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MUBB forms alumni team for “The Basketball Tournament”

Winning team earns $2 million, top 100 fans who vote take share of money

Jerel McNeal is one of three players committed to the Basketball Tournament team. Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics

For the first time in history, Marquette men’s basketball fans can actually make money by simply supporting their team.

It’s not a matter of cheering on current or future Golden Eagles but rather a team comprised of basketball alumni.

The athletics department asked former Marquette forward Dan Fitzgerald to compile a team for The Basketball Tournament, a single-elimination tournament with a grand prize of $2 million.