The jerseys have been released for The Basketball Tournament. Find out what the Westchester Knicks who are participating will be donning.
The Basketball Tournament officially kicked off on June 17 & 18, as TBT Jamboree is underway. 15 teams competed with the hopes of making The Basketball Tournament. Out of the 15 teams in the TBT Jamboree, only four teams (one in each region) will compete for the $2 million grand prize.
On Monday, The Basketball Tournament released jerseys for the upcoming tournament this summer.
We are beyond excited to debut the uniforms for the 60 teams accepted into #TBT2017! @UniWatch #uniform #TBT #jersey
— TBT (@thetournament) June 12, 2017
Tell us YOUR favorite! pic.twitter.com/7ha6dJ7bAI
This summer, eight Westchester Knicks alumni will be competing in The Basketball Tournament. Those alumni include JR Inman, Dane Miller, Lasan Kromah, John Jenkins, Jimmer Fredette, Jordon Crawford, Kevin Capers, and Sean Marshall.
The first pair of former Westchester Knicks (Inman and Miller) will compete in TBT Jamboree. Team uKnighted first played Silver Spring’s Willows Runners.
Silver Spring’s Willows Runners emerged with a nail-biting 74-71 win.
The teams competing in TBT Jamboree will wear these uniforms.
How sweet are these #TBT2017 Jamboree uniforms? Almost makes us wish we were playing in Philly! We'll be seeing the winner in Peoria! pic.twitter.com/FirXHjxCwh
— Anonymous (@BannerBoysMKE) June 14, 2017
With the release of the jerseys, that means The Basketball Tournament is upon us.
Out of the West region, Team Fredette jerseys were revealed.
Along with the Team Fredette jerseys, Team Challenge ALS revealed their jerseys.
@thetournament released @TMchallengeALS uniforms today and they are awesome!!!! Click the link in the bio to purchase team gear.. pic.twitter.com/Eeda7gpdQv
— Team Challenge ALS (@TMchallengeALS) June 13, 2017
On those two teams, Jimmer Fredette (coach of Team Fredette), Jordon Crawford, and Sean Marshall (Team Challenge ALS GM and forward) will compete out of the West region. The jerseys are like the matchups that will take place in the West region: Outstanding.
Along with Fredette, Crawford and Marshall, John Jenkins will compete with fellow Vanderbilt alumni, Memorial Magic. Memorial Magic released their jerseys.
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The Basketball Tournament will feature a field of 5-on-5 games. There are 16 teams (a combined 64 teams) competing in the Northeast, Midwest, South and West regions, respectively. The final four entrants into The Basketball Tournament will be determined during TBT Jamboree.
One team in each region (four total) will advance to TBT.
The Northeast and South Region will compete on July 8 & 9, while the Midwest and West will compete on July 15 & 16. The Super 16 will be held in New York on July 20-23. The semifinals and finals will take place in Baltimore, MD. The semifinals will take place on Aug. 1.
Finally, TBT finishes on Aug. 3 with the winning team taking home $2 million.