – 18 Rebs: Kennedy & Burrell – 6 Asts: Kennedy – 7

Physical Education Complex Baltimore, Maryland Referees: Clarence Armstrong, Earl Walton, Jeff Anderson

ESPN

August 1, 2017 9:00 PM EDT

Report

MW #2 Scarlet & Gray 83, W #6 Team Challenge ALS 88 ()
Scoring by half: 28–30, 39–37 Overtime: 11–11, 5–10
Pts: Sullinger – 26 Rebs: Sullinger & Rodgers – 10 Asts: Lighty – 6		Pts: Ware – 28 Rebs: Ware, Daye, Aska – 6 Asts: Ware – 4

Physical Education Complex Baltimore, Maryland Referees: Jamie Luckie, Mike Eades, Tony Chiazza

National championship

ESPN

August 3, 2017 7:00 PM EDT

Report

S #1 Overseas Elite 86, W #6 Team Challenge ALS 83
Scoring by half: 49–45, 37–38
Pts: Fogg – 29 Rebs: Kane – 7 Asts: Lafayette – 3		Pts: Ware – 22 Rebs: Daye – 8 Asts: Ware – 5

Physical Education Complex Baltimore, Maryland Attendance: 2465 Referees: Ed Corbett, Brian O'Connell, Jeff Clark

Awards

All Tournament Team

Pos	Player	Team	PPG
F	Jared Sullinger	Scarlet & Gray	16.8
G	Casper Ware	Team Challenge ALS	18.8
G	Eric Devendorf	Boeheim's Army	19.2
F	D. J. Kennedy	Overseas Elite	15.0
G	Kyle Fogg (MVP)	Overseas Elite	17.8
GM†	Sean Marshall	Team Challenge ALS	18.3
Coach	Colin Curtin	Overseas Elite	—

† Marshall was both a player and the general manager for Team Challenge ALS
Source: ^[7]

References

1. "Stats: Leaders". thetournament.com. 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
2. Graham, Glenn (August 4, 2017). "Overseas Elite, Baltimore are the big winners". The Baltimore Sun. p. D1. Retrieved July 28, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
3. . thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2017. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017 – via Wayback Machine.
4. Pelzman, J. P. (June 17, 2017). "Several former Knights trying for The Basketball Tournament". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, New Jersey. p. C3. Retrieved July 28, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
5. Walker, Childs (August 2, 2017). "Carmelo Anthony returns home to Baltimore 'at peace' with himself". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
6. . thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2017. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017 – via Wayback Machine.
7. "TBT 2017 All-Tournament Team". thetournament.com. August 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2018.

External links

• 2017 TBT Championship Recap - #6 Team Challenge ALS vs #1 Overseas Elite via YouTube
• 2017 TBT Semifinals Recap - #6 Team Challenge ALS vs #2 Scarlet & Gray via YouTube
• 2017 TBT Semifinals Recap - #1 Overseas Elite vs #3 Boeheim's Army via YouTube