The Basketball Tournament 2017
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The Basketball Tournament 2017 was the fourth edition of The Basketball Tournament, a 5-on-5, single elimination basketball tournament broadcast by the ESPN family of networks. The tournament involved 64 teams; it started on July 8 and continued through August 3, 2017. The winner of the final, Overseas Elite, received a two million dollar prize.
Boyd Rutherford, the Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, with Carmelo Anthony (at right) during the tournament. Anthony acted as host for the tournament in Baltimore, where he played high school basketball.
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The Basketball Tournament
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The Basketball Tournament (TBT) is an open-application, single-elimination tournament played each summer in the United States. The most recent 2023 edition featured 64 teams with a $1 million winner-take-all prize, broadcast by ESPN. TBT was founded in 2014 by Jonathan Mugar.
Overseas Elite (in white) during the 2017 title game
Ram Nation advancing its name on the bracket
2014 MVP Tyrone Nash
Justin Burrell advancing Overseas Elite's name on the bracket after winning the 2017 championship