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.[1] The tournament, involving 64 teams, started on July 19 and continued through the championship game on August 6 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.[2][3] The winner of the final, Carmen's Crew, received a $2 million prize.[4]

The Basketball Tournament
2019
Tournament information
DatesJuly 19–August 6, 2019
Tournament
format(s)
Single elimination
Host(s)
Participants64
PurseRegionals: 25% of ticket proceeds, winner-take all
Championship: US$2,000,000 winner-take-all
Final positions
ChampionsCarmen's Crew
Runner-upGolden Eagles
Tournament statistics
MVPWilliam Buford
Games played63

Format

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.[5]

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."[3] The contest and $40,000 top prize was won by William Coleman of Bluff City,[6] a team of Memphis Tigers alumni.

Venues

The Basketball Tournament 2019 was staged in nine locations.[2] 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.[7]

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.

Region Seed Team School/program Origins of name
Columbus 1 Carmen's Crew Ohio State Buckeyes School song "Carmen Ohio"
Columbus 2 Kohl Blooded Wisconsin Badgers Kohl Center, the Badgers' home
Columbus 3 Red Scare Dayton Flyers Primary school color and student section nickname
Columbus 7 Mid-American Unity Mid-American Conference schools
Greensboro 2 Team CP3[lower-alpha 1] AAU Chris Paul's nickname
Greensboro 3 Power of the Paw Clemson Tigers Clemson's athletic logo is a tiger's paw
Lexington 2 Bluegrass Boys Kentucky Wildcats State nickname; also, the Wildcats' home of Lexington is a major city in the state's Bluegrass region
Memphis 1 Gael Force Saint Mary's Gaels
Memphis 2 Bluff City Memphis Tigers City nickname
Memphis 3 Team Arkansas Arkansas Razorbacks
Richmond 2 Ram Nation VCU Rams
Richmond 3 Green Machine George Mason Patriots Primary school color
Richmond 4 Best Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers
Richmond 5 Seven City Royalty Old Dominion Monarchs "Seven Cities", a nickname sometimes applied to ODU's home of the Hampton Roads area
Richmond 6 The Web Richmond Spiders
Richmond 8 Hilltop Dawgs UMBC Retrievers School's physical location
Salt Lake 4 Sons of Westwood UCLA Bruins Title of one of UCLA's fight songs, derived from the school's location in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Westwood
Salt Lake 7 Utah Stallions Utah State Aggies
Syracuse 1 Boeheim's Army Syracuse Orange Current Orange head coach Jim Boeheim
Syracuse 5 GaelNation Iona Gaels
Syracuse 6 Playing for Jimmy V[lower-alpha 2] Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers player and head coach Jim Valvano (1946–1993)
Syracuse 7 Team Draddy Manhattan Jaspers Draddy Gymnasium, the Jaspers' home
Syracuse 8 We Are D3 NCAA Division III programs Common abbreviation for NCAA Division III
Wichita 1 Golden Eagles Marquette Golden Eagles
Wichita 2 AfterShocks Wichita State Shockers
Wichita 3 Self Made Kansas Jayhawks Current Jayhawks head coach Bill Self
Wichita 4 Team Colorado Colorado Buffaloes
Wichita 5 Purple & Black Kansas State Wildcats School colors
Wichita 7 Iowa United Iowa's four Division I schools (Drake, Iowa, Iowa State, Northern Iowa)
  1. Alumni of the AAU youth program sponsored by NBA star Chris Paul.
  2. 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.[8] Each regional winner received 25% of the ticket sales in their region as a prize.[9]

Regional Schedule
RoundDatesRegionVenue & LocationHost teamWinning teamPrize
RegionalJuly 19–21ColumbusCapital University Performance Arena
Bexley, Ohio		Carmen's CrewCarmen's Crew$21,025
GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum Fieldhouse
Greensboro, North Carolina		Team CP3Team Hines$3,732
LexingtonFrederick Douglass High School
Lexington, Kentucky		Bluegrass BoysLoyalty Is Love$5,343
MemphisElma Roane Fieldhouse
Memphis, Tennessee		Bluff CityJackson TN Underdawgs$6,226
July 25–27Salt LakeMaverik Center
West Valley City, Utah		Team FredetteEberlein Drive$3,584
July 25–28WichitaCharles Koch Arena
Wichita, Kansas		AfterShocksGolden Eagles$96,439
July 26–28RichmondSiegel Center
Richmond, Virginia		Ram NationOverseas Elite$17,349
SyracuseSRC Arena, Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, New York		Boeheim's ArmyTeam Brotherly Love$31,871
Final Eight Schedule
RoundDatesVenue & Location
QuarterfinalsAugust 1–2Wintrust Arena
Chicago, Illinois
SemifinalsAugust 4
FinalsAugust 6

Bracket

All times Eastern.

