The Basketball Tournament 2018

The Basketball Tournament2018

Tournament information
Dates| June 29–August 3, 2018

Tournament
format(s)

| Single elimination
Host(s)|

* Spokane, WA
* Milwaukee, WI
* Richmond, VA
* Los Angeles, CA
* Brooklyn, NY
* Columbus, OH
* Atlanta, GA
* Baltimore, MD

Participants| 72
Purse| US$2,000,000 winner-take-all
Final positions
Champions| Overseas Elite
Runner-up| Eberlein Drive
Tournament statistics
MVP| D. J. Kennedy
Top scorer(s)| Jimmer Fredette (155 pts)[1]
Games played| 71

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The Basketball Tournament 2018 was the fifth edition of The Basketball Tournament, a 5-on-5, single elimination basketball tournament broadcast by the ESPN family of networks. The tournament involved 72 teams; it started on June 29 and continued through August 3, 2018.[2] The winner of the final, Overseas Elite, received a two million dollar prize.[3]

## Format

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The tournament started with a field of 72 teams, organized into four regions of 18 teams, all of which were seeded. The 18 teams in each region consisted of: nine teams selected based on fan popularity per the tournament's website, four teams selected via at-large bids, four teams accepted via buy-in of a $5000 fee, and the returning regional winner from the 2017 tournament.[2]

2018 Regional winners  Region | Team

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Northeast | Boeheim's Army
Midwest | Scarlet & Gray
South | Overseas Elite
West | Team Challenge ALS

### Dunk contest

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Derek Cooke

The Puma Hoops Dunk Contest was held during the Super 16 round, on July 27, with six contestants. There were four celebrity judges: Dominique Wilkins, Terry Rozier, God Shammgod, and Instagram personality @dunk. The contest winner was Marcus Lewis of Illinois BC, with Derek Cooke of Team Fredette as the runner-up; they were awarded prizes of $40,000 and $10,000, respectively.[4][5]

## Venues

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The Basketball Tournament 2018 took place in eight locations.[6][7] Orange dots mark the locations of the two regional pods, red dots mark regional locations, the blue dot marks the Super 16 and quarterfinal location, and the green dot marks the semifinal and finals location.

Spokane

Milwaukee

Richmond

Los Angeles

Brooklyn

Columbus

Atlanta

Baltimore

## Alumni Teams

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

Region  | Seed  | Team  | School  | Origins of name

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Northeast  | 1  | Boeheim's Army | Syracuse Orange | Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim
3  | Golden Eagles | Marquette Golden Eagles |
5  | Gaelnation  | Iona Gaels |
6  | Jack Attack  | Georgetown Hoyas | Jack the Bulldog
7  | Team Arkansas  | Arkansas Razorbacks |
9  | Saints Alive  | Siena Saints |
11  | Hall In  | Seton Hall Pirates |
14  | Johnnies  | St. John's Red Storm | Common nickname
Midwest  | 1  | Scarlet & Gray | Ohio State Buckeyes | Team colors
3  | Hilton Magic Legends  | Iowa State Cyclones | Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State's home arena
5  | Always a Brave  | Bradley Braves |
7  | Zoo Crew  | Pittsburgh Panthers | Pitt's Oakland Zoo student section
8  | Bearcat Jam  | Cincinnati Bearcats |
9  | Matadors  | Texas Tech Red Raiders | School teams originally known as Matadors
South  | 2  | Ram Nation  | VCU Rams |
3  | Memphis State  | Memphis Tigers | Pre-1994 name of the University of Memphis
5  | Wake Nation  | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
7  | Blue Zoo  | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders |
8  | Monarch Nation  | Old Dominion Monarchs |
9  | Hilltop Dawgs  | UMBC Retrievers | Name derived from location
10  | Purple & Black  | Kansas State Wildcats | Team colors
West  | 2  | Team Colorado  | Colorado Buffaloes |
3  | Gael Force  | Saint Mary's Gaels |
4  | Sons of Westwood  | UCLA Bruins | One of UCLA's fight songs, from the campus location in Westwood
5  | Forks Up  | Arizona State Sun Devils | Pitchfork in mascot
6  | Few Good Men  | Gonzaga Bulldogs | Gonzaga head coach Mark Few
11  | Team Utah  | Utah Utes |
14  | Air Force Bomb Squad  | Air Force Falcons |

Additionally, team We Are D3, the 13th seed in the West region, consisted of alumni from NCAA Division III programs.

