Boeheim's Army
{{Short description|Professional basketball team}}
{{Infobox Basketball club
| color1 = white
| color2 = #DC4405
| name = Boeheim's Army
| logo = Boeheim's_Army_logo.png
| imagesize = 150px
| leagues = The Basketball Tournament
| founded = 2015
| history = Boeheim's Army (2015–present)
| arena =
| capacity =
| location =
| colors = Orange and white
{{color box|#DC4405}} {{color box|white}}
| gm = Kevin Belbey & Shaun Belbey
| coach = Ryan Blackwell
| assistants =
| championships = 1 (2021)
| website = [https://thetournament.com/teams/boeheims-army/ Team page]
}}
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.{{cite news |url=https://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2015/07/the_basketball_tournament_boeheims_army_learns_its_first_opponent.html |title=The Basketball Tournament: Boeheim's Army learns its first opponent |first=Donna |last=Ditota |website=syracuse.com |date=July 1, 2015 |access-date=August 1, 2021}}
= 2016 =
In TBT 2016, the team was seeded no. 2 in the Northeast Regional.
= 2017 =
File:Eric Devendorf.jpg was named to the All-Tournament team in 2017.]]
For TBT 2017, the team was seeded no. 3 in the Northeast Region.
= 2018 =
For TBT 2018, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Northeast Region.
= 2019 =
For TBT 2019, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Syracuse Regional.
= 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.
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rowspan=2|Date | rowspan=2|Round | rowspan=2|Location | rowspan=2|Score | colspan=2|Opponent | rowspan=2|Ref. | |
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Team | Seed | |||||
July 7 | Round of 16 | rowspan=2|Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio | bgcolor=lightgreen|76–69 | Men of Mackey | 19th overall | {{cite news |url=https://www.nunesmagician.com/2020/7/7/21316658/tbt-recap-no-3-boeheims-army-defeats-no-19-men-of-mackey-76-69-syracuse-orange-basketball |title=TBT Recap: No. 3 Boeheim's Army defeats No. 19 Men of Mackey, 76-69 |first=Andrew |last=Pregler |website=nunesmagician.com |date=July 7, 2020 |access-date=August 1, 2021}} |
July 11 | Quarterfinals | bgcolor=pink|48–65 | Sideline Cancer | 22nd overall | {{cite news |url=https://sujuiceonline.com/2020/07/11/cold-shooting-dooms-boeheims-army-in-loss-to-sieline-cancer/ |title=Cold shooting dooms Boeheim's Army in loss to Sideline Cancer |first=Jim |last=Stechschulte |website=sujuiceonline.com |date=July 11, 2020 |access-date=August 1, 2021}} |
= 2021 =
File:Tyrese Rice.JPG, 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}}
=2022=
For TBT 2022, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Syracuse Regional.{{cite web |url=https://bracket.thetournament.com |title=Bracket |website=thetournament.com |date=2022 |access-date=July 16, 2022}}
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rowspan=2|Date | rowspan=2|Round | rowspan=2|Location | rowspan=2|Score | colspan=2|Opponent | rowspan=2|Ref. | |
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Team | Seed | |||||
July 22 | First round | rowspan=2|SRC Arena Syracuse, New York | bgcolor=lightgreen|90–62 | India Rising | Syracuse No. 8 | {{cite web |url=https://thetournament.com/stats/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F33325%2Fmatch%2F2103315%2Fsummary%3F |title=Boeheim's Army vs. India Rising |website=thetournament.com |date=July 22, 2022 |access-date=July 22, 2022}} |
July 23 | Second round | bgcolor=pink|74–81 | The Nerd Team | Syracuse No. 4 | {{cite web |url=https://thetournament.com/stats/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F33325%2Fmatch%2F2103340%2Fsummary%3F |title=Boeheim's Army vs. The Nerd Team |website=thetournament.com |date=July 23, 2022 |access-date=July 23, 2022}} |
=2023=
For TBT 2023, the team was seeded no. 2 in the Syracuse Regional.{{cite web |url=https://bracket.thetournament.com |title=Bracket |website=thetournament.com |date=2023 |access-date=August 1, 2023}}
=2024=
Boeheim's Army announced that they were not able to compete in the 2024 tournament due to scheduling issues.
Record by years
File:Keifer Sykes (cropped).jpg hit the game-winning shot in the 2021 championship contest.]]
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!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 | bgcolor=lightblue|Champions |
2022 | 1st Syracuse | 1 | 1 | lost in second round |
2023 | 2nd Syracuse | 3 | 1 | lost in Quarterfinals |
colspan=2|Total || 25 || 8 || |
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Awards
References
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External links
- [https://thetournament.com/teams/boeheims-army/ Team page]
- {{twitter|BoeheimsArmy}}
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