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Boeheim's Army

Boeheim's Army
Boeheim's Army logo
LeaguesThe Basketball Tournament
Founded2015
HistoryBoeheim's Army (2015–present)
Team colorsOrange and white
   
General managerKevin Belbey & Shaun Belbey
Head coachRyan Blackwell
Championships1 (2021)
WebsiteTeam page
Team namesake Jim Boeheim

Boeheim's Army are an American basketball team that participates in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), an annual winner-take-all single-elimination tournament. The team's roster consists of professional basketball players who compete outside of the NBA, most of whom played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team. The TBT team is an independent entity that is named after Jim Boeheim, longtime coach of the college team. Boeheim's Army first played in the tournament in 2015; in 2021, they won the championship and a $1 million prize.

History

2015

In TBT 2015, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Northeast Regional and received a first-round bye.[1]

Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref.
Team Seed
July 18 Second round Philadelphia, PA 91–73 NYCSuperstars Northeast No. 13 [2]
July 19 Third round 92–91 (OT) 20th & Olney Northeast No. 8 [3]
July 24 Super 17 Chicago, IL 78–72 Liberty Ballers Northeast No. 5 [4][5]
July 25 Quarterfinals 76–80 Team City of Gods Northeast No. 3 [6]

2016

In TBT 2016, the team was seeded no. 2 in the Northeast Regional.

Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref.
Team Seed
July 16 First round Philadelphia, PA 87–59 Basketball City Northeast No. [7]
July 17 Second round 86–82 North Broad Street Bullies Northeast No. [8]
July 21 Super 16 84–91 The Untouchables Northeast No 3. [9]

2017

Eric Devendorf was named to the All-Tournament team in 2017.

For TBT 2017, the team was seeded no. 3 in the Northeast Region.

Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref.
Team Seed
July 8 First round Philadelphia, PA 99–66 Dubois Dream Northeast No. 14 [10]
July 9 Second round 106–100 (2OT) Gaelnation Northeast No. 11 [11]
July 20 Regional semifinals Brooklyn, NY 65–61 Team Fancy Northeast No. 7 [12]
July 23 Regional final 72–67 Team FOE Northeast No. 4 [13]
August 1 National semifinal Baltimore, MD 77–81 Overseas Elite South No. 1 [14]

2018

For TBT 2018, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Northeast Region.

Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref.
Team Seed
July 21 Round 1 Brooklyn, NY 90–72 South Jamaica Kings Northeast No. 17 [15]
July 22 Round 2 60–55 Team Fancy Northeast No. 8 [16]
July 28 Super 16 Atlanta, GA 73–69 Armored Athlete Northeast No. 4 [17]
July 29 Quarterfinals 86–90 Golden Eagles Northeast No. 3 [18]

2019

For TBT 2019, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Syracuse Regional.

Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref.
Team Seed
July 26 Round 1 SRC Arena,
Syracuse, NY		 68–65 We Are D3 Syracuse No. 8 [19]
July 27 Round 2 84–74 GaelNation Syracuse No. 5 [20]
July 28 Round 3 72–84 Team Brotherly Love Syracuse No. 3 [21]

2020

For TBT 2020, the team was the no. 3 overall seed in a field reduced to 24 teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and received a first-round bye.

Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref.
Team Seed
July 7 Round of 16 Nationwide Arena,
Columbus, Ohio		 76–69 Men of Mackey 19th overall [22]
July 11 Quarterfinals 48–65 Sideline Cancer 22nd overall [23]

2021

Tyrese Rice, who played college basketball for Boston College rather than Syracuse, was named tournament MVP in 2021.

For TBT 2021, the team was seeded no. 3 in the Illinois Regional.

See also: The Basketball Tournament 2021 squads – Illinois Regional § No. 3 Boeheim's Army
Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref.
Team Seed
July 24 First round Covelli Center,
Columbus, Ohio		 65–53 Forces of Seoul Illinois No. 14 [24][25]
July 26 Second round 68–62 Heartfire Illinois No. 11 [26][27]
July 28 Regional semifinals 69–54 Always a Brave Illinois No. 7 [28][29]
July 31 Regional final UD Arena,
Dayton, Ohio		 73–69 Golden Eagles Illinois No. 1 [30][31]
August 1 Semifinal 66–64 Florida TNT Wichita No. 5 [32][33]
August 3 Final 69–67 Team 23 West Virginia No. 6 [34][35]

2022

For TBT 2022, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Syracuse Regional.[36]

Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref.
Team Seed
July 22 First round SRC Arena
Syracuse, New York		 90–62 India Rising Syracuse No. 8 [37]
July 23 Second round 74–81 The Nerd Team Syracuse No. 4 [38]

2023

For TBT 2023, the team was seeded no. 2 in the Syracuse Regional.[39]

Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref.
Team Seed
July 24 First round The Oncenter
Syracuse, New York		 99–83 Team Gibson Syracuse No. 7 [40]
July 26 Second round 83–75 The Nerd Team Syracuse No. 3 [41]
July 28 Third round 69–55 Blue Collar U Syracuse No. 1 [42]
July 30 Quarterfinals WesBanco Arena
Wheeling, West Virginia		 71–88 Herd That West Virginia No. 4 [43]

2024

Boeheim's Army announced that they were not able to compete in the 2024 tournament due to scheduling issues.

Record by years

Keifer Sykes hit the game-winning shot in the 2021 championship contest.
Year Seed Won Lost Notes
2015 1st Northeast 3 1 lost in Quarterfinals
2016 2nd Northeast 2 1 lost in Super 16
2017 3rd Northeast 4 1 lost in Semifinals
2018 1st Northeast 3 1 lost in Quarterfinals
2019 1st Syracuse 2 1 lost in Regional Final
2020 3rd overall 1 1 lost in Quarterfinals
2021 3rd Illinois 6 0 Champions
2022 1st Syracuse 1 1 lost in second round
2023 2nd Syracuse 3 1 lost in Quarterfinals
Total 25 8

Awards

Year Player Award Ref.
2017 Eric Devendorf All-Tournament [44]
2021 Tyrese Rice All-Tournament & MVP [45][46]
Kevin Belbey All-Tournament (GM)

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