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. The championship game was played in Boston, at Case Gym on the campus of Boston University, and was broadcast on ESPN3.

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

Venues

The Basketball Tournament 2014 took place in two locations.
RoundDatesLocation
Round 1June 6Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Round 2June 7Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
QuarterfinalsJune 7Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SemifinalsJune 8Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
FinalsJune 28Boston, Massachusetts

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

Bracket

Pod 1

Pod 2

Pod 3

Pod 4

Semifinals & final

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Awards

MVP: Tyrone Nash of Notre Dame Fighting Alumni