[lawrence-newsletter]”The Basketball Tournament” is a winner-take-all $2 million dollar tournament that has become a summer basketball staple. As of right now, all signs point the 2020 TBT being played. Wisconsin basketball will have a presence this year as part of a brand new team called Big X. The Big X roster will be made up of all Big Ten basketball alumni and of the roster spots that have been announced, there are already three Badgers ready to suit up.
The three Badgers currently on the Big X roster are Vitto Brown, Trevon Hughes, and Kahlil Iverson.
🚨ALERT🚨: @BigX_tbt signs @SenseiSwat33 for TBT 2020!
He joins Khalil Iverson as the second Wisconsin alum to sign with the Big 10 alumni team. pic.twitter.com/jRfJzUbpA9
— TBT (@thetournament) May 18, 2020
Both Brown and Iverson recently spent time in the NBA G League, while Hughes has been overseas for the past decade as a professional, most recently playing in Israel.
Another @BadgerMBB addition to Big ⚔️! @Trevonhughes has had an elite basketball career so far, both collegiately and professionally. We’re excited to have him with us for @thetournament 👏#BigX #TBT2020 #TheTournament #BigTen pic.twitter.com/MDqERiuqmt
— Big X (@BigX_tbt) May 24, 2020
Keep an eye out for Big X as they continue to announce their debut 2020 roster.