Richmond Regional – Siegel Center, Richmond, VA
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
#1 Overseas Elite 78, #6 Team DRC 70
Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 20–16, 11–29, 26–12
Pts: Jeremy Pargo, Justin Burrell 16
Rebs: Justin Burrell 10
Asts: Jeremy Pargo 9		 Pts: Kenny Brown 18
Rebs: Quincy Ford 11
Asts: Tristan Spurlock 3

Lexington Regional – Frederick Douglass HS, Lexington, KY
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
ESPN
July 21, 2019
2:00 pm EDT
#1 Loyalty Is Love 88, #3 Fort Wayne Champs 71
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 18–18, 28–19, 23–14
Pts: Isaiah Austin 23
Rebs: Quincy Miller 12
Asts: Darius Johnson-Odom 5		 Pts: 3 players 14
Rebs: Travis Leslie 7
Asts: Trey McKinney-Jones 4
Frederick Douglass HS
Lexington, Kentucky
Referees: Earl Walton, Alfred Smith, Edwing Young

Salt Lake Regional – Maverik Center, West Valley City, UT
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
#1 Eberlein Drive 68, #2 Team Challenge ALS 67
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 19–18, 18–15, 15–17
Pts: Jerome Randle 18
Rebs: Keith Benson 8
Asts: Donald Sloan 5		 Pts: Dee Bost, Marvelle Harris 13
Rebs: Dee Bost 11
Asts: Marvelle Harris 5

Columbus Regional – Capital University Performance Arena, Bexley, OH
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
#1 Carmen's Crew 85, #3 Red Scare 71
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 27–21, 20–12, 23–19
Pts: William Buford 23
Rebs: Jon Diebler 8
Asts: David Lighty 3		 Pts: Darrell Davis 18
Rebs: Devin Oliver 9
Asts: Devin Oliver, Vee Sanford 4
Capital University Performance Arena
Bexley, Ohio
Attendance: 2,912

Syracuse Regional – SRC Arena, Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY
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
#1 Boeheim's Army 72, #3 Team Brotherly Love 84
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 20–15, 16–24, 16–20
Pts: Hakim Warrick 16
Rebs: Hakim Warrick 10
Asts: Eric Devendorf 3		 Pts: Novar Gadson 22
Rebs: Shannon Givens 11
Asts: Novar Gadson 5
SRC Arena, Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, New York
Attendance: 2,600
Referees: Brian O'Connell, Pat Toumey, Pat O'Connell

Greensboro Regional – Greensboro Coliseum Fieldhouse, Greensboro, NC
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
#1 Team Hines 73, #2 Team CP3 68
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 15–19, 19–11, 22–17
Pts: Mike James 23
Rebs: Isaiah Miles 6
Asts: Nick Calathes, Mike James 5		 Pts: Nate Mason 23
Rebs: Kennedy Meeks 8
Asts: Nate Mason 5
Greensboro Coliseum Fieldhouse
Greensboro, North Carolina
Referees: Ted Valentine, Roy Natill, Bill Covington

Wichita Regional – Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, KS
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
#1 Golden Eagles 88, #6 Sideline Cancer 80
Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 24–19, 21–16, 17–27
Pts: Dwight Buycks 34
Rebs: Jamil Wilson 8
Asts: 3 players 3		 Pts: Raymond Cowels 20
Rebs: Maurice Creek, Remy Abell 6
Asts: Maurice Creek 5
Charles Koch Arena
Wichita, Kansas
Referees: Ray Natili, Kelly Self, Chance Moore

Memphis Regional – Elma Roane Fieldhouse, Memphis, TN
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
#8 Jackson TN Underdawgs 102, #6 Louisiana United 83
Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 32–17, 22–31, 24–13
Pts: Jaylen Barford 29
Rebs: Allen Durham 11
Asts: Jaylen Barford 12		 Pts: Tyren Johnson 24
Rebs: Marcus Posley 6
Asts: Marcus Posley 5
Elma Roane Fieldhouse
Memphis, Tennessee
Attendance: 452
Referees: Wes Ford, Chris Pacsi, Raymond Tate

Championship – Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IL
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: [8][10][11]

Semifinals
August 4, 2019
12:00 p.m. EDT
VA 1 Overseas Elite 66, OH 1 Carmen's Crew 71
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 20–17, 12–13, 18–17
Pts: Jeremy Pargo 17
Rebs: Justin Burrell 12
Asts: J. Burrell, Jonathon Simmons 2		 Pts: David Lighty 18
Rebs: Jeff Gibbs 6
Asts: Jeff Gibbs 5
Wintrust Arena
Chicago, Illinois
Referees: Jeff Anderson, Earl Walton, Ray Natili
August 4, 2019
2:00 p.m. EDT
KS 1 Golden Eagles 68, NC 1 Team Hines 62
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 15–17, 16–14, 13–7
Pts: Elgin Cook 21
Rebs: Jamil Wilson 13
Asts: 3 players 3		 Pts: Kyle Hines 12
Rebs: Kyle Hines 6
Asts: Mike James 5
Wintrust Arena
Chicago, Illinois
Referees: Ted Valentine, Lamar Simpson, Wes Ford

Championship
August 6, 2019
9:00 p.m. EDT
OH 1 Carmen's Crew 66, KS 1 Golden Eagles 60
Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 13–23, 19–17, 18-12
Pts: David Lighty 17
Rebs: David Lighty 7
Asts: David Lighty, Aaron Craft 4		 Pts: Elgin Cook 17
Rebs: Dwight Buycks 5
Asts: Travis Diener 5
Wintrust Arena
Chicago, Illinois
Referees: Keith Kimble, Brian O'Connell, Clarence Armstrong
Game statistics
Starters:PtsRebAst
G 4 Aaron Craft 7 5 4
F 11 Jeff Gibbs 11 5 1
G/F 23 David Lighty 17 7 4
F 24 Evan Ravenel 2 3 1
G 44 William Buford 14 2 3
Reserves:
G 2 Courtney Pigram 0 1 0
G 12 Demetri McCamey 0 1 2
G/F 21 LaQuinton Ross 4 1 0
G 33 Jon Diebler 11 2 0
Head coach:
Jared Sullinger
Carmen's Crew
Golden Eagles

0

CrewStatisticsEagles
17/35 (48%)2-pt field goals13/24 (54%)
7/16 (43%)3-pt field goals9/25 (36%)
11/14 (78%)Free throws7/10 (70%)
7Offensive rebounds4
23Defensive rebounds21
30Total rebounds25
15Assists14
12Turnovers12
6Steals7
1Blocks5
14Fouls17
Starters:PtsRebAst
F 0 Jamil Wilson 11 4 2
G 3 Dwight Buycks 10 5 2
G 4 Maurice Acker 13 3 2
F 5 Elgin Cook 17 4 0
G 12 Derrick Wilson 4 0 1
Reserves:
F 20 Mo Charlo 0 0 1
G 22 Jerel McNeal 0 3 1
G 30 Andrew Rowsey 0 1 0
G 34 Travis Diener 5 0 5
Head coach:
Wesley Matthews

Winning roster
No.PosPlayerCollege
0FJared Sullinger (Head coach)Ohio State
1FLeon RodgersNorthern Illinois
2GCourtney PigramEast Tennessee State
4GAaron CraftOhio State
11FJeff GibbsOtterbein
12GDemetri McCameyIllinois
21G/FLaQuinton RossOhio State
22FDeshaun ThomasOhio State
23G/FDavid LightyOhio State
24FEvan RavenelOhio State
33GJon DieblerOhio State
34FJohn WilliamsonCincinnati
44GWilliam BufordOhio State
52FDallas LauderdaleOhio State
99FEvan Turner (Asst. coach)Ohio State
GMScoonie PennOhio State

Source:[12]

Awards
Tournament MVP William Buford in 2013
All Tournament Team
PosPlayerTeam
GWilliam Buford (MVP)Carmen's Crew
GAaron CraftCarmen's Crew
FD. J. KennedyOverseas Elite
GJaylen BarfordJackson TN Underdawgs
GDwight BuycksGolden Eagles
GMDaniel FitzgeraldGolden Eagles

Source: [13]

References
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  3. "Chicago's Wintrust Arena to Host TBT's $2M Championship Week" (Press release). The Basketball Tournament. May 30, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  4. Murphy, Patrick (August 6, 2019). "Lighty, Buford, Diebler lead Carmen's Crew to TBT championship". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  5. "TBT Releases 2019 Teams and Bracket" (Press release). The Basketball Tournament. June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  6. @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.
  7. "The Air Force Reserve to Become Presenting Partner of TBT 2019 Wichita Regional". thetournament.com (Press release). May 14, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  8. "The Basketball Tournament 2019 Game Schedule". thetournament.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  9. "Tickets". thetournament.com. July 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  10. @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.
  11. @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.
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