• All 63 Games to Air on ESPN Networks; 33 on ESPN or ESPN2
• ESPN College Basketball Analysts Jordan Cornette, Fran Fraschilla and Seth Greenberg Lead TBT 2021 Commentator Team
• Regional Events Tip Off July 16-17 in Wichita and West Virginia
• One Million Dollar Winner-Take All Championship Airs August 3, in Primetime on ESPN

ESPN tips off its eighth year of coverage of The Basketball Tournament (TBT) – the single-elimination tournament featuring top professional, college alumni and international basketball players competing for a winner-take-all one million dollar prize – on Friday, July 16. All 63 games of the tournament, featuring the Elam Ending, will air on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPN3, with 33 games on ESPN or ESPN2.

Sixty-four (64) teams will be split into four Regionals to be played over two weekends in July. Two teams from each Regional will advance to Championship Week in Dayton, July 31 – Aug. 3, where the event will culminate with the winner-take-all game for $1 million. All four quarterfinal games will be played on Saturday, July 31, beginning with the first doubleheader tipping at noon on ESPN and followed by a primetime doubleheader at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. The semifinals are set for Sunday, Aug. 1, at noon and 2:30 p.m. ET, while the championship game will be played on Tuesday, Aug. 3, at 9 p.m. The semifinals and championship games will air on ESPN.

TBT will also debut its 33-Point Contest™ featuring contestants squaring off in single-elimination bracket format, to see who can hit 11 three-pointers first, totaling 33 points. The event will air on ESPN between the semifinal games on Sunday, Aug. 1, at 2 p.m.

In addition to game telecasts on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3, TBT games will be available live and on-demand in more than 187 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Oceania and the Caribbean. Fans around the world can stream these games via the ESPN App, ESPN Player and TSN Go.

TBT 2021 will feature 69 players with NBA experience, 28 college alumni teams and international professionals playing in top leagues across the world.

ESPN college basketball analysts Jordan Cornette, Dan Dakich, Fran Fraschilla and Seth Greenberg headline the commentator teams for the event. Jen Hale and Angel Gray will serve as the sideline reporters throughout the tournament.

Commentators Include:

Brock Bowling – Bowling, the play-by-play voice of the G-League’s Greensboro Strom, has called TBT games since 2017.

Jordan Cornette – Cornette is a college basketball analyst and host on shows across ESPN networks. This is his first TBT.

Dan Dakich – Dakich has worked games and in-studio for ESPN since joining the network in 2010.

Eric Duick – Duick has called a variety of sports, including basketball, football and wrestling, and has called TBT since 2015.

Fran Fraschilla – Fraschilla has covered basketball at every level since joining ESPN as an analyst in 2003, including college, NBA Draft, FIBA events and more.

Seth Greenberg – Greenberg is one of the network’s top analysts, working games and studio shows, including College GameDay.

Matt Martucci – The voice of St. Joseph’s basketball, Martucci has called TBT since 2017.

Errick McCollum – Former point guard for TBT Champion Oversees Elite 2015-18.

Bob Rathbun – The longtime voice of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, Rathbun will call multiple rounds, including the TBT semifinals and Championship.

Tim Scarborough – Scarborough is a college basketball analyst and has called TBT since 2018.

Chris Vosters – Vosters has called a variety of sports, including college basketball. Vosters will call multiple rounds of the tournament.

Angel Gray – Gray covers the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers and serves as analyst for WNBA telecasts. This is her first TBT and she will report from the sidelines of the West Virginia and Illinois Regionals as well as the quarterfinals and semifinals.

Jen Hale – Hale, who covers the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans in addition to her national assignments, will handle sideline reporting for games at the Wichita and Columbus Regionals along with the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship games.

TBT Regionals and Championship Week Locations

Wichita Regional (Koch Arena; Wichita, Kan.) – July 16-20

West Virginia Regional (Charleston Coliseum) – July 17-21

Columbus Regional (Covelli Center; Columbus, Ohio) – July 23-27

Illinois Regional (Peoria Civic Center; Peoria, Ill.) –  July 24-28

Championship Week (University of Dayton Arena; Dayton, Ohio) – July 31-August 3

For more information, including the complete 64-team bracket, visit www.thetournament.com.

Wichita Regional

Koch Arena; Friday, July 16 – Tuesday, July 20

West Virginia Regional

Charleston Coliseum; Saturday, July 17 – Wednesday, July 21

Columbus Regional

Covelli Center; Friday, July 23 – Tuesday, July 27

Illinois Regional

Peoria Civic Center; Saturday, July 24 – Wednesday, July 28

Championship Week – Saturday, July 31 – Tuesday, August 3

University of Dayton Arena

Media Contact: Amy Ufnowski [email protected], @amyuf