Men of Mackey Receive No. 4 Seed in 2024 TBT
The Men of Mackey received a No. 4 seed in the Butler Regional of the 2024 TBT. The team — a roster primarily filled with Purdue alumni — will play the No. 5 seed, the Fort Wayne Champs, in the opening round.
Seedings, matchups and tip-off dates and times were released earlier this week. The Men of Mackey will play the Fort Wayne Champs at 3 p.m. ET on July 19. The game will air on TBT Live.
If Men of Mackey wins its first game, we could see a rivalry matchup in the following round. Assembly Ball (Indiana alumni) received the No. 1 seed in the TBT and will play No. 8 seed The Cru (Valparaiso alumni) at 8 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.
Games in the Butler Regional will be played at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Here's a look at the matchups for the first round of the TBT:
No. 1 Assembly Ball (Indiana alumni) vs. No. 8 The Cru (Valparaiso alumni)
- Date: Friday, July 19
- Time: 8 p.m. ET
- TV: Big Ten Network
No. 4 Men of Mackey (Purdue alumni) vs. No. 5 Fort Wayne Champs
- Date: Friday, July 19
- Time: 3 p.m. ET
- TV: TBT Live
No. 3 Team Arkansas (Arkansas alumni) vs. No. 6 Eberlein Drive
- Date: Friday, July 19
- Time: 1 p.m. ET
- TV: TBT Live
No. 2 All Good Dawgs (Butler alumni) vs. No. 7 Fail Harder
- Date: Friday, July 19
- Time: 6 p.m. ET
- TV: Fox Sports 2
Men of Mackey roster (school)
- Sasha Stefanovic (Purdue)
- Kelsey Barlow (Purdue)
- David Jenkins Jr. (Purdue)
- Jon Octeus (Purdue)
- Aaron Wheeler (Purdue)
- Eric Hunter Jr. (Purdue)
- Malik Osborne (Florida State)
- Ian Miller (Florida State)
- Max Landis (Purdue Fort Wayne)
- Bobby Planutis (Purdue Fort Wayne)
What is TBT?
TBT (The Basketball Tournament) is a summer basketball event that features several former college basketball standouts. It's a single-elimination event — similar to the NCAA Tournament — with a $1 million, winner-take-all prize at stake.
Men of Mackey will start the TBT in the Butler Regional (Indianapolis) and play at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Games are scheduled to be played between July 19-23 for the regional. Both Indiana and Butler will also have alumni teams participating in this year's TBT event.
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