TBT, The Basketball Tournament, today announced the locations for their Midwest, South and Northeast regions.
The big money basketball tournament, founded by Jonathan Mugar, is a $1 million basketball tournament played in the summer that has its team participants voted in by internet vote.
Per today’s release:
“The Basketball Tournament (TBT), a single-elimination, five-on-five winner-take-all, open-application tournament launched in 2014, today announced sites for the Super 17 and opening rounds of the 2015 event. DePaul Universitys McGrath-Phillips Arena in Chicago will host the Midwest Regional July 17-19 as well as the Super 17 July 23-25, during which the final 17 teams will travel to Chicago to compete in the round of 16 and quarterfinals. Philadelphia University will host the Northeast Regional July 17-19 and Clayton State University, just outside of Atlanta, will host the South Regional July 10-12. These three facilities join Cal State Los Angeles, which will host the West Regional July 10-12, and Fordham University in New York, which will host the semi-finals and $1 million, winner-take-all championship August 1 and 2.
DePaul is the perfect host for our Super 17 event. Not only is it in the great neighborhood of Lincoln Park, but it also has a perfectly sized arena to host our Notre Dame Play-In Game, round of 16 and quarterfinals, said Jonathan Mugar, Founder of The Basketball Tournament. Im confident that those in attendance at McGrath-Phillips Arena for our Super 17 will witness the best basketball being played anywhere in the world that weekend.
Clayton States Athletics & Fitness Center underwent a major renovation in 2012 and can seat 1,400. Philadelphia Universitys state-of-the-art, 1,000-seat Gallagher Athletic, Recreation and Convocation Center will be hosting games for the second straight year, after serving as the opening round site in 2014. DePauls Lincoln Park campus will host two consecutive weekends of play at McGrath Arena, the home of the Blue Demons womens basketball and volleyball teams. McGrath Arena opened in 2000 and seats close to 3,000 fans.
Opening rounds begin July 10-12 in Atlanta and LA, and continue July 17-19 in Chicago and Philadelphia. Play continues on Thursday, July 23, when defending champion Notre Dame Fighting Alumni meets the lowest-remaining seed from Chicago in the opening game of the Super 17 from DePaul, televised live on ESPNU. ESPNU will also carry all four Quarterfinal games on Saturday July 25, in marathon coverage, live from McGrath Arena. Whoever makes it out of Chicago will then travel to Fordham University in New York City for the semifinals and the winner-take-all, $1 Million, Championship Game live on ESPN.
Team applications into TBT began on April 1 and will run until 12p ET on June 1. Entry is free. The only way for teams to qualify is to organize themselves and recruit votes via TheTournament.com. Teams must consist of a General Manager (GM), at least seven players, and have 100+ fan votes to be eligible. Applicants must be 18 or older.
Philadelphia University and Boston University played host to the first tournament in June of 2014. In the championship game, the Notre Dame Fighting Alumni (led by former All BIG EAST players Torin Francis, Chris Thomas, and Russell Carter) defeated tournament favorite Team Barstool (led by several players with NBA experience, including Los Angeles Clipper Dahntay Jones), 72-68, to win the event and the $500,000.”
For more information on The Basketball Tournament, log on to http://www.thetournament.com/
