Eberlein Drive

In the first tournament, TBT 2014, 29th seed Eberlein Drive was eliminated in the first round, losing 113–71 to 4th seed Big Apple Basketball.{{cite web |url=https://www.thetournament.com/bracket |publisher=The Basketball Tournament |title=Bracket |date=2014 |website=thetournament.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714230907/http://www.thetournament.com/bracket |archivedate=July 14, 2014 |via=Wayback Machine}} The 42 point differential resulted in Eberlein Drive placing last in the final standings of the 32-team field.{{cite web |url=http://pointstreak.com/basketball/division_standings.html?divisionid=2003&seasonid=265 |title=TBT 2014 |website=pointstreak.com |accessdate=August 3, 2018}} The team had suited up with several amateur players, including team co-founder Jacob Hirschmann, who was sent to the hospital after being dunked on by 7-foot former UMass center Luke Bonner.{{cite news |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/other/2018/08/01/fraser-based-team-eberlein-drive-basketball-tournament-semis-two-wins-2-m/880343002/ |title=Fraser-based team in TBT semis, two wins from $2M |first=Matt |last=Schoch |newspaper=The Detroit News |date=August 1, 2018 |accessdate=August 3, 2018}} Sports Illustrated referred to Eberlein Drive as "the lost cause of The Basketball Tournament".{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2014/06/09/eberlein-drive-basketball-tournament-worst-team |title=Meet Eberlein Drive, the lost cause of The Basketball Tournament |first=Luke |last=Winn |website=Sports Illustrated |date=June 9, 2014 |accessdate=August 3, 2018}}

In the second tournament, TBT 2015, Eberlein Drive received sponsorship from DraftKings, and bolstered their roster with players such as Von Wafer and Renaldo Balkman.{{cite web |url=http://www.thetournament.com/news/eberlein-drive-wins-draftkings-sponsorship |title=Eberlein Drive Wins Draftkings Sponsorship |website=thetournament.com |date=2015 |accessdate=August 3, 2018}} Eberlein Drive was one of several teams that received a first round bye, based on fan voting.{{cite web |url=http://www.thetournament.com/news/where-when-watch-midwest-region |title=Where/When to Watch the Midwest Region |website=thetournament.com |date=July 2015 |accessdate=August 3, 2018}} In the second round of play in the Midwest region, 5th seed Eberlein Drive fell to 13th seed Sconnie Legends, 101–95.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22473816/vandermeer_falls_in_quest_for_1_million/ |title=VanderMeer falls in quest for $1 million |first=Paul |last=Oren |newspaper=The Times |location=Munster, Indiana |page=B1 |date=July 19, 2015 |accessdate=August 3, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}}

In the third tournament, TBT 2016, Eberlein Drive was seeded 12th in the Midwest,{{cite web |url=https://www.thetournament.com/news/tbt-2016-bracket |title=TBT 2016 Bracket |website=thetournament.com |date=2016 |accessdate=August 3, 2018}} and fell in their first-round game to 5th seed Pedro's Posse, 99–89. Justin Dentmon had 32 points for Eberlein Drive.{{cite web |url=https://www.thetournament.com/news/midwest-regional-saturday-recap |title=Midwest Regional: Saturday Recap |website=thetournament.com |date=July 2016 |accessdate=August 3, 2018}}

In the fourth tournament, TBT 2017, the team joined with actor Michael Rapaport and played under the name The Stickmen.{{cite web |url=https://thetournament.com/news/who-are-stickmen-tbt-2017 |title=Who Are: The Stickmen TBT 2017 |website=thetournament.com |date=2017 |accessdate=August 3, 2018}} Notable players included Lou Amundson, Markel Brown, Joe Alexander, and Donald Sloan. As the 3rd seed in the West, the team won their first-round game, defeating 14th seed Air Force Bomb Squad, 105–63. In the second round, they fell to 6th seed Team Challenge ALS, 87–73. Team Challenge ALS went on to be the tournament runners-up.

In the fifth tournament, TBT 2018, the team resumed playing under the Eberlein Drive name.{{cite web |url=https://www.thetournament.com/news/all-roads-lead-back-fraser-eberlein-drive-returns-tbt-2018 |title=All Roads Lead Back to Fraser: Eberlein Drive Returns for TBT 2018 |website=thetournament.com |date=2018 |accessdate=August 3, 2018}} Amundson and Sloan returned to the team, joined by notables including Jerome Randle and James Michael McAdoo. As the 7th seed in the West region, the team won their region, with victories over 10th seed Broad Street Brawlers (86–71), 2nd seed Team Colorado (83–76), 3rd seed Gael Force (72–59), and 1st seed Team Challenge ALS (78–67).{{cite web |url=http://thetournament.com/news/7-eberlein-drive-upsets-1-challenge-als-78-67 |title=#7 Eberlein Drive Upsets #1 Challenge ALS 78-67 |website=thetournament.com |date=July 29, 2018 |accessdate=August 3, 2018}} In the semifinals, Eberlein Drive defeated Midwest winners Team Fredette, who were led by Jimmer Fredette, 80–76.{{cite web |url=https://www.thetournament.com/news/eberlein-drive-continues-magical-run-thrilling-semifinal-win-over-team-fredette |title=Eberlein Drive Continues Magical Run with Thrilling Semifinal Win over Team Fredette |website=thetournament.com |date=August 2, 2018 |accessdate=August 3, 2018 |archive-date=June 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630151422/https://www.thetournament.com/news/eberlein-drive-continues-magical-run-thrilling-semifinal-win-over-team-fredette |url-status=dead }} Eberlein Drive advanced to meet three-time defending champion Overseas Elite in the championship game on August 3, where they were defeated, 70–58.{{cite news |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/nba/bs-sp-tbt-final-20180803-story.html# |title=Overseas Elite tops Eberlein Drive for fourth straight The Basketball Tournament title and $2 million |first=Katherine |last=Fominykh |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |date=August 3, 2018 |accessdate=August 4, 2018}}