## Schedule

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Games televised on ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPNU, with game replays available on ESPN3.

Round | Dates | Region | Location | Comment

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Play-in | July 13 | West | Los Angeles | Seeds 15–18
South | Richmond, Virginia
July 20 | Northeast | Brooklyn
Midwest | Columbus, Ohio
Regional | June 29–30 | West | Spokane, Washington | Hoopfest Pod
July 14–15 | Los Angeles, California
South | Richmond, Virginia
June 30–July 1 | Northeast | Milwaukee | Big East Pod
July 21–22 | Brooklyn, New York
Midwest | Columbus, Ohio
Super 16 | July 26–28 |  | Atlanta
Quarterfinals | July 29 |
Semifinals | August 2 |  | Baltimore
Finals | August 3 |

## Bracket

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All times Eastern. Source:[8]

### Northeast Region – Brooklyn, NY

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| Play-in A
July 20 |

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|  |  |  |
| 15 | Talladega Knights | 81 |
| 18 | Queens Struggle | 69 |

| Play-in B
July 20 |

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|  |  |  |
| 16 | Philadelphia Stars | 68 |
| 17 | South Jamaica Kings | 73 |

| Round 1
July 21
Brooklyn | | | Round 2
July 22
Brooklyn | | | Super 16
July 28
Atlanta | | | Quarterfinals
July 29
Atlanta |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| 1 | Boeheim's Army | 90 | | | |
| 17 | South Jamaica Kings | 72 |
| | 1 | Boeheim's Army | 60 |
|  |
| | | 8 | Team Fancy | 55 |
| 8 | Team Fancy | 85 |

| 9 | Saints Alive | 68 |
| | 1 | Boeheim's Army | 73 |
|  |
| | | 4 | Armored Athlete | 69 |
| 5 | Gaelnation | 100 | |

| 12 | Sideline Cancer | 88 |
| | 5 | Gaelnation | 73 |
|  |
| | | 4 | Armored Athlete | 75 |
| 4 | Armored Athlete | 85 |

| 13 | DC on Point | 69 |
| | 1 | Boeheim's Army | 86 |
|  |
| | | 3 | Golden Eagles | 90 |
| 6 | Jack Attack | 77 | | |

| 11 | Hall In | 88 |
| | 11 | Hall In | 76 |
| Big East Pod – Milwaukee, WI |
| | | 3 | Golden Eagles | 96 |
| 3 | Golden Eagles | 78 |

| 14 | Johnnies | 67 |
| | 3 | Golden Eagles | 73 |
|  |
| | | 15 | Talladega Knights | 66 |
| 7 | Team Arkansas | 85 | |

| 10 | Tim Thomas Playaz | 62 |
| | 7 | Team Arkansas | 74 |
|  |
| | | 15 | Talladega Knights | 91 |
| 2 | HBC Sicklerville | 60 |

| 15 | Talladega Knights | 80 |

#### Northeast Regional Final

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ESPN

July 29, 2018
1:00 p.m. EDT

Report

#1 Boeheim's Army 86, #3 Golden Eagles 90

Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 12–29, 29–19, 20–23
Pts: Warrick – 24
Rebs: Triche – 8
Asts: Triche & Devendorf – 5 |  | Pts: Acker – 22
Rebs: McNeal – 8
Asts: McNeal & Diener – 6

GSU Sports Arena
Atlanta, Georgia
Referees: Antonio Petty, John Heatly, Byron Evans

