Golden Eagles (TBT)
# Golden Eagles (TBT)

The Golden Eagles are an American basketball team that participates in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), an annual winner-take-all single-elimination tournament. The team first played in the tournament in 2016, was the runner-up in 2019, and won the championship (and $1 million prize) in 2020. The Golden Eagles' roster consists of professional basketball players who compete outside of the NBA, most of whom played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team. The TBT team is an independent entity that was named after the college team.

## History

### 2016: First tournament

The "Golden Eagles Alumni" were the No. 6 seed in the Midwest region.

**Games**

| Date | Round | Location | Score | Opponent | Opponent | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Round | Location | Score | Team | Seed | Ref. |
| July 16 | Regional | Chicago, IL | 95–92 | Hoopville Warriors | Midwest No. 11 | |
| July 17 | Regional | Chicago, IL | 97–70 | Spartan Heroes | Midwest No. 3 | |
| July 22 | Super 16 | Philadelphia, PA | 82–71 | Armored Athlete | Midwest No. 7 | |
| July 23 | Quarterfinals | Philadelphia, PA | 81–89 | Always a Brave | Midwest No. 9 | |

**Players**

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### 2017: Second tournament

The Golden Eagles were the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region.

**Games**

| Date | Round | Location | Score | Opponent | Opponent | Stats |
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| Date | Round | Location | Score | Team | Seed | Stats |
| July 8 | Regional | Peoria, IL | 103–89 | Midwest Dream Squad | Midwest No. 16 |
| July 9 | Regional | Peoria, IL | 81–70 | Majerus SLU Crew | Midwest No. 8 |
| July 22 | Super 16 | Brooklyn, NY | 84–77 | Purple and Black | Midwest No. 4 |
| July 23 | Quarterfinals | Brooklyn, NY | 56–81 | Scarlet & Gray | Midwest No. 2 | |

**Players**

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### 2018: Final four appearance

The Golden Eagles were the No. 3 seed in the Northeast region.

**Games**

| Date | Round | Location | Score | Opponent | Opponent | Stats |
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| Date | Round | Location | Score | Team | Seed | Stats |
| July 21 | Regional | Milwaukee, WI | 78–67 | Johnnies | Northeast No. 14 | |
| July 22 | Regional | Brooklyn, NY | 96–76 | Hall In | Northeast No. 11 |
| July 28 | Super 16 | Atlanta, GA | 73–66 | Talladega Knights | Northeast No. 15 |
| July 29 | Quarterfinals | Atlanta, GA | 90–86 | Boeheim's Army | Northeast No. 1 | |
| August 2 | Semifinals | Baltimore, MD | 60–85 | Overseas Elite | South No. 1 | |

**Players**

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### 2019: Title game appearance

The Golden Eagles were the No. 1 seed in the Wichita regional. By winning their region, the team received 25% of the region's ticket sales as a prize, which was $96,439.

**Games**

| Date | Round | Location | Score | Opponent | Opponent | Stats |
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| Date | Round | Location | Score | Team | Seed | Stats |
| July 26 | Regional | Wichita, KS | 89–72 | Fort Hood Wounded Warriors | Wichita No. 8 |
| July 27 | Regional | Wichita, KS | 83–81 | Team Colorado | Wichita No. 4 |
| July 28 | Regional | Wichita, KS | 88–80 | Sideline Cancer | Wichita No. 6 | |
| August 1 | Quarterfinals | Chicago, IL | 79–62 | Jackson TN Underdawgs | Memphis No. 8 |
| August 4 | Semifinals | Chicago, IL | 68–62 | Team Hines | Greensboro No. 1 | |
| August 6 | Final | Chicago, IL | 60–66 | Carmen's Crew | Columbus No. 1 | |

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### 2020: Championship

The Golden Eagles were the No. 4 overall seed, in a field reduced to 24 teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

**Games**

The team received a first-round bye.

| Date | Round | Location | Score | Opponent | Opponent | Stats |
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| Date | Round | Location | Score | Team | Seed | Stats |
| July 6 | Super 16 | Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio | 76–67 | Team CP3 | 13th overall | |
| July 10 | Quarterfinals | Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio | 83–76 | Brotherly Love | 12th overall | |
| July 12 | Semifinals | Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio | 79–70 | Red Scare | 8th overall | |
| July 14 | Final | Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio | 78–73 | Sideline Cancer | 22nd overall | |

**Players**

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### 2021: Championship defense

The Golden Eagles were placed in the 16-team Illinois Regional as the top seed.

**Games**

| Date | Round | Location | Score | Opponent | Opponent | Stats |
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| Date | Round | Location | Score | Team | Seed | Stats |
| July 25 | First round | Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, Illinois | 94–66 | B1 Ballers | Illinois No. 16 | |
| July 26 | Second round | Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, Illinois | 71–64 | Playing for Jimmy V | Illinois No. 9 | |
| July 28 | Regional semifinals | Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, Illinois | 88–75 | Autism Army | Illinois No. 5 | |
| July 31 | Regional final | UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio | 69–73 | Boeheim's Army | Illinois No. 3 | |

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### 2022

For TBT 2022, the team was seeded no. 2 in the Dayton Regional.

| Date | Round | Location | Score | Opponent | Opponent | Ref. |
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| Date | Round | Location | Score | Team | Seed | Ref. |
| July 24 | First round | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | 77–72 | Ohio 1804 | Dayton No. 7 | box |
| July 26 | Second round | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | 56–62 | Red Scare | Dayton No. 3 | box |

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## Record by years

Through the 2020 tournament, Golden Eagles recorded the second-most number of victories of any team competing in TBT, after four-time champion Overseas Elite.

| Year | Seed | Won | Lost | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | 6th Midwest | 3 | 1 | lost in Quarterfinals |
| 2017 | 1st Midwest | 3 | 1 | lost in Quarterfinals |
| 2018 | 3rd Northeast | 4 | 1 | lost in Semifinals |
| 2019 | 1st Wichita | 5 | 1 | lost in Final |
| 2020 | 4th overall | 4 | 0 | Champions |
| 2021 | 1st Illinois | 3 | 1 | lost in Quarterfinals |
| 2022 | 2nd Dayton | 1 | 1 | lost in second round |
| Total | Total | 23 | 6 | |

## Awards

| Year | Player | Award |
| - | - | - |
| 2016 | Dwight Buycks | All-Tournament |
| 2018 | Jamil Wilson | All-Tournament |
| 2019 | Dwight Buycks | All-Tournament |
| 2019 | Daniel Fitzgerald (GM) | All-Tournament |
| 2020 | Darius Johnson-Odom | All-Tournament & MVP |
| 2020 | Jamil Wilson | All-Tournament |
| 2020 | Joe Chapman (Coach) | All-Tournament |
