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The Basketball Tournament
2025
Tournament information
Location	Charleston, West Virginia; Harrisonburg, Virginia; Indianapolis Indiana; Kansas City, Missouri; Lexington, Kentucky; Louisville, Kentucky; Syracuse, New York; Wichita, Kansas;
Dates	July 18–August 3, 2025
Tournament; format(s)	Single elimination
Participants	61 teams
Purse	Championship: US$1,000,000 winner-take-all
Tournament statistics
Games played	0
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The Basketball Tournament 2025 will be the twelvth edition of The Basketball Tournament (TBT), a 5-on-5, single elimination basketball tournament with a $1 million winner-take-all prize. The tournament, involving 61 teams, is scheduled to begin on July 18 and end on August 3. The tournament format will be similar to that of the last edition in 2024 with teams playing in one of eight regionals. Twenty-six games will be broadcast live on FOX, FS1, and FS2.

Format

For its 2025 edition, TBT modified its traditional 64-team format, with first round byes in the seven-team regions. Each regional will be held at a single host site (similar in format to the NCAA Division II men's and women's tournaments). The first region to sell 4000 tickets (Louisville) earned homecourt advantage throughout the tournament, with other regions receiving similar home court advantages for ticket sales.^[1]

The teams and the regional placements for all entrants were revealed on June 24, 2025.^[2]

As with previous years, all tournament games operate with the "Elam Ending", a format of ending the game without use of a game clock. Under the Elam Ending, the clock is turned off at the first dead-ball whistle with 4 minutes or less to play in the game. At that time, a target score, equal to the score of the leading team (or tied teams) plus eight, is set, and the first team to reach this target score is declared the winner of the game.^[3] Thus, all games end on a made basket (field goal or free throw) and there is no overtime.

Venues

The Basketball Tournament 2025 will feature games in eight locations. Official regional names, if different from the location names, are indicated in the listings below the location names.

Indianapolis	James Madison (Harrisonburg, VA)	Kansas City
Hinkle Fieldhouse	Atlantic Union Bank Center	Municipal Arena
Capacity: 12,012	Capacity: 8,500	Capacity: 7,300

Lexington	Louisville	Wichita
Memorial Coliseum	Freedom Hall	Charles Koch Arena
Capacity: 6,250	Capacity: 18,865	Capacity: 10,506

Syracuse	West Virginia (Charleston, WV)
SRC Arena	Charleston Coliseum
Capacity: 6,500	Capacity: 11,519

Teams

Source:^[4]

TBT has a history of teams rostered primarily with alumni from specific NCAA Division I college basketball programs; 23 such teams entered the 2025 tournament. One is drawn from NCAA Division III alumni.

Name	College or sponsor affiliation	Source of team name	Region
AfterShocks	Wichita State alumni	Wichita State Shockers school nickname	Wichita
All Good Dawgs	Butler alumni	Butler Bulldogs mascot	Indianapolis
Assembly Ball	Indiana alumni	Assembly Hall home arena	Indianapolis
Austin's Own	Texas alumni	School location in Austin	Wichita
Best Virginia	West Virginia alumni		West Virginia
Boeheim's Army	Syracuse alumni	Former Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim	Syracuse
Boston vs Cancer	—		Louisville
Brown Ballers	—	Made up of brown athletes	Syracuse
Carmen's Crew	Ohio State alumni	"Carmen Ohio", Ohio State's school song	Indianapolis
Challenge ALS		Raising awareness for ALS	Wichita
Court Street Kings^[a]	Ohio alumni	Court Street runs through the Ohio University campus	West Virginia
DaGuys STL	—	Team YouTube channel, with players mainly from Greater St. Louis	Kansas City
Dubois Dream	—	Based out of Dubois, Pennsylvania	West Viginia
Dunkin' Dogs	Louisiana Tech alumni	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs mascot	Lexington
Eberlein Drive	—	Team owners' home street	Lexington
Elite Nation^[b]	—		West Virginia
Fail Harder	—		Indianapolis
Fire Family	Sovereign Bank	TBL team Potawatomi Fire	Wichita
Florida DRC	Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie	Combined from Florida TNT and Team DRC from previous TBT editions.	Louisville
Forever Coogs	Houston alumni	Houston Cougars mascot	Wichita
Fort Wayne Champs	—	Players with connections to Fort Wayne, Indiana	Indianapolis
Founding Fathers	James Madison alumni	James Madison University named after a Founding Father of the United States	James Madison
GoTime Green Machine	TBL team Lebanon Leprechauns		Indianapolis
Green Mountain Men	Vermont alumni	Green Mountains run through Vermont	Syracuse
Happy Valley Hoopers	Penn State alumni	Location of the school in Happy Valley	James Madison
Heartfire	MedImpact	Arizona nonprofit HeartFire Missions, a provider of Christian medical mission trips	Kansas City
Herd That	Marshall alumni	Marshall Thundering Herd school nickname	West Virginia
Herkimer Originals	—	ABA team from Herkimer, New York	Syracuse
JHX Hoops	Kansas alumni	Variation of the Kansas Jayhawks mascot name	Kansas City
La Familia	Kentucky alumni	Ode to recently departed coach John Calipari's Italian heritage; also name of a UK basketball NIL collective	Lexington
Layne's Hope	—	A young man with Prader–Willi syndrome	Syracuse
Locked In Elite	—		Indianapolis
Los Angeles Ignite	—	TBL team from Los Angeles	Louisville
Love Virginia	—		James Madison
Madd Katts	—		Louisville
Magic Show	—		James Madison
No Excuses^[c]	—		Wichita
NXT Era Elite^[d]	—		James Madison
OffDaHook	—		Kansas City
Purple Reign	Kansas State alumni	Kansas State University school colors	Kansas City
Raleigh 919 Legends	—	Raleigh, North Carolina area code 919	James Madison
Red Rose Thunder	—	ECBL team from Lancaster, Pennsylvania	James Madison
Richards Elite	—	Ryan Richards	Lexington
Rise & Grind	—		Syracuse
Run DFW	—	Based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area	Wichita
Sheffield Sharks	B. Braun	Team based in Sheffield, England	Kansas City
Shell Shock	Maryland alumni	Associated with the Maryland Terrapins mascot	James Madison
Shield 219	Valparaiso alumni	Valparaiso, Indiana area code 219	Indianapolis
Sideline Cancer	—	Pancreatic cancer awareness	Louisville
Sikh Warriors	Singh Ahluwalia		West Virginia
Stars of Storrs	UConn alumni	Charles and Augustus Storrs, establishers of the Storrs Agricultural School (now the University of Connecticut)	Syracuse
Stroh's Squad	Bowling Green alumni	Stroh Center, Bowling Green home arena	Lexington
Tampa Florida Pickup Basketball	—	Players from the Tampa, Florida area	Lexington
Team 901	—	Memphis, Tennessee area code 901	Louisville
Team Diesel	—	Shaquille O’Neal's DJ name	Louisville
The Nawf	—	Team representing Gwinnett County, Georgia also known as “Nawf” Atlanta	West Virginia
The Shine	—		Kansas City
The Ville	Louisville alumni	City nickname	Louisville
War Ready	Auburn alumni	School battle cry "War Eagle"	Lexington
We Are D3	NCAA Division III alumni		Syracuse
X-Rayted	Primetime Radiology, LLC		Lexington

