Indiana will finally have an alumni team in the The Basketball Tournament.
Troy Williams, Juwan Morgan and Miller Kopp will be three of the players on the “Assembly Ball” IU team in the annual summer event. Christian Watford is expected to have a role as well.
We’ll update this post as other team members are named. TBT squads typically have around 10 players.
The Basketball Tournament (TBT) is a 64-team, open-application, single-elimination tournament played across the U.S. each summer since 2014. Now in its 11th year, TBT has paid out more than $13M in prize money to 10 champions over the years. The winning team takes home $1 million.
Indiana fans will get a chance to see the former Hoosiers up close and personal. The team will play at Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse July 19-24.
The TBT utilizes the Elam Ending, which means every game ends on a made basket.
The TBT will be hosted across eight regionals. All regional events are hosted by an alumni team representing a college basketball program.
This summer’s locations and host teams include:
- Wichita, Kansas (hosted by the AfterShocks/Wichita State)
- Houston, Texas (hosted by Forever Coogs/University of Houston)
- Indianapolis, Indiana (hosted by All Good Dawgs/Butler University)
- Cincinnati, Ohio (hosted by Nasty Nati/University of Cincinnati)
- Dayton, Ohio (hosted by Red Scare/University of Dayton)
- Lexington, Kentucky (hosted by La Familia/University of Kentucky)
- Louisville, Kentucky (hosted by The Ville/University of Louisville)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (hosted by Zoo Crew/University of Pittsburgh)
TBT’s regionals will run July 19-24. One team from each region will advance to TBT’s quarterfinals, which will take place July 29-30.
TBT’s semifinals will be played on Aug. 2, and the $1 million winner-take-all championship will be played on Aug. 4.
Let’s GOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!@IndianaMBB finally has a team in TBT and we’re playing SO CLOSE TO HOME, in Indy‼️
Tickets are on sale now and it’s time to TAKE OVER HINKLE FIELDHOUSE: https://t.co/DBXkWEm3uf
Take it away @Cwat205⤵️⤵️⤵️ https://t.co/qXpCEe0pku pic.twitter.com/synZUPEY8c
— Assembly Ball – Indiana University’s TBT Team (@TBTAssemblyBall) May 1, 2024
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