The 2025 edition of The Basketball Tournament (TBT) is underway.
Here’s what you need to know from an IU basketball perspective:
WHO: Assembly Ball is a team made up primarily of former IU basketball players. Assembly Ball’s current roster includes 11 former Hoosiers:
0 – SF – Troy Williams – Indiana
1 – PG – Jordan Hulls – Indiana
2 – PF – Christian Watford – Indiana
5 – SG – James Blackmon – Indiana
10 – PG – Jordan King – Richmond
11 – PG – Yogi Ferrell – Indiana
12 – SF – Miller Kopp – Indiana
13 – PF – Juwan Morgan – Indiana
21 – PG – QJ Peterson – VMI
25 – PF – Race Thompson – Indiana
30 – SG – Jarron Cumberland – Cincinnati
32 – PF – Noah Vonleh – Indiana
33 – C – Luke Fischer – Marquette
42 – PG – Aljami Durham – Indiana
45 – C – Julian Gamble – Miami
WHAT: TBT is a 64-team, single-elimination, winner-takes-all, $1 million prize tournament featuring the Elam Ending, where a target winning score is set to end the game. You can find the full TBT bracket here.
WHEN: Assembly Ball tips-off the 2025 tournament with a Saturday, July 19 game at 4 p.m. ET against Fail Harder. Assembly Ball is the No. 2 seed in the Indianapolis regional, Fail Harder the No. 7.
OPPONENT: Fail Harder is organized by Indianapolis native and former Virginia basketball star Kyle Guy. Most of Fail Harder’s players played mid- or low-major in college, or below Division I. Former Nebraska guard Kobe Webster is an exception.
WHERE: Assembly Ball is co-hosting the Indianapolis Regional with No. 3 seed Butler’s All Good Dawgs at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis from July 18-23.
WATCH: Assembly Ball’s first game will be televised on FS1. For tickets, GO HERE.
WHAT’S NEXT: The rest of the Indianapolis region includes top-seeded Carmen’s Crew (Ohio State Alumni), fourth-seeded Locked in Elite, fifth-seeded Fort Wayne Champs (featuring former IU player Luke Goode), sixth-seeded Shield 219 (Valparaiso Alumni), seventh-seeded Fail Harder, and eighth-seeded GoTime Green Machine.
The winner of Assembly Ball and Fail Harder will face the winner of All Good Dawgs and Shield 219 on Monday evening at 8 p.m. ET.
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