In the sixth tournament, TBT 2019, the team was the top seed in the Salt Lake Regional.{{cite press release|url=http://www.thetournament.com/news/tbt-releases-2019-teams-and-bracket-0 |title=TBT Releases 2019 Teams and Bracket |publisher=The Basketball Tournament |date=June 11, 2019 |accessdate=June 11, 2019}} Returning players included McAdoo, Randle, and Sloan. New notables included Taylor Braun and Kenny Kadji. They won their first-round game, 83–80, over Team Utah, erasing a 7-point deficit at the time the Elam Ending target score was set.{{cite web |url=https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/TBT/1288311/ |title=Eberlein Drive 83, Team Utah 80 |date=July 25, 2019 |website=FIBA LiveStats |accessdate=July 26, 2019}}{{efn|Since the 2018 edition, TBT has used a procedure known as the Elam Ending, named after its creator Nick Elam, at the end of all games. At the first game stoppage with 4 minutes or less remaining in the fourth quarter, the game clock is switched off and 8 points are added to the leading (or tied) team's score, setting the "target score". The game then proceeds with the shot clock enforced, and the first team to reach or exceed the target score wins.}} Their second-round game was a narrow victory over L.A. Cheaters, 86–84,{{cite web |url=https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/TBT/1288315/ |title=Eberlein Drive 86, L.A. Cheaters 84 |date=July 19, 2019 |website=FIBA LiveStats |accessdate=July 27, 2019}} advancing Eberlein Drive to the regional final where they again had a narrow victory, defeating Team Challenge ALS, 68–67.{{cite web |url=https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/TBT/1288317/ |title=Eberlein Drive 68, Team Challenge ALS 67 |date=July 27, 2019 |website=FIBA LiveStats |accessdate=July 27, 2019}} They next played in the quarterfinals in Chicago on August 1, falling 79–71 to the eventual tournament champion, Carmen's Crew.{{cite web |url=https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/TBT/1288430/ |title=Carmen's Crew 79, Eberlein Drive 71 |date=August 1, 2019 |website=FIBA LiveStats |accessdate=August 1, 2019}}

In the seventh tournament, TBT 2020, the team was the No. 5 seed in a field of 24, reduced in size due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The day before the team's first game, scheduled against the 12th seed, team Brotherly Love, Eberlein Drive had to withdraw from the tournament, due to a player testing positive for COVID-19. As a result, Brotherly Love advanced to the quarterfinals.{{cite news |last1=Medcalf |first1=Myron |title=TBT team Eberlein Drive removed after positive coronavirus test |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/29415812/tbt-team-eberlein-drive-tournament-positive-test |accessdate=July 6, 2020 |work=ESPN |date=July 6, 2020}}

In the eighth tournament, TBT 2021, the team was placed in the Wichita Regional as the top seed.{{cite web |url=https://bracket.thetournament.com/ |title=Bracket |website=thetournament.com |accessdate=July 20, 2021 |archive-date=July 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721021655/https://bracket.thetournament.com/ |url-status=dead }} After winning their first two games, over NG Saints and Stillwater Stars by scores of 86–68 and 119–67, respectively, Eberlein Drive lost to Florida TNT, the fifth seed in the bracket, by a score of 74–67.{{cite web |url=https://thetournament.com/scores/ |title=Scores |website=thetournament.com |accessdate=July 20, 2021}}

In the ninth tournament, TBT 2022, the team was seeded second in the Wichita Regional,{{cite web |url=https://bracket.thetournament.com/ |title=Bracket |website=thetournament.com |date=2022 |accessdate=July 16, 2022 |archive-date=July 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716235630/https://bracket.thetournament.com/ |url-status=dead }} but lost in the first round to Bleed Green, a team of alumni from the North Texas Mean Green, by a score of 79–78.{{cite web |url=https://thetournament.com/stats/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F33325%2Fmatch%2F2103312%2Fsummary%3F |title=Eberlein Drive vs. Bleed Green |website=thetournament.com |date=July 22, 2022 |accessdate=July 22, 2022}}

In their tenth tournament, TBT 2023, they were seeded third in the Loisville regional and lost to the Jackson TN Underdawgs 86-66

File:20140614 Jerome Randle at the Nike Chi-League.JPG was named to the 2018 All-Tournament team.]]

Note: In 2017, the team played under the name The Stickmen.

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