Green Bay has filed for a waiver from the NCAA to allow its men’s basketball team to compete in The Basketball Tournament.
The administration at Green Bay argues that participating in the $1 million dollar summer tournament is comparable to taking an overseas exhibition trip. Participating in TBT would save the school a great deal of money in comparison to traveling overseas.
Here is an excerpt from ESPN:
“When you play overseas, these teams that go to France, Spain, Belgium, whatever, those aren’t NCAA-sanctioned games,” Green Bay coach Doug Gottlieb said. “So, the NCAA’s argument is, ‘Hey, in summer competition, you can’t play these games in the United States.