### Midwest Regional – Columbus, OH

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| Play-in A
July 20 |

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| 15 | Peoria All Stars | 85 |
| 18 | West Coast Ronin | 62 |

| Play-in B
July 20 |

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| 16 | West Virginia Wildcats | 114 |
| 17 | Charlotte Chess Center | 87 |

| Round 1
July 21
Columbus | | | Round 2
July 22
Columbus | | | Super 16
July 27
Atlanta | | | Quarterfinals
July 29
Atlanta |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| 1 | Scarlet & Gray | 99 | | | |
| 16 | West Virginia Wildcats | 68 |
| | 1 | Scarlet & Gray | 82 |
|  |
| | | 9 | Matadors | 73 |
| 8 | Bearcat Jam | 63 |

| 9 | Matadors | 80 |
| | 1 | Scarlet & Gray | 72 |
|  |
| | | 12 | PrimeTime Players | 60 |
| 5 | Always a Brave | 64 | |

| 12 | PrimeTime Players | 68 |
| | 12 | PrimeTime Players | 70 |
|  |
| | | 4 | Big X | 67 |
| 4 | Big X | 81 |

| 13 | Chattanooga Trenches | 79 |
| | 1 | Scarlet & Gray | 78 |
|  |
| | | 2 | Team Fredette | 100 |
| 6 | Fort Wayne Champs | 93 | | |

| 11 | The Region | 82 |
| | 6 | Fort Wayne Champs | 84 |
|  |
| | | 14 | Illinois BC | 66 |
| 3 | Hilton Magic Legends | 63 |

| 14 | Illinois BC | 92 |
| | 6 | Fort Wayne Champs | 91 |
|  |
| | | 2 | Team Fredette | 104 |
| 7 | Zoo Crew | 77 | |

| 10 | Jackson TN Underdawgs | 86 |
| | 10 | Jackson TN Underdawgs | 89 |
|  |
| | | 2 | Team Fredette | 99 |
| 2 | Team Fredette | 88 |

| 15 | Peoria All Stars | 80 |

#### Midwest Regional Final

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ESPN

July 29, 2018

Report

#1 Scarlet & Gray 78, #2 Team Fredette 100

Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 23–30, 23–25, 15–24
Pts: Lighty – 16
Rebs: Sullinger – 8
Asts: Craft & Pigram – 3 |  | Pts: Fredette – 28
Rebs: Cooley – 7
Asts: Fredette – 7

GSU Sports Arena
Atlanta, Georgia
Referees: Derick Stafford, Anthony Jordan, Tommie Morrissey

### South Regional – Richmond, VA

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| Play-in A
July 13 |

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| 16 | Rock City Scorchers | 64 |
| 17 | Team ABC2 | 77 |

| Play-in B
July 13 |

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| 15 | Tampa 20/20 | 86 |
| 18 | Cancer +1 | 72 |

| Round 1
July 14
Richmond | | | Round 2
July 15
Richmond | | | Super 16
July 26
Atlanta | | | Quarterfinals
July 29
Atlanta |

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| 1 | Overseas Elite | 78 | | | |
| 17 | Team ABC2 | 62 |
| | 1 | Overseas Elite | 71 |
|  |
| | | 8 | Monarch Nation | 61 |
| 8 | Monarch Nation | 72 |

| 9 | Hilltop Dawgs | 59 |
| | 1 | Overseas Elite | 87 |
|  |
| | | 4 | Louisiana United | 86 |
| 5 | Wake the Nation | 55 | |

| 12 | Showtime | 68 |
| | 12 | Showtime | 61 |
|  |
| | | 4 | Louisiana United | 88 |
| 4 | Louisiana United | 86 |

| 13 | ATL All Stars | 69 |
| | 1 | Overseas Elite | 72 |
|  |
| | | 2 | Ram Nation | 60 |
| 6 | Team DRC | 84 | | |

| 11 | NC Prodigal Sons | 66 |
| | 6 | Team DRC | 84 |
|  |
| | | 3 | Memphis State | 80 |
| 3 | Memphis State | 72 |

