TBT Opening Round Gets Underway Friday

The University of Memphis' Elma Roane Fieldhouse is serving as one of the regional sites for The Basketball Tournament (TBT) that gets underway on Friday. The winner of the Memphis regional advances to the championship week in Chicago Aug. 1-6. The winning team in the championship shares $2 million. Team Bluff City plays Friday night in the final game of the second session. The team is made up of former Tigers Will Coleman, Earl Barron, Chris Crawford, Jeremy Hunt, Shawn Taggart, Adonis Thomas and Darius Washington, along with Memphis natives Dominique Johnson and Tayloe Taylor. They open against Team 901, a team that includes former Tiger Willie Kemp.

Admission:
Tickets are available at the door. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.GoTigersGoTix.com.

Parking:
Parking is available in the garage attached to the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. Parking is $7.00 (cash only). A map of UofM parking is HERE.

The Participating Teams
No. 1 seeded Gael Force (St. Mary's alumni): Click HERE To see all of the Gael Force player bios.
No. 2 seeded Bluff City (Memphis alumni): Click HERE to see all of the Bluff City player bios.
No. 3 seeded Team Arkansas (Arkansas alumni): Click HERE to see all of the Team Arkansas bios.
No. 4 seeded Broad Street Brawlers: Click HERE to see all of the Broad Street Brawlers bios.
No. 5 seeded Southern Gentlemen: Click HERE to see all of the Southern Gentlemen bios.
No. 6 seeded Louisiana United: Click HERE to see all of the Louisiana United bios.
No. 7 seeded Team 901: Click HERE to see all of the Team 901 bios.
No. 8 seeded Jackson TN UnderDawgs: Click HERE to see all of the Jackson TN UnderDawg bios.

Schedule
Session One – Friday -- July 19 – 3 pm
(4) Broad Street Brawlers vs (5) Southern Gentlemen, ESPN3
(1) Gael Force (St. Mary's) vs (8) Jackson TN, ESPN3

Session Two – Friday -- July 19 – 6:40 pm
(3) Team Arkansas vs (6) Louisiana United, ESPN3
(2) Bluff City vs. (7) Team 901, ESPN3

Session Three -- Saturday -- July 20
Semifinals – 5 pm, ESPN3

Session Four -- Sunday -- July 21
Championship – 2 pm, ESPN3

The Elam Ending
Beginning in 2018, TBT first implemented the "Elam Ending". Created by Mensa member and basketball superfan Dr. Nick Elam – is designed to eliminate deliberate fouling at the end of games, ensuring the final minutes are played at the same pace and flow as the rest of the game and guaranteeing every game ends on a made shot.

Under the rule, at the first dead ball after the four-minute mark in the fourth quarter, the game clock shuts off. A Target Score is set by adding eight to the leading team's score. The first team to reach the Target Score wins.

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