UD alumni team Red Scare to start 2023 TBT as No. 1 seed in Dayton Regional

DAYTON — UD’s alumni team “Red Scare” will open the Dayton Regional of the $1 million, winner-take-all summer event called The Basketball Tournament in July.

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Red Scare has been tabbed the No. 1 seed in the region for 2023 and will serve as the featured team for one of eight regionals. Red Scare will compete against seven other teams for the chance to advance closer to TBT’s grand prize.

Games will take place July 26-29 at the University of Dayton Arena, according to Wednesday’s announcement of the brackets for this year’s tournament. Dayton will also host a TBT quarterfinals game July 31.

Red Scare, now entering their fifth year in TBT, is coming off their most successful TBT appearance in 2022, which included a run to the semifinals. Games tip on July 19:

Red Scare once again organized by former walk-ons Joey Gruden (head coach) and Jeremiah Bonsu. Red Scare’s current roster includes:

● Jordan Sibert (2013-15)

● Scoochie Smith (2013-17)

● Darrell Davis (2014-18)

● Ryan Mikesell (2015-20)

● Josh Cunningham (2016-19)

● Trey Landers (2016-20)

● Rodney Chatman (2019-21)

● Jordan Barham (Ohio University)

● A.J. Pacher (Wright State)

● Justin Smith (Arkansas/Indiana)

● Terry Allen (Richmond)

Red Scare will take on the #8 seed India Rising in the team’s first-round game on Wednesday, July 26 at 8 p.m. ET. If Red Scare advances, they will face the winner of Carmen’s Crew (No. 4 seed) and Team Overtime (No. 5 seed) on July 28 at 8 p.m. ET. The Dayton Regional championship game will be July 29 at 7 p.m. ET.

The first round matchups on July 26 are:

● 1 p.m. ET: Friday Beers (No. 2) vs. Athletics Miami (No. 7)

● 3 p.m. ET: Team Colorado (Colorado) (No. 3) vs. Men of Mackey (Purdue) (No. 6)

● 6 p.m. ET: Carmen’s Crew (Ohio State) (No. 4) vs. Team Overtime (No. 5)

● 8 p.m. ET Red Scare (Dayton) (No. 1) vs. India Rising (No. 8)

Here’s a look at the rest of the region:

Friday Beers represents the popular social media/content brand and includes former NBA players Gabe York and Mitch Creek.

Team Colorado (Colorado alumni) is returning to TBT after a three-year hiatus and brings together some of the best alumni from the University of Colorado.

Carmen’s Crew is the 2019 TBT champion. William Buford is the lone returnee from previous year’s Carmen’s Crew teams. The roster features younger alums such as Kaleb and Andre Wesson, CJ Jackson, Kyle Young and Trevor Thompson.

Team Overtime’s roster is set to feature highly-touted players from Overtime Elite, its alternate professional pathway organization. As a first-time participant in 2022, their roster included Amen and Ausar Thompson, two projected top-10 picks in the 2023 NBA Draft.

Men of Mackey (Purdue alumni) features legendary Boilermaker Robbie Hummel.

Athletics Miami (Florida) secured its spot in the Dayton Regional via buy-in for the second year in a row.

India Rising is an unprecedented team bringing together the world’s best Indian-origin players.

The TBT Quarterfinals game at UD Arena is set for July 31 at 7 p.m. ET, which will pit the Dayton Regional winner against the Xavier Regional winner. The winner of that game will advance to semifinals in Philadelphia on Aug. 2.

The $1M winner-take-all championship game will also be in Philadelphia on Aug 3.

For more on the Dayton Regional or to purchase tickets to one of the games, please visit TheTournament.com/Dayton.

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