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The Basketball Tournament did not select Syracuse as a host site for its regional locations and games for the first time in three years on Wednesday, but Boeheim’s Army is expected to join this year’s tournament, according to Syracuse.com. 

TBT founder Jon Mugar told Syracuse.com that the tournament considered playing in the Carrier Dome this summer, but the plans were canceled because COVID-19 remains a factor in the preparation for play and the Dome is still undergoing renovations.

Last year, Syracuse was selected to host a game before the pandemic meant all of TBT was moved to a singular site in Columbus, Ohio.

While Boeheim’s Army has not been accepted into the tournament yet, Mugar said that viewers can “certainly expect to have a Syracuse team.” In last year’s tournament, Boeheim’s Army defeated the Men of Mackey, Purdue’s alumni team, in the first round before losing 65-48 to Sideline Cancer. The team’s roster featured former Syracuse players including Eric Devendorf, Malachi Richardson and Donte Green. 

The tournament, which features 64 teams, will begin its first week of play with 16 teams from July 16 to July 20 in Wichita, Kansas. From July 17 to July 21, another group of 16 teams will play in Charleston, West Virginia. The second week of play will take place in both Columbus, Ohio and Peoria, Illinois from July 24 to July 28 with the remaining 32 teams. 

Those two weeks will narrow down the field to eight teams that will head to the quarterfinals in Dayton, Ohio on July 31. The championship is set for August 3, with the winning team getting $1 million.

Published on April 14, 2021 at 1:54 pm

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