The Basketball Tournament has returned for a ninth consecutive year.
The high-stakes tournament is set to make its return on July 16th, giving 64 teams the chance at winning $1 million. Just like March Madness, the 64-team pool competes in a bracket-style, single-elimination tournament with action-packed hoops from tip-off until the game-winning shot.
The Basketball Tournament uses an Elam Ending – which the NBA adopted from TBT for its All-Star Game – to assure that every contest ends on a game-winning bucket.
Teams are packed with former NBA players and college stars, all competing to win $1 million in the winner-take-all tournament.
For live updates, highlights and more from each contest, The Sporting News has you covered below.
The Basketball Tournament Bracket
🚨 THE TBT 2022 BRACKET 🚨
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The Basketball Tournament scores, results
All times are Eastern.
July 16
Omaha Region
Gutter Cats vs. The Cru – 12 p.m.
Team Arkansas vs. Da Guys STL – 2 p.m.
Always Us vs. Jackson Underdawgs – 6 p.m.
Omaha Blue Crew vs. Team Overtime – 8 p.m.
Rucker Park Region
Autism Army vs. Peacock Nation – 12 p.m.
Ex-Pats vs. Big 5 – 2 p.m.
YGC vs. Hoopville – 6 p.m.
HBCUnited vs. Skip To My Lou – 8 p.m.
July 18
Xavier Region
Florida TNT vs. Team AboutBillions – 1 p.m.
Sideline Cancer vs. Defeat Diabetes – 3 p.m.
Nasty Nati vs. Fort Wayne Champs – 6 p.m.
Zip ‘Em Up vs. Sweet Home Alabama – 8 p.m.
New Mexico Region
LA Cheaters vs. Ram Up – 3 p.m.
Team Challenge ALS vs. Once a Bronco – 5 p.m.
Heartfire vs. Competitive Choice – 8 p.m.
Enchantment vs. Panamaniacs – 10 p.m.
July 22
Witchita Region
Eberlein Drive vs. Bleed Green – 2 p.m.
Stillwater Stars vs. Air Raiders – 4 p.m.
Purple & Black vs. Lone Star Legends – 7 p.m.
Aftershocks vs. We Are D3 – 9 p.m.
Syracuse Region
Friday Beers vs. Mental Toughness – 12 p.m.
Blue Collar U vs. NG Saints – 2 p.m.
The Nerd Team vs. Brown & White – 5 p.m.
Boeheim’s Army vs. India Rising – 7 p.m.
July 24
West Virginia Region
Bucketneers vs. Fully Loaded – 12 p.m.
WOCO Showtime vs. War Ready – 2 p.m.
Herd That vs. Founding Fathers – 5 p.m.
Best Virginia vs. Virginia Dream – 7 p.m.
Dayton Region
TMT vs. Athletics Miami – 1 p.m.
Red Scare vs. CitiTeam – 3 p.m.
Men of Mackey vs. Mid American Unity – 7 p.m.
Golden Eagles vs. Ohio 1804 – 9 p.m.
How to watch The Basketball Tournament
- When: July 16th through August 2nd
- Where: Multiple different regions
- TV Channel: ESPN Networks
- Streaming: ESPN app | Sling TV
The Basketball Tournament will be televised on ESPN’s family of networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU and the ESPN app. You can also stream The Basketball Tournament on Sling TV, the official streaming partner of TBT.
Viewers who sign up for Sling TV get half off the first month with no long-term contracts. Watch The Basketball Tournament live on ESPN and enjoy access to sports programming on the ESPN family of networks.
The Basketball Tournament year-by-year winners
Five different teams have been crowned champions in The Basketball Tournament’s eight-year history. You can find each of them below, along with the tournament MVP for each year.
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | MVP |
| 2014 | Notre Dame Fighting Alumni | Team Barstool | Tyrone Nash |
| 2015 | Overseas Elite | Team 23 | DJ Kennedy |
| 2016 | Overseas Elite | Team Colorado | Kyle Fogg |
| 2017 | Overseas Elite | Team Challenge ALS | Kyle Fogg |
| 2018 | Overseas Elite | Eberlein Drive | DJ Kennedy |
| 2019 | Carmen’s Crew | Golden Eagles | William Buford |
| 2020 | Golden Eagles | Sideline Cancer | Darius Johnson-Odom |
| 2021 | Boeheim’s Army | Team 23 | Tyrese Rice |
