The Basketball Tournament (TBT) – the $1 million, winner-take-all summer basketball event broadcast live on ESPN networks has announced the bracket for this year's tournament.
AfterShocks, the Wichita State alumni team, and Mass Street, the Kansas alumni team, will serve as the featured teams for the Wichita Super Regionals, which comprises two separate eight-team events. The games, which will take place July 19-23, will be played at Charles Koch Arena from July 19-23. Charles Koch Arena will also host a TBT quarterfinals game on July 25.
AfterShocks, the number one seed in their regional, is organized by former Wichita State basketball players Zach Bush, JR Simon, and Garrett Stutz. Bush will continue to be the team's head coach. AfterShocks' roster currently includes:
● Conner Frankamp (2015-18)
● Markis McDuffie (2015-19)
● Darral Willis (2016-18)
● Samajae Haynes-Jones (2017-19)
● Asbjorn Midtgaard (2017-20)
● Trey Wade (2019-21)
● Alterique Gilbert (2020-21)
● Marcus Lee (Kentucky/Cal-Berkeley)
● Tyrus McGee (Iowa State)
● Jordan Parks (North Carolina Central)
The rest of the region includes:
● #2 seed Purple & Black (Kansas State alumni): The Kansas State alumni team features Jacob Pullen, Henry Walker, Kamau Stokes, and Marcus Foster, amongst other former Kansas State players.
● #3 seed Team Arkansas (Arkansas alumni)
● #4 seed Beale Street Boys (Memphis alumni)
● #5 seed Broad Street Birds (Temple alumni)
● #6 seed Ram Up (Colorado State alumni)
● #7 seed DaGuys STL
● #8 seed B1 Ballers
AfterShocks will take on the #8 seed B1 Ballers in the team's first-round game on Thursday, July 20 at 8 pm CT. If AfterShocks advances to the second round, they will face the winner of #4 seed Beale Street Boys and #5 seed Broad Street Birds on Friday, July 21 at 8 pm CT. The regional championship game for the AfterShocks bracket will be Sunday, July 23 at 4 pm CT.
Mass Street is organized by Mass Street Collective, the Name, Image and Likeness collective for University of Kansas student-athletes. Marcus and Markieff Morris, two former Kansas players who are currently in the NBA, will be on Mass Street’s coaching staff. Former Jayhawks guards Keith Langford and Tyshawn Taylor are already committed to being on the roster along with Devon Dotson, Mario Little, Lagerald Vick, Marcus Garrett, Wayne Selden Jr., Thomas Robinson, and Jamari Traylor Further commitments will be announced in the coming weeks.
The rest of the region includes:
● #2 seed Heartfire
● #3 seed LA Cheaters
● #4 seed Show Me Squad (Missouri alumni): The first year Missouri alumni team features Dree Gholston and Isiaih Mosley from this year's Missouri NCAA Tournament team, in addition to other alumni like Jordan Geist, Jontay Porter, and Mitchell Smith. Phil Pressey will be the team's head coach.
● #5 seed Vegas Rebellion (UNLV alumni)
● #6 seed Living The Dream
● #7 seed Juco Products
● #8 seed We Are D3
Mass Street will take on the #8 seed We Are D3 in the team's first-round game on Wednesday, July 19 at 8 pm CT. If Mass Street advances to the second round, they will face the winner of #4 seed Show Me Squad (Missouri alumni) and #5 seed Vegas Rebellion (UNLV alumni) on Saturday, July 22 at 3 pm CT. The championship game for Mass Street's regional will be Sunday, July 23 at 2 pm CT.
The winner of the AfterShocks' regional will take on the winner of Mass Street's regional in Charles Koch Arena in TBT's quarterfinals game on Tuesday, July 25, at 8 pm CT.
For more information on the Wichita Super Regional or to purchase tickets, visit TheTournament.com/Wichita.
2023 TBT Wichita Regional Schedule
Wichita, Kan. / Charles Koch Arena
Mass Street Regional
Round of 64 // Wednesday, July 19
G1 - 6 p.m. CT – (4) Show Me Squad (Missouri) vs. (5) Vegas Rebellion (UNLV) | ESPN+
G2 - 8 p.m. CT – (1) Mass Street (Kansas) vs. (8) We Are D3 | ESPN+
G3 - 10 p.m. CT – (3) LA Cheaters vs. (6) Living The Dream | ESPN+
Round of 64 // Thursday, July 20
G4 - 11 a.m. CT – (2) Heartfire vs. (7) Juco Products | ESPN+
Round of 32 Round // Saturday, July 22:
G5 - 1 pm CT - Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner | ESPN+
G6 - 3 pm CT – Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner | ESPN+
Round of 16 // Sunday, July 23:
G7 - 2 pm CT -- Winner of Game 5 vs. Game 6 | ESPNU
AfterShocks Regional
Round of 64 // Thursday, July 20
G1 - 1 p.m. CT – (3) Team Arkansas (Arkansas) vs. (6) Ram Up (Colorado State) | ESPN+
G2 - 3 p.m. CT – (4) Beale Street Boys (Memphis) vs. (5) Broad Street Birds (Temple) | ESPN+
G3 - 6 p.m. CT – (2) Purple & Black (Kansas State) vs. (7) DaGuys STL | ESPN2
G4 - 8 p.m. CT - (1) AfterShocks (Wichita State) vs. (8) B1 Ballers | ESPN2
Round of 32 Round // Friday, July 21:
G5 - 6 pm CT - Game 2 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner | ESPN2
G6 - 8 pm CT – Game 1 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner | ESPN2
Round of 16 // Sunday, July 23:
G7 - 4 pm CT -- Winner of Game 5 vs. Game 6 | ESPNU
TBT Quarterfinals // Tuesday, July 25:
G8 - 8 p.m. CT -- Winner of Mass Street Regional vs. Winner of AfterShocks Regional