The Basketball Tournament is an annual five-on-five event, where 64 teams compete in a single elimination tournament with a winner-take-all prize of $2,000,000. Anyone can sign up, but the majority of teams consisted of former NBA and college stars.
Current overseas professionals such as DeJuan Blair, D.J. Kennedy, Errick McCollum, DeAndre Kane competed for the undefeated Elite team. Team Challenge ALS, on the other hand, was a cast of former college players Jerry Smith (UofL), DeShawn Stephens, Casper Ware, and Austin Daye.
Peter Frates, a former Boston College baseball player diagnosed with ALS, was the inspiration for Team Challenge ALS.