The Basketball Tournament is back!
The ninth-annual high-stakes tournament is set to make its return on July 16th.
The Basketball Tournament is a 64-team, single-elimination tournament with action-packed hoops from tip-off until the game-winning shot. The Basketball Tournament uses an Elam Ending — which the NBA adopted from TBT for its All-Star Game — to assure that every contest ends on a game-winning bucket.
Teams are packed with former NBA players and college stars, all competing to win $1 million in the winner-take-all tournament.
For the full TBT schedule and how to watch each game, we have you covered below.
How to watch The Basketball Tournament
- When: July 16th through August 2nd
- Where: Multiple different regions
- TV Channel: ESPN Networks
- Streaming: ESPN app | Sling TV
The Basketball Tournament will be televised on ESPN's family of networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU and the ESPN app. You can also stream The Basketball Tournament 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 schedule 2022
The Basketball Tournament's first round is broken down into eight different regions. You can find the schedule for each region below, along with game times and TV channels.
| Date | Round | Matchup | Time (ET) | Channel (US) |
| July 16 | Round of 64 | Gutter Cats vs. The Cru | 12 PM | – |
| July 16 | Round of 64 | Team Arkansas vs. Da Guys STL | 2 PM | ESPN3 |
| July 16 | Round of 64 | Always Us vs. Jackson Underdawgs | 6 PM | – |
| July 16 | Round of 64 | Omaha Blue Crew vs. Team Overtime | 8 PM | ESPN2 |
| Date | Round | Matchup | Time (ET) | Channel (US) |
| July 16 | Round of 64 | Autism Army vs. Peacock Nation | 12 PM | ESPN2 |
| July 16 | Round of 64 | Ex-Pats vs. Big 5 | 2 PM | ESPN3 |
| July 16 | Round of 64 | YGC vs. Hoopville | 6 PM | ESPN2 |
| July 16 | Round of 64 | HBCUnited vs. Skip To My Lou | 8 PM | ESPN3 |
| Date | Round | Matchup | Time (ET) | Channel (US) |
| July 18 | Round of 64 | Florida TNT vs. Team AboutBillions | 1 PM | ESPN3 |
| July 18 | Round of 64 | Sideline Cancer vs. Defeat Diabetes | 3 PM | ESPN3 |
| July 18 | Round of 64 | Nasty Nati vs. Fort Wayne Champs | 6 PM | ESPN3 |
| July 18 | Round of 64 | Zip 'Em Up vs. Sweet Home Alabama | 8 PM | ESPNU |
| Date | Round | Matchup | Time (ET) | Channel (US) |
| July 18 | Round of 64 | LA Cheaters vs. Ram Up | 3 PM | ESPN3 |
| July 18 | Round of 64 | Team Challenge ALS vs. Once a Bronco | 5 PM | ESPN3 |
| July 18 | Round of 64 | Heartfire vs. Competitive Choice | 8 PM | ESPN3 |
| July 18 | Round of 64 | Enchantment vs. Panamaniacs | 10 PM | ESPNU |
| Date | Round | Matchup | Time (ET) | Channel (US) |
| July 22 | Round of 64 | Eberlein Drive vs. Bleed Green | 2 PM | ESPN3 |
| July 22 | Round of 64 | Stillwater Stars vs. Air Raiders | 4 PM | ESPN3 |
| July 22 | Round of 64 | Purple & Black vs. Lone Star Legends | 7 PM | ESPN3 |
| July 22 | Round of 64 | Aftershocks vs. We Are D3 | 9 PM | ESPNU |
| Date | Round | Matchup | Time (ET) | Channel (US) |
| July 22 | Round of 64 | Friday Beers vs. Mental Toughness | 12 PM | ESPN3 |
| July 22 | Round of 64 | Blue Collar U vs. NG Saints | 2 PM | ESPN3 |
| July 22 | Round of 64 | The Nerd Team vs. Brown & White | 5 PM | ESPN3 |
| July 22 | Round of 64 | Boeheim's Army vs. India Rising | 7 PM | ESPN |
| Date | Round | Matchup | Time (ET) | Channel (US) |
| July 24 | Round of 64 | Bucketneers vs. Fully Loaded | 12 PM | ESPN3 |
| July 24 | Round of 64 | WOCO Showtime vs. War Ready | 2 PM | ESPN3 |
| July 24 | Round of 64 | Herd That vs. Founding Fathers | 5 PM | ESPN3 |
| July 24 | Round of 64 | Best Virginia vs. Virginia Dream | 7 PM | ESPN2 |
| Date | Round | Matchup | Time (ET) | Channel (US) |
| July 24 | Round of 64 | TMT vs. Athletics Miami | 1 PM | ESPN |
| July 24 | Round of 64 | Red Scare vs. CitiTeam | 3 PM | ESPN3 |
| July 24 | Round of 64 | Men of Mackey vs. Mid American Unity | 7 PM | ESPN3 |
| July 24 | Round of 64 | Golden Eagles vs. Ohio 1804 | 9 PM | ESPN3 |
The Basketball Tournament champions
Five different teams have been crowned champions in The Basketball Tournament's eight-year history. You can find each of them below, along with the tournament MVP for each year.
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | MVP |
| 2014 | Notre Dame Fighting Alumni | Team Barstool | Tyrone Nash |
| 2015 | Overseas Elite | Team 23 | DJ Kennedy |
| 2016 | Overseas Elite | Team Colorado | Kyle Fogg |
| 2017 | Overseas Elite | Team Challenge ALS | Kyle Fogg |
| 2018 | Overseas Elite | Eberlein Drive | DJ Kennedy |
| 2019 | Carmen's Crew | Golden Eagles | William Buford |
| 2020 | Golden Eagles | Sideline Cancer | Darius Johnson-Odom |
| 2021 | Boeheim's Army | Team 23 | Tyrese Rice |