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  2. Glossary of basketball terms - Wikipedia

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    The Basketball Tournament (TBT) A single-elimination tournament, currently involving 64 teams, held in the U.S. during the NBA offseason, currently with a $1 million winner-take-all purse. three-point field goal. Also called a three-pointer or simply a three, and abbreviated 3FG.

  3. The Basketball Tournament - Wikipedia

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    The Basketball Tournament (TBT) is an open-invitation, single-elimination tournament played each summer in the United States, with the stakes being a cash prize (the most recent tournament in 2024 had a $1 million purse going to the winners). The number of teams playing in the tournament has varied since its establishment, but in recent years ...

  4. Pick and roll - Wikipedia

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    Trevor Booker sets a "screen" on Tony Parker for Kirk Hinrich. The pick and roll (also called a ball screen or screen and roll) in basketball is an offensive play in which a player sets a screen (pick) for a teammate handling the ball and then moves toward the basket (rolls) to receive a pass.

  5. Bracket (tournament) - Wikipedia

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    In the post-season tournament, only the teams with the best records qualify, except the division winner (and also #2 and #3 in the division in the NHL) having an automatic entry into the tournament. Some North American professional post-season tournaments are single-elimination format. If a bye is required, the top seeded teams usually get the ...

  6. Round-robin tournament - Wikipedia

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    A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament , wherein participants are eliminated after a certain number of wins or losses.

  7. What is the First Four in March Madness? Explaining NCAA ...

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    The First Four of the NCAA Tournament is here. Here's what to know of the games, including history and all-time scores from March Madness' play-in round.

  8. Playoff format - Wikipedia

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    Round-robin tournaments are also used in rugby union, curling and many amateur or lower-division basketball, football and hockey tournaments. In 1992, the Little League World Series went to a round-robin tournament in the first round, instead of single-elimination. In 2001, the tournament expanded to 16 teams and stayed with a round robin for ...

  9. OU onion burger to WVU pepperoni roll: Big 12 tournaments to ...

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    From Oklahoma onion burgers to Iowa walking tacos, the Big 12 tournament in March will feature a team-themed item based on a regional favorite.