This year marks the 10th edition of The Basketball Tournament, a winner-take-all competition that has a massive prize for the champion.
There are 64 total teams in the 2023 tournament, and those rosters are packed with Division I and NBA talent. TBT players are no longer in the primes of their basketball careers, but they are certainly giving maximum effort each game knowing what lies at the end of the road.
How much money will the winning team earn at The Basketball Tournament? Here is a breakdown of how the prize money is distributed.
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The Basketball Tournament prize money: How much do the winners make?
The Basketball Tournament presents participants with an all-or-nothing scenario. The last team standing will receive $1 million, and losing teams will walk away with nothing.
Prize money does not have to be handed out evenly. For example, The Ville has several players set to snag a share of $66,666 if it wins, but forward Luke Hancock and the team's coaches have agreed to take only $14,285.
Other teams, such as Boeheim's Army and Heartfire, have agreed to award each player the same share with slightly less going to the coaches. Bleed Green decided to give all members of the team the same share regardless of status.
The Basketball Tournament schedule 2023
- Dates: July 19-Aug. 3
- TV channels: ESPN | ESPN2 | ESPNU
- Live stream: ESPN+ | Sling TV
The Basketball Tournament will be available to watch on the ESPN family of networks. Basketball fans can also stream TBT games via Sling TV.
Sling TV is now offering HALF OFF the first month, effective immediately. Sling base packages (Sling Orange or Sling Blue) are starting at just $20 for the first month. Sling Orange + Blue is starting at $27.50 for the first month!
Round of 64
| Date | Result |
| July 19 | Bleed Green 94, Rise & Grind 78 |
| July 19 | In The Lab 88, HBCUnited 58 |
| July 19 | The Enchantment 77, Austin's Own 66 |
| July 19 | Air Raiders 83, Purple Hearts 64 |
| Date | Result |
| July 19 | Show Me Squad 96, Vegas Rebellion 90 |
| July 19 | Mass Street 70, We Are D3 67 |
| July 19 | LA Cheaters 86, Living The Dream 72 |
| July 20 | Heartfire 69, JUCO Products 66 |
| July 20 | Team Arkansas 70, Ram Up 58 |
| July 20 | Beale Street Boys 73, Broad Street Birds 67 |
| July 20 | Purple & Black 72, DaGuys STL 59 |
| July 20 | AfterShocks 66, B1 Ballers 54 |
| Date | Result |
| July 21 | The Program for Autism 91, Team DRC 76 |
| July 21 | Fort Wayne Champs 85, Bucketneers 52 |
| July 21 | Nasty Nati 88, The Money Team 76 |
| July 21 | Zip Em Up 84, Georgia Kingz 78 |
| Date | Result |
| July 24 | Blue Collar U 78, Big 5 76 |
| July 24 | The Nerd Team 54, Happy Valley Hoopers 49 |
| July 24 | Boeheim's Army 99, Team Gibson 83 |
| July 24 | Virginia Dream 79, The Commonwealth 73 |
| Date | Result |
| July 25 | Challenge ALS: Florida 95, DawgTown 66 |
| July 25 | Sideline Cancer 83, Ram Nation 72 |
| July 25 | Best Virginia 70, Dubois Dream 68 |
| July 25 | Herd That 86, Zoo Crew 71 |
| Date | Result |
| July 25 | Gutter Cats 77, The Nawf 72 |
| July 25 | Shell Shock 77, Gataverse 74 |
| July 25 | The Ville 91, War Ready 67 |
| July 25 | Jackson TN Underdawgs 88, Eberlein Drive 68 |
| Date | Result |
| July 26 | Friday Beers 84, Athletics Miami 72 |
| July 26 | Men of Mackey 70, Team Colorado 68 |
| July 26 | Carmen's Crew 80, Team Overtime 68 |
| July 26 | India Rising 77, Red Scare 67 |
Round of 32
| Date | Result |
| July 21 | Team Arkansas 63, Purple & Black 52 |
| July 21 | Bleed Green 83, In The Lab 72 |
| July 21 | Aftershocks 73, Beale Street Boys 69 |
| July 21 | The Enchantment 84, Air Raiders 67 |
| July 22 | Heartfire 62, LA Cheaters 57 |
| July 22 | Mass Street 69, Show Me Squad 65 |
| July 22 | Program For Autism 86, Fort Wayne Champs 74 |
| July 22 | Nasty Nati 77, Zip Em Up 73 |
| July 26 | Blue Collar U 107, Virginia Dream 86 |
| July 26 | Boeheim's Army 83, The Nerd Team 75 |
| July 27 | Gutter Cats 71, Shell Shock 57 |
| July 27 | Herd That 74, Best Virginia 61 |
| July 27 | The Ville 79, Jackson TN Underdawgs 74 |
| July 27 | Sideline Cancer 60, Challenge ALS: Florida 51 |
| July 28 | Friday Beers 73, Men of Mackey 68 |
| July 28 | Carmen's Crew 82, India Rising 56 |
Sweet 16
| Date | Result |
| July 23 | Bleed Green 70, The Enchantment 57 |
| July 23 | Heartfire 73, Mass Street 60 |
| July 23 | Aftershocks 63, Team Arkansas 59 |
| July 24 | Nasty Nati 76, The Program For Autism 51 |
| July 28 | Boeheim's Army 69, Blue Collar U 54 |
| July 29 | Gutter Cats 64, The Ville 62 |
| July 29 | Herd That 73, Sideline Cancer 64 |
| July 29 | Friday Beers 72, Carmen's Crew 63 |
Elite 8
| Date | Result |
| July 25 | Heartfire 76, Aftershocks 53 |
| July 30 | Herd That 88, Boeheim's Army 71 |
| July 31 | Friday Beers 72, Nasty Nati 66 |
| July 31 | Bleed Green 72, Gutter Cats 61 |
Final Four
| Date | Region/Game | Time (ET) | Channel |
| Aug. 2 | Heartfire vs. Herd That | 7 p.m. | ESPN |
| Aug. 2 | Friday Beers vs. Bleed Green | 9 p.m. | ESPN3 |
| Aug. 3 | Championship | 7 p.m. | ESPN3 |
The Basketball Tournament winners by year
Six different teams have won The Basketball Tournament. Overseas Elite has the most TBT championships with four after dominating the competition from 2015-18.
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | MVP |
| 2014 | Notre Dame Fighting Alumni | Team Barstool | Tyrone Nash |
| 2015 | Overseas Elite | Team 23 | D.J. Kennedy |
| 2016 | Overseas Elite | Team Colorado | Kyle Fogg |
| 2017 | Overseas Elite | Team Challenge ALS | Kyle Fogg |
| 2018 | Overseas Elite | Eberlein Drive | D.J. 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 |
| 2022 | Blue Collar U | Americana for Autism | C.J. Massinburg |