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. The semifinals were broadcast on ESPN2, and the championship game—played at Rose Hill Gymnasium at Fordham University in The Bronx—was broadcast on ESPN.
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.
+ 2015 Regional winners Region TeamNortheast Team City of GodsMidwest Ants AlumniSouth Overseas EliteWest Team 23 Source:
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).
Venues The Basketball Tournament 2016 took place in five locations.
Round Dates Region LocationRegional July 9–10 West Los Angeles, California South Charlotte, North CarolinaJuly 16–17 Midwest Chicago, IllinoisNortheast Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSuper 16 July 21–22 Quarterfinals July 23 Semifinals July 30 New York CityFinals August 2
Alumni Teams Multiple teams in the tournament were composed mostly or exclusively of alumni of a particular school, including those listed here.
Team School Purple & Black Kansas State Wildcats Ram Nation VCU Rams Few Good Men Gonzaga Bulldogs Team Utah Utah Utes Team Colorado Colorado Buffaloes Bluff City Blues Memphis Tigers Always a Brave Bradley Braves Bluegrass Boys Kentucky Wildcats Golden Eagles Alumni Marquette Golden Eagles Untouchables Pittsburgh Panthers PA Roadwarriors Bucknell Bison Boeheim's Army Syracuse Orange Spartan Heroes Michigan State SpartansSkinner's Frate TrainBoston College Eagles
Bracket
+ Regional finals Region Winner Score LoserNortheast Team City of Gods 86–79 The UntouchablesSouth Overseas Elite 74–66 Trained to GoMidwest Always a Brave 89–81 Golden Eagles AlumniWest Team Colorado 83–78 Team Utah Source:
Semifinals & final
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National Championship
Awards + All Tournament Team Pos Player Team PPG G Dwight Buycks Golden Eagles Alumni 24.5 G Marcus Hall Team Colorado 24.0 G Kyle Fogg (MVP) Overseas Elite 22.8 F Marcellus Sommerville Always A Brave 21.2 F D. J. Kennedy Overseas Elite 19.6 Source:
References
Further reading
External links TBT Flashback - 2016 Championship Game via YouTube