The Basketball Tournament relies heavily on the people. They depend on you to go out and vote for your favorite teams and players to participate in the summer session to see them compete on their way to the $2 million prize. ‘The Tournament’ will be held in several different locations across the country and most of the ‘Super 16’ games all the way down to the championship game will be broadcasted on ESPN.
These great feats couldn’t have been possible without the people and another big part of the process is getting some support from some big names. Both the boosters and head coaches are all guys who believe in ‘The Basketball Tournament’ process and the ultimate goal of the $2 million prize. Who are some of the big names you might see on the way to the championship game at Fordham University in the Bronx? Check it out below.
The list of boosters include current NBA Stars, NFL players, NCAA coaches, actors, rappers and even a basketball writer:
John Wall, Kristaps Porzingis, Trevor Ariza, Rudy Gay, Cody Zeller, Will Barton, Emmanuel Mudiay, Alec Burks, Chandler Parsons, Courtney Lee, Terrell Owens, Thaddeus Young, Sam Dekker, Victor Cruz, Matt Ryan, Pacman Jones, The Game, Eric Maynor, Seth Greenberg, C.J. McCollum, Steve Novak, Michael Rappoport, Austin Rivers, Alex Kennedy, John Calipari, Thomas Robinson, Paul Millsap, Mike Muscala, Greg Monroe.
Boosters can support in many ways but the biggest way is them promoting their team and getting the votes required to participate. The Boosters get the numbers, the players compete and there’s one final piece to the puzzle. The coaches and that list is equally as impressive boasting some big time basketball names:
Isaiah Austin, Markieff Morris, Marcus Morris, Bobby Portis, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Derek Anderson, JaVale McGee
So do yourself a favor, go out and vote today on their site and get some of these big names out there as they support their teams en route to the $2 million grand prize.
