Pitt Alumni Return to The Basketball Tournament with Zoo Crew
PITTSBURGH -- A group of select Pitt Panthers alumni are headed back to the hardwood to play together this summer as The Zoo Crew makes their return to The Basketball Tournament (TBT), a 64-team, single-elimination tournament with a grand pize of $1 million reserved for the winner.
The Zoo Crew, formerly known as the Untouchables, have played three times in TBT since its inception in 2013, most recently in 2018. The team will feature nine former Panthers on the roster, led by general manager Gilbert Brown, a former Pitt center who currently serves as the men's basketball program's Director of Player and Alumni Development.
Brown will play alongside Gary McGhee, Jamel Artis, Mouhamadou Gueye, Ryan Luther, Nelly Cummings, Nike Sibande, Greg Elliot and Mike Young. Cummings, Sibande and Elliot, three key cogs in the program's return to the NCAA Tournament in 2023, and Gueye will get their first taste of TBT this year.
The Zoo Crew will compete in the West Virginia regional in Wheeling, West Virginia. They will participate in a five-day training camp at the Petersen Events Center from July 17-22 before beginning their tournament run on July 25.
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