PrimeTime Players

The PrimeTime Players are a minor league professional basketball team based in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The PrimeTime Players have played independently in the Carolinas since 1991, competing in tournaments and pro-am leagues. The team has competed in The Basketball Tournament which is aired annually on ESPN networks against some of the best professionals in the world.

PrimeTime Players
Founded1991
LeagueECBL
Team historyPrimeTime Players (1991-present)
Based inRock Hill, South Carolina
ArenaBanks Street Gym
Fort Mill, SC
ColorsBurgundy, Gold
   
OwnerChris Thomas
Head coachChris Thomas
Championships8 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Division titles8
CheerleadersPrimeTime Cheer Team
WebsitePrimeTimePlayersbasketball.com
For the professional wrestling tag team, see The Prime Time Players.

History

PrimeTime Players are owned by Chris Thomas, who also serves as the team head coach.

After winning the first three Tobacco Road Basketball League championships (2012-14), PrimeTime are a founding member of the East Coast Basketball League.[1] PTP have won ECBL titles in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

The Basketball Tournament

Making their debut in 2015, PrimeTime traveled to Atlanta as the 19th seed. They would win their debut against top-seeded Team DBD, 94–66. The next day, PrimeTime downed HBC, 66–59, to move on to the Super 17.[2] Their run would end on July 24, losing to Dirty South, 76–75.[3]

PrimeTime would be the South Region nine seed in 2016, losing in the opening round to Trained To Go, 87–82.[4]

For the 2017 tournament, PrimeTime were seeded tenth in the South Region. The team eliminated Blue Zoo (Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders alumni), 79–77, before falling in the second round to Ram Nation (VCU Rams alumni), 96–82.

In 2018, PrimeTime Players were the 12th seed in the Midwest Region. Their first round opponent, Always A Brave, were a collection of Bradley Braves alumni. PrimeTime advanced to the second round with a 68–64 victory. They defeated the four-seed Big X, 70–67, to earn a spot in the Super 16 in Atlanta where their journey would end, falling to the top-seeded Scarlet & Grey (Ohio State alumni), 72–60.

Seeded fourth in the 2019 Greensboro Regional, PrimeTime Players fell short in their first-round matchup against Florida TNT, 71–68.

Christian Keeling played for PrimeTime in TBT 2020

In TBT 2020, PrimeTime was initially not included in the field of 24, reduced in size due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the No. 20 seed, Mid-American Unity, had one of their players test positive, although he was asymptomatic. That team withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by PrimeTime.[5] PrimeTime faced team CP3, the No. 13 seed, in the opening round. PrimeTime led for most of the game, but ultimately were defeated, 76–74.[6]

See also: The Basketball Tournament 2020 squads § No. 20 PrimeTime Players
TBT Results
YearWonLost
201521
201601
201711
201821
201901
202001
Total56

Season-by-season records
YearRegular SeasonPost-season The Basketball Tournament
RecordFinishRecordResultScores Results
2012 (TRBL)11–11st2-0TRBL ChampionsSemifinals: Won vs Fayetteville Crossover 126-109
Championship: Won vs Cary Invasion 123-103		 ---
2013 (TRBL)12-01st East2-0TRBL ChampionsSemifinals: Won vs Big Texas 161-138
Championship: Won vs Cary Invasion 126-118 [7]		 ---
2014 (TRBL)10-21st East2-0TRBL ChampionsSemifinals: Won vs Palmetto Flight 135-112
Championship: Won vs Cary Invasion 127-108 [8][9]		 Did not compete
2015 (ECBL)12–01st South3-0ECBL ChampionsDivision semifinals: Won vs Fort Gordon Eagles 144-115
Division finals: Won vs South Carolina All Stars 133-114
Championship: Won vs Fayetteville Crossover 130-113		 1st Round: won vs Team DBD 94-66

2nd Round: won vs HBC 66-59

Super 17: lost vs Dirty South 76-75

2016 (ECBL)10–21st South3-0ECBL ChampionsDivision semifinal: Won vs Carolina Crusaders 131-117
Division final: Won vs South Carolina All Stars 135-108
Championship: Won vs Fayetteville Crossover 119-100		 First Round: lost vs Trained To Go 87-82
2017 (ECBL) 13-0 1st South 3-0 ECBL Champions Division Semifinal: Won vs Florence Wildcats 137-110

Conference final: Won vs Carolina Crusaders 131-119

Championship: Won vs Carolina Thunder 125-108

 First Round: won vs Blue Zoo 79-77

Second Round: lost vs Ram Nation 96-82

2018 (ECBL) 12-2 1st South 3-0 ECBL Champions Division Semifinal: Won vs Augusta Eagles 142-103

Conference final: Won vs Carolina Thunder 146-107

Championship: Won vs Hickory Hoyas 134-18

 First Round: won vs Always A Brave 68-64

Second Round: won vs Big X 70-67

Super 16: lost vs Scarlet & Grey 72-60

2019 (ECBL) 12-1 1st South 3-0 ECBL Champions Division Semifinal: Won vs Augusta Eagles 124-103

Conference final: Won vs Carolina Crusaders 126-93

Championship: Won vs Winston-Salem Wolves 103-99

 First Round: lost vs Florida TNT 71-68
2020 (ECBL) 4-0 1st South --- Season cancelled

due to COVID-19

 First Round: lost vs Team CP3 76-74
Totals 96-8 8 titles 21-0 8 championships 5 wins, 6 losses

References
  1. "East Coast Basketball League to Begin Play in 2015". ECBL. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014.
  2. "The Basketball Tournament 2015: Scores and Bracket Results After July 12". Bleacher Report. July 12, 2015.
  3. "Results from The Basketball Tournament". The Basketball Tournament. August 7, 2015.
  4. "Trained To Go advances to Round 2 tomorrow!". Twitter. July 9, 2016.
  5. "TBT loses third team for positive COVID-19 test". ESPN.com. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. "Team CP3 Survives Thanks to Elam Ending". thetournament.com. July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  7. "PrimeTime Hangs on to Beat Cary, Wins TRBL Playoffs". OurSportsCentral. 17 June 2013.
  8. "Fort Mill's PrimeTime Players 3-peat in Tobacco Road Basketball League". Fort Mill Times. 28 June 2014.
  9. "PrimeTime Captures Third Straight TRBL Championship". USbasket. 29 June 2014.
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