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Always A Brave Draws New Opponent

PEORIA, IL – As training camp opens for Always A Brave, the Bradley alumni team has learned it will have a new opponent for the first round of The Basketball Tournament Illinois Regional. Following the announcement that No. 10 seed Tubby Time has withdrawn from the 2021 TBT, No. 7 seed Always A Brave now will face Chicago Hoopville Warriors in the first round.

The Basketball Tournament is a 64-team, open-application, single-elimination, winner-take-all event powered by ESPN that will offer a $1 million cash prize to the champion. Always A Brave joins Illinois alumni team, No.