Everything you need to know about the 2023 TBT (2024)

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Aug 1, 2023, 04:25 PM ET

Who's going to win $1 million this summer in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), the summer winner-takes-all basketball event? This year's 64-team field includes 34 college alumni teams, three former tournament champions and 75 players with NBA experience.

The teams will be divided into eight regionals, with two of them taking place in Wichita, Kansas. The other seven cities hosting TBT's three-round regionals are Lubbock, Texas; Cincinnati; Syracuse, New York; Wheeling, West Virginia; Dayton, Ohio; and Louisville, Kentucky. Quarterfinals will be played in Wichita, Wheeling, Dayton and Louisville. The semifinals and championship game will be held in Philadelphia.

All 63 games will air on the ESPN family of networks, beginning July 19, with the championship game taking place Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. EDT on ESPN.

Bookmark this page to keep track of all the winners throughout the tournament.

Lubbock regional

United Supermarkets Arena, Lubbock, Texas

WINNER: No. 2 Bleed Green

ROUND 1

GAME 1: No. 2 Bleed Green def. No. 7 Rise & Grind, 94-78
Top scorer: Brandon Jefferson, Bleed Green (27 points)
Standout statline: Jordan Stevens, Bleed Green (25 points, 9-19 FG, 7-7 3PT, 3 rebounds)

GAME 2: No. 6 In The Lab def. No. 3 HBCUnited, 88-58
Top scorer: Tajh Green, HBCUnited; Cameron Young, In The Lab (16 points)
Standout statline: Jalon Miller, In The Lab (10 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists)

GAME 3: No. 4 The Enchantment def. No. 5 Austin's Own, 77-66
Top scorer: Jacob Young, Austin's Own (20 points)
Standout statline: Christian Cunningham, The Enchantment (13 points, 5-11 FG, 18 rebounds)

GAME 4: No. 1 Air Raiders def. No. 8 Purple Hearts, 83-64
Top scorer: John Roberson, Air Raiders (15 points)
Standout statline: Tariq Owens, Air Raiders (13 points, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks)

ROUND 2

GAME 5: No. 2 Bleed Green def. No. 6 In The Lab, 83-72
Top scorer: Brandon Jefferson, Bleed Green (20 points)
Standout statline: Thomas Bell, Bleed Green (14 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists)

GAME 6: No. 4 The Enchantment def. No. 1 Air Raiders, 84-67
Top scorer: Scott Bamforth, The Enchantment (24 points)
Standout statline: Scott Bamforth, The Enchantment (24 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists)

REGIONAL FINAL

No. 2 Bleed Green def. No. 4 The Enchantment, 70-57
Top scorer: Jordan Stevens, Bleed Green (19 points)
Standout statline: Jordan Stevens, Bleed Green (19 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists)

Wichita (Kansas) regional

Koch Arena, Wichita, Kansas

WINNER: No. 2 Heartfire

ROUND 1

GAME 1: No. 4 Show Me Squad (Missouri) def. No. 5 Vegas Rebellion (UNLV), 96-90
Top scorer: Erick Neal, Show Me Squad (24 points)
Standout statline: Jontay Porter, Show Me Squad (21 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists)

GAME 2: No. 1 Mass Street (Kansas) def. No. 8 We Are D3, 70-67
Top scorer: Thomas Robinson, Mass Street (21 points)
Standout statline: Thomas Robinson, Mass Street (21 points, 15 rebounds)

GAME 3: No. 3 LA Cheaters (Drew League) def. No. 6 Living The Dream, 86-72
Top scorer: Kaden Anderson, LA Cheaters; Mark Ogden, LA Cheaters; Josip Vraknic, Living The Dream (15 points)
Standout statline: Casper Ware, LA Cheaters (11 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists)

GAME 4: No. 2 Heartfire def. No. 7 JUCO Products, 69-66
Top scorer: Jordan Jackson, JUCO Products (20 points)
Standout statline: Eric Griffin, Heartfire (16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist)

ROUND 2

GAME 5: No. 2 Heartfire def. No. 3 LA Cheaters (Drew League), 62-57
Top scorer: Craig Sword, Heartfire (13 points)
Standout statline: Richard Solomon, Heartfire (11 points, 9 rebounds)

GAME 6: No. 1 Mass Street (Kansas) def. No. 4 Show Me Squad (Missouri), 69-65
Top scorer: Isiaih Mosley, Show Me Squad (21 points)
Standout statline: Thomas Robinson, Mass Street (15 points, 6 rebounds)

