2018 | |
Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 29–August 3, 2018 |
Tournament format(s) | Single elimination |
Host(s) | |
Participants | 72 |
Purse | US$2,000,000 winner-take-all |
Final positions | |
Champions | Overseas Elite |
Runner-up | Eberlein Drive |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | D. J. Kennedy |
Top scorer(s) | Jimmer Fredette (155 pts)[1] |
Games played | 71 |
The Basketball Tournament 2018 was the fifth edition of The Basketball Tournament, a 5-on-5, single elimination basketball tournament broadcast by the ESPN family of networks. The tournament involved 72 teams; it started on June 29 and continued through August 3, 2018.[2] The winner of the final, Overseas Elite, received a two million dollar prize.[3]