Kentucky's Alumni Team Joins Forces with Louisville for An Exciting Third Appearance at The Basketball Tournament
Kentucky's alumni team is back for a third appearance at The Basketball Tournament! Excitement builds as La Familia faces Louisville's alumni team in the opening round.
In each of the past two summers, the Kentucky Wildcats alumni team, La Familia, has competed for a $1 million prize at The Basketball Tournament. Now, it has been announced that they are heading back for a third appearance at the event. This year's edition of the event will feature some changes from previous formats.
There will be 16 teams competing for a $2 million prize, and it will begin with a best-of-three opening round, then single elimination for the other rounds. La Familia will open things up with one of the marquee matchups, playing Louisville's alumni team, The Ville. In the 2024 tournament, the two teams played a contentious game that nearly ended with a brawl.
Emotions will always be high when the schools face each other in any event. Game one will be on Jul 18 in Lexington. The full rosters aren't available yet.
Willie Cauley-Stein will be there along with many beloved players from past Kentucky teams. Tickets are on sale now, and are expected to go fast. It promises to be an exciting matchup, and a fun event.