Boeheim's Army Explained

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Boeheim's Army
Leagues:The Basketball Tournament
Founded:2015
History:Boeheim's Army (2015–present)
Colors:Orange and white
Gm:Kevin Belbey & Shaun Belbey
Coach:Ryan Blackwell
Championships:1 (2021)
Website:Team page

Boeheim's Army are an American basketball team that participates in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), an annual winner-take-all single-elimination tournament. The team's roster consists of professional basketball players who compete outside of the NBA, most of whom played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team. The TBT team is an independent entity that is named after Jim Boeheim, longtime coach of the college team. Boeheim's Army first played in the tournament in 2015; in 2021, they won the championship and a $1 million prize.

History

2015

In TBT 2015, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Northeast Regional and received a first-round bye.[1]

Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref.
Team Seed
July 18 Second round bgcolor=lightgreen91–73 NYCSuperstars Northeast No. 13 [2]
July 19 Third round bgcolor=lightgreen92–91 20th & Olney Northeast No. 8 [3]
July 24 Super 17 bgcolor=lightgreen78–72 Liberty Ballers Northeast No. 5 [4] [5]
July 25 Quarterfinals bgcolor=pink76–80 Northeast No. 3 [6]

2016

In TBT 2016, the team was seeded no. 2 in the Northeast Regional.

Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref.
Team Seed
July 16 First round bgcolor=lightgreen87–59 Basketball City Northeast No. [7]
July 17 Second round bgcolor=lightgreen86–82 North Broad Street Bullies Northeast No. [8]
July 21 Super 16 bgcolor=pink84–91 The Untouchables Northeast No 3. [9]

2017

For TBT 2017, the team was seeded no. 3 in the Northeast Region.

Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref.
Team Seed
July 8 First round bgcolor=lightgreen99–66 Dubois Dream Northeast No. 14 [10]
July 9 Second round bgcolor=lightgreen106–100 Gaelnation Northeast No. 11 [11]
July 20 Regional semifinals bgcolor=lightgreen65–61 Team Fancy Northeast No. 7 [12]
July 23 Regional final bgcolor=lightgreen72–67 Team FOE Northeast No. 4 [13]
August 1 National semifinal bgcolor=pink77–81 South No. 1 [14]

2018

For TBT 2018, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Northeast Region.

Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref.
Team Seed
July 21 Round 1 bgcolor=lightgreen90–72 South Jamaica Kings Northeast No. 17 [15]
July 22 Round 2 bgcolor=lightgreen60–55 Team Fancy Northeast No. 8 [16]
July 28 Super 16 bgcolor=lightgreen73–69 Armored Athlete Northeast No. 4 [17]
July 29 Quarterfinals bgcolor=pink86–90 Northeast No. 3 [18]

2019

For TBT 2019, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Syracuse Regional.

Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref.
Team Seed
July 26 Round 1 bgcolor=lightgreen68–65 We Are D3 Syracuse No. 8 [19]
July 27 Round 2 bgcolor=lightgreen84–74 GaelNation Syracuse No. 5 [20]
July 28 Round 3 bgcolor=pink72–84 Team Brotherly Love Syracuse No. 3 [21]

2020

For TBT 2020, the team was the no. 3 overall seed in a field reduced to 24 teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and received a first-round bye.

Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref.
Team Seed
July 7 Round of 16 bgcolor=lightgreen76–69 Men of Mackey 19th overall [22]
July 11 Quarterfinals bgcolor=pink48–65 Sideline Cancer 22nd overall [23]

2021

For TBT 2021, the team was seeded no. 3 in the Illinois Regional.

Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref.
Team Seed
July 24 First round bgcolor=lightgreen65–53 Forces of Seoul Illinois No. 14 [24] [25]
July 26 Second round bgcolor=lightgreen68–62 Heartfire Illinois No. 11 [26] [27]
July 28 Regional semifinals bgcolor=lightgreen69–54 Always a Brave Illinois No. 7 [28] [29]
July 31 Regional final bgcolor=lightgreen73–69 Illinois No. 1 [30] [31]
August 1 Semifinal bgcolor=lightgreen66–64 Florida TNT Wichita No. 5 [32] [33]
August 3 Final bgcolor=lightgreen69–67 West Virginia No. 6 [34] [35]

2022

For TBT 2022, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Syracuse Regional.[36]

Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref.
Team Seed
July 22 First round bgcolor=lightgreen90–62 India Rising Syracuse No. 8 [37]
July 23 Second round bgcolor=pink74–81 The Nerd Team Syracuse No. 4 [38]

2023

For TBT 2023, the team was seeded no. 2 in the Syracuse Regional.[39]

Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref.
Team Seed
July 24 First round bgcolor=lightgreen99–83 Team Gibson Syracuse No. 7 [40]
July 26 Second round bgcolor=lightgreen83–75 The Nerd Team Syracuse No. 3 [41]
July 28 Third round bgcolor=lightgreen69–55 Syracuse No. 1 [42]
July 30 Quarterfinals bgcolor=pink71–88 West Virginia No. 4 [43]

2024

Boeheim's Army announced that they were not able to compete in the 2024 tournament due to scheduling issues.

