Golden Eagles (basketball)
The Golden Eagles are an American basketball team that participates in The Basketball Tournament, an annual winner-take-all single-elimination tournament. The team first played in the tournament in 2016, was the runner-up in 2019, and won the championship in 2020. The Golden Eagles' roster consists of professional basketball players who compete outside of the NBA, most of whom played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team. The TBT team is an independent entity that was named after the college team.
History
2016: First tournament
The "Golden Eagles Alumni" were the No. 6 seed in the Midwest region.Players
- Maurice Acker
- Dwight Burke
- Dwight Buycks
- Joe Chapman
- Davante Gardner
- Marcus Jackson
- Darius Johnson-Odom
- Trent Lockett
- Jerel McNeal
- Derrick Wilson
- Jamil Wilson
- Wesley Matthews
- Travis Diener
2017: Second tournament
The Golden Eagles were the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region.Players
- Maurice Acker
- Juan Anderson
- Lawrence Blackledge
- Dwight Burke
- Dwight Buycks
- Joe Chapman
- Davante Gardner
- Darius Johnson-Odom
- Trent Lockett
- Jerel McNeal
- Jamil Wilson
- Wesley Matthews
- Travis Diener
2018: Final four appearance
The Golden Eagles were the No. 3 seed in the Northeast region.Players
- Maurice Acker
- Willie Atwood
- Lawrence Blackledge
- Cinmeon Bowers
- Elgin Cook
- Travis Diener
- Jerel McNeal
- Brett Prahl
- Jake Thomas
- Derrick Wilson
- Jamil Wilson
- Joe Chapman
2019: Title game appearance
The Golden Eagles were the No. 1 seed in the Wichita regional. By winning their region, the team received 25% of the region's ticket sales as a prize, which was $96,439.Players
- Maurice Acker
- Juan Anderson
- Lawrence Blackledge
- Cinmeon Bowers
- Dwight Buycks
- Mo Charlo
- Elgin Cook
- Travis Diener
- Jerel McNeal
- Andrew Rowsey
- Jake Thomas
- Jarvis Williams
- Derrick Wilson
- Jamil Wilson
- Joe Chapman
2020: Championship
The Golden Eagles were the No. 4 overall seed, in a field reduced to 24 teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Games
The team received a first-round bye.Players
- Maurice Acker
- Dwight Buycks
- Mo Charlo
- Elgin Cook
- Travis Diener
- Luke Fischer
- Darius Johnson-Odom
- Andrew Rowsey
- Jarvis Williams
- Derrick Wilson
- Jamil Wilson
- Joe Chapman
2021: Championship defense
The Golden Eagles were placed in the 16-team Illinois Regional as the top seed.Players
- Maurice Acker
- Sacar Anim
- Vander Blue
- Dwight Buycks
- Elgin Cook
- Travis Diener
- Luke Fischer
- Matt Lojeski
- Andrew Rowsey
- Jarvis Williams
- Derrick Wilson
- Jamil Wilson
- Joe Chapman
2022
For TBT 2022, the team was seeded no. 2 in the Dayton Regional.Players
- Maurice Acker
- Sacar Anim
- Vander Blue
- Dwight Buycks
- Elgin Cook
- Travis Diener
- Luke Fischer
- Darius Johnson-Odom
- Diamond Stone
- Jarvis Williams
- Derrick Wilson
- Jamil Wilson
- Joe Chapman
Record by years
Through the 2020 tournament, Golden Eagles recorded the second-most number of victories of any team competing in TBT, after four-time champion Overseas Elite.Awards
| Year | Player | Award | Ref. |
| 2016 | Dwight Buycks | All-Tournament | |
| 2018 | Jamil Wilson | All-Tournament | |
| 2019 | Dwight Buycks | All-Tournament | |
| 2019 | Daniel Fitzgerald | All-Tournament | |
| 2020 | Darius Johnson-Odom | All-Tournament & MVP | |
| 2020 | Jamil Wilson | All-Tournament | |
| 2020 | Joe Chapman | All-Tournament |