The Basketball Tournament is a thrilling 5-on-5, winner takes all tournament for a grand prize of $2 million. Today, we learned former Michigan State basketball Forward Nick Ward signed with the Big Ten alumni squad, Team Big X.
Ward joins Ohio State alumni Andrew Dakich and Andre & Kaleb Wesson on Team Big X.
Ward scored a remarkable 1,350 career points during his three-year tenure at Michigan State. He was also a part of the memorable 2019 Final Four run. Last season, he played for the Atlanta Hawks G-League affiliate team, the College Park Skyhawks, averaging 13.2 points per game.
Nick Ward is not the only former Spartan in this tournament. Branden Dawson & Brandon Wood both joined Team Heartfire less than 10 days ago. Also, former MSU guards Kalin Lucas and Durrell Summers both signed with Team Detroit earlier this month.
Yesterday, Myron Medcalf of ESPN