The Basketball Tournament 2016

The Basketball Tournament 2016 was the third edition of The Basketball Tournament, a 5-on-5, single elimination basketball tournament. The tournament involved 64 teams; it started on July 9 and continued through August 2, 2016. The winner of the final, Overseas Elite, received a two million dollar prize.[1] The semifinals were broadcast on ESPN2, and the championship game—played at Rose Hill Gymnasium at Fordham University in The Bronx[2]—was broadcast on ESPN.[3]

The Basketball Tournament
2016
Tournament information
DatesJuly 9–August 2, 2016
Tournament
format(s)
Single elimination
Host(s)
Participants64
Purse$2,000,000 winner-take-all
Final positions
ChampionsOverseas Elite
Runner-upTeam Colorado
Tournament statistics
MVPKyle Fogg
Games played63

Format

The tournament field consisted of 64 teams, organized into four regions of 16 teams each. The sixteen teams in each region were eleven teams selected by fans via the tournament's website, three teams selected at-large, the defending regional winner from the 2015 tournament, and the team that raised the most money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America via GoFundMe.[3]

2015 Regional winners
RegionTeam
NortheastTeam City of Gods
MidwestAnts Alumni
SouthOverseas Elite
WestTeam 23

Source: [4]

The winning team (its players, coaches, general manager, and boosters) received 90% of the $2 million prize, while the remaining 10% was split amongst the team's top 100 fans (based on points earned online).[3]

Venues

The Basketball Tournament 2016 took place in five locations.[3]

RoundDatesRegionLocation
RegionalJuly 9–10WestLos Angeles, California
SouthCharlotte, North Carolina
July 16–17MidwestChicago, Illinois
NortheastPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Super 16July 21–22 
QuarterfinalsJuly 23 
SemifinalsJuly 30 New York City
FinalsAugust 2 

Alumni Teams

Multiple teams in the tournament were composed mostly or exclusively of alumni of a particular school, including those listed here.[5][6]

TeamSchool
Purple & BlackKansas State Wildcats
Ram NationVCU Rams
Few Good MenGonzaga Bulldogs
Team UtahUtah Utes
Team ColoradoColorado Buffaloes
Bluff City BluesMemphis Tigers
Always a BraveBradley Braves
Bluegrass BoysKentucky Wildcats
Golden Eagles AlumniMarquette Golden Eagles
UntouchablesPittsburgh Panthers
PA RoadwarriorsBucknell Bison
Boeheim's ArmySyracuse Orange
Spartan HeroesMichigan State Spartans

Bracket
Regional finals
RegionWinnerScoreLoser
NortheastTeam City of Gods86–79The Untouchables
SouthOverseas Elite74–66Trained to Go
MidwestAlways a Brave89–81Golden Eagles Alumni
WestTeam Colorado83–78Team Utah

Source: [7]

Semifinals & final
Semifinals
July 30
New York City 		Final
August 2
New York City
      
NE1 Team City of Gods 92
S2 Overseas Elite 103
S2 Overseas Elite 77
W5 Team Colorado 72
MW9 Always a Brave 70
W5 Team Colorado 78

Source: [8][9][10][5]

National Championship
August 2, 2016
7:00 PM EDT
S #2 Overseas Elite 77, W #5 Team Colorado 72
Scoring by half: 36–46, 41–26
Pts: Kennedy – 18
Rebs: Kennedy – 8		 Pts: Hall – 24
Rebs: Dufault – 6

Awards
All Tournament Team
PosPlayerTeamPPG
GDwight BuycksGolden Eagles Alumni24.5
GMarcus HallTeam Colorado24.0
GKyle Fogg (MVP)Overseas Elite22.8
FMarcellus SommervilleAlways A Brave21.2
FD. J. KennedyOverseas Elite19.6

Source: [11]

References
  1. Pascoe, Bruce (August 14, 2016). "Ex-Cat Fogg faced big stakes in summer tourney — and won". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. B1. Retrieved July 28, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  2. Greenstein, Teddy (July 3, 2016). "'TBT' has plain name, big games, $2M purse". Chicago Tribune. p. 3-11. Retrieved July 28, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  3. "What is TBT?". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2016. Archived from the original on July 8, 2016 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. "Meet The Four Teams Playing For $1,000,000". thetournament.com. 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  5. "2016 Recap". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  6. Solari, Chris (May 11, 2016). "Alums reuniting for $2M tourney". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. p. C1. Retrieved July 28, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  7. Brown, Josh (July 2016). "Four Regional Champions Crowned in Philadelphia". thetournament.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  8. "Basketball". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. July 31, 2016. p. C2. Retrieved July 29, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  9. Markus, Don (July 31, 2016). "City of Gods loses again in Tournament semis". The Baltimore Sun. p. D2. Retrieved July 29, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  10. "Semifinals Recap". thetournament.com. 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  11. "TBT 2016 All Tournament Team". thetournament.com. August 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2018.

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