The Basketball Tournament is entering its 13th year with a new look. Gone is the 61-team bracket used in 2025. In its place: 14 teams, a $2 million winner-take-all prize and a format split between eight alumni teams and six non-alumni teams playing in Las Vegas. Here’s how to watch and stream on FOX One.
How Can I Watch TBT 2026? What Channels Will It Be On?
FOX Sports is airing 20 games this summer across FOX, FS1 and FS2, including the championship on Sunday, Aug. 2. It’s the first year of a new two-year extension between FOX Sports and TBT.
How Can I Stream TBT 2026?
TBT games on FOX networks stream live on FOX One, FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports App. Additional games not on FOX platforms stream free on TBT’s website and YouTube channel.
When Does TBT 2026 Start and End?
The tournament tipped off Saturday, July 18, with Kentucky alumni squad La Familia beating Louisville alumni squad The Ville, 72-68, in the opening game. It wraps up Sunday, Aug. 2, with the $2 million winner-take-all championship.
What Is the 2026 Format?
TBT cut the field from 61 teams in 2025 to 14 in 2026 and split the competition in two. Eight alumni teams play out an Alumni Bracket, opening with best-of-three series before shifting to single elimination. The other six teams, all non-alumni entries, play in two three-team groups followed by knockout rounds at the M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas. The winners of the Alumni Bracket and Vegas Bracket meet in the championship.
TBT 2026 Bracket and Schedule
Alumni Bracket, Round 1 (best-of-three series)
- La Familia (Kentucky) vs. The Ville (Louisville): July 18-22
- AfterShocks (Wichita State) vs. The Enchantment (New Mexico): July 20-24
- JHX Hoops (Kansas) vs. Purple Reign (Kansas State): July 21-24
- Boeheim’s Army (Syracuse) vs. Hall In (Seton Hall): July 21-24
Semifinais da chave de ex-alunos
Campeonato de ex-alunos
Suporte de Vegas
- July 22-30, M Resort Spa Casino, Las Vegas
Campeonato TBT
- Sunday, Aug. 2, at the Alumni Bracket champion’s home gym
O que é o torneio de basquete?
TBT é um torneio anual criado em torno de ex-estrelas do basquete universitário, muitos deles jogando em times de ex-alunos vinculados às suas antigas escolas. Para 2026, o campo encolheu para 14 equipes: oito equipes de ex-alunos abrindo com séries melhor de três e seis equipes de não-ex-alunos jogando em dois grupos seguidos de eliminatórias em Las Vegas. Os vencedores da Alumni Bracket e da Vegas Bracket se enfrentam no campeonato pelo prêmio onde o vencedor leva tudo.
O TBT ainda usa o Elam Ending, em que o cronômetro do jogo desliga no quarto período e uma meta de pontuação é definida somando oito pontos à pontuação do time líder. A equipe que atingir essa pontuação primeiro vence.
Jogadores notáveis no campo deste ano incluem Michael Beasley (ex-alunos do Kansas State), Willie Cauley-Stein (ex-alunos do Kentucky), Frank Mason III (ex-alunos do Kansas), Russ Smith (ex-alunos de Louisville), Donovan Dent (ex-alunos do Novo México), Isaiah Whitehead (ex-alunos de Seton Hall) e Buddy Boeheim (ex-alunos de Syracuse).
Qual é a bolsa?
A bolsa do TBT é um prêmio de US$ 2 milhões em que o vencedor leva tudo, o maior desde 2019.
Quem ganhou o torneio de basquete no ano passado?
AfterShocks (ex-alunos do estado de Wichita) venceram Eberlein Drive no campeonato de 2025 para ganhar o título.
