Blue Collar U is an American basketball team that participates in
The Basketball Tournament (TBT), an annual winner-take-all
single-elimination tournament. The team consists of professional basketball players, most of whom played
college basketball for the
Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team. The team began participating in TBT in
2021, reaching the semi-finals. Blue Collar U won its first TBT championship in its second year of participation in
2022, winning the $1 million grand prize.
History
2021
In
TBT 2021, Blue Collar U played in the
Columbus regional and was seeded 6th out of a field of 16 teams.
In
TBT 2022, Blue Collar U played in the Syracuse regional and was seeded 2nd out of a field of 8 teams. Players wore the names of the victims of the
2022 Buffalo shooting on the backs of their jerseys in place of their own names.[6][7] They won the Syracuse regional with victories over NG Saints, an alumni team for
Neumann Goretti High School in
Philadelphia, Friday Beers, and The Nerd Team, an alumni team of
Ivy League and other highly prestigious schools. After defeating Heartfire in the quarterfinals, Blue Collar U won a true
road game against Red Scare, an alumni team of
Dayton Flyers men's basketball. They defeated Americana for Autism in the finals to win the $1 million grand prize.[8][9]
In
TBT 2023, Blue Collar U played in the Syracuse regional and was seeded 1st out of a field of 8 teams.[16] In the first round, Blue Collar U defeated Big 5, an alumni team composed mostly of
Philadelphia Big 5 schools with the largest comeback in the history of the
Elam Ending.[17] After defeating Virginia Dream in the second round, they lost in the regional finals to
Boeheim's Army, a team of primarily
Syracuse Orange Basketball alumni.
Blue Collar U is an American basketball team that participates in
The Basketball Tournament (TBT), an annual winner-take-all
single-elimination tournament. The team consists of professional basketball players, most of whom played
college basketball for the
Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team. The team began participating in TBT in
2021, reaching the semi-finals. Blue Collar U won its first TBT championship in its second year of participation in
2022, winning the $1 million grand prize.
History
2021
In
TBT 2021, Blue Collar U played in the
Columbus regional and was seeded 6th out of a field of 16 teams.
In
TBT 2022, Blue Collar U played in the Syracuse regional and was seeded 2nd out of a field of 8 teams. Players wore the names of the victims of the
2022 Buffalo shooting on the backs of their jerseys in place of their own names.[6][7] They won the Syracuse regional with victories over NG Saints, an alumni team for
Neumann Goretti High School in
Philadelphia, Friday Beers, and The Nerd Team, an alumni team of
Ivy League and other highly prestigious schools. After defeating Heartfire in the quarterfinals, Blue Collar U won a true
road game against Red Scare, an alumni team of
Dayton Flyers men's basketball. They defeated Americana for Autism in the finals to win the $1 million grand prize.[8][9]
In
TBT 2023, Blue Collar U played in the Syracuse regional and was seeded 1st out of a field of 8 teams.[16] In the first round, Blue Collar U defeated Big 5, an alumni team composed mostly of
Philadelphia Big 5 schools with the largest comeback in the history of the
Elam Ending.[17] After defeating Virginia Dream in the second round, they lost in the regional finals to
Boeheim's Army, a team of primarily
Syracuse Orange Basketball alumni.