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MIDWEST DREAM SQUAD DESCRIPTION- Who is the Midwest Dream Squad?

We are a summer professional basketball

team developed of current professional &

former collegiate basketball standouts first

assembled to compete in TBT 2015 also

known as “The Basketball Tournament” for 1

Million Dollars.

Our team is made up of predominantly Midwestern natives from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio

brought together by General Manger Dijon Knight.

TBT 2015: We had a successful run in TBT

2015. We won our first 3 games and made it

to the “Super 17” or top 17 out of the 97

teams that qualified and were selected by the

TBT committee to compete in the tournament

last summer.

We beat group of Wisconsin Badgers alumni

(Bad Boys) and then an older batch from the

same state, which included two former NBA players (Sconnie Legends) to make it to the “Super

17”.

We then went on to play the 2014 TBT Champions (Notre Dame Fighting Alumni) in a thrilling

game live on national TV ESPNU! We took the defending champions down to the wire and lost

on a last second shot at the buzzer for a final score of 79-77. This was one of the most exciting

games and finishes of the entire tournament and replayed on ESPN for the several weeks

following the game. We accomplished all that without one single team practice and only 7

players the first two games.

TBT 2016: Right now we are already underway

for this summer’s tournament starting in July.

We have a solid core group of returning players

that helped us succeed in TBT 2015 while also

making some key additions to the roster and

coaching staff bringing in more basketball

professional experience and talent overall.

THE TOURNAMENT-

What is The Basketball Tournament aka “TBT”?

TBT Is an open application, 5 -0n -5, single-elimination, winner-take- all basketball

tournament. In 2014 the winning team took home $500k. In 2015, the winning team

took home $1 million. In 2016, the winning team will take home $2 Million.

Participants must be 18 or Older and willing to forego their amateur status. No entry fee

to play in TBT.

64 is the number of teams that qualify, including the final four teams from 2015.

16 Man Roster, 11 to 12 players depending on amount of fan votes received before the

voting period ends June 1st.

Selection Process

12 teams with the most votes in each region as of June 1st automatically get in. 4

Additional teams in each region receive at-large bids. (These team must have 7+ players

& 200+ votes as of June 1st to be considered)

When & where is TBT Happening?

April 1: qualification opens June 1: qualification closes

July 8-10: Opening Rounds (South and West Regions)

JULY 9, 10 | LOS ANGELES (WEST REGIONAL)

July 15-17: Opening Rounds (Northeast and Midwest Regions) JULY 16, 17 | CHICAGO (MIDWEST REGIONAL)

July 21-23: Round of 16 & Quarterfinals

JULY 16, 17 & JULY 21-23 | PHILADELPHIA (NORTHEAST REGIONAL | SUPER 16)

July 30: Semifinals August 2: Championship Game

JULY 30 & AUGUST 2 | NEW YORK CITY (SEMIFINALS | CHAMPIONSHIP)

Our Road to $2 Million Begins Here! -

The Midwest Regional will be held at St.

Xavier University 3700 W 103rd St.

Chicago, IL.

Team Sponsor Opportunities

So one general rule regarding the TBT Event is any visual inventory and in particular, any TV-visible inventory can't be sold. So warm-up shirts, ad jersey placements, and signage in venue are not in play for sponsorship on a team level. HOWEVER, on the contrary anything not TV-visible, like placement on our team page on the TBT website, any appearances preformed by individual teams, any mentions in articles or posts that the TBT committee does or that are written about any individual team can include our sponsor's name. There for our sponsorship proposal is not based on exposure, or at least exposure alone, as we as participants and the TBT Committee need to restrict it per our ESPN agreement. With that said I Dijon Knight, acting as team General Manager have budgeted a total of $75,000.00 of the 2 Million winnings for potential sponsors to collect as a return on their investment for providing $x funding upfront and get $x portion of the winnings if we win the 2 million. Sponsor Packages: Gold – Donations of $5,000 – $10,000 Silver – Donations of $1,000 – $4,000 Bronze – Donations of $500 - $1000 All investors providing funding upfront this is the breakdown for your financial return: $5,000 funding upfront = $35,000 portion of the winnings given we win the 2 million. $4,000 funding upfront = $20,000 portion of the winnings given we win the 2 million. $1,000 funding upfront = $10,000 portion of the winnings given we win the 2 million. $500.00 funding upfront = $5,000 portion of the winnings given we win the 2 million. What expenses will our sponsors help us cover?

Recruiting Expenses

o Salary of team (Players)

Practice

o Funding gym for practice

o Funding for Domestic Travel for commuters

Hotel Expense for players commuting, Travel, Expense, Food during Midwest Regional

Basic Team Webpage

o Domain Name

Funding for Fan Recruiting Events

o Potential events: Summer 3 on 3 Tournament, Round Robin 3 Game Tournament,

Marketing Table Event at various locations events and festivals.

o Funding for participation in additional summer basketball tournaments.

o Team & Fan Apparel

General Statistics from TBT 2015

TBT Registered fans in 2015: 60,000+

Fans Midwest Dream Squad recruited last year: 174 (In A One Month Span, this year currently over 200 fan votes registered)

Viewership of final game on ESPN: 300,000+

Viewership of Midwest Dream Squad vs Notre Dame game: 65,000+

PR: 204 articles written about TBT in 2015, 8-10 in major publications (Rolling Stone,

Washington Post, etc)

The demographic is heavily male and in the 21-28 ages range generally, for both fans

and players.