Purdue was able to turn their At Large Bid into a National Title as they came back from a 10 point half time deficit to defeat Pittsburgh 80-75. J.T. Thomas would take home MVP honors with his impressive performance during the National Championship Tournament. View the full GAME SUMMARY here.
Category Archives: National Championship
Pitt upsets top seeded Gamecocks
Pitt battled for 40mins and survived what seemed like infinite lead changes to come out on top of South Carolina 79-71 to punch their ticket to the championship against Purdue. View the full GAME SUMMARY here.
Boilermakers Get Redemption
Purdue held the lead wire to wire in their 4th matchup of the season against Michigan State, upsetting the Spartans 77-66 and earning a spot in the National Title game. View the full GAME SUMMARY here.
Gamecocks put their #1 ranking on display
USC showed why they earned their number 1 seed by defeating UMASS Lowell 90-68 and advancing to their 1st final four. View the full GAME SUMMARY here.
Sparty advances
Michigan State backed up their #2 ranking by defeating Southern Illinois 82-73 and earning a return trip to the final four. View the full GAME SUMMARY here.
Boilermakers punch ticket to round 2
Purdue hung tough down the stretch as they defeated the Red Storm 84-77 to advance to the 2nd round of the 2017 National Championship Tournament. View the full GAME SUMMARY here.
Panthers headed to Final 4
Down by 7 at half time, Pitt rallied in the 2nd half to defeat the Ohio State Buckeyes and advance to their programs first Final 4 appearance. View the full GAME SUMMARY here.
Official NCBBA National Championship Tournament Program!
The Official 2017 NCBBA National Championship Tournament Program is available to download/view HERE
Skills Competition Field announced
The NCBBA is pleased to release the list of contestants who will be competing in the 2017 NCBBA Skills Competition. These high flyers, sharp shooters, and ball handlers will be competing against one another for great prizes and bragging rights. Be sure to follow all the action right HERE.
| NCBBA 3-Point Shooting Competition | ||||
| Participant | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Champ Round | |
| Alex Nadtochij | St. John’s | |||
| Anthony Hourani | Michigan State | |||
| Anthony Starzynski | Pittsburgh | |||
| Claude-Hendel Laurole | UMASS Lowell | |||
| Cory Rogers | Pittsburgh | |||
| Daniel Meas | UMASS Lowell | |||
| Gregory McClain | So. Illinois | |||
| Jack Corrigan | Ohio State | |||
| Jack McKinty | So. Illinois | |||
| Josephy Howat | Purdue | |||
| Ted Young | Purdue | |||
| Trey Long | South Carolina | |||
| NCBBA Obstacle Course | ||||
| Participant | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Champ Round | |
| Antonio Atria | Ohio State | |||
| Bryce Schloneger | Pittsburgh | |||
| Claude-Hendel Laurole | UMASS Lowell | |||
| Daniel Meas | UMASS Lowell | |||
| Fuad Ogunseye | So. Illinois | |||
| Jalen Thomas | Purdue | |||
| Jared Davis | South Carolina | |||
| Joey Mascaro | Pittsburgh | |||
| Martino Pepe | St. John’s | |||
| Stefon Hunt | Michigan State | |||
| TJ Morris | Michigan State | |||
| William Howell | St. John’s | |||
| NCBBA Slam Dunk Challenge | ||||
| Participant | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Champ Round | |
| Alex Overseri | St. John’s | |||
| David Airing | South Carolina | |||
| John Gore | South Carolina | |||
| Mke Montgomery | Purdue | |||
| Nick Staley | Pittsburgh | |||
| Stefan Chong | St. John’s | |||
| Steffan Jackson | UMASS Lowell | |||
| Tony Orr | Purdue | |||
National Tournament Seedings Released: Let the bracketology begin!
The NCBBA is pleased to announce that the seeding is done and the 2017 NCBBA National Championship Bracket featuring the opening round match ups is ready for downloading. The time to fill out your bracket and begin the office pools has arrived.


