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
Dates	July 19–August 6, 2019
Tournament format(s)	Single elimination
Host(s)	Bexley, OH Greensboro, NC Lexington, KY Memphis, TN Richmond, VA Syracuse, NY West Valley City, UT Wichita, KS Chicago, IL
Participants	64
Purse	Regionals: 25% of ticket proceeds, winner-take all Championship: US$2,000,000 winner-take-all
Final positions
Champions	Carmen's Crew
Runner-up	Golden Eagles
Tournament statistics
MVP	William Buford
Games played	63

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]

Columbus Greensboro Lexington Memphis Richmond Salt Lake Syracuse Wichita Chicago

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

Round	Dates	Region	Venue & Location	Host team	Winning team	Prize
Regional	July 19–21	Columbus	Capital University Performance Arena Bexley, Ohio	Carmen's Crew	Carmen's Crew	$21,025
		Greensboro	Greensboro Coliseum Fieldhouse Greensboro, North Carolina	Team CP3	Team Hines	$3,732
		Lexington	Frederick Douglass High School Lexington, Kentucky	Bluegrass Boys	Loyalty Is Love	$5,343
		Memphis	Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, Tennessee	Bluff City	Jackson TN Underdawgs	$6,226
	July 25–27	Salt Lake	Maverik Center West Valley City, Utah	Team Fredette	Eberlein Drive	$3,584
	July 25–28	Wichita	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, Kansas	AfterShocks	Golden Eagles	$96,439
	July 26–28	Richmond	Siegel Center Richmond, Virginia	Ram Nation	Overseas Elite	$17,349
		Syracuse	SRC Arena, Onondaga Community College Syracuse, New York	Boeheim's Army	Team Brotherly Love	$31,871

Final Eight Schedule

Round	Dates	Venue & Location
Quarterfinals	August 1–2	Wintrust Arena Chicago, Illinois
Semifinals	August 4
Finals	August 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

ESPN

July 28, 2019 12 noon EDT

Summary, Stats

#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

Siegel Center Richmond, Virginia

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

Summary, Stats

#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

ESPN3

July 27, 2019 9:00 pm EDT

Summary, Stats

#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

Maverik Center West Valley City, Utah

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

ESPN

July 21, 2019 12 noon EDT

Summary, Stats

#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

ESPN

July 28, 2019 2:00 pm EDT

Summary, Stats

#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

ESPN3

July 21, 2019 9:00 pm EDT

Summary, Stats

#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

ESPN

July 28, 2019 4:00 pm EDT

Summary, Stats

#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

ESPN3

July 21, 2019 3:00 pm EDT

Summary, Stats

#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

ESPN

August 4, 2019 12:00 p.m. EDT

Summary, Stats

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

ESPN

August 4, 2019 2:00 p.m. EDT

Summary, Stats

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

ESPN

August 6, 2019 9:00 p.m. EDT

Summary, Stats

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: Pts Reb Ast 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 Crew Statistics Eagles 17/35 (48%) 2-pt field goals 13/24 (54%) 7/16 (43%) 3-pt field goals 9/25 (36%) 11/14 (78%) Free throws 7/10 (70%) 7 Offensive rebounds 4 23 Defensive rebounds 21 30 Total rebounds 25 15 Assists 14 12 Turnovers 12 6 Steals 7 1 Blocks 5 14 Fouls 17 Starters: Pts Reb Ast 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.	Pos	Player	College
0	F	Jared Sullinger (Head coach)	Ohio State
1	F	Leon Rodgers	Northern Illinois
2	G	Courtney Pigram	East Tennessee State
4	G	Aaron Craft	Ohio State
11	F	Jeff Gibbs	Otterbein
12	G	Demetri McCamey	Illinois
21	G/F	LaQuinton Ross	Ohio State
22	F	Deshaun Thomas	Ohio State
23	G/F	David Lighty	Ohio State
24	F	Evan Ravenel	Ohio State
33	G	Jon Diebler	Ohio State
34	F	John Williamson	Cincinnati
44	G	William Buford	Ohio State
52	F	Dallas Lauderdale	Ohio State
99	F	Evan Turner (Asst. coach)	Ohio State
	GM	Scoonie Penn	Ohio State

Source:[12]

Awards

Tournament MVP William Buford in 2013

All Tournament Team

Pos	Player	Team
G	William Buford (MVP)	Carmen's Crew
G	Aaron Craft	Carmen's Crew
F	D. J. Kennedy	Overseas Elite
G	Jaylen Barford	Jackson TN Underdawgs
G	Dwight Buycks	Golden Eagles
GM	Daniel Fitzgerald	Golden Eagles

Source: [13]

References

1. "What is TBT?". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
2. "TBT Announces Regional, Championship Sites for 2019" (Press release). The Basketball Tournament. January 29, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
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.
12. Adams, Jonathan (August 6, 2019). "Carmen's Crew vs. Golden Eagles: Rosters of The Basketball Tournament Players". heavy.com. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
13. @thetournament (August 7, 2019). "These guys were UNREAL this summer! Your #TBT2019 All-Tournament team!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 7, 2019 – via Twitter.

Further reading

• Carcieri, Carmine (June 11, 2019). "Ranking every team in the 2019 TBT bracket, 1 to 64". ESPN. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
• Carcieri, Carmine (July 31, 2019). "The top 25 remaining players in the 2019 TBT". ESPN. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
• Goldfine, Josh (July 2019). "TBT 2019 Quarterfinals Preview". thetournament.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
• Goldfine, Josh (August 2019). "TBT 2019 Semifinals Preview". thetournament.com. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
• Goldfine, Josh (August 2019). "TBT Championship Game Preview: (1) Carmen's Crew vs (1) Golden Eagles". thetournament.com. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
• Tamanini, Matt (August 6, 2019). "Ohio State alums Carmen's Crew defeats Golden Eagles in The Basketball Tournament Final 66-60". landgrantholyland.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

External links

• Official website
• 2019 Game Schedule, Results, Stats
• 2019 TBT Semi-Finals - #1 Overseas Elite vs #1 Carmen's Crew via YouTube
• 2019 TBT Semi-Finals - #1 Team Hines vs #1 Golden Eagles via YouTube
• 2019 TBT Championship - #1 Golden Eagles vs #1 Carmen's Crew via YouTube