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TBT Reveals 15 Teams to Compete in Peoria's Midwest Regional

PEORIA, IL - Seven Midwestern collegiate alumni teams, several former Missouri Valley Conference stars and D-League teammates all will showcase their skills on the hardwood July 15-16 when Renaissance Coliseum plays host to the 2017 The Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional.

The fourth annual summer basketball tournament continues to grow in popularity with collegiate alumni teams and TBT organizers announced 60 of the 64 teams that will compete for this summer's $2 million winner-take-all prize. Built around the stars of its 2006 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 quad, Bradley's alumni team, Always A Brave, entered TBT in 2016 and advanced to the championship round by collecting pairs of wins in Chicago and Philadelphia.