Inside TBT

John Oates, a Boston College graduate, joins TBT to discuss Skinner's Frate Train, a team of BC alums playing in support of their classmate, Pete Frates, and former coach, Al Skinner. Frates, a BC baseball player and a college roommate of SF Sean Marshall, was diagnosed with ALS in 2012 and has been working ever since to raise awareness and money for finding a cure for this terrible disease. Havin...

From Fan to Booster to TBT insider. Josh Brown showed up 3 hours before the 2014 Championship Game in Boston to cheer on Team Barstool. Getting into arena early, grabbing a front row seat, and screaming his voice hoarse, Brown was hooked. As a Booster for the Jabroni Project in 2015, Brown experienced first-hand what it's like to try to qualify and compete in TBT. In 2016, he's gotten an even clos...

TBT adviser and former head of Anheuser-Busch Global Marketing Tony Ponturo joins TBT to discuss his experiences working in the sports industry, his take on where the sports sponsorship industry is now and where it's going, and how great it feels as a Villanova grad to watch his team win a national championship.

Vin Martelli, a TBT founder/adviser, joins us to talk about the origins of TBT, how his own athletic career impacts his views on sports, and where he sees TBT going in the future.

TBT's Andy Dolich joins us to discuss what attracted him to the project after four decades of working in the sports industry. A veteran front-office man for every big league sport you can imagine, Dolich brings a lifetime's experience and a fresh perspective to TBT behind the scenes.

TBT Superfans Brian Kunis and Vince PeGan, roommates in New York City and early adopters, signed up as fans in March of 2014. Kunis and PeGan join TBT to discuss why they're interested in TBT, why they buy all the gear, and what it's like to root on your team knowing that you've got money on the line, too.

TBT's Jesse Leeds joins us to share some of the rumors and inside information he's hearing about teams that could be making a run at TBT 2016's $2,000,000 winner takes all grand prize.

Mike Illiano, GM of Team 23, the runner up in TBT 2015, joins us to discuss what he felt like after losing the Championship Game last year, and what he's doing to get his team ready for another run at TBT glory in 2016. Down, but never out, Team 23 looks poised to return with a squad primed to make another deep run in TBT.

Jason Curry, CEO of Big Apple Basketball, an NYC-based non-profit, joins TBT to talk about his experience entering a team in two TBT's. A semifinalist in 2014, BAB returned in 2015 and played two thrilling games before bowing out to the Northeast's Cinderella, Sideline Cancer. A former point guard at St. Michael's, Curry and Big Apple Basketball are fixtures on the New York City summer basketball...

TBT made some big announcements this week, so, we're checking in with the Founder and CEO, Jon Mugar. With a $2,000,000 winner-takes-all grand prize and an unprecedented $200,000 (10%) of that prize going to the top fans of the winning team, there's a lot to discuss!

After nearly winning TBT's inaugural Championship in 2014 with Team Barstool, Matt Walsh returned for another run in 2015 with a SLAM Magazine team. Unfortunately for the former Florida Gator and Philly native, there would be no repeat of 2014's success, as the team fell to One Chicago in its first game. The loss stings Walsh, but does not deter him. Although he led the Turkish SuperLig in scoring...

Jake Hirschmann, one of the founders of Eberlein Drive, joins TBT to talk about how he and his buddies turned a dream born on a cul-de-sac outside Detroit into a reality. Taking the experience of 2014 into 2015, Hirschmann, Craigen, and Joey Oster joined forces with Matt Mitchell to create a competitive team, filled with top-notch professional talent, playing in the best leagues around the world....

In 2015, Jake Pavorsky used his experience and access with Liberty Ballers (the blog) to create and grow Liberty Ballers (the team). With a seriously loaded lineup, the Liberty Ballers did Philly proud, reaching the round of 16, before ultimately falling to Boeheim's Army. Pavorsky vows to be back and better in TBT 2016. With last year's positive experience to build on, he might well be the first...

Bracket Busters GM Liam Jones originally planned to join TBT 2014 with a Florida Gulf Coast-based team, but being only 17 at the time, he had to wait. A year later, he was legal and ended up GM-ing a fascinating squad that saw former Atlantic Sun rivals from FGCU and Mercer link up to form a team that was a pre-tournament favorite to advance out of the Regionals. Alas, it wasn't meant to be as the...

Ever wondered about the people behind TBT? How TBT works? How THEY found out about TBT? Now's your chance to meet four of the folks who make TBT happen: Jen Todd, Jennette Barry, Jesse Leeds, and Matt Pandolfi.

Ever said to yourself, "I should be running this team?" Of course! Every fan has. Bryan Hurley and his brother, Chris, put words to action and went from fans of TBT 2014 to running their own team --HBC (Hurley Basketball Club)--in 2015. Looking forward to TBT 2016, the Hurleys look to build on the success of last year and take their squad as far as they can.

On this episode, we speak with Jeff Nordgaard of the Sconnie Legends. The boys from Wisconsin have played in TBT twice, in 2014 and 2015, when they narrowly missed out on a trip to the Round of 16 and national TV on ESPNU.

Team 23's leading man, Davin White, joins us to discuss TBT 2015, his motivations for playing basketball all over the world, his disappointment at not making the NBA (yet!), and more!

On this episode, TBT speaks with Jay Devlin and Morgan Barclay of Mostly Sports and Jesse Leeds of TBT.

Kieran Piller, the GM of the Notre Dame Fighting Alumni, joins TBT to discuss their 2014 Championship, how the team came together, 2015's disappointing result, and what we can expect to see from the Fighting Alumni going forward.

On this Throwback Edition, Kevin Josey, GM and Shooting Guard of Triumph (NYC) speaks with us over Google Hangout. The first player to show up to the gym in 2014, Josey is a worker with a dream and his enthusiasm for the game comes through loud and clear in this interview.

The Hoopville Warriors's F Rico Hill is a leader on and off the court. A Chicago native, Rico tells TBT about the challenges he faced growing up, tough decisions he made to support his family, and his own decision to stop playing professionally overseas.

On this throwback podcast, we hear from Work On Your Game's Dre Baldwin, a multi-talented digital media star and basketball player who has made a career out of his talent for giving straight-forward, no BS advice to anyone looking to improve his basketball skills. Dre tells us about his disappointment in not qualifying for TBT 2014 and how he regrouped and vowed to participate with his squad, WOYG...

On this edition of TBT's Podcast, we hear from Garrett Martz, the GM of 2015 TBT Semifinalist ANTS ALUMNI. Ants Alumni brought together the 2014 NBA D-League Champions for another run at a championship. Although the Alumni didn't win TBT, they had a great experience and learned a lot about what TBT is like. Later, we hear from TBT's Jesse Leeds, who's got some great inside information about colleg...

On this throwback edition of TBT's Podcast we hear from Eric Fischer, GM of the Jaboni Project. TBT first interviewed Eric back in April of 2015 over a Google Hangout (check out our YouTube page for more of those: YouTube.com/tbtbasketball). Now a 3rd year law student at Georgetown, Eric tells us why he was motivated to start a professional basketball team despite having no connections or involvem...