| 14 | Brooklyn Vultures | 63 |
| | 6 | Team DRC | 65 |
|  |
| | | 2 | Ram Nation | 78 |
| 7 | Atlanta Dirty South | 76 | |

| 10 | Purple & Black | 74 |
| | 7 | Atlanta Dirty South | 71 |
|  |
| | | 2 | Ram Nation | 76 |
| 2 | Ram Nation | 86 |

| 15 | Tampa 20/20 | 72 |

#### South Regional Final

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ESPN2

July 29, 2018
11:00 a.m. EDT

Report

#1 Overseas Elite 72, #2 Ram Nation 60

Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 20–16, 18–22, 16–9
Pts: Burrell – 15
Rebs: Kennedy & Burrell – 8
Asts: McCollum – 5 |  | Pts: Williams – 13
Rebs: Burgess & Williams – 5
Asts: Maynor – 5

GSU Sports Arena
Atlanta, Georgia
Referees: Orlandis Poole, Pat Evans, Archie Whaley

### West Regional – Los Angeles, CA

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| Play-in A
July 13 |

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| 15 | Kimchi Express | 104 |
| 18 | Dubois Dream | 96 |

| Play-in B
July 13 |

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| 16 | Utah Valor | 65 |
| 17 | Fort Hood Wounded Warriors | 98 |

| Round 1
July 14
Los Angeles | | | Round 2
July 15
Los Angeles | | | Super 16
July 28
Atlanta | | | Quarterfinals
July 29
Atlanta |

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| 1 | Team Challenge ALS | 83 | | | |
| 17 | Fort Hood Wounded Warriors | 75 |
| | 1 | Team Challenge ALS | 72 |
|  |
| | | 9 | CitiTeam Blazers | 59 |
| 8 | Team 23 | 71 |

| 9 | CitiTeam Blazers | 82 |
| | 1 | Team Challenge ALS | 86 |
|  |
| | | 4 | Sons of Westwood | 80 |
| 5 | Forks Up | 75 | |

| 12 | Albuquerque Hoops | 94 |
| | 12 | Albuquerque Hoops | 62 |
|  |
| | | 4 | Sons of Westwood | 76 |
| 4 | Sons of Westwood | 90 |

| 13 | We Are D3 | 65 |
| | 1 | Team Challenge ALS | 67 |
|  |
| | | 7 | Eberlein Drive | 78 |
| 6 | Few Good Men | 84 | | |

| 11 | Team Utah | 83 |
| | 6 | Few Good Men | 48 |
| Hoopfest Pod – Spokane, WA |
| | | 3 | Gael Force | 95 |
| 3 | Gael Force | 82 |

| 14 | Air Force Bomb Squad | 54 |
| | 3 | Gael Force | 59 |
|  |
| | | 7 | Eberlein Drive | 72 |
| 7 | Eberlein Drive | 86 | |

| 10 | Broad Street Brawlers | 71 |
| | 7 | Eberlein Drive | 83 |
|  |
| | | 2 | Team Colorado | 76 |
| 2 | Team Colorado | 105 |

| 15 | Kimchi Express | 73 |

#### West Regional Final

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ESPN2

July 29, 2018
7:00 p.m. EDT

Report

#1 Team Challenge ALS 67, #7 Eberlein Drive 78

Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 15–23, 23–24, 17–14
Pts: Ware – 22
Rebs: Hamilton – 7
Asts: Hamilton & Rowland – 2 |  | Pts: Randle – 29
Rebs: Braun & Evans – 7
Asts: 3 players – 3

GSU Sports Arena
Atlanta, Georgia
Referees: Tony Greene, Chuck Jones, Sean Goode

### Semifinals – Baltimore, MD

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| Semifinals
August 2
Baltimore | | | Final
August 3
Baltimore |

