The Basketball Tournament 2015

The Basketball Tournament 2015 was the second edition of The Basketball Tournament, a 5-on-5, single elimination basketball tournament. The tournament involved 97 teams; it started on July 10 and continued through August 2, 2015. The winner of the final, Overseas Elite, received a one million dollar prize.[1] The semifinals and championship game, played at Rose Hill Gymnasium at Fordham University in The Bronx, were broadcast on ESPN.[1] The tournament was branded as "The Basketball Tournament Presented by Jack Link's Jerky".[2]

The Basketball Tournament
2015
Tournament information
DatesJuly 10–August 2, 2015
Tournament
format(s)
Single elimination
Host(s)
Participants97
Purse$1,000,000 winner-take-all
Final positions
ChampionsOverseas Elite
Runner-upTeam 23
Tournament statistics
MVPD. J. Kennedy
Games played88 (plus 8 walkovers)

Format

The main tournament field started with 96 teams, organized into four regions of 24 teams each. The 24 teams in each region were 18 teams selected by fans via the tournament's website and six teams selected at-large. Four teams from each region, plus 2014 tournament defending champion Notre Dame Fighting Alumni, qualified to advance to the "Super 17" in Chicago.[3]

The winning team (its players, coaches, general manager, and boosters) received 95% of the $1 million prize, while the remaining 5% was split amongst the team's top 91 fans (based on how many friends they had join the tournament's website).[3]

An online bracket contest awarded $1717 to one fan.[4][2]

Venues

The Basketball Tournament 2015 took place in five locations.[3]

RoundDatesRegionLocation
RegionalJuly 10–12WestLos Angeles, California
SouthAtlanta, Georgia
July 17–19NortheastPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
MidwestChicago, Illinois
Super 17 July 23–24 
QuarterfinalsJuly 25 
SemifinalsAugust 1 New York City
FinalsAugust 2 

2014 champion Notre Dame Fighting Alumni faced the Midwest's lowest remaining seed on July 23; that game's winner, plus the other 15 regional qualifiers, all played on July 24

Bracket
Key
FW Forfeit win
FL Forfeit loss

Eight teams in each region received a first-round bye, based on online fan votes.

Source:[5][6]

Midwest regional
  First round
Chicago
July 17		 Second round
Chicago
July 18		 Third round
Chicago
July 19		 Super 17
Chicago
July 24		 Regional final
Chicago
July 25
                                               
1 SLAM FW     1 SLAM 65  
24 New England Falcons FL     10 One Chicago 82  
  10 One Chicago 63  
  8 IL Hoopville Warriors 69  
8 IL Hoopville Warriors 141 8 IL Hoopville Warriors 90
23 Team Mennonite Madness 47     9 Team Mill Rats 84  
  8 IL Hoopville Warriors 91  
  3 Armored Athlete 96  
15 Minnesota Rangers 92     3 Armored Athlete 98  
18 Chicago Elite 103     18 Chicago Elite 86  
  3 Armored Athlete 91
  6 Reach 1 Teach 1 73  
12 Chi United 107 6 Reach 1 Teach 1 112
21 DFW Squad 62     12 Chi United 103  
  3 Armored Athlete 72
  2 Ants Alumni 76
13 Sconnie Legends 114     5 Eberlein Drive 95  
20 The Monarchs 76     13 Sconnie Legends 101  
  13 Sconnie Legends 74
  14 Midwest Dream Squad 82  
14 Midwest Dream Squad FW 4 Bad Boys 87
19 Bowling Green Bandits FL     14 Midwest Dream Squad 99  
  ND Fighting Alumni 91(OT)
  2 Ants Alumni 96  
11 Houston Live 140     7 Majerus SLU Crew 80  
22 Brick Squad 72     11 Houston Live 84  
  11 Houston Live 81
  2 Ants Alumni 92  
16 BG Taskforce 109 2 Ants Alumni 89
17 Kenosha Ballers 89     16 BG Taskforce 63  

The 2014 champions, Notre Dame Fighting Alumni, earned an automatic entry in the "Super 17" round, where they faced the lowest remaining seed in the Midwest region, Midwest Dream Squad, on July 23. Notre Dame Fighting Alumni won that game, 79–77, thus advancing in the bracket.

