The Basketball Tournament 2019

The Basketball Tournament
2019
Tournament information
DatesJuly 19–August 6, 2019
Tournament
format(s)
Single elimination
Host(s)
Participants64
PurseRegionals: 25% of ticket proceeds, winner-take all
Championship: US$2,000,000 winner-take-all
Final positions
ChampionsCarmen's Crew
Runner-upGolden Eagles
Tournament statistics
MVPWilliam Buford
Top scorer(s)Dwight Buycks (123 pts)[1]
Games played63
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The Basketball Tournament 2019 was the sixth edition of The Basketball Tournament (TBT), a 5-on-5, single elimination basketball tournament broadcast by the ESPN family of networks.[2] The tournament, involving 64 teams, started on July 19 and continued through the championship game on August 6 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.[3][4] The winner of the final, Carmen's Crew, received a $2 million prize.[5]

  1. ^ "Stats: Leaders". thetournament.com. 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "What is TBT?". thetournament.com. The Basketball Tournament. 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "TBT Announces Regional, Championship Sites for 2019" (Press release). The Basketball Tournament. January 29, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "Chicago's Wintrust Arena to Host TBT's $2M Championship Week" (Press release). The Basketball Tournament. May 30, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Murphy, Patrick (August 6, 2019). "Lighty, Buford, Diebler lead Carmen's Crew to TBT championship". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 6, 2019.