REGIONAL FINAL

No. 2 Heartfire def. No. 1 Mass Street (Kansas), 73-60
Top scorer: Marcus Hall, Heartfire (15 points)
Standout statline: Richard Solomon, Heartfire (11 points, 10 rebounds)

Wichita (Wichita State) regional

Koch Arena, Wichita, Kansas

WINNER: No. 1 AfterShocks (Wichita State)

ROUND 1

GAME 1: No. 3 Team Arkansas (Arkansas) def. No. 6 Ram Up (Colorado State), 70-58
Top scorer: Brandon Wood, Team Arkansas (16 points)
Standout statline: Audio Bailey, Team Arkansas (12 points, 10 rebounds)

GAME 2: No. 4 Beale Street Boys (Memphis) def. No. 5 Broad Street Birds (Temple), 73-67
Top scorer: Quinton Rose, Broad Street Birds (21 points)
Standout statline: Adonis Thomas, Beale Street Boys (19 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists)

GAME 3: No. 2 Purple & Black (Kansas State) def. No. 7 DaGuys STL, 72-59
Top scorer: Jordan Barnet, DaGuys STL (15 points)
Standout statline: Marcus Foster, Purple & Black (11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists)

GAME 4: No. 1 AfterShocks (Wichita State) def. No. 8 B1 Ballers, 66-54
Top scorer: Darral Willis Jr., AfterShocks (12 points)
Standout statline: Darral Willis Jr., Aftershocks (12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists)

ROUND 2

GAME 5: No. 3 Team Arkansas (Arkansas) def. No. 2 Purple & Black (Kansas State), 63-52
Top scorer: Hunter Mickelson, Team Arkansas (19 points)
Standout statline: Hunter Mickelson, Team Arkansas (19 points, 14 rebounds)

GAME 6: No. 1 AfterShocks (Wichita State) def. No. 4 Beale Street Boys (Memphis), 73-69
Top scorer: Jeremiah Martin, Beale Street Boys (19 points)
Standout statline: Markis McDuffie, AfterShocks (16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists)

REGIONAL FINAL

No. 1 AfterShocks (Wichita State) def. No. 3 Team Arkansas (Team Arkansas), 63-59
Top scorer: Caleb Walker, AfterShocks (14 points)
Standout statline: Caleb Walker, AfterShocks (14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist)

Xavier regional

Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

WINNER: No. 6 Nasty Nati (Cincinnati)

ROUND 1

GAME 1: No. 1 Program for Autism def. No. 8 Team DRC, 91-76
Top scorer: Zackery Bryant, Team DRC (22 points)
Standout statline: Delroy James, Program for Autism (19 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists)

GAME 2: No. 5 Fort Wayne Champs def. No. 4 Bucketneers (ETSU), 85-52
Top scorer: Stephan Hicks, Forth Wayne Champs (25 points)
Standout statline: Stephan Hicks, Fort Wayne Champs (25 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists)

GAME 3: No. 6 Nasty Nati (Cincinnati) def. No. 3 The Money Team, 88-76
Top scorer: Jarron Cumberland, Nasty Nati (28 points)
Standout statline: Jarron Cumberland, Nasty Nati (28 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists)

GAME 4: No. 2 Zip Em Up (Xavier) def. No. 7 Georgia Kingz, 84-78
Top scorer: Chris co*kley, Georgia Kingz (21 points)
Standout statline: Kerem Kanter, Zip Em Up (16 points, 7 rebounds)

ROUND 2

GAME 5: No. 1 Program for Autism def. No. 5 Fort Wayne Champs, 86-74
Top scorer: Olufemi Olujobi, Program for Autism (25 points)
Standout statline: Olufemi Olujobi, Program for Autism (25 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists)

GAME 6: No. 6 Nasty Nati (Cincinnati) def. No. 2 Zip Em Up (Xavier), 77-73
Top scorer: Jarron Cumberland, Nasty Nati (23 points)
Standout statline: Jarron Cumberland, Nasty Nati (23 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists)

REGIONAL FINAL

No. 6 Nasty Nati (Cincinnati) def. No. 1 Program for Autism, 76-51
Top scorer: Jarron Cumberland, Nasty Nati (26 points)
Standout statline: Jarron Cumberland, Nasty Nati (26 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists)

