The Basketball Tournament: Breaking down the eight teams heading to UD Arena

Carmen’s Crew, Red Scare and Zip Em Up were the top three seeds in the region.

Who is coming to Dayton? Below is a look at the eight teams that advanced from regionals in Charleston, W.Va., Wichita, Kan., Columbus and Peoria, Ill.

There will be no COVID-related capacity restrictions for all seven games — four quarterfinals on July 31, two semifinals on Aug. 1 and the championship game on Aug. 3 — at UD Arena, though seating will be limited to one side of the arena. Tickets are available on Ticketmaster.com.

Saturday, Noon (ESPN)

No. 2 seed AfterShocks vs No. 5 seed Florida TNT

AfterShocks at a glance: The Wichita State alumni team includes Conner Frankamp, who averaged 10.6 points per game as a senior with the Shockers in 2017-18. He hit the game-winning Elam Ending shot in the third round to send the Aftershocks to the quarterfinals in Dayton.

The AfterShocks roster also includes Markis McDuffie, who scored 1,525 points in four seasons (2015-19) at Wichita State.

The AfterShocks played on their home court in Wichita in the first three rounds.

Florida TNT at a glance: The other team to advance from the Wichita regional includes two former NBA players: Antonio Blakeney, who averaged 14.2 points in two seasons at LSU and appeared in 76 games in two seasons with the Chicago Bulls; and Devaughn Akoon-Purcell, who averaged 13.5 points in two seasons at Illinois State and appeared in seven games for the Denver Nuggets in 2018-19.

Chris Warren, a 2,021-point scorer at Ole Miss from 2007-11, hit the game-winning Elam Ending shot as Florida TNT beat No. 1 seed Eberlein Drive 74-67 in the third round.

Saturday, 2 p.m. (ESPN2)

No. 1 seed Golden Eagles vs. No. 3 seed Boeheim’s Army

Golden Eagles at a glance: The Marquette alumni team won the championship in 2020, beating Sideline Cancer, after losing to Carmen’s Crew in the final in 2019. It advanced from the Illinois Regional by beating Autism Army 88-75 on Wednesday.

Dwight Buycks, who averaged 7.7 points in two seasons (2009-11) at Marquette, scored 23 points in the third-round victory. Elgin Cook, who scored 1,259 points in three seasons at Oregon, scored 18.

Travis Diener, who who scored 1,691 points in his college career (2001-05) at Marquette, hit the game-ending shot, a 3-pointer, during the Elam Ending on Wednesday.

Boeheim’s Army at a glance: The Syracuse alumni team beat the Bradley alumni team, Always a Brave, 69-54 in the third round in Peoria.

The roster features Chris McCullough, a first-round pick of the Brooklyn Nets in 2015. He played one season at Syracuse and three seasons in the NBA. He had 19 points in the third-round victory.

Keifer Sykes, a 2,096-point scorer at Green Bay (2011-15), scored 10 on Wednesday and 17 in the second round.

Malachi Richardson, who played one season (2015-16) at Syracuse and three in the NBA, led the team with 19 points in the first round.

Saturday, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

No. 1 seed Sideline Cancer vs No. 6 seed Team 23

Sideline Cancer at a glance: The only team to play in the TBT every year since it was founded in 2014, Sideline Cancer was one of two teams to advance from the West Virginia Region. It reached the championship game last year in Columbus before losing 78-73 to the Golden Eagles, a Marquette alumni team.

Among the team’s key players are: Jamel Artis, who scored 1,696 points in four seasons (2013-17) at Pittsburgh; Marcus Keene, who led the nation in scoring (30.0 points per game) as a redshirt junior at Central Michigan in 2016-17; Trey Lewis, who scored 1,448 points in a college career that included stops at Penn State, Cleveland State and Louisville; and Maurice Creek, who averaged 14.1 points as a senior at George Washington in 2013-14.

Keene hit the game-winning Elam Ending shot as Sideline Cancer beat the Bucketneers 58-57 in the third round in Charleston, W.Va.

Team 23 at a glance: The roster includes: Walt Lemon Jr., a 1,721-point scorer at Bradley (2010-14) who played 11 games in the NBA (2017-19); Eric Griffin, who averaged 14.5 points in two seasons at Campbell (2010-12); and Daniel Ochefu, a 1,015-point scorer at Villanova from 2012-16 who appeared in 19 games for the Washington Wizards in 2016-17.

Marcus Hall, who scored 1,178 points in his career at Colorado from 2003-08, scored 20 points in a 75-67 victory against Best Virginia in the third round in Charleston. Team 23 beat another West Virginia team, a Marshall alumni group, in the second round.

Saturday, 9 p.m. (ESPN2)

No. 5 seed Money Team vs No. 6 seed Blue Collar U

Money Team at a glance: Funded by boxer Floyd Mayweather, the Money Team overcame an 18-point deficit to beat Carmen’s Crew at the Covelli Center on the Ohio State campus. Xavier Munford, who played two seasons at Rhode Island (2012-14), scored 22 points hit the game-winning shot in the Elam Ending.

The team also features another former Atlantic 10 Conference player who has played at UD Arena: Davidson’s Peyton Aldridge, who scored 13 points Tuesday. Aldridge scored 2,171 points in his college career.

Blue Collar U at a glance: This roster includes 11 players from the University of Buffalo. Jeremy Harris scored 12 points and made the game-ending shot Tuesday in a 78-61 victory against Category 5, the team that beat the Red Scare on Sunday. Harris played two seasons at Buffalo (2018-19), averaging 14.8 points.

C.J. Massinburg, who scored 1,990 points in four seasons (2015-19) at Buffalo, led Blue Collar U with 13 points.