It's been fun for basketball fans -- college basketball fans in particular -- because so many of the players in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) are former college hoops stars.CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc.That's a ludicrous statistic for what is a single-elimination tournament, played year after year, against competition that seemingly is on equal footing.Chances are good you never saw at least half that roster play in college. \"This is the JV before the varsity.\"Jarrett Jack, former Iowa State guard DeAndre Kane and Jordan Crawford are among the other notable names on the Overseas Elite roster.TBT utilizes the Elam Ending, which we saw in action at the 2020 NBA All-Star Game. You might think that a team that runs roughshod year after year would be stacked with studs and prior BMOCs, but not here.Fortunately for the event, Friday night was apparently a send-off. Jarrett Jack (Overseas Elite) There is no denying how stacked Overseas Elite's roster is, as this former 13-year NBA veteran is the third player on the team to be featured on this list. The idea took fire, and the event's grown more popular each year. In 2018, Overseas Elite won for the fourth year in a row. The first team to reach the target score wins.Boeheim's Army, Challenge ALS and others should be considered in the second tier of contenders, but most of the attention will be on Carmen's Crew, Golden Eagles and Overseas Elite given their past success in the tournament. "Ohio State alumni Aaron Craft, Jon Diebler and William Buford headline the top-seeded squad that is defending its title and home court.The event, which began in 2014, typically takes place during the summer at a handful of venues and features teams made up of college alumni and other sets of players, including four-time champion Overseas Elite.\"This is this tuneup before the NBA,\" he said. Looking to climb their way back to the top of the TBT pyramid, Overseas Elite has reloaded their roster with seven-time NBA All-Star Joe Johnson, overseas verteran Pooh Jeter, and former NBA draft pick Glen Rice Jr. D.J. All Rights Reserved.Images by Getty Images and US PresswireSince 2015, every other player/team who's participated in TBT since the tournament began has totaled $0 in winnings.So who's on Overseas Elite? Kennedy announced on-air that Friday's championship was the final TBT game for Overseas Elite. Yet they comprise the most dominant team we've seen. Teams compete for spots in the tournament by soliciting votes from fans and supporters via … The additions of Joe Johnson and Pooh Jeter to the Overseas Elite roster make it the front-runner to capture the crown in Columbus. This website is powered by the SportsEngine platform, but is owned by and subject to the Legends Circuit privacy policy. ©2020 SportsEngine, Inc. @Jonwass drops a fresh first-round mock with NBA restarting tomorrow on TNT ⬇️"This is this tuneup before the NBA," he said. Here's the ironic part: this dynasty is not overloaded with former college All-Americans. He won BIG3 Most Valuable Player in 2019.Twenty-four teams are entered in the 2020 edition of the competition.The most successful team in TBT history is the No.
Here's exclusive merch to get ready The target score will be eight points more than what the team in the lead has at that juncture. 2 overall seed and sits on the opposite end of the bracket as Carmen's Crew, the collection of Ohio State alumni that ended Overseas Elite's title reign in 2019.If the Ohio State and Marquette-based squads pick up where they left off last year, their potential semifinal clash July 12 could be the best game of the competition.Although The Basketball Tournament has a much shorter length than the NBA's resumption schedule in Orlando, it could give Association personnel a glance into how a bubble-style tournament can function.The four-time champion could be on a collision course to the final with Carmen's Crew, which is coached by Jared Sullinger.Dallas responds to report detailing new sexual assault allegation against a front-office executiveCarmen's Crew, Red Scare, Golden Eagles and Eberlein Drive are the top teams in the upper bracket, while Overseas Elite, The Money Team, Challenge ALS and Boeheim's Army headline the bottom half.The team made up of Marquette alumni is the No.