Syracuse regional

War Memorial Arena, Syracuse, New York

WINNER: No. 2 Boeheim's Army

ROUND 1

GAME 1: No. 1 Blue Collar U (Buffalo) def. No. 8 Big 5, 78-77
Top scorer: Ramon Galloway Sr., Big 5 (27 points)
Standout statline: C.J. Massinburg, Blue Collar U (26 points, 6 rebounds)

GAME 2: No. 3 The Nerd Team def. No. 6 Happy Valley Hoopers (Penn State), 54-49
Top scorer: Samuel Sessoms, Happy Valley Hoopers (28 points)
Standout statline: Samuel Sessoms, Happy Valley Hoopers (28 points, 4 rebounds)

GAME 3: No. 2 Boeheim's Army (Syracuse) def. No. 7 Team Gibson, 99-83
Top scorer: Ja'Quaye James, Team Gibson (28 points)
Standout statline: Grant Riller, Boeheim's Army (20 points, 5 rebounds)

GAME 4: No. 4 Virginia Dream def. No. 5 The Commonwealth (UMass), 79-73
Top scorer: Robert Colon, Virginia Dream (27 points)
Standout statline: Robert Colon, Virginia Dream (27 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists)

ROUND 2

GAME 5: No. 1 Blue Collar U dev. No. 4 Virginia Dream, 107-86
Top scorer: CJ Massinburg, Blue Collar U (18 points)
Standout statline: CJ Massinburg, Blue Collar U (18 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists)

GAME 6: No. 2 Boeheim's Army def. No. 3 The Nerd Team, 83-75
Top scorer: Grant Riller, Boeheim's Army (27 points)
Standout statline: Grant Riller, Boeheim's Army (27 points, 3 rebounds)

REGIONAL FINAL

No. 2 Boeheim's Army def. No. 1 Blue Collar U, 69-54
Top scorer: Grant Riller, Boeheim's Army (29 points)
Standout statline: Grant Riller, Boeheim's Army (29 points, 4 rebounds)

West Virginia regional

WesBanco Arena, Wheeling, West Virginia

WINNER: No. 4 Herd That

ROUND 1

GAME 1: No. 3 Challenge ALS: Florida def. No. 6 Dawg Town, 95-66
Top scorer: Brandon Robinson, Challenge ALS (20 points)
Standout statline: Brandon Robinson, Challenge ALS (20 points, 7 rebounds)

GAME 2: No. 2 Sideline Cancer def. No. 7 Ram Nation, 83-72
Top scorer: Kyle Aluma, Sideline Cancer (14 points)
Standout statline: Kyle Aluma, Sideline Cancer (14 points, 7 rebounds)

GAME 3: No. 1 Best Virginia def. No. 8 Dubois Dream, 70-68
Top scorer: Kevin Jones, Best Virginia (22 points)
Standout statline: Kevin Jones, Best Virginia (22 points, 12 rebounds)

GAME 4: No. 4 Herd That def. No. 5 Zoo Crew, 86-71
Top scorer: Rob Gray, Herd That (27 points)
Standout statline: Rob Gray (Herd That) 27 points, 5 rebounds

ROUND 2

GAME 5: No. 4 Herd That def. No. 1 Best Virginia, 74-61
Top scorer: Kevin Jones, Best Virginia (18 points)
Standout statline: James Kelly, Herd That (16 points, 9 rebounds)

GAME 6: No. 2 Sideline Cancer def. No. 3 Challenge ALS: Florida, 60-51
Top scorer: Antonio Blakeney, Challenge ALS (18 points)
Standout statline: Marcus Keene, Sideline Cancer (17 points, 7 points)

REGIONAL FINAL

No. 4 Herd That def. No. 2 Sideline Cancer, 73-64
Top scorer: Tyrese Rice, Sideline Cancer (20 points)
Standout statline: Jon Elmore, Herd That (17 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists)

Louisville regional

Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky

WINNER: No. 1 Gutter Cats

ROUND 1

GAME 1: No. 1 Gutter Cats def. No. 8 The Nawf, 77-72
Top scorer: QJ Peterson, Gutter Cats (30 points)
Standout statline: QJ Peterson, Gutter Cats (30 points , 5 rebounds, 1 assist)

GAME 2: No. 4 Shell Shock (Maryland) def. No. 5 Gataverse (Florida), 77-74
Top scorer: Corey Brewer, Gataverse (27 points)
Standout statline: Corey Brewer, Gataverse (27 points, 9 rebounds)

GAME 3: No. 2 The Ville (Louisville) def. No. 7 War Ready (Auburn), 91-67
Top scorer: Russ Smith, The Ville (21 points)
Standout statline: Chinanu Okuaku, The Ville (16 points, 8 rebounds)

