Golden Eagles (TBT)

The Golden Eagles are an American basketball team that participates in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), an annual winner-take-all single-elimination tournament. The team first played in the tournament in 2016, was the runner-up in 2019, and won the championship (and $1 million prize) in 2020. The Golden Eagles' roster consists of professional basketball players who compete outside of the NBA, most of whom played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team. The TBT team is an independent entity that was named after the college team.

Golden Eagles
LeaguesThe Basketball Tournament
Founded2016
HistoryGolden Eagles
(2016–present)
Team colorsBlue and gold
         
Team managerDan Fitzgerald
Head coachJoe Chapman
Championships1 TBT (2020)
WebsiteTeam page

History

2016: First tournament
Davante Gardner (No. 54) played on the first two editions of the team.

The "Golden Eagles Alumni" were the No. 6 seed in the Midwest region.[1][2]

Games
DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentRef.
TeamSeed
July 16RegionalChicago, IL95–92Hoopville WarriorsMidwest No. 11[3]
July 1797–70Spartan HeroesMidwest No. 3
July 22Super 16Philadelphia, PA82–71Armored AthleteMidwest No. 7[2]
July 23Quarterfinals81–89Always a BraveMidwest No. 9[2]

Players

Source: [4][5]

2017: Second tournament
Maurice Acker has played on the team each year.

The Golden Eagles were the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region.[6]

Games
DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentStats
TeamSeed
July 8RegionalPeoria, IL103–89Midwest Dream SquadMidwest No. 16
July 981–70Majerus SLU CrewMidwest No. 8
July 22Super 16Brooklyn, NY84–77Purple and BlackMidwest No. 4
July 23Quarterfinals56–81Scarlet & GrayMidwest No. 2[7]

Players

Source: [8][7]

2018: Final four appearance
Jamil Wilson received All-Tournament honors in 2018 and 2020.

The Golden Eagles were the No. 3 seed in the Northeast region.

Games
DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentStats
TeamSeed
July 21RegionalMilwaukee, WI78–67JohnniesNortheast No. 14
July 22Brooklyn, NY96–76Hall InNortheast No. 11
July 28Super 16Atlanta, GA73–66Talladega KnightsNortheast No. 15
July 29Quarterfinals90–86Boeheim's ArmyNortheast No. 1[9]
August 2SemifinalsBaltimore, MD60–85Overseas EliteSouth No. 1[10]

Players

Source: [11]

2019: Title game appearance
Dwight Buycks was named to the All-Tournament team in 2016 and 2019.

The Golden Eagles were the No. 1 seed in the Wichita regional. By winning their region, the team received 25% of the region's ticket sales as a prize, which was $96,439.[12]

Games
DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentStats
TeamSeed
July 26RegionalWichita, KS89–72Fort Hood Wounded WarriorsWichita No. 8
July 2783–81Team ColoradoWichita No. 4
July 2888–80Sideline CancerWichita No. 6[13]
August 1QuarterfinalsChicago, IL79–62Jackson TN UnderdawgsMemphis No. 8
August 4Semifinals68–62Team HinesGreensboro No. 1[14]
August 6Final60–66Carmen's CrewColumbus No. 1[15]

Players

Source: [16]

2020: Championship
Mo Charlo played on the 2019 and 2020 teams.

The Golden Eagles were the No. 4 overall seed, in a field reduced to 24 teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Games

The team received a first-round bye.[17]

DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentStats
TeamSeed
July 6Super 16Nationwide Arena,
Columbus, Ohio		76–67Team CP313th overall[18]
July 10Quarterfinals83–76Brotherly Love12th overall[19]
July 12Semifinals79–70Red Scare8th overall[20]
July 14Final78–73Sideline Cancer22nd overall[21]

Players

Source: [22]

Record by years
Andrew Rowsey joined the team in 2019.

Through the 2020 tournament, Golden Eagles recorded the second-most number of victories of any team competing in TBT, other than four-time champion Overseas Elite.[23]

YearSeedWonLostNotes
20166th Midwest31lost in Quarterfinals
20171st Midwest31lost in Quarterfinals
20183rd Northeast41lost in Semifinals
20191st Wichita51lost in Final
20204th overall40Champions
Total194

Awards
Darius Johnson-Odom was named the 2020 tournament MVP.
YearPlayerAwardRef.
2016Dwight BuycksAll-Tournament[24]
2018Jamil WilsonAll-Tournament[25]
2019Dwight BuycksAll-Tournament[26]
Daniel Fitzgerald (GM)All-Tournament
2020Darius Johnson-OdomAll-Tournament & MVP[27]
Jamil WilsonAll-Tournament
Joe Chapman (Coach)All-Tournament

Current roster
Main article: The Basketball Tournament 2020 squads § No. 4 Golden Eagles

References
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  2. "2016 Recap". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
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  5. Andy, Brewtown (May 19, 2016). "The Basketball Tournament 2016: Marquette's Gonna Field A Team!". anonymouseagle.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  6. Brewtown Andy (June 20, 2017). "Marquette Alumni Get A #1 Seed In 2017's The Basketball Tournament!". anonymouseagle.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  7. "Scarlett And Gray vs Golden Eagles". July 23, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2020 – via raycomsports.com.
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  9. "Three-point Barrage Sends #3 Golden Eagles to Semifinals in Thriller Over #1 Boeheim's Army". thetournament.com. July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
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  12. "Tickets". thetournament.com. July 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  13. "Golden Eagles vs. Sideline Cancer". fibalivestats.com. July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  14. "Golden Eagles vs. Team Hines". fibalivestats.com. August 4, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  15. "Carmen's Crew vs. Golden Eagles". fibalivestats.com. August 6, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
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  17. "Bracket". thetournament.com. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  18. https://thetournament.com/tbt-2020-schedule?&WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F27235%2Fmatch%2F1709945%2Fsummary%3F
  19. https://thetournament.com/tbt-2020-schedule?&WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F27235%2Fmatch%2F1709952%2Fsummary%3F
  20. https://thetournament.com/tbt-2020-schedule?&WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F27235%2Fmatch%2F1709956%2Fsummary%3F
  21. http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=312895
  22. "TBT 2020 Championship: July 14 Rosters, Referees, Starting Lineups". thetournament.com. July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  23. Borzello, Jeff (July 14, 2020). "Golden Eagles, TBT's second-winningest team, win first title". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  24. "TBT 2016 All Tournament Team". thetournament.com. August 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  25. "TBT 2018 All-Tournament Team". thetournament.com. August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  26. @thetournament (August 7, 2019). "These guys were UNREAL this summer! Your #TBT2019 All-Tournament team!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 7, 2019 – via Twitter.
  27. @thetournament (July 14, 2020). "These guys were UNREAL this summer! Your #TBT2020 All-Tournament Team!" (Tweet). Retrieved July 14, 2020 – via Twitter.

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