Arizona Basketball alumni Kyle Fogg is back in the headlines this summer, the third summer his The Basketball Tournament team are in the Final Four.
The Overseas Elite are two-time The Basketball Tournament Champions (2015 and 2016). In 2017, This is former Arizona Basketball guard Kyle Fogg’s team, and they have made it to the final four of the TBT.
Coming in as the No. 1 seed, the Overseas Elite beat the No. 2 seed Ram Nation 86-79 to become the Regional Champions in the South. The Elite had to come back multiple times from double-digit deficits.
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This team has never lost a game in this tournament in the last three years, they are 17-0. It is made up of American players who make a living playing basketball overseas. The model is so successful that Kyle’s regular season teammate Larry Gordon, also playing in the Drew League, told us that his TBT Team Challenge ALS patterned their team after Fogg’s.
Team Challenge ALS will play Scarlet in Gray in the semi’s, the Ohio State Alumni centric team including Jared Sullinger, Aaron Craft, and William Buford.
The Elie team has won $3 Million to-date. This season the prize money will increase $500,000 from $1.5 Million to $2 Million for the team to split. Elite will play against a team full of Syracuse Alumni with Syracuse legend Carmelo Anthony hosting the game.
Ok, @APlayersProgram fans, your guy, @KFogg21 is back in @thetournament semifinals & he's going for three-peat w/share of 2 million--AGAIN!
— Fran Fraschilla (@franfraschilla) July 24, 2017
Team Overseas Elite will take on Northeast Champion Boeheim’s Army at Coppin State University in Baltimore Maryland (Tuesday, August 1 9 pm ET | ESPN | WatchESPN | TICKETS). You can guess who plays for this team, yes, Syracuse Alumni. And we hear from Gordon that the Cuse alumni are supported by hoards of orange-clad fans who follow the team around the country. Yes, they are traveling for the TBT Syracuse team.
Fogg has always been a very positive athlete, pushing the envelope, a model Wildcat representing. He is known for hitting huge three’s down the stretch with the game on the line.
Repeat: I am blessed, I am powerful, today is going to be an amazing day
— . (@KFogg21) July 22, 2017
.@KFogg21 doing his best to keep the Bulls run at bay. He's got a team-high 18 pts (5-7 FG) and OSE leads 67-59 with 7:50 to play. #TBT2017 pic.twitter.com/usSSCeomNg
— TBT (@thetournament) July 22, 2017
UPDATE THE BRACKET @overseaselite #TBT2017 pic.twitter.com/AfRcs09lkI
— TBT (@thetournament) July 24, 2017
Game hype video:
2-time defending champs vs @Cuse_MBB alumni.
— TBT (@thetournament) July 29, 2017
GET HYPE for @overseaselite vs @BoeheimsArmy this Tuesday at 9pm on ESPN!! #TBT2017 #TBTBmore pic.twitter.com/BXrVwH3A04
Here is a Boeheim’s Army team overview Jason Dumas:
WATCH: @BoeheimsArmy preps for its FinalFour matchup on Tuesday night! cc: @KevinBelbey @edeven23 @dontegreeneCOS #CuseFam #SportsConnection pic.twitter.com/rdA9IFDxZI
— Jason Dumas (@JDumasReports) July 31, 2017
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If Kyle and his Overseas Elite team make it past Tuesday, he will play in the finals. The team tends to start slow and come from behind, they will need to make sure they secure this win. We know you have it in you, Kyle! Bear Down and get that third Championship!