| The Basketball Tournament | |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Start Date: | June 6 |
| End Date: | June 28, 2014 |
| Tournament Format: | Single elimination |
| Host: | |
| Participants: | 32 |
| Purse: | $500,000 winner-take-all |
| Champions: | Notre Dame Fighting Alumni |
| Runner-Up1: | Team Barstool |
| Mvp: | Tyrone Nash |
| Top Scorer: | Dahntay Jones (108 pts)[1] |
| Stat1 Label: | Games played |
| Stat1: | 31 |
| Next: | 2015 |
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.[2] The championship game was played in Boston, at Case Gym on the campus of Boston University, and was broadcast on ESPN3.[2]
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.[3]
The winning team received a half-million dollars, while fans entered into an online "Fanwagon Sweepstakes" for various raffle prizes including $25,000 cash.[4]
The Basketball Tournament 2014 took place in two locations.
| Round | Dates | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | June 6 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Round 2 | June 7 | ||
| Quarterfinals | |||
| Semifinals | June 8 | ||
| Finals | June 28 | Boston, Massachusetts |
Tournament founder Jonathan Mugar has said that the attendance at the first game was only 17 people.[5]
MVP: Tyrone Nash of Notre Dame Fighting Alumni[8]
