TBT 2020 is our basketball salvation – an oasis of hoops mired within the coronavirus desert. And it starts … now!
The 2020 TBT will be a bit different than past iterations in the face of the pandemic. The single-elimination gauntlet will be played from July 4 to July 14 with 24 teams, a drop from the usual 64 entrants, with all eight quarterfinalists from 2019 accepting invitations, including last year’s champ, Carmen’s Crew. The event will be held at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, with a very limited number of people allowed within the venue and fans excluded.
TBT utilized the Elam Ending, which turns off the game clock after the first dead ball with fewer than four minutes to play. From there, eight points are added to the leading score, creating a target score. The winner is the first team to reach the target score with no timer controlling the game.
Full team rosters can be found here.
But the prize remains the same: $1 million for the team that stands alone at the end.
Here is the schedule and where to watch each game of TBT 2020.
TBT 2020 Schedule
All times Eastern.
Saturday, July 4
9 Big X (79), 24 D2 (74)
12 Team Brotherly Love (87), 21 Stillwater Stars (Oklahoma State alumni) (71)
16 House of ‘Paign (Illinois alumni) (76), 17 War Tampa (53)
13 Team CP3 (76), 20 PrimeTime Players (74)
Sunday, July 5
23 Herd That (Marshall alumni) (80), 10 Peoria All-Stars (65)
22 Sideline Cancer (93), 11 Team Hines (91)
19 Men of Mackey (Purdue alumni) (83), 14 HEARTFIRE (79)
15 Armored Athlete (98), 18 Power of the Paw (Clemson alumni) (91)
Monday, July 6
12 Team Brotherly Love defeats 5 Eberlein Drive via disqualification
4 Golden Eagles (Marquette alumni) (76), 13 Team CP3 (67)
Tuesday, July 7
22 Sideline Cancer (76), 6 Team Challenge ALS (66)
3 Boeheim’s Army (Syracuse alumni) (76), 19 Men of Mackey (69)
Wednesday, July 8
8 Red Scare (Dayton alumni) (77), 9 Big X (68)
16 House of ‘Paign (Illinois alumni) (76), 1 Carmen’s Crew (Ohio State alumni) (68)
Thursday, July 9
23 Herd That (Marshall alumni) (102), 7 The Money Team (99)
2 Overseas Elite (76), 15 Armored Athlete (70)
Friday, July 10
Quarterfinal #1 – 4 Golden Eagles (Marquette alumni) (83), 12 Team Brotherly Love (76)
Quarterfinal #2 – 8 Red Scare (Dayton alumni) (83), 16 House of ‘Paign (Illinois alumni) (76)
Saturday, July 11
Quarterfinal #3 – 2 Overseas Elite (93), 23 Herd That (Marshall alumni) (76)
Quarterfinal #4 – 22 Sideline Cancer (65), 3 Boeheim’s Army (Syracuse alumni) (48)
Saturday, July 12
Semifinal #1 – 4 Golden Eagles (Marquette alumni) (79), 8 Red Scare (Dayton alumni) (70)
Semifinal #2 – 22 Sideline Cancer (67), 2 Overseas Elite (65)
Tuesday, July 14
Final – 4 Golden Eagles (Marquette alumni) (78), 22 Sideline Cancer (73)
