Former Badgers in TBT: First Round Recap
Live basketball returned before the NBA season, as The Basketball Tournament (TBT) kicked off on the Fourth of July. Four former Badgers -- Vitto Brown, Trevon Hughes, Khalil Iverson and Ethan Happ -- started out the extravaganza with hopes of making it to the $1 million, "winner-take-all" final. AllBadgers.com has documented their respective teams' outcomes this weekend, but let's take a quick recap back on their individual performances.
Ethan Happ, Team Hines upset by Sideline Cancer
The most exciting game of TBT to that point came on Sunday, but unfortunately for the Wisconsin great and three-time first-team All-Big Ten honoree, his journey in the tournament stopped there.
Happ finished with 20 points and six rebounds on the afternoon. Four of the boards came on the offensive end for the Milan, Ill., native. He made eight of 13 from the field and converted on four of five from the free-throw line.
The former Badger also contributed two assists, two blocks and one steal in about 28 minutes of action on the court.
Trio of Badgers contribute to Big X's win
On Saturday, Brown, Iverson and Hughes helped Big X advance to the next round in a 79-74 win over D2.
According to TBT's official box score of the game, Iverson finished with seven points on 3-of-4 shooting with a team-high 11 rebounds. He also recorded three steals in 19:03 of play.
Though Hughes only connected on three of his 10 attempts from the field, he shot 50% from three-point range (2-of-4) on way to nine points. In just over 18 minutes of game-time action, the former Badger also contributed three steals and three assists each.
Brown started the game for Big X and played 15:30 in the win. Though he did not score a point, he came down with three boards.
Big X now moves on to the next round to take on Red Scare, a team that is comprised mostly of Dayton alumni, on Wednesday (1 p.m. CT, ESPN).
*Team Hines-Sideline Cancer scores courtesy of TBT's StatBroadcast