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| NE3 | Golden Eagles | 60 | |
| S1 | Overseas Elite | 85 |
| | S1 | Overseas Elite | 70 |
|  |
| | | W7 | Eberlein Drive | 58 |
| MW2 | Team Fredette | 76 |

| W7 | Eberlein Drive | 80 |

#### Semifinals

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ESPN

August 2, 2018
7:00 p.m. EDT

Report

NE #3 Golden Eagles 60, S #1 Overseas Elite 85

Scoring by quarter: 13–28, 21–15, 22–21, 4–21
Pts: Cook – 19
Rebs: Wilson & Blackledge – 4
Asts: Acker – 4 |  | Pts: Fogg – 38
Rebs: Kennedy – 12
Asts: Kennedy – 5

Talmadge L. Hill Field House
Baltimore, Maryland
Referees: Brian O'Connell, Jeff Clark, Jamie Luckie

ESPN

August 2, 2018
9:00 p.m. EDT

Report

MW #2 Team Fredette 76, W #7 Eberlein Drive 80

Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 13–21, 22–24, 22–15
Pts: Fredette – 24
Rebs: Davies – 10
Asts: Fredette – 5 |  | Pts: Sloan – 20
Rebs: Evans – 7
Asts: Randle – 5

Talmadge L. Hill Field House
Baltimore, Maryland

#### Championship

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ESPN

August 3, 2018
9:00 p.m. EDT

Report

S #1 Overseas Elite 70, W #7 Eberlein Drive 58

Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 18–21, 17–17, 18–8
Pts: Burrell – 15
Rebs: Kennedy – 9
Asts: Kennedy – 4 |  | Pts: Randle & Sloan – 14
Rebs: Evans – 12
Asts: Sloan – 5

Talmadge L. Hill Field House
Baltimore, Maryland
Referees: Clarence Armstrong, Mike Eades, Jeff Anderson

## Awards

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All Tournament Team  Pos | Player | Team | PPG

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F | D. J. Kennedy (MVP) | Overseas Elite | 14.3
G | Errick McCollum | Overseas Elite | 12.8
G | Jerome Randle | Eberlein Drive | 21.7
G | Jimmer Fredette | Team Fredette | 31.0
F | Jamil Wilson | Golden Eagles | 18.0
GM | Matt Mitchell &
Jacob Hirschmann | Eberlein Drive | —

Source:[9]

## References

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1. ^ "Stats: Leaders". thetournament.com. 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
2. ^ a b "What is TBT?". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
3. ^ Edelman, KJ (August 3, 2018). "With TBT Four-peat, Overseas Elite Further Cements Legacy". thetournament.com. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
4. ^ "Highlights from the Puma Hoops Dunk Contest!". thetournament.com. July 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
5. ^ @thetournament (July 27, 2018). "STOP THE PRESSES" (Tweet). Retrieved August 1, 2019 - via Twitter.
6. ^ "TBT 2018 Teams and Bracket". thetournament.com. 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
7. ^ "2018 TBT Game Schedule". thetournament.com. 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
8. ^ "Bracket/Games". thetournament.com. 2018. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018 - via Wayback Machine.
9. ^ "TBT 2018 All-Tournament Team". thetournament.com. August 3, 2018. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2018.

## Further reading

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* Hackett, Tim (June 5, 2018). "Jimmer Fredette, Matt Barnes Headline Deep Fields For Fifth Annual TBT". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
* Fernandez, David (August 1, 2018). "The Basketball Tournament marches to the final four teams". detroitbadboys.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
* "TBT 2018 Championship Game Preview: Overseas Elite vs Eberlein Drive". thetournament.com. August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

## External links

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* 2018 TBT Semifinal - #7 Eberlein Drive VS #2 Team Fredette
* 2018 TBT Semifinal - #3 Golden Eagles VS #1 Overseas Elite
* 2018 TBT Championship - #7 Eberlein Drive VS #1 Overseas Elite

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Tournaments|

* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020 (squads)
* 2021 (squads)
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Champions|

* 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)

MVPs|

* Nash (2014)
* Kennedy (2015, 2018)
* Fogg (2016, 2017)
* Buford (2019)
* Johnson-Odom (2020)
* Rice (2021)
* Massinburg (2022)
* Jefferson (2023)
* Sullinger (2024)

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