Boeheim's Army are an American basketball team that participates in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), an annual winner-take-all single-elimination tournament. The team's roster consists of professional basketball players who compete outside of the NBA, most of whom played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team. The TBT team is an independent entity that is named after Jim Boeheim, longtime coach of the college team. Boeheim's Army first played in the tournament in 2015; in 2021, they won the championship and a $1 million prize.
History 2015 In TBT 2015, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Northeast Regional and received a first-round bye.
Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref. Team Seed July 18 Second round Philadelphia, PA 91–73 NYCSuperstars Northeast No. 13 July 19 Third round 92–91 20th & Olney Northeast No. 8 July 24 Super 17 Chicago, IL 78–72 Liberty Ballers Northeast No. 5 July 25 Quarterfinals 76–80 Team City of Gods Northeast No. 3
2016 In TBT 2016, the team was seeded no. 2 in the Northeast Regional.
Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref. Team Seed July 16 First round Philadelphia, PA 87–59 Basketball City Northeast No. July 17 Second round 86–82 North Broad Street Bullies Northeast No. July 21 Super 16 84–91 The Untouchables Northeast No 3.
2017
For TBT 2017, the team was seeded no. 3 in the Northeast Region.
Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref. Team Seed July 8 First round Philadelphia, PA 99–66 Dubois Dream Northeast No. 14 July 9 Second round 106–100 Gaelnation Northeast No. 11 July 20 Regional semifinals Brooklyn, NY 65–61 Team Fancy Northeast No. 7 July 23 Regional final 72–67 Team FOE Northeast No. 4 August 1 National semifinal Baltimore, MD 77–81 Overseas Elite South No. 1
2018 For TBT 2018, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Northeast Region.
Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref. Team Seed July 21 Round 1 Brooklyn, NY 90–72 South Jamaica Kings Northeast No. 17 July 22 Round 2 60–55 Team Fancy Northeast No. 8 July 28 Super 16 Atlanta, GA 73–69 Armored Athlete Northeast No. 4 July 29 Quarterfinals 86–90 Golden Eagles Northeast No. 3
2019 For TBT 2019, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Syracuse Regional.
Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref. Team Seed July 26 Round 1 SRC Arena,Syracuse, NY 68–65 We Are D3 Syracuse No. 8 July 27 Round 2 84–74 GaelNation Syracuse No. 5 July 28 Round 3 72–84 Team Brotherly Love Syracuse No. 3
2020 For TBT 2020, the team was the no. 3 overall seed in a field reduced to 24 teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and received a first-round bye.
Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref. Team Seed July 7 Round of 16 Nationwide Arena,Columbus, Ohio 76–69 Men of Mackey 19th overall July 11 Quarterfinals 48–65 Sideline Cancer 22nd overall
2021
For TBT 2021, the team was seeded no. 3 in the Illinois Regional.
Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref. Team Seed July 24 First round Covelli Center,Columbus, Ohio 65–53 Forces of Seoul Illinois No. 14 July 26 Second round 68–62 Heartfire Illinois No. 11 July 28 Regional semifinals 69–54 Always a Brave Illinois No. 7 July 31 Regional final UD Arena,Dayton, Ohio 73–69 Golden Eagles Illinois No. 1 August 1 Semifinal 66–64 Florida TNT Wichita No. 5 August 3 Final 69–67 Team 23 West Virginia No. 6
2022 For TBT 2022, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Syracuse Regional.
Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref. Team Seed July 22 First round SRC ArenaSyracuse, New York 90–62 India Rising Syracuse No. 8 July 23 Second round 74–81 The Nerd Team Syracuse No. 4
2023 For TBT 2023, the team was seeded no. 2 in the Syracuse Regional.
Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref. Team Seed July 24 First round The OncenterSyracuse, New York 99–83 Team Gibson Syracuse No. 7 July 26 Second round 83–75 The Nerd Team Syracuse No. 3 July 28 Third round 69–55 Blue Collar U Syracuse No. 1 July 30 Quarterfinals WesBanco ArenaWheeling, West Virginia 71–88 Herd That West Virginia No. 4
2024 Boeheim's Army announced that they were not able to compete in the 2024 tournament due to scheduling issues.
2025
In TBT 2025, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Syracuse Regional.
Date Round Location Score Opponent Team Seed July 19 First round Syracuse, New York 97–71 Herkimer Originals Syracuse No. 8 July 21 Second round 78–81 We Are D3 Syracuse No. 4
2026
Date Round Location Score Opponent Team July 21 First round(Best of 3) South Orange, New Jersey 82–52 Hall In July 23 Syracuse, New York 81–76 July 26 Alumni semifinal Lexington, Kentucky 66–70 La Familia
Record by years
YearSeedWonLostNotes 2015 1st Northeast 3 1 lost in Quarterfinals 2016 2nd Northeast 2 1 lost in Super 16 2017 3rd Northeast 4 1 lost in Semifinals 2018 1st Northeast 3 1 lost in Quarterfinals 2019 1st Syracuse 2 1 lost in Regional Final 2020 3rd overall 1 1 lost in Quarterfinals 2021 3rd Illinois 6 0 Champions 2022 1st Syracuse 1 1 lost in second round 2023 2nd Syracuse 3 1 lost in Quarterfinals 2025 1st Syracuse 1 1 lost in second round 2026 — 2 1 lost in alumni semifinalTotal 28 10
Awards Year Player Award Ref. 2017 Eric Devendorf All-Tournament 2021 Tyrese Rice All-Tournament & MVP Kevin Belbey All-Tournament (GM)
References
External links Team page