The Basketball Tournament- Always a Brave in Illinois Region

[egib52]

The Always a Brave team starts training camp Wednesday-

https://twitter.com/OnceABrave/status/1414714216699858944

Always a Brave's first game is Saturday, July 24 at 6:00 pm (CDT) in Carver Arena, against Tubby Time-
Bracket- https://bracket.thetournament.com/

https://twitter.com/TubbyTime_TBT/status/1414989567921328128?s=20

Tubby Time has withdrawn from the TBT, so does this mean Always a Brave has a bye, or are there back up teams.

[Da Coach]

https://twitter.com/TubbyTime_TBT/st...921328128?s=20

Tubby Time has withdrawn from the TBT, so does this mean Always a Brave has a bye, or are there back up teams.

Last year, the tournament people had alternate teams ready to go if needed because of the Covid issues. So maybe they will put a substitute team into the bracket to play Bradley?

[Da Coach]

Tubby Time had to drop out because 8 of their players recently signed pro contracts that prevented them from competing in this event.
It left them with not enough players to compete in The Basketball Tournament.
https://twitter.com/TubbyTime_TBT/st...00058508894211

Tubby Time will be replaced by a team named Chicago Hoopville Warriors. I don't recognize many of their players-
https://thetournament.com/teams/chic...ille-warriors/

The game will still be on Saturday, July 24, at 6:00 pm

[Da Coach]

Here is the revised schedule for the Illinois Regional games July 24-28. Always a Brave will still play their opening round game on Saturday, July 24, at 6:00 pm, but the opponent will be Hoopville Warriors, since Tubby Time has withdrawn.
Some of the network assignments have also changed.
The Always a Brave-Hoopville Warriors game is on ESPN3.
https://twitter.com/OnceABrave/statu...80662224363522
https://bradleybraves.com/news/2021/...-opponent.aspx

[Da Coach]

A brief look at the Always a Brave training camp-

https://twitter.com/OnceABrave/status/1415418521178316800

Is Brian Wardle trying out for the team?

[Tommy]

Is Brian Wardle trying out for the team?

THAT'S A TRAVEL, COACH!

[Da Coach]

There will be a "Meet & Greet" for fans to meet and talk with the Always a Brave players tomorrow, Friday, July 16, at 11:15 am in the Arena main lobby near the Toyota Box Office.

https://twitter.com/PeoriaCivicCntr/status/1415431816002088966

[Da Coach]

The Basketball Tournament started today with 4 games-

https://thetournament.com/schedule/

A couple games are already completed. Here is one from the Wichita Regional that ended with a last second Elam ending-

https://twitter.com/thetournament/status/1416157641768853507

[Da Coach]

Walt Lemon, Jr. hits the winning shot for his team, Team23, to advance to the 2nd round in the West Virginia Region.
Walt had 12 points and 9 assists. Congratulations Walt!
https://twitter.com/InsideTbt/status...28174222032896

Recap-
https://thetournament.com/news/6-tea...rgia-kingz-64/

Stats-
https://thetournament.com/stats/?WHu...7%2Fsummary%3F

[The Old Guy]

Can we buy tickets at the Colosseum box office or at Carver arena or is online the only way we can purchase them? When you buy online a significant service fee is tacked on.

[Da Coach]

I don't think tickets can be bought at the Bradley Coliseum. But they should be available at the Carver Arena box office. Can anyone confirm this?

This is the Ticketmaster link-

https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-basketball-tournament-tickets/artist/2008499?list_view=1&daterange=from20210724-to-20210728&sort=date%2Cname%2Casc&radius=75&unit=miles

[Mikovio]

From an athletics email:

TBT Illinois Region tickets are available online or in person at the Peoria Civic Center's Toyota Box Office from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays. Also, if you use the code DISCOVER online you should get 20%.

[Da Coach]

Walt Lemon, Jr. hits the winning shot for his team, Team23, to advance to the 2nd round in the West Virginia Region.
Walt had 12 points and 9 assists. Congratulations Walt!
https://twitter.com/InsideTbt/status...28174222032896

Recap-
https://thetournament.com/news/6-tea...rgia-kingz-64/

Stats-
https://thetournament.com/stats/?WHu...7%2Fsummary%3F

Walt Lemon's team, #6 seed "Team 23", won again tonight, beating #3 seed "Herd That" to advance to the round of 16. Walt had 8 points and 5 assists.
Final score- Team 23 71 Herd That 71
Summary & video highlights- https://thetournament.com/news/team-herd-that/
https://thetournament.com/scores/?WH...8%2Fsummary%3F
Box score- https://thetournament.com/scores/?WH...%2Fboxscore%3F

[Da Coach]

For anyone going to the game Saturday, the Peoria Civic Center just announced new Safety & Security protocols-

https://www.peoriaciviccenter.com/p/visit/safety--security

[Big Mike]

So is the 7' Ryan Richard's not on the team......do not see him on the roster?