TBT - The Basketball Tournament 2023

[bearcatbret]

Freese was the problem not Yancy. Yancy got the blame but that was displaced,

[GoBearcats31]

Well we have UC guys and Xavier guys throwing each other’s bracket placards on the floor. Hope the refs know what’s up. At least Yancy and Freese won’t be there?

Frease is there but not playing

[Lobot]

Well we have UC guys and Xavier guys throwing each other’s bracket placards on the floor. Hope the refs know what’s up. At least Yancy and Freese won’t be there?

[bearcatbret]

Status Report for Zip Em Up vs Nasty Nati

Zip Em Up
- OUT: Kaiser Gates
- QUESTIONABLE: JP Macura
- All Others Active

Nasty Nati
- OUT: Keith Williams and Tre Scott
- All Others Active

If Macura went to a public school, he would have been suspended on a few occasions. I am kind of surprised that once he left the protection of X that he has not ended up in jail.

[GoBearcats31]

Status Report for Zip Em Up vs Nasty Nati

Zip Em Up
- OUT: Kaiser Gates
- QUESTIONABLE: JP Macura
- All Others Active

Nasty Nati
- OUT: Keith Williams and Tre Scott
- All Others Active

[Bearcat9796]

Xmas in July tomorrow... read Lyons was trying to start **** in tunnel with our guys

[Lobot]

They played pretty well. Went into a dead stretch around the end of the third quarter. Looked great down the stretch. Elam Ending was never a factor

[GoBearcats31]

Play the Xavier team on Saturday at 8. Big comeback (15-2 run) to set a matchup with the UC squad.

[GoBearcats31]

Tonight at 6 pm -- hopefully they can finally win a game in the TBT / get these guys a win at Cintas

They won 88-76 behind 28 from Jarron and 24 from Jake per Twitter

[GoBearcats31]

Tonight at 6 pm -- hopefully they can finally win a game in the TBT / get these guys a win at Cintas

[GoBearcats31]

Scott Springer article

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/university-of-cincinnati/2023/07/18/ucs-nasty-nati-hopes-to-win-friday-in-tbt-at-xaviers-cintas-center/70422862007/

[Lobot]

And yes, if UC’s alumni guys get past the first round, there is a potential second rounder with Xavier’s guys.

[GoBearcats31]

TBT 2023: Teams, brackets, schedules and more

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...dules-brackets

The teams will be divided into eight regionals, with two of them taking place in Wichita, Kansas. The other seven cities hosting TBT's three-round regionals are Lubbock, Texas; Cincinnati; Syracuse, New York; Wheeling, West Virginia; Dayton, Ohio; and Louisville, Kentucky. Quarterfinals will be played in Wichita, Wheeling, Dayton and Louisville. The semifinals and championship game will be held in Philadelphia.

Xavier Regional

Round 1

Game 1: No. 1 Program for Autism vs. No. 8 Team DRC (Friday, July 21, 1 p.m. EDT, ESPN+)
Game 2: No. 4 Bucketneers (ETSU) vs. No. 5 Fort Wayne Champs (Friday, July 21, 3 p.m. EDT, ESPN+)
Game 3: No. 3 The Money Team vs. No. 6 Nasty Nati (Cincinnati) (Friday, July 21, 6 p.m. EDT, ESPN+)
Game 4: No. 2 Zip Em Up (Xavier) vs. No. 7 Georgia Kingz (Friday, July 21, 8 p.m. EDT, ESPN+)

Round 2

Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner (Saturday, July 22, 6 p.m. EDT, ESPN+)
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner (Saturday, July 22, 8 p.m. EDT, ESPN+)

Regional final: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner (Monday, July 24, 7 p.m. EDT, ESPN+)

[GoBearcats31]

Nasty Nati is the #6 seed in the Xavier regional, facing #3 The Money Team. Winner could face #2 Xavier alum team.

The first round game will be on Friday, July 21 at 6 p.m. and televised on ESPN+.

The Money Team's roster includes Corey Davis and Devin Davis (Houston), Cincinnati native Jordon Crawford, former Ole Miss star Terrico White, and former 2nd round NBA draft pick Mike Scott from Virginia -- among others.

[GoBearcats31]

Looks like generally same squad as last year, which fell in the first round. I believe Cintas Center is hosting games again this year, so Nasty Nati would likely slot in there again.


Will be fun to hear about the Cronin era "legends" playing against the current players in summer open gyms. At least that was cool to hear last year.