The Basketball Tournament 2014

The Basketball Tournament 2014 was the first edition of The Basketball Tournament, a 5-on-5, single elimination basketball tournament. The tournament involved 32 teams; it started on June 6 and continued through June 28, 2014. The winner of the final, Notre Dame Fighting Alumni, received a half-million dollar prize.[1] The championship game was played in Boston, at Case Gym on the campus of Boston University, and was broadcast on ESPN3.[1]

The Basketball Tournament

2014
Tournament information
Dates	June 6–June 28, 2014
Tournament format(s)	Single elimination
Host(s)	Philadelphia, PA Boston, MA
Participants	32
Purse	$500,000 winner-take-all
Final positions
Champions	Notre Dame Fighting Alumni
Runner-up	Team Barstool
Tournament statistics
MVP	Tyrone Nash
Games played	31

Format

The tournament field started with 32 teams; 24 teams were selected based on the size of their fan groups, and eight teams were selected at-large by TBT organizers.[2]

The winning team received a half-million dollars, while fans entered into an online "Fanwagon Sweepstakes" for various raffle prizes including $25,000 cash.[3]

Venues

The Basketball Tournament 2014 took place in two locations.[4]

Round	Dates	Location
Round 1	June 6	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Round 2	June 7
Quarterfinals
Semifinals	June 8
Finals	June 28	Boston, Massachusetts

Tournament founder Jonathan Mugar has said that the attendance at the first game was only 17 people.[5]

Bracket

Pod 1

	Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia					Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia					Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia
	1	Team Barstool	111
	32	Barstool Sports Philly	84
						1	Team Barstool	68
						16	PUBB Champions Tour	66
	16	PUBB Champions Tour	66
	17	St Anthony	47
											1	Team Barstool	83
											9	DMV's Finest	76
	8	Rep Your City	83
	25	Horsemen	73
						8	Rep Your City	77
						9	DMV's Finest	90
	9	DMV's Finest	92
	24	TeamBang	81

Pod 2

	Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia					Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia					Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia
	2	Philly Patriots	71
	31	Team Pup N' Suds	51
						2	Philly Patriots	70
						15	*THE CITI TEAM*	74
	15	*THE CITI TEAM*	77
	18	Air Force Bomb Squad	72
											15	*THE CITI TEAM*	61
											10	Notre Dame Fighting Alumni	74
	7	Team FOE	99
	26	Sideline Cancer	106
						26	Sideline Cancer	66
						10	Notre Dame Fighting Alumni	75
	10	Notre Dame Fighting Alumni	78
	23	NYCSuperStars	66

Pod 3

	Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia					Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia					Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia
	3	Sconnie Legends	102
	30	SHOWTIME	63
						3	Sconnie Legends	80
						14	North Broad Street Bullies	96
	14	North Broad Street Bullies	90
	19	El Vino	80
											14	North Broad Street Bullies	80
											11	PeacePlayers International	82
	6	Team ROBY	127
	27	Teasley's All Stars	88
						6	Team ROBY	82
						11	PeacePlayers International	98
	11	PeacePlayers International	85
	22	International All-Stars	67

Pod 4

	Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia					Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia					Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia
	4	Big Apple Basketball	113
	29	Eberlein Drive	71
						4	Big Apple Basketball	76
						20	HITTAS	75
	13	Sean Bell Allstars	66
	20	HITTAS	71
											4	Big Apple Basketball	75
											21	Illinois Hoopville Warriors	72
	5	TYGTAL	91
	28	Olivet Nazarene University Tigers	84
						5	TYGTAL	71
						21	Illinois Hoopville Warriors	93
	12	Cornell Sweet Sixteen	70
	21	Illinois Hoopville Warriors	84

Semifinals & final

	Semifinals June 8 Philadelphia					Final June 28 Boston
	1	Team Barstool	87
	4	Big Apple Basketball	81
						1	Team Barstool	68
						10	Notre Dame Fighting Alumni	72
	10	Notre Dame Fighting Alumni	91
	11	PeacePlayers International	61

Source:[4][6]

Awards

MVP: Tyrone Nash of Notre Dame Fighting Alumni[7]

References

1. Tynes, Tyler R. (June 30, 2014). "Notre Dame team wins $500K tourney". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 52. Retrieved July 30, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
2. "How it Works". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2014. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014 – via Wayback Machine.
3. "Fan Prizes". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2014. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014 – via Wayback Machine.
4. "Bracket". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014 – via Wayback Machine.
5. @JonMugar (July 25, 2019). "Attendance for Game #1 in 2014: 17 (including me) Attendance for Game #361 tonight: 7,185 (including me)" (Tweet). Retrieved July 25, 2019 – via Twitter.
6. "Game 31". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2014. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014 – via Wayback Machine.
7. Pandian, Ananth (June 30, 2014). "The Fighting Alumni Win Big at The Basketball Tournament". slamonline.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.

Further reading

• Rand, Ryan (June 27, 2014). "Justin Burrell and Team Barstool headed to championship game of The Basketball Tournament Live on ESPN3". rumbleinthegarden.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
• Johnson, Raphielle (June 28, 2014). "Notre Dame Fighting Alumni win first annual $500,000 basketball tournament". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
• Woo, Jeremy (June 30, 2014). "Notre Dame Fighting Alumni overcame the odds to win The Basketball Tournament". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 30, 2018.

External links

• TBT Flashback - 2014 Championship Game via YouTube
• TBT 2014 Final Standings at pointstreak.com