La Familia has made its first run to The Basketball Tournament's championship game in its third year competing in the summer event.
The Kentucky basketball alumni squad defeated JHX Hoops, Kansas' alumni team, 78-65 on Wednesday, July 29, in a TBT semifinal matchup. Former UK guard Archie Goodwin led La Familia in scoring, putting up a game-high 28 points.
Former Wildcats and others will face Davis Steel, a collection of former college basketball players from schools across the country, which came out of the "non-alumni" side of the bracket. Davis Steel competed in previous years as Eberlein Drive and eliminated La Familia in the round of 16 last summer.
The winner of the game, which takes place at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, will take home the $2 million prize. The money distribution is determined by the team and its players.
"To be able to win this — like, the money is cool, but to be able to do this for the school, I think is dope, because it just shows, like, 'Hey, even though (these) guys aren't in the NBA, they still are really good, and they're able to compete,'" Goodwin said. "That's kind of my mindset going in: I wanted to show that we still have that caliber — whether it's NBA or not — with our group, and I think we're doing a good job of that.
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The Kentucky basketball alumni squad defeated JHX Hoops, Kansas' alumni team, 78-65 on Wednesday, July 29, in a TBT semifinal matchup. Former UK guard Archie Goodwin led La Familia in scoring, putting up a game-high 28 points.
Former Wildcats and others will face Davis Steel, a collection of former college basketball players from schools across the country, which came out of the "non-alumni" side of the bracket. Davis Steel competed in previous years as Eberlein Drive and eliminated La Familia in the round of 16 last summer.
The winner of the game, which takes place at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, will take home the $2 million prize. The money distribution is determined by the team and its players.
"To be able to win this — like, the money is cool, but to be able to do this for the school, I think is dope, because it just shows, like, 'Hey, even though (these) guys aren't in the NBA, they still are really good, and they're able to compete,'" Goodwin said. "That's kind of my mindset going in: I wanted to show that we still have that caliber — whether it's NBA or not — with our group, and I think we're doing a good job of that.
#former #game #alumni #summer
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