Who is playing in The Basketball Tournament championship? Full rosters for Blue Collar U, Americana for Autism

Gilbert McGregor

Who is playing in The Basketball Tournament championship? Full rosters for Blue Collar U, Americana for Autism image

With $1 million on the line, it all comes down to the championship game of The Basketball Tournament on Tuesday, Aug. 2.

What began with a field of 64 teams now comes down to two: Blue Collar U and Americana for Autism. 

Blue Collar U, a team comprised mostly of alumni of the University of Buffalo, advanced to the championship game with a victory over Red Scare, a team of Dayton Alumni.

Americana for Autism, which is raising awareness and funds for children impacted by Autism, advanced to the title game with a win over AfterShocks, a team of Wichita State alumni.

Given the amount of talent in The Basketball Tournament, both Blue Collar U and Americana for Autism have fielded rosters blending great talent and team chemistry.

Who is suiting up in TBT's championship game? Here are full rosters for the teams that will play for the grand prize.

Who is playing in The Basketball Tournament championship?

Blue Collar U full roster

Blue Collar U is led by CJ Massinburg, who will play for Pallacanestro Brescia of the Italian A League this upcoming season. Massinburg, who was named MAC Player of the Year during his senior season at Buffalo, has also spent time with the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League.

No.PlayerPos.Ht.Winning Share
0Blake HamiltonSG6'6"$85,000
1Lamonte BeardenPG6'3"$65,000
2Jeremy HarrisSF6'7"$65,000
11Antwon LillardSG6'6"$52,500
15Wes ClarkPG6'0"$100,000
17Edric Dennis Jr.PG6'3"$40,000
21E.C. MatthewsSG6'5"$40,000
22Dontay CaruthersPG6'1"$85,000
23CJ MassinburgSG6'3"$100,000
32Davonta JordanPG6'2"$30,000
33Nick PerkinsC6'8"$100,000
43Xavier FordSF6'8"$40,000
93Montell McRaeC6'10"$52,500

Americana for Autism full roster

Like Massinburg, Americana for Autism's Chris Wright is in Italy's A League as a member of Derthona Basket. Wright, a former McDonald's All-American, played his college ball at Georgetown and while stateside, earned G League All-Star honors in 2013, the same year he appeared in three games with the Mavericks.

The winning share for each player on Americana for Autism is not listed on the TBT's site.

No.PlayerPos.Ht.Winning Share
0Delroy JamesC6'8" 
2Kasey ShepherdSG6'3" 
3Chris WrightPG6'1" 
8Isaiah SwannPG6'2' 
21Ronald MarchSG6'5" 
22Nigel JohnsonG6'1" 
24Ryan PearsonPF6'7" 
32Femi OlujobiPF6'9" 
42Talib ZannaPF6'9" 
69J'Covan BrownG6'2" 
86Darryl MonroePF6'7" 

What channel is The Basketball Tournament's championship game on?

  • Date: Tuesday, Aug. 2
  • TV channel: ESPN
  • Streaming: ESPN app | Sling TV

The Basketball Tournament's championship game will be televised on ESPN. You can also stream it on Sling TV, the official streaming partner of TBT.

Viewers who sign up for Sling TV get half off the first month with no long-term contracts. Watch The Basketball Tournament live on ESPN and enjoy access to sports programming on the ESPN family of networks.

The Basketball Tournament championship game start time

  • Date: Tuesday, Aug. 2
  • Time: 8 p.m. ET | 5 p.m. PT

The championship game between Americana for Autism and Blue Collar U will be played at 8 p.m. ET.

The game will take place at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio.

The Basketball Tournament year-by-year winners

Five different teams have been crowned champions in The Basketball Tournament's eight-year history. Neither Americana for Autism nor Blue Collar U have won before.

You can find each of the previous winners below, along with the tournament MVP for each year.

YearWinnerRunner-UpMVP
2014Notre Dame Fighting AlumniTeam BarstoolTyrone Nash
2015Overseas EliteTeam 23DJ Kennedy
2016Overseas EliteTeam ColoradoKyle Fogg
2017Overseas EliteTeam Challenge ALSKyle Fogg
2018Overseas EliteEberlein DriveDJ Kennedy
2019Carmen's CrewGolden EaglesWilliam Buford
2020Golden EaglesSideline CancerDarius Johnson-Odom
2021Boeheim's ArmyTeam 23Tyrese Rice

Gilbert McGregor

Gilbert McGregor first joined The Sporting News in 2018 as a content producer for Global editions of NBA.com. Before covering the game, McGregor played basketball collegiately at Wake Forest, graduating with a Communication degree in 2016. McGregor began covering the NBA during the 2017-18 season and has been on hand for a number of league events.