The 24-team field for the 2020 edition of The Basketball Tournament is set to be announced on Tuesday, and while Pitt will not have an alumni team in the mix, the program will likely have a few alums in the tournament on different teams. One former Pitt star set to take part in the event is Jamel Artis, who joined Sideline Cancer over the weekend.
"Our Sideline Cancer basketball team is excited to welcome Jamel Artis to our family," read a message posted on the team's Twitter page on Sunday afternoon. "We look forward to having the former Pitt standout wearing the purple in [The Basketball Tournament].