| 2015 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 10–August 2, 2015 |
Tournament format(s) | Single elimination |
| Host(s) | |
| Participants | 97 |
| Purse | $1,000,000 winner-take-all |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Overseas Elite |
| Runner-up | Team 23 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | D. J. Kennedy |
| Top scorer(s) | Davin White (170 pts)[1] |
| Games played | 88 (plus 8 walkovers) |
The Basketball Tournament 2015 was the second edition of The Basketball Tournament, a 5-on-5, single elimination basketball tournament. The tournament involved 97 teams; it started on July 10 and continued through August 2, 2015. The winner of the final, Overseas Elite, received a one million dollar prize.[2] The semifinals and championship game, played at Rose Hill Gymnasium at Fordham University in The Bronx, were broadcast on ESPN.[2] The tournament was branded as "The Basketball Tournament Presented by Jack Link's Jerky".[3]
- ^ "Stats: Leaders". thetournament.com. 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ a b Connor, Desmond (August 3, 2015). "Overseas Elite Brings It Home". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. C3. Retrieved July 29, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "2015 Recap". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2018 – via Wayback Machine.