# The Basketball Tournament 2014

The Basketball Tournament 2014 was the first edition of The Basketball Tournament, a 5-on-5, single elimination basketball tournament. The tournament involved 32 teams; it started on June 6 and continued through June 28, 2014. The winner of the final, Notre Dame Fighting Alumni, received a half-million dollar prize. The championship game was played in Boston, at Case Gym on the campus of Boston University, and was broadcast on ESPN3.

## Format

The tournament field started with 32 teams; 24 teams were selected based on the size of their fan groups, and eight teams were selected at-large by TBT organizers.
The winning team received a half-million dollars, while fans entered into an online "Fanwagon Sweepstakes" for various raffle prizes including $25,000 cash.

## Venues

The Basketball Tournament 2014 took place in two locations.
| Round | Dates | Location |
| Round 1 | June 6 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Round 2 | June 7 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Quarterfinals | June 7 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Semifinals | June 8 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Finals | June 28 | Boston, Massachusetts |
Tournament founder Jonathan Mugar has said that the attendance at the first game was only 17 people.

## Bracket
### Pod 1

| Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia | Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia | Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia | Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia | Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia | Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia | Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia | Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia | Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia |
| 1 | Team Barstool | 111 | | | | | | |
| 32 | Barstool Sports Philly | 84 | | | | | | |
| 32 | Barstool Sports Philly | 84 | 1 | Team Barstool | 68 | | | |
| | | | 16 | PUBB Champions Tour | 66 | | | |
| 16 | PUBB Champions Tour | 66 | 16 | PUBB Champions Tour | 66 | | | |
| 17 | St Anthony | 47 | | | | | | |
| 17 | St Anthony | 47 | | | | 1 | Team Barstool | 83 |
| | | | | | | 9 | DMV's Finest | 76 |
| 8 | Rep Your City | 83 | | | | | | | 9 | DMV's Finest | 76 |
| 25 | Horsemen | 73 | | | | | | |
| 25 | Horsemen | 73 | 8 | Rep Your City | 77 | | | |
| | | | 9 | DMV's Finest | 90 | | | |
| 9 | DMV's Finest | 92 | 9 | DMV's Finest | 90 | | | |
| 24 | TeamBang | 81 | | | | | | |

### Pod 2

| Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia | Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia | Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia | Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia | Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia | Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia | Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia | Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia | Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia |
| 2 | Philly Patriots | 71 | | | | | | |
| 31 | Team Pup N' Suds | 51 | | | | | | |
| 31 | Team Pup N' Suds | 51 | 2 | Philly Patriots | 70 | | | |
| | | | 15 | *THE CITI TEAM* | 74 | | | |
| 15 | *THE CITI TEAM* | 77 | 15 | *THE CITI TEAM* | 74 | | | |
| 18 | Air Force Bomb Squad | 72 | | | | | | |
| 18 | Air Force Bomb Squad | 72 | | | | 15 | *THE CITI TEAM* | 61 |
| | | | | | | 10 | Notre Dame Fighting Alumni | 74 |
| 7 | Team FOE | 99 | | | | | | | 10 | Notre Dame Fighting Alumni | 74 |
| 26 | Sideline Cancer | 106 | | | | | | |
| 26 | Sideline Cancer | 106 | 26 | Sideline Cancer | 66 | | | |
| | | | 10 | Notre Dame Fighting Alumni | 75 | | | |
| 10 | Notre Dame Fighting Alumni | 78 | 10 | Notre Dame Fighting Alumni | 75 | | | |
| 23 | NYCSuperStars | 66 | | | | | | |

### Pod 3

| Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia | Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia | Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia | Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia | Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia | Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia | Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia | Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia | Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia |
| 3 | Sconnie Legends | 102 | | | | | | |
| 30 | SHOWTIME | 63 | | | | | | |
| 30 | SHOWTIME | 63 | 3 | Sconnie Legends | 80 | | | |
| | | | 14 | North Broad Street Bullies | 96 | | | |
| 14 | North Broad Street Bullies | 90 | 14 | North Broad Street Bullies | 96 | | | |
| 19 | El Vino | 80 | | | | | | |
| 19 | El Vino | 80 | | | | 14 | North Broad Street Bullies | 80 |
| | | | | | | 11 | PeacePlayers International | 82 |
| 6 | Team ROBY | 127 | | | | | | | 11 | PeacePlayers International | 82 |
| 27 | Teasley's All Stars | 88 | | | | | | |
| 27 | Teasley's All Stars | 88 | 6 | Team ROBY | 82 | | | |
| | | | 11 | PeacePlayers International | 98 | | | |
| 11 | PeacePlayers International | 85 | 11 | PeacePlayers International | 98 | | | |
| 22 | International All-Stars | 67 | | | | | | |

### Pod 4

| Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia | Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia | Round 1 June 6 Philadelphia | Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia | Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia | Round 2 June 7 Philadelphia | Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia | Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia | Quarterfinals June 7 Philadelphia |
| 4 | Big Apple Basketball | 113 | | | | | | |
| 29 | Eberlein Drive | 71 | | | | | | |
| 29 | Eberlein Drive | 71 | 4 | Big Apple Basketball | 76 | | | |
| | | | 20 | HITTAS | 75 | | | |
| 13 | Sean Bell Allstars | 66 | 20 | HITTAS | 75 | | | |
| 20 | HITTAS | 71 | | | | | | |
| 20 | HITTAS | 71 | | | | 4 | Big Apple Basketball | 75 |
| | | | | | | 21 | Illinois Hoopville Warriors | 72 |
| 5 | TYGTAL | 91 | | | | | | | 21 | Illinois Hoopville Warriors | 72 |
| 28 | Olivet Nazarene University Tigers | 84 | | | | | | |
| 28 | Olivet Nazarene University Tigers | 84 | 5 | TYGTAL | 71 | | | |
| | | | 21 | Illinois Hoopville Warriors | 93 | | | |
| 12 | Cornell Sweet Sixteen | 70 | 21 | Illinois Hoopville Warriors | 93 | | | |
| 21 | Illinois Hoopville Warriors | 84 | | | | | | |

### Semifinals & final

| Semifinals June 8 Philadelphia | Semifinals June 8 Philadelphia | Semifinals June 8 Philadelphia | Final June 28 Boston | Final June 28 Boston | Final June 28 Boston |
| 1 | Team Barstool | 87 | | | |
| 4 | Big Apple Basketball | 81 | | | |
| 4 | Big Apple Basketball | 81 | 1 | Team Barstool | 68 |
| | | | 10 | Notre Dame Fighting Alumni | 72 |
| 10 | Notre Dame Fighting Alumni | 91 | 10 | Notre Dame Fighting Alumni | 72 |
| 11 | PeacePlayers International | 61 | | | |
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## Awards

MVP: Tyrone Nash of Notre Dame Fighting Alumni