Overseas Elite

Overseas Elite
Leagues The Basketball Tournament
Founded 2015
History Overseas Elite
(2015–present)
Team colors Blue, black, and grey
              
Team manager Matt Morrison
Head coach Colin Curtin
Championships 2 TBT (2015, 2016)
Website Team page
Uniforms
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Overseas Elite is an American basketball team that participates in The Basketball Tournament (TBT). They played in the South Region of the tournament in 2015, their inaugural year. The team is managed by Matt Morrison from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Colin Curtin is the head coach.[1] Elite won the TBT championship in 2015, defeating Team 23 in the final game.[2][3][4] They defended their title in 2016, defeating Team Colorado.

History

Overseas Elite were accepted into The Basketball Tournament's 2015 bracket as a third-seed after amassing 139 registered fans. They were placed in the South Region, which had Josh Selby and TeamBDB as the top seeds. The Elite defeated the Underdogs, 89–83, in both teams' debuts. Errick McCollum's double-double, 18 points and 11 rebounds, helped Overseas Elite get past Team Charlotte Elite in the second round, 77–74. McCollum posted 32 points in his team's next contest, against Damien Wilkins and Trained to Go, pushing Elite to the Super 17 round of the tournament. D. J. Kennedy was instrumental in Overseas Elite's first Super 17 victory, which was vs. Sean Bell All Stars. The team became the first to qualify for the year's semifinals after they beat Dirty South, led by Brandon Robinson.[5] They used only six players throughout the game,[6] and it was the fifth Super 17 game to be decided by fewer than 10 points.[7] On August 1, 2015, Overseas Elite defeated Team City of Gods to reach the championship game vs Team 23.[2] On August 2, they were crowned the champions after winning, 67–65.[8]

Logo and uniforms

Roster

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Overseas Elite roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 3 United States McCollum, Errick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 28 – (1988-01-22)22 January 1988
C 5 United States Jefferson, Johndre 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) 28 – (1988-11-30)30 November 1988
PG 9 Canada Kabongo, Myck 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 24 – (1992-01-12)12 January 1992
C 10 Nigeria Lawal, Shane 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 30 – (1986-10-08)8 October 1986
C 15 United States O'Brien, Todd 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 27 – (1989-03-03)3 March 1989
SF 17 United States Kennedy, D. J. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 27 – (1989-11-05)5 November 1989
SG 21 United States Fogg, Kyle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 26 – (1990-01-27)27 January 1990
PG 23 United States Horne, Paris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 29 – (1987-08-06)6 August 1987
SG 33 United States Bader, Travis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 25 – (1991-07-02)2 July 1991
Head coach
  • United States Colin Curtin
Team manager
  • United States Matt Morrison
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: July 30, 2015

References

  1. ↑ "Overseas Elite uses a different formula once again on way to victory". The Basketball Tournament. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Overseas Elite's semifinal win over Team City of Gods (PHOTOS)". The Basketball Tournament. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Matt Morrison". The Basketball Tournament. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Drew Morrison". The Basketball Tournament. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "2015 Bracket". The Basketball Tournament. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Basketball Tournament Rosters: Meet The Final 4 Teams". Heavy.com. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Nathan, Alec. "The Basketball Tournament 2015: Semi-Final Bracket After Quarter-Final Results". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Ryan, Kevin. "Team wins $1 million in winner-take-all hoops tournament". 247Sports.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
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