What channel is The Basketball Tournament semifinals on? TV schedule, live streams, start time

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After nearly two weeks of competition, four teams remain.

On Saturday, July 30, the last teams standing in The Basketball Tournament will face off in the semifinals. The winners of each game will advance to the finals and square off on Tuesday, Aug. 2, for an opportunity to take home $1 million.

Aftershocks was the first team to secure a spot in the semifinals. Americana for Autism joined them on Thursday by defeating Florida TNT in the quarterfinals.

On Friday, Blue Collar U and Red Scare eliminated Heartfire and Best Virginia, respectively, to keep their championship hopes alive.

Here's everything you need to know about how to watch the semifinals of The Basketball Tournament.

MORE: The Basketball Tournament bracket: Updated scores, results

What channel is The Basketball Tournament semifinals on?

  • Date: Saturday, July 30
  • TV channel: ESPN
  • Streaming: ESPN app | Sling TV

The Basketball Tournament semifinals will be televised on ESPN. 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 semifinals start time

  • Date: Saturday, July 30
  • Time: 4 p.m. ET | 1 p.m. PT

The first semifinal game between Aftershocks and Americana for Autism will be played at 4 p.m. ET. The second game between Blue Collar U and Red Scare is scheduled to tip off at 6 p.m. ET.

Both games will be played 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. 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

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Scott Rafferty is an experienced NBA journalist who first started writing for The Sporting News in 2017. There are few things he appreciates more than a Nikola Jokic no-look pass, Klay Thompson heat check or Giannis Antetokounmpo eurostep. He's a member of the NBA Global team.