Isaiah Whitehead Returns to Walsh Gym to Lead Alumni Squad in TBT 2026
5/21/2026 10:18:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Seton Hall’s Isaiah Whitehead and Syracuse’s Buddy Boeheim to go Head-To-Head in a Best-of-Three Series July 21-24. Games to be Played at Seton Hall’s Walsh Gymnasium and OnCenter War Memorial in Syracuse.
BOSTON, MA – The Basketball Tournament (TBT) unveiled a new format and winner-take-all $2 million prize, headlined by a first-round best-of-three series between Hall In (Seton Hall) and Boeheim's Army (Syracuse).
TBT 2026 will feature 16 teams, with eight alumni teams and eight non-alumni teams competing on two separate sides of the bracket. TBT's first round will now be a best-of-three series before returning to the single-elimination format for future rounds. Just five wins are needed to capture TBT's $2 million prize.
Isaiah Whitehead's Hall In will take on Buddy Boeheim's Boeheim's Army July 21-24, with games being played in both South Orange and Syracuse. The old BIG EAST rivals will be meeting for the first time in TBT's 13-year history.
"We're incredibly thankful that TBT selected Seton Hall for this exciting matchup," said Isaiah Whitehead. "In honor of the 10-year anniversary of our 2016 Big East championship team, we're looking to reunite the core of that team with this Hall In roster. I'm excited to see our fan base pack Walsh Gymnasium this summer to support us as we look to get past Syracuse and win this $2 million prize."
"I really enjoyed my first TBT experience last year and was eager to be a part of it again," said Buddy Boeheim. "We're looking forward to a tough series against a really good Seton Hall team. This is an exciting time for Syracuse basketball, and bringing a TBT championship back to Syracuse would be a perfect way to kick off this new era."
"We love the idea of rekindling this old school Big East matchup," said TBT founder and CEO Jon Mugar. "This Seton Hall team reminds us a lot of the Buffalo alumni team that won TBT three years ago - tough, talented, and beloved. We think this will be an incredible summer matchup in front of two raucous fanbases for $2,000,000."
As part of the best-of-three series, both teams will have a chance to host at least one home game. The first game of the series will take place at Seton Hall's Walsh Gymnasium Tuesday, July 21, at 7 pm ET, and will be televised live on FS1. Game two will be played at Upstate Medical Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial in Syracuse Thursday, July 23, at 7 pm ET and will be televised live on FS2.
Game three (if necessary) will be played in Syracuse on Friday, July 24, at 7 pm ET and will be televised live on FS2. Tickets are available now at TBTHoops.com.
The winner of the Syracuse-Seton Hall series will face the winner of the Kentucky-Louisville series in a single-game second round Sunday, July 26 at 2 pm ET on FOX.
The other Alumni Bracket matchups include Kansas-Kansas State and Wichita State-New Mexico. The Alumni Bracket Championship will be played Wednesday, July 29 at 7 pm ET on FS1.
TBT's eight non-alumni teams will compete in the Las Vegas Bracket, a single-location event to be played entirely at the M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas from July 22-30. Team slots in the Las Vegas Bracket are available to the public at a variable entry fee ranging from $125,000-250,000.
The winner of the Las Vegas Bracket will play the winner of the Alumni Bracket on Sunday, Aug. 2 on FOX at the Alumni Bracket champion's home court.
TBT's new format for 2026 comes after a record-setting tournament in 2025. Over 500,000 viewers tuned into FOX as the AfterShocks (Wichita State) defeated Eberlein Drive, in a raucous championship held on Wichita State's campus. TBT 2025 also set a championship game attendance record, as 9,029 fans packed Koch Arena. Despite students not being in session, it was Wichita State's biggest crowd for a basketball game in over three years.
TBT drew 85,395 fans in attendance last summer, surpassing its own record in 2024. Since 2022, TBT has grown its annual attendance by over 136%.
For more information on the Kansas-Kansas State series or TBT's new format, visit TBTHoops.com.
TBT 2026 will feature 16 teams, with eight alumni teams and eight non-alumni teams competing on two separate sides of the bracket. TBT's first round will now be a best-of-three series before returning to the single-elimination format for future rounds. Just five wins are needed to capture TBT's $2 million prize.
Isaiah Whitehead's Hall In will take on Buddy Boeheim's Boeheim's Army July 21-24, with games being played in both South Orange and Syracuse. The old BIG EAST rivals will be meeting for the first time in TBT's 13-year history.
"We're incredibly thankful that TBT selected Seton Hall for this exciting matchup," said Isaiah Whitehead. "In honor of the 10-year anniversary of our 2016 Big East championship team, we're looking to reunite the core of that team with this Hall In roster. I'm excited to see our fan base pack Walsh Gymnasium this summer to support us as we look to get past Syracuse and win this $2 million prize."
"I really enjoyed my first TBT experience last year and was eager to be a part of it again," said Buddy Boeheim. "We're looking forward to a tough series against a really good Seton Hall team. This is an exciting time for Syracuse basketball, and bringing a TBT championship back to Syracuse would be a perfect way to kick off this new era."
"We love the idea of rekindling this old school Big East matchup," said TBT founder and CEO Jon Mugar. "This Seton Hall team reminds us a lot of the Buffalo alumni team that won TBT three years ago - tough, talented, and beloved. We think this will be an incredible summer matchup in front of two raucous fanbases for $2,000,000."
As part of the best-of-three series, both teams will have a chance to host at least one home game. The first game of the series will take place at Seton Hall's Walsh Gymnasium Tuesday, July 21, at 7 pm ET, and will be televised live on FS1. Game two will be played at Upstate Medical Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial in Syracuse Thursday, July 23, at 7 pm ET and will be televised live on FS2.
Game three (if necessary) will be played in Syracuse on Friday, July 24, at 7 pm ET and will be televised live on FS2. Tickets are available now at TBTHoops.com.
The winner of the Syracuse-Seton Hall series will face the winner of the Kentucky-Louisville series in a single-game second round Sunday, July 26 at 2 pm ET on FOX.
The other Alumni Bracket matchups include Kansas-Kansas State and Wichita State-New Mexico. The Alumni Bracket Championship will be played Wednesday, July 29 at 7 pm ET on FS1.
TBT's eight non-alumni teams will compete in the Las Vegas Bracket, a single-location event to be played entirely at the M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas from July 22-30. Team slots in the Las Vegas Bracket are available to the public at a variable entry fee ranging from $125,000-250,000.
The winner of the Las Vegas Bracket will play the winner of the Alumni Bracket on Sunday, Aug. 2 on FOX at the Alumni Bracket champion's home court.
TBT's new format for 2026 comes after a record-setting tournament in 2025. Over 500,000 viewers tuned into FOX as the AfterShocks (Wichita State) defeated Eberlein Drive, in a raucous championship held on Wichita State's campus. TBT 2025 also set a championship game attendance record, as 9,029 fans packed Koch Arena. Despite students not being in session, it was Wichita State's biggest crowd for a basketball game in over three years.
TBT drew 85,395 fans in attendance last summer, surpassing its own record in 2024. Since 2022, TBT has grown its annual attendance by over 136%.
For more information on the Kansas-Kansas State series or TBT's new format, visit TBTHoops.com.
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