A year ago, the Golden Eagles Alumni (GEA) came three games short of bringing home $2 million in The Basketball Tournament, losing to Always a Brave in the regional championship.
“They blame me for it because I had a wedding I had to attend in the game that they lost,” GEA head coach Wesley Matthews said at Marquette’s Centennial Hoopla in June. “But I’m excited for (this year’s TBT).”
The Alumni will have a chance to make up for its downfall last year starting Saturday as the TBT Midwest Regionals begin in Peoria, Illinois. “(Redemption) is a lot.