Team Loyalty is Love, managed by former Cat DeMarcus Cousins, is the top-seed in Lexington, while The Bluegrass Boys, the Kentucky Alumni team and host squad, drew the No. 2 seed. Games will take place at Frederick Douglass High School on July 19-21 and be televised live on the ESPN networks. The eight regional winners will advance to Championship Weekend in Chicago, which culminates with the winner-take-all $2 million championship game on August 6 (7 p.m. ET on ESPN).
The Bluegrass Boys, organized by general manager Mark Krebs (2010), are coached by two-time NCAA champion Wayne Turner (1999).