Northeast regional
  First round
Philadelphia
July 17		 Second round
Philadelphia
July 18		 Third round
Philadelphia
July 19		 Super 17
Chicago
July 24		 Regional final
Chicago
July 25
                                               
13 NYC Superstars FW     1 Boeheim's Army 91  
FL     13 NYC Superstars 73  
  1 Boeheim's Army 92  
  8 20th & Olney 91(OT)  
18 Max's All Stars 75 8 20th & Olney 87
TYGTAL 68     18 Max's All Stars 80  
  1 Boeheim's Army 78  
  5 Liberty Ballers 72  
16 The Wrecking Crew FW     5 Liberty Ballers 93  
FL     16 The Wrecking Crew 79  
  5 Liberty Ballers 85
  4 DMV's Finest 73  
4 DMV's Finest 128 4 DMV's Finest 95
22 Elite 72     19 WOYG 61  
  1 Boeheim's Army 76
  3 Team City of Gods 80
6 Free Bands 114     6 Free Bands 106  
21 The Horsemen 107     17 Triumph 99  
  6 Free Bands 84
  3 Team City of Gods 96  
3 Team City of Gods 88 3 Team City of Gods 115
23 Team Pup N' Suds 69     24 Lynchburg College Club 50  
  3 Team City of Gods 91
  15 Sideline Cancer 78  
7 North Broad Street Bullies FW     7 North Broad Street Bullies 63  
FL     15 Sideline Cancer 72  
  15 Sideline Cancer 70
  2 Big Apple Basketball 67  
11 Blue and Gold Club 75 2 Big Apple Basketball 87
14 Basketball City 95     14 Basketball City 85  

Three teams withdrew from the tournament—Friar Nation, The Citi Team, and Team Oohway—resulting in forfeit wins for their first-round opponents.

West regional
  First round
Los Angeles
July 10		 Second round
Los Angeles
July 11		 Third round
Los Angeles
July 12		 Super 17
Chicago
July 24		 Regional final
Chicago
July 25
                                               
16 VBL Dream Team 77     1 Grantland 93  
15 The Revolution 71     16 VBL Dream Team 63  
  1 Grantland 82  
  9 7outz 85  
9 7outz 96 8 Global Select 88
21 Los Angeles Dragons 90     9 7outz 94  
  9 7outz 64  
  13 Team 23 105  
5 Air Force Bomb Squad 116     5 Air Force Bomb Squad 90  
23 Too Fresh 66     11 Team B-Ball Breakdown 105  
  11 Team B-Ball Breakdown 72
  13 Team 23 86  
13 Team 23 91 4 Team Colorado 72
19 West Coast Ronin 67     13 Team 23 78  
  13 Team 23 77
  2 LA Unified 56
12 H-Squad 78     6 Team Utah 82  
20 Mostly Sports Delco 57     12 H-Squad 71  
  6 Team Utah 93
  14 Nova Stars 69  
14 Nova Stars 99 3 Seattle Pro-Am FL
17 JBL 75     14 Nova Stars FW  
  6 Team Utah 82
  2 LA Unified 93  
7 NationWide All-Stars 85     7 Nation Wide All-Stars 83  
22 AZ Sharp Shooterz 73     10 Cali Boyz 81  
  7 Nation Wide All-Stars 81
  2 LA Unified 95  
2 LA Unified 139 2 LA Unified 128
24 Pistol Shrimps 34     18 Everett Evolution 87  

Source:[7]

Regional finals
Regional finals
RegionWinnerScoreLoser
MidwestAnts Alumni76–72Armored Athlete
WestTeam 2377–56LA Unified
NortheastTeam City of Gods80–76Boeheim's Army
SouthOverseas Elite77–72Dirty South

Source: [8]

Semifinals & final
Semifinals
New York City
August 1 		Final
New York City
August 2
      
 MW 2  Ants Alumni 76
W 13 Team 23 87
 W 13  Team 23 65
S 3 Overseas Elite 67
NE 3 Team City of Gods 71
S 3 Overseas Elite 84

Source: [9][10][11][1]

Awards

MVP: D. J. Kennedy of Overseas Elite[12]

References
  1. Connor, Desmond (August 3, 2015). "Overseas Elite Brings It Home". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. C3. Retrieved July 29, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  2. "2015 Recap". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2018 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. "What is TBT?". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2015. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. "TBT Super 17 Bracket Contest Official Rules". thetournament.com. 2015. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. "TBT 2015 – Schedule". The Basketball Tournament. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via geniussports.com.
  6. "Results from The Basketball Tournament". thetournament.com. 2015. Archived from the original on September 1, 2015 – via Wayback Machine.
  7. Fitzgerald, Matt (July 12, 2015). "The Basketball Tournament 2015 Scores: Sunday, July 12". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  8. "Meet The Four Teams Playing For $1,000,000". thetournament.com. 2015. Archived from the original on July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2018 – via Wayback Machine.
  9. Connor, Desmond (August 2, 2015). "Final Matchup: Overseas Elite, Team 23". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. E3. Retrieved July 29, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  10. "Team 23'S Semifinal Win Over Ants Alumni (Photos)". thetournament.com. August 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  11. "Overseas Elite's Semifinal Win Over Team City Of Gods (Photos)". thetournament.com. August 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  12. Turk, Dylan; Margolis, Drew (August 24, 2015). "SQ At The Basketball Tournament's Million Dollar Final". thesportsquotient.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.

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