I " DON'T " GET IT...

[Go_Braves]

So Bradley and 5 other teams are playing in the Jack Jones Classic

and there is no bracket - each team plays only one game? I " DON'T " GET IT....

And the only video is on a TV stream that I am not going to pay for...

I'll be listening to Dave Snell ...

Maybe Da Coach and others can further explain this basketball classic and why
each team will only play one game - thank you.

[molar50]

Yes. I thought likewise. I wonder how many people will even attend these games.

[Da Coach]

So Bradley and 5 other teams are playing in the Jack Jones Classic

and there is no bracket - each team plays only one game? I " DON'T " GET IT.... ......
Maybe Da Coach and others can further explain this basketball classic and why
each team will only play one game - thank you.

Yeah, it is not a tournament, and it is not what the NCAA calls an MTE (Multiple Team Event). MTE's count as one game on teams' schedules, though they could involve as many as 3 games if it is a bracketed tournament like the one Bradley played in Myrtle Beach.
It is simply a staged event involving multiple games at a single venue that is set up by a sponsor or a host team. Each team plays one game and the matchups are set by the organizer. These kinds of events are relatively new, but are happening more than we used to see. There are quite a few of these events this season like this one in Kansas City- The Hall of Fame Classic and this one at the Samford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that SIU played in earlier this season- The Field of 68 Showcase
Recall that Bradley played a similar type of event last season when they played Duquesne at the Lebron James Arena at St. Vincent - St. Mary's High School in Akron, Ohio, though that was just a two team/single game event.

The organizers make money on these events in a couple ways- by getting a sponsor to put up some money, selling tickets or travel packages, or by selling TV or streaming rights. It is too bad that the streaming rights are owned by a relatively new streaming network, Baller TV, which charges a rather excessive fee to watch the event. Considering ESPN+ gives viewers literally thousands of games each month for $11.99/mo, the Baller TV price of $19.99 for just 3 games is a ripoff.

Yes. I thought likewise. I wonder how many people will even attend these games.

I doubt there will be very many for the early game with Bradley-SCU, but the 3rd game involves UNLV vs Pacific and might draw a decent crowd. I am going, so I'll let you know what the crowd is like.

[patrick_o'brian]

Baller TV is absolutely horrible. Just my experience and opinion.

[Da Coach]

I estimated that there were about 120 up Bradley fans at the game, and maybe 15-20 Santa Clara fans. The total attendance was about 225-250, which included people who were there for the VCU-Colorado State game which followed the Bradley game.