The championship game of this year's The Basketball Tournament has arrived.
Over the past two weeks, 64 teams have been competing for a chance to win $1 million. Now, only two teams remain.
In defeating Red Scare over the weekend, Blue Collar U punched its ticket to the final. Waiting for it? Americana for Autism, which defeated AfterShocks in the semifinals to advance to the final round.
Americana for Autism and Blue Collar U will face off on Tuesday. Winner takes all.
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
— TBT (@thetournament) July 31, 2022
Your $1M Championship Game colors:
🔵 Blue Collar U will wear blue
⚪ Americana for Autism will wear white pic.twitter.com/eX03uRNTMW
Here's everything you need to know about how to watch The Basketball Tournament's championship game.
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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.
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 |