{"id":134941,"date":"2020-02-18T17:59:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T16:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=134941"},"modified":"2020-02-18T17:59:39","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T16:59:39","slug":"tbt-announces-nine-host-sites-for-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/tbt-announces-nine-host-sites-for-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"TBT Announces Nine Host Sites for 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The Basketball Tournament (TBT) today announced its nine host sites for this summer\u2019s $2 million, single-elimination, winner-take-all event that kicks off on July 23. Eight Regional Champions will move on to Championship Week in Dayton, Ohio August 6-11. All 63 TBT games and the Puma Hoops Dunk Contest will be shown live.<\/p>\n<p>Among the eight regional locations, TBT will be returning to Wichita, Columbus, and Syracuse, after entertaining record crowds in all three cities. Wichita\u2019s Koch Arena set a single-game attendance record at 7,184, while Columbus and Syracuse played in front of sold out crowds. Las Vegas and Washington, D.C. are among the new hosting regionals starting July 24 and July 31 respectively.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cIt\u2019s been an amazing 48 hours for TBT,\u201d said founder and CEO Jon Mugar. \u201cThe outpouring of support for the Elam Ending in the aftermath of the NBA All-Star Game has been astounding. Our fans know it well, but it\u2019s special to see an audience of eight million people experience it. We can\u2019t wait to bring it to our eight regional sites this July and then conclude in Dayton, where someone will hit a two-million-dollar shot on August 11.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regional Host Sites<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The Ohio State University (Covelli Center) &#8211; July 23-26<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">West Virginia (Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center) &#8211; July 24-26<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Las Vegas (Cox Pavilion) &#8211; July 24-26<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Jackson, Tennessee (Oman Arena) &#8211; July 24-26<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Wichita State University (Koch Arena) &#8211; July 30-Aug. 2<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Syracuse (SRC Arena) &#8211; July 31-Aug. 2<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Washington, D.C. (Entertainment and Sports Arena) &#8211; July 31-Aug. 2<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Florida (Polk State) &#8211; July 31-Aug. 2<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Championship Week at University of Dayton Arena<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Quarterfinals &#8211; Thursday, Aug. 6, 7p EDT &amp; 9p EDT<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Quarterfinals Day 2 &#8211; Friday, Aug. 7, 7p EDT &amp; 9p EDT<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Semifinals &#8211; Saturday Aug. 8, 12p EDT &amp; 2p EDT<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">$2 Million, Winner-Take-All Championship &#8211; Tuesday, Aug. 11, 9p EDT<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><br \/>\n<em>*Game times subject to change<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Entry into TBT is free and open to the public. The application period will run from March 15-June 15. The 64-team field and TBT bracket will be released June 22. Games will air live beginning Thursday, July 23.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to featuring the highest stakes format in the world, TBT has become known as a trendsetter in basketball circles. TBT received widespread praise for the NBA\u2019s adoption of the Elam Ending in the 2020 All-Star Game, with many calling it one of the best All-Star games ever. Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James said, \u201cThroughout the fourth quarter and at the end of the game, everyone was like, \u2018That was pretty damn fun.\u2019\u201d Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo added, \u201cThe format is amazing. It makes you want to play hard.\u201d In addition, TBT\u2019s post game bracket celebration has grown into a mainstay of the NCAA Tournament each year.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The high stakes tournament consistently attracts the top basketball players in the world. Thirty-five players have gone on from TBT to sign contracts with NBA teams. Last summer, 59 former NBA players took part in TBT, and 23 teams were composed of alumni from major Division I programs such as Kansas, West Virginia, Dayton and more. Carmen\u2019s Crew (Ohio State Alumni) dethroned four-time champion Overseas Elite and went on to beat Golden Eagles Alumni (Marquette Alumni) in a thrilling championship game played in front of a record audience.<\/p>\n<p>To purchase tickets or for more information on TBT, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/thetournament.com\/\">thetournament.com<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Four Host Dayton to host $2 Million Championship Aug. 11, New Sites Include Las Vegas and Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[91],"tags":[10440],"rumors":[],"typology":[],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-134941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-usa","tag-tbt-tournament"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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