GAME 4: No. 3 Eberlein Drive def. No. 6 Jackson TN Underdawgs, 88-68
Top scorer: Tevin Glass, Jackson TN Underdawgs (21 points)
Standout statline: Tevin Glass, Jackson TN Underdawgs (21 points, 10-12 FG, 6 rebounds)

ROUND 2

GAME 5: No. 1 Gutter Cats def. No. 4 Shell Shock (Maryland), 71-57
Top scorer: Don Carey, Shell Shock (21 points)
Standout statline: Will Cherry, Gutter Cats (13 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists)

GAME 6: No. 2 The Ville def. No. 6 Jackson TN Underdawgs, 79-74
Top scorer: Chris Jones, Jackson TN Underdawgs (25 points)
Standout statline: Chane Behanan, The Ville (12 points, 11 rebounds)

REGIONAL FINAL

No. 1 Gutter Cats def. No. 2 The Ville, 64-62
Top scorer: Chane Behanan, The Ville (18 points)
Standout statline: QJ Peterson, Gutter Cats (16 points, 9 rebounds)

Dayton regional

UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio

WINNER: No. 2 Friday Beers

ROUND 1

GAME 1: No. 2 Friday Beers def. No. 7 Athletics Miami, 84-72
Top scorer: Royce Hamm Jr., Athletics Miami (24 points)
Standout statline: Julian Gamble, Friday Beers (16 points, 12 rebounds)

GAME 2: No. 6 Men of Mackey (Purdue) def. No. 3 Team Colorado (Colorado), 70-68
Top scorer: Isaiah Wilkerson, Men of Mackey (14 points)
Standout statline: Nojel Eastern, Men of Mackey (11 points 6 rebounds)

GAME 3:No. 4 Carmen's Crew (Ohio State) def. No. 5 Team Overtime, 80-68
Top scorer: David Efianayi, Team Overtime (19 points)
Standout statline: Kaleb Wesson, Carmen's Crew (16 points, 4 rebounds)

GAME 4: No. 8 India Rising def. No. 1 Red Scare (Dayton), 77-67
Top scorer: Tajinder Lall, India Rising (26 points)
Standout statline: Tajinder Lall, India Rising (26 points, 5 rebounds)

ROUND 2

GAME 5: No. 2 Friday Beers def. No. 6 Men of Mackey (Purdue), 73-68
Top scorer: Gabe York, Friday Beers (24 points)
Standout statline: Gabe York, Friday Beers (24 points, 5 rebounds)

GAME 6: No. 4 Carmen's Crew (Ohio State) def. No. 8 India Rising, 82-56
Top scorer: Kiran Shastri, India Rising (15 points)
Standout statline: Kaleb Wesson, Carmen's Crew (10 points, 11 rebounds)

REGIONAL FINAL

No. 2 Friday Beers def. No. 4 Carmen's Crew (Ohio State), 72-63
Top scorer: Gabe York, Friday Beers (19 points)
Standout statline: Gabe York, Friday Beers (19 points, 7 rebounds)

Championship week

QUARTERFINALS

Wichita:No. 2 Heartfire def. No. 1 AfterShocks, 76-53
Top scorer: Tevin Mack, Heartfire (17 points)
Standout statline: Tevin Mack, Heartfire (17 points, 2 rebounds)

West Virginia: No. 4 Herd That def. No. 2 Boeheim's Army, 88-71
Top scorer: Rob Gray, Herd That (20 points)
Standout statline: Rob Gray, Herd That (20 points, 8 rebounds)

Dayton: No. 2 Friday Beers def. No. 6 Nasty Nati (Cincinnati), 72-66
Top scorer: Tre Scott, Nasty Nati (21 points)
Standout statline: Julian Gamble, Friday Beers (14 points, 12 rebounds)

Louisville: No. 2 Bleed Green def. No. 1 Gutter Cats, 72-61
Top Scorer: Brandon Jefferson, James Reese V, Bleed Green (19 points)
Standout statline: James Reese V, Bleed Green (19 points, 4 rebounds)

SEMIFINALS

Daskalakis Athletic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

No. 2 Heartfire vs. No. 4 Herd That (Wednesday, August 2, 7 p.m. EDT, ESPN)
No. 2 Friday Beers vs. No. 2 Bleed Green (Wednesday, August 2, 9 p.m. EDT, ESPN)

CHAMPIONSHIP (PHILADELPHIA): Thursday, August 3, 7 p.m. EDT, ESPN