NCAA Basketball: 4 college stars that should play in 2020 TBT competition

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - DECEMBER 08: Ethan Happ #22 of the Wisconsin Badgers dribbles the ball while being guarded by Ed Morrow #30 of the Marquette Golden Eagles in the first half at the Fiserv Forum on December 08, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

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SAN ANTONIO, TX – MARCH 23: Isaiah Austin #21 of the Baylor Bears runs up the floor against the Creighton Bluejays during the third round of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at the AT&T Center on March 23, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) has become an annual celebration of the sport. It also gives one more opportunity to see former NCAA Basketball greats.

For a few weeks every summer, “TBT” doesn’t stand for “Throwback Thursday.” Instead, it stands for something much more important – The Basketball Tournament.

Started just five years ago, TBT has become the must-see basketball event of the summer, even displacing Summer League plays in the eyes of some. While the NBA Summer League allows fans to see the future stars of the NBA in their new threads for something, TBT is always more competitive; having $2 million on the line does that for a vagabond baller.

NBA players don’t typically play in TBT, as they would have a lot more to lose than to gain by suiting up in these exhibition games. Former NBA players and potential future NBA players suit up every year, though, along with a bevy of former NCAA Basketball players, starring players in other countries, and various amateurs.

Many of the teams that have entered in the past few years have been made up of alumni of particular schools, meaning collegiate stars of yesteryear are competing together with wads of cash on the line. For any NCAA Basketball fan growing tired of recruiting stories at this stage of the summer, it’s an incredible breath of fresh air.

Coming up with a dream list of players to compete in TBT is easy enough and fun for the whole NCAA Basketball community. So here are four players that should suit up in next year’s iteration of the tournament.

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