Record by years

YearSeedWonLostNotes
1st Northeast 3 1 lost in Quarterfinals
2nd Northeast 2 1 lost in Super 16
3rd Northeast 4 1 lost in Semifinals
1st Northeast 3 1 lost in Quarterfinals
1st Syracuse 2 1 lost in Regional Final
3rd overall 1 1 lost in Quarterfinals
3rd Illinois 6 0 bgcolor=lightblueChampions
1st Syracuse 1 1 lost in second round
2nd Syracuse 3 1 lost in Quarterfinals
Total 25 8

Awards

Year Player Award Ref.
2017 All-Tournament [44]
2021 All-Tournament & MVP [45] [46]
Kevin Belbey All-Tournament (GM)

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: The Basketball Tournament: Boeheim's Army learns its first opponent . Donna . Ditota . syracuse.com . July 1, 2015 . August 1, 2021.
  2. News: Boeheim's Army Surges Past NYCSuperstars 91-73 in TBT Opener . James . Szuba . nunesmagician.com . July 18, 2015 . August 1, 2021.
  3. News: The Basketball Tournament 2015: Scores and Bracket Results After July 19 . Matt . Fitzgerald . . July 19, 2015 . August 1, 2021.
  4. News: Clutch Free Throws Push Boeheim's Army Past Liberty Ballers . James . Szuba . nunesmagician.com . July 24, 2015 . August 1, 2021.
  5. News: The Basketball Tournament 2015: Round-of-16 Scores and Bracket Results . Alec . Nathan . . July 24, 2015 . August 1, 2021.
  6. News: James Gist's TBT Team Two Wins Away from a Million Bucks . Jeff . Ermann . . July 25, 2015 . August 1, 2021.
  7. News: Boeheim's Army Switches Second Half Strategy, Dominates Basketball City 87-59 . James . Szuba . nunesmagician.com . July 16, 2016 . August 1, 2021.
  8. News: Boeheim's Army survives TBT scare, defeats North Broad Street Bullies to advance . syracuse.com . July 17, 2016 . August 1, 2021.
  9. News: The dream falls short- Boeheim's Army loses to The Untouchables . Niko . Tamurian . cnycentral.com . July 21, 2016 . August 1, 2021.
  10. News: Boeheim's Army Cruises Past Dubois Dream to Round Two of TBT . Josh . Peelman . insidetheloudhouse.com . July 9, 2017 . August 1, 2021.
  11. News: Boeheim's Army Survives 2OT Scare from Gaelnation Squad . Josh . Peelman . insidetheloudhouse.com . July 10, 2017 . August 1, 2021.
  12. News: No. 3 seed Boeheim's Army advances to Elite Eight with late run, downs No. 7 seed Team Fancy 65-61 . Matthew . Gutierrez . dailyorange.com . July 2017 . August 1, 2021.
  13. News: What Had Happened Was: 7/24/17 . Rhiannon . Walker . . July 24, 2017 . August 1, 2021.
  14. News: Overseas Elite 81 - Boeheim's Army 77: Orange run ends in Baltimore . James . Szuba . nunesmagician.com . August 1, 2017 . August 1, 2021.
  15. News: Boeheim's Army: John Gillon, Demetris Nichols shine in win over South Jamaica Kings . Matthew . Gutierrez . dailyorange.com . July 2018 . August 1, 2021.
  16. News: Boeheim's Army: Demetris Nichols's game-winning three tops Team Fancy 60-55 . Bobby . Manning . nunesmagician.com . July 22, 2018 . August 1, 2021.
  17. News: Eric Devendorf's shooting powers Boeheim's Army 73-69 over Armored Athlete . Bobby . Manning . nunesmagician.com . July 28, 2018 . August 1, 2021.
  18. News: Golden Eagles 90 - Boeheim's Army 86: Syracuse alumni fall down the stretch . James . Szuba . nunesmagician.com . July 29, 2018 . August 1, 2021.
  19. News: Boeheim's Army rallies from 14-point deficit to oust We Are D3 . Jim . Stechschulte . sujuiceonline.com . July 26, 2019 . August 1, 2021.
  20. News: The Basketball Tournament 2019 Results: Boeheim's Army Beats Gael Nation . Kyle . Newport . . July 27, 2019 . August 1, 2021.
  21. News: Boeheim's Army loses to Brotherly Love 84-72 to end quest for $2 million in TBT . Donna . Ditota . syracuse.com . July 28, 2019 . August 1, 2021.
  22. News: TBT Recap: No. 3 Boeheim's Army defeats No. 19 Men of Mackey, 76-69 . Andrew . Pregler . nunesmagician.com . July 7, 2020 . August 1, 2021.
  23. News: Cold shooting dooms Boeheim's Army in loss to Sideline Cancer . Jim . Stechschulte . sujuiceonline.com . July 11, 2020 . August 1, 2021.
  24. Web site: Boeheim's Army vs. Forces of Seoul – Summary . thetournament.com . July 24, 2021 . August 1, 2021.
  25. News: Boeheim's Army Rallies to Top Forces of Seoul . Mike . McAllister . All Syracuse FN . . July 24, 2021 . August 1, 2021.
  26. Web site: Boeheim's Army vs. Heartfire – Summary . thetournament.com . July 26, 2021 . August 1, 2021.
  27. News: Boeheim's Army Survives Against Heartfire . Mike . McAllister . All Syracuse FN . . July 26, 2021 . August 1, 2021.
  28. Web site: Boeheim's Army vs. Always a Brave – Summary . thetournament.com . July 28, 2021 . August 1, 2021.
  29. News: Dayton Bound! Boeheim's Army Knocks Off Always A Brave to Advance in TBT. . Mike . McAllister . All Syracuse FN . . July 28, 2021 . August 1, 2021.
  30. Web site: Boeheim's Army vs. Golden Eagles – Summary . thetournament.com . July 31, 2021 . August 1, 2021.
  31. News: Boeheim's Army Rallies Past Golden Eagles . Mike . McAllister . All Syracuse FN . . July 31, 2021 . August 1, 2021.
  32. Web site: Boeheim's Army vs. Florida TNT – Summary . thetournament.com . August 1, 2021 . August 1, 2021.
  33. News: Boeheim's Army Advances to Title Game on Back of Tyrese Rice . Mike . McAllister . All Syracuse FN . . August 1, 2021 . August 1, 2021.
  34. News: Boeheim's Army Wins The Basketball Tournament . Mike . McAllister . All Syracuse FN . MSN.com . August 3, 2021 . August 3, 2021.
  35. News: Vasudevan . Anish . How Boeheim's Army's offseason changes led to the million-dollar win . 12 September 2021 . . 31 August 2021.
  36. Web site: Bracket . thetournament.com . 2022 . July 16, 2022.
  37. Web site: Boeheim's Army vs. India Rising . thetournament.com . July 22, 2022 . July 22, 2022.
  38. Web site: Boeheim's Army vs. The Nerd Team . thetournament.com . July 23, 2022 . July 23, 2022.
  39. Web site: Bracket . thetournament.com . 2023 . August 1, 2023.
  40. Web site: Waters . Mike . Boeheim’s Army defeats Team Gibson to open TBT play, sets up rematch with The Nerd Team: Final score, recap . syracuse.com . July 24, 2023 . August 1, 2023.
  41. Web site: Waters . Mike . Boeheim’s Army knocks out The Nerd Team in TBT behind Grant Riller’s 27 points: Final score, recap . syracuse.com . July 27, 2023 . August 1, 2023.
  42. Web site: Waters . Mike . Boeheim’s Army dethrones defending TBT champ Blue Collar U, 69-54: Final score, recap . syracuse.com . July 29, 2023 . August 1, 2023.
  43. Web site: Carey . Greg . Herd That blows past Boeheim’s Army 88-71, advances to TBT semifinal . wvmetronews.com . July 30, 2023 . August 1, 2023.
  44. Web site: TBT 2017 All-Tournament Team . thetournament.com . August 2017 . July 29, 2018 . August 6, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200806065703/https://www.thetournament.com/news/tbt-2017-all-tournament-team . dead .
  45. thetournament . 1422769429725597702 . These guys were amazing all summer Introducing your TBT 2021 All-Tournament Team! . August 3, 2021 . August 3, 2021.
  46. thetournament . 1422768904594620419 . Forever a Syracuse legend Tyrese Rice is your TBT 2021 MVP!!!!! . August 3, 2021 . August 3, 2021.

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