June 14, 2026

Ohio State, Carmen's Crew to host 2021 TBT in Columbus

The Basketball Tournament is headed back to Columbus, Ohio for the summer of 2021 and will be held on the campus of Ohio State University. The TBT announced on Wednesday its format and locations for this year’s event and Columbus will host games during the tournament’s second weekend from July 23-27. This is a change from last year’s TBT that was played entirely at a single venue — Columbus’ Nationwide Arena — in a “bubble” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The TBT was actually the first professional sporting event to crown a champion after the start of the pandemic, moving its traditional format of having games at host cities across the country. Additionally, the TBT announced it will return to 64 teams in 2021 — last year, the field was cut to 24 — across four regions. Fans will also be welcomed back to the event, which will tip off…

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