The Basketball Tournament 2014

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.[1] The championship game was played in Boston, at Case Gym on the campus of Boston University, and was broadcast on ESPN3.[1]

The Basketball Tournament
2014
Tournament information
DatesJune 6–June 28, 2014
Tournament
format(s)
Single elimination
Host(s)
Participants32
Purse$500,000 winner-take-all
Final positions
ChampionsNotre Dame Fighting Alumni
Runner-upTeam Barstool
Tournament statistics
MVPTyrone Nash
Games played31

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.[2]

The winning team received a half-million dollars, while fans entered into an online "Fanwagon Sweepstakes" for various raffle prizes including $25,000 cash.[3]

Venues

The Basketball Tournament 2014 took place in two locations.[4]

RoundDatesLocation
Round 1June 6Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Round 2June 7
Quarterfinals
SemifinalsJune 8
FinalsJune 28Boston, Massachusetts

Tournament founder Jonathan Mugar has said that the attendance at the first game was only 17 people.[5]

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:[4][6]

Awards

MVP: Tyrone Nash of Notre Dame Fighting Alumni[7]

References
  1. Tynes, Tyler R. (June 30, 2014). "Notre Dame team wins $500K tourney". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 52. Retrieved July 30, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  2. "How it Works". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2014. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. "Fan Prizes". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2014. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. "Bracket". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. @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.
  6. "Game 31". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2014. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014 – via Wayback Machine.
  7. Pandian, Ananth (June 30, 2014). "The Fighting Alumni Win Big at The Basketball Tournament". slamonline.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.

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