The Basketball Tournament (TBT) is one of the more exciting basketball events happening during the summer. This event brings together some great basketball talent. One of the unique things about this event is that it brings back together some college legends and alumni, forming teams that essentially represents their alma mater or even their state. Last summer, Creighton had their first entry into the The Tournament with the Omaha Blue Crew that included some Creighton alumni, like Jahenns Manigat, as well as players that may have been from the state Nebraska like Deverell Biggs.
The Omaha Blue Crew had a dramatic Elam Ending victory in the first round last summer on Biggs draining the winner from 3.
Similarly, the Blue Crew exited the tournament in a similar fashion as the Aftershocks, made up of mainly Wichita State alumni, came from behind in front of a home crowd at Koch Arena to get the win.
Once again the Omaha Blue Crew joins the TBT with an enhanced roster promoting even more Creighton alumni. Justin Patton, Marcus Foster, Manny Suarez, and Ronnie Harrell are some of the new editions to this year’s squad. Doug McDermott is an assistant coach for the team. Biggs is expected to be back as well as the addition of Omaha native Tre’Shawn Thurman. Even more excitement entails with the potential for the Blue Crew to have their own home court advantage for this summer’s squad.
Each region has a host site for the early rounds. This summer, DJ Sokol Arena, on the Creighton University campus, is one of the host sites for the TBT. Sokol Arena can get pretty loud if you have ever been to any Creighton Volleyball or Woman’s Basketball games. Fans can still get tickets for the TBT and cheer on their team July 16-19. Help make it a home court advantage for the Blue Crew as they take on Team Overtime in the first round. While Omaha is hosting, the Blue Crew is the #3 seed in the region bracket. The bracket is headed by the Gutter Cat Gang that includes
WBR Bracket Challenge
To add some excitement to the festivities, The Basketball Tournament has a Bracket Challenge where everyone can sign up and pick who will win the $1 million cash prize. For the fans, you will get your own investment as the TBT is giving away prizes to tournament challenge winners.
- First place: $4,000
- Second place: $1,000
- Third place: $500 one
- Fourth through Tenth: $200
- Eleventh through Twentieth place: $100
- Twenty-first through One Hundredth place: $50
- One hundred through One thousandth place: $20
At WBR, we’re excited to be a part of The Basketball Tournament again this year by having our own League as part of the Bitcoin Bracket Challenge. Not only can you win the overall top prizes, but the White & Blue Review League winner also gets some great prizes separate from this that includes some Omaha Blue Crew team gear and a Puma Gift Card.
Enter Here: https://bracket.thetournament.com/leagues/join/S2K5F0X1
