The Basketball Tournament schedule 2022: Times, TV channels, live streams & more to watch every game

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The Basketball Tournament is back!

The ninth-annual high-stakes tournament is set to make its return on July 16th.

The Basketball Tournament is a 64-team, single-elimination tournament with action-packed hoops from tip-off until the game-winning shot. The Basketball Tournament uses an Elam Ending — which the NBA adopted from TBT for its All-Star Game — to assure that every contest ends on a game-winning bucket.

Teams are packed with former NBA players and college stars, all competing to win $1 million in the winner-take-all tournament.

For the full TBT schedule and how to watch each game, we have you covered below.

How to watch The Basketball Tournament

  • When: July 16th through August 2nd
  • Where: Multiple different regions
  • TV Channel: ESPN Networks
  • Streaming: ESPN app | Sling TV

The Basketball Tournament will be televised on ESPN's family of networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU and the ESPN app. 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 schedule 2022

The Basketball Tournament's first round is broken down into eight different regions. You can find the schedule for each region below, along with game times and TV channels.

Omaha Region
Date Round Matchup Time (ET) Channel (US)
July 16 Round of 64 Gutter Cats vs. The Cru 12 PM
July 16 Round of 64 Team Arkansas vs. Da Guys STL 2 PM ESPN3
July 16 Round of 64 Always Us vs. Jackson Underdawgs 6 PM
July 16 Round of 64 Omaha Blue Crew vs. Team Overtime 8 PM ESPN2

 

Rucker Park Region
Date Round Matchup Time (ET) Channel (US)
July 16 Round of 64 Autism Army vs. Peacock Nation 12 PM ESPN2
July 16 Round of 64 Ex-Pats vs. Big 5 2 PM ESPN3
July 16 Round of 64 YGC vs. Hoopville 6 PM ESPN2
July 16 Round of 64 HBCUnited vs. Skip To My Lou 8 PM ESPN3

 

Xavier Region
Date Round Matchup Time (ET) Channel (US)
July 18 Round of 64 Florida TNT vs. Team AboutBillions 1 PM ESPN3
July 18 Round of 64 Sideline Cancer vs. Defeat Diabetes 3 PM ESPN3
July 18 Round of 64 Nasty Nati vs. Fort Wayne Champs 6 PM ESPN3
July 18 Round of 64 Zip 'Em Up vs. Sweet Home Alabama 8 PM ESPNU

 

New Mexico Region
Date Round Matchup Time (ET) Channel (US)
July 18 Round of 64 LA Cheaters vs. Ram Up 3 PM ESPN3
July 18 Round of 64 Team Challenge ALS vs. Once a Bronco 5 PM ESPN3
July 18 Round of 64 Heartfire vs. Competitive Choice 8 PM ESPN3
July 18 Round of 64 Enchantment vs. Panamaniacs 10 PM ESPNU

 

Wichita Region
Date Round Matchup Time (ET) Channel (US)
July 22 Round of 64 Eberlein Drive vs. Bleed Green 2 PM ESPN3
July 22 Round of 64 Stillwater Stars vs. Air Raiders 4 PM ESPN3
July 22 Round of 64 Purple & Black vs. Lone Star Legends 7 PM ESPN3
July 22 Round of 64 Aftershocks vs. We Are D3 9 PM ESPNU

 

Syracuse Region
Date Round Matchup Time (ET) Channel (US)
July 22 Round of 64 Friday Beers vs. Mental Toughness 12 PM ESPN3
July 22 Round of 64 Blue Collar U vs. NG Saints 2 PM ESPN3
July 22 Round of 64 The Nerd Team vs. Brown & White 5 PM ESPN3
July 22 Round of 64 Boeheim's Army vs. India Rising 7 PM ESPN

 

West Virginia Region
Date Round Matchup Time (ET) Channel (US)
July 24 Round of 64 Bucketneers vs. Fully Loaded 12 PM ESPN3
July 24 Round of 64 WOCO Showtime vs. War Ready 2 PM ESPN3
July 24 Round of 64 Herd That vs. Founding Fathers 5 PM ESPN3
July 24 Round of 64 Best Virginia vs. Virginia Dream 7 PM ESPN2

 

Dayton Region
Date Round Matchup Time (ET) Channel (US)
July 24 Round of 64 TMT vs. Athletics Miami 1 PM ESPN
July 24 Round of 64 Red Scare vs. CitiTeam 3 PM ESPN3
July 24 Round of 64 Men of Mackey vs. Mid American Unity 7 PM ESPN3
July 24 Round of 64 Golden Eagles vs. Ohio 1804 9 PM ESPN3

The Basketball Tournament champions

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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You read that wrong – not Kyrie Irving. From Boston, graduated from the University of New Hampshire. Sixth season as a content producer for NBA.com's Global editions. Covering the NBA Draft has become his annual "dream come true" moment on the job. Irving has a soft spot for pass-first point guards, with Rajon Rondo and Steve Nash being two of his favorite players of all time.