Note: team names are per the TBT bracket; some names have slight variation on TBT website pages.

^ Known in previous TBT editions as Ohio 1804.
^ Known in previous TBT editions as Takeover BC.
^ Known in previous TBT editions as Competitive Choice.
^ Known in previous TBT editions as Big 5.

Tournament bracket

Source:^[4]^[5]

Louisville Regional – Freedom Hall

First Round July 19		Second Round July 20	Third Round July 23

1	The Ville

8	Boston vs Cancer



4	Sideline Cancer

5	Madd Katts



6	Team 901

3	Florida DRC



2	Team Diesel

7	LA Ignite

Lexington Regional – Memorial Coliseum

First Round July 18		Second Round July 20	Third Round July 22

1	La Familia

8	Stroh's Squad



4	War Ready

5	X-Rayted



3	Dunkin' Dogs

6	Tampa Florida Pickup Basketball



2	Eberlein Drive

7	Richards Elite

James Madison Regional – Atlantic Union Bank Center

First Round July 18		Second Round July 20	Third Round July 22

1	Happy Valley Hoopers

8	Raleigh 919 Legends



4	Founding Fathers

5	NXT Era Elite



3	Red Nose Thunder

6	Magic Show



2	Shell Shock

7	Love Virginia

West Virginia Regional – Charleston Coliseum

First Round July 18		Second Round July 20		Third Round July 22

		1	Elite Nation


4	Court Street Kings

5	The Nawf



3	Best Virginia

6	Dubois Dream



2	Herd That

7	Sikh Warriors

Wichita Regional – Charles Koch Arena

First Round July 18		Second Round July 20		Third Round July 22

		1	Forever Coogs


4	Fire Family

5	Run DFW



3	Challenge ALS

6	Austin's Own



2	Aftershocks

7	No Excuses

Kansas City Regional – Municipal Arena

First Round July 19		Second Round July 21		Third Round July 23

		1	Heartfire


4	Sheffield Sharks

5	DaGuys STL



3	Purple Reign

6	The Shine



2	JHX Hoops

7	OffDaHook

Syracuse Regional – SRC Arena

First Round July 19		Second Round July 21	Third Round July 23

1	Boeheim's Army

8	Herkimer Originals



4	We Are D3

5	Layne's Hope



3	Green Mountain Men

6	Rise and Grind



2	Stars of Storrs

7	Brown Ballers

Indianapolis Regional – Hinkle Fieldhouse

First Round July 19		Second Round July 21	Third Round July 22

1	Carmen's Crew

8	Gotime Green Machine



4	Locked In Elite

5	Fort Wayne Champs



3	All Good Dawgs

6	Shield 219



2	Assembly Ball

7	Fail Harder

Championship Week

Quarterfinals games were played at TBD. All semifinal and championship games were played in TBD.

Quarterfinals
July 27–28

Semifinals
July 31

Championship
August 3

Semifinals

July 31, 2025
6:00 p.m. EDT

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July 31, 2025
8:00 p.m. EDT

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Championship

August 3, 2025
4:00 p.m. EDT

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References

^ "Home Court Advantage - The Basketball Tournament". Retrieved June 20, 2025.
^ "The Basketball Tournament (TBT) Releases 2025 Bracket". The Basketball Tournament. June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
^ Selig, David. "What is the Elam Ending?". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "TBT 2025 Bracket". thetournament.com. 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
^ "TBT 2025 Schedule". thetournament.com. Retrieved June 26, 2025.

External links

Official website

[5] Known in previous TBT editions as Ohio 1804.

[6] Known in previous TBT editions as Takeover BC.

[7] Known in previous TBT editions as Competitive Choice.

[8] Known in previous TBT editions as Big 5.

[1] "Home Court Advantage - The Basketball Tournament". Retrieved June 20, 2025.

[2] "The Basketball Tournament (TBT) Releases 2025 Bracket". The Basketball Tournament. June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.

[3] Selig, David. "What is the Elam Ending?". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

[bracket-4] "TBT 2025 Bracket". thetournament.com. 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.

[9] "TBT 2025 Schedule". thetournament.com. Retrieved June 26, 2025.

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