The Basketball Tournament (TBT) is a $2 million winner take all tournament held yearly, and in the past, the only representation from the state of Iowa was the Hilton Magic, a squad made up entirely of former Iowa State players. This year, however, General Manager Matt Crawford wanted to spice things up by creating the Iowa United, a team composed of former players from the Iowa basketball program, the Iowa State basketball program, the Drake basketball program, and the Northern Iowa basketball program.
Crawford wanted to create a team that can win games at this exciting tournament, help out an incredible cause (the Iowa United will be playing for the Fore The Veterans foundation), and gives the entire state of Iowa a team everyone can root for.