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FOX Sports, TBT Announce Extension For New-Look, $2M Tournament

  • The Basketball Tournament is back on FOX Sports for two years, with 20 games across FOX/FS1/FS2 and the winner-take-all $2 million championship airing Aug. 2.
  • The field is trimmed to 16 teams split into alumni vs. non-alumni sides, with a best-of-three first round before single-elimination — alum games will be held July 18–24 and the Vegas (non-alumni) bracket runs July 22–30.
  • Watch for familiar names and ex-NBA talent — Michael Beasley, Willie Cauley-Stein, Frank Mason III, Buddy Boeheim and a Vegas entry led by two-time All-Star Baron Davis.
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