In 24 hours, the Matadors TBT team went from having a possible $2 million dream to a elimination nightmare. This team composed of mostly Texas Tech alumni competed in The Basketball Tournament, which is dubbed as the largest basketball tournament in the world. Every summer for the past three years, all non-NBA players from around the world form teams and coaches with the dream of winning the grand prize of $2 million and being known as the best pickup basketball team in the world.
The Matadors, led by former Tech players Jaye Crockett, Toddrick Gotcher, and John Roberson, got into the tournament by having the 7th highest fan vote in the South region and 15th overall out of 180 teams.