Herd That Explained

Herd That is an American basketball team that participates in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), an annual winner-take-all single-elimination tournament. The team played as the West Virginia Wildcats in the 2018 and 2019 editions of the TBT, but rebranded as an alumni team of the Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball program in 2020. The roster of Herd That consists of professional basketball players who compete outside of the NBA.^[1]

History

Through the 2024 tournament, the team has amassed a record of in TBT play.

Year	Region	Seed	Results			Ref.
			Round	Opponent	Result
2018	Columbus	16	Play-in	No. 17 Charlotte Chess Center	W 114–87	[2]
			First round		L 68–99	[3]
2019	Columbus	5	First round	No. 4 Big X	L 76–83	[4]
2020	N/A	23	Round of 24	No. 10 Peoria All-Stars	W 80–65	[5]
	Round of 16		No. 7 The Money Team	W 102–99	[6]
	Quarterfinals		No. 2 Overseas Elite	L 76–93	[7]
		3	First round	No. 14 Team DRC	W 85–76	[8]
			Second round		L 71–74	[9]
	West Virginia	4	First round	No. 5 Founding Fathers	W 77–71	[10]
			Second round	No. 1 Best Virginia	L 79–89	[11]
		4	First round	No. 5 Zoo Crew	W 86–71	[12]
			Second round	No. 1 Best Virginia	W 74–61	[13]
			Third round	No. 2 Sideline Cancer	W 73–64	[14]
			Quarterfinal		W 88–71	[15]
			Semifinal	No. 2 (W1) Heartfire	L 68–73	[16]
		1	First round	No. 8 Jackson TN Boom	W 92–57	[17]
			Second round	No. 4 War Ready	W 63–59	[18]
			Third round	No. 2 La Familia	L 66–95	[19]

External links

• Team page

Notes and References

1. Web site: Herd That (Marshall Alumni). thetournament.com. 2020. July 2, 2020.
2. Web site: 2018 TBT Midwest Region - #17 Charlotte Chess Center VS #16 West Virginia Wildcats . The Basketball Tournament . . July 21, 2018 . July 24, 2022.
3. News: Scarlet & Gray Blasts West Virginia Wildcats, 99-68, Moves on to Second Round of TBT . James . Grega . elevenwarriors.com . July 21, 2019 . July 24, 2022.
4. News: Jackson, Woods lead Big X to a TBT win against WV Wildcats . Patrick . Murphy . . July 19, 2019 . July 24, 2022.
5. News: (23) Herd That defeats (10) Peoria All-Stars, 80-65 . Brandon . King . sneakershoptalk.com . July 6, 2020 . July 24, 2022.
6. News: Herd That knocks out The Money Team, 102-99, in TBT . Grant . Traylor . herald-dispatch.com . July 9, 2020 . July 24, 2022.
7. Web site: Overseas Elite vs. Herd That . thetournament.com . July 11, 2020 . July 11, 2020 . July 12, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200712052742/https://thetournament.com/tbt-2020-schedule?&WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F27235%2Fmatch%2F1709954%2Fsummary%3F . dead .
8. News: Herd That closes strong, tops Team DRC 85-76 in TBT opener . Greg . Carey . wvmetronews.com . July 17, 2021 . July 24, 2022.
9. Web site: Scores . thetournament.com . July 19, 2021.
10. News: (4) Herd That 77, (5) Founding Fathers 71 . thetournament.com . July 24, 2022 . July 24, 2022.
11. Best Virginia Handles Herd That . Christopher . Hall . . MSN.com . July 26, 2022 . July 26, 2022.
12. News: Carey . Greg . Herd That uses strong start to down Zoo Crew, 86-71 . wvmetronews.com . July 26, 2023 . August 1, 2023.
13. News: Bock . Ethan . No. 4 Herd That Knocks Off No. 1 Best Virginia 74-61 in TBT . wvsportsnow.com . July 27, 2023 . August 1, 2023.
14. News: Carey . Greg . Herd That puts depth on display, tops Sideline Cancer 73-64 to win West Virginia Regional . wvmetronews.com . July 29, 2023 . August 1, 2023.
15. News: Carey . Greg . Herd That blows past Boeheim's Army 88-71, advances to TBT semifinal . wvmetronews.com . July 30, 2023 . August 1, 2023.
16. News: Carey . Greg . Herd That's rally falls short in 73-68 loss to Team Heartfire . wvmetronews.com . August 2, 2023 . August 3, 2023.
17. News: Morehouse . Keith . Herd That with a round 1 rout in the TBT . WSAZ.com . July 19, 2024 . August 21, 2024.
18. News: Walsh . David . Herd That scores final 14 points to storm past War Ready, 63-59 . wvsportsnow.com . July 21, 2024 . August 21, 2024.
19. News: Farmer . Keith . La Familia knocks off Herd That 95-66 to advance to the TBT quarterfinals . lex18.com . July 23, 2024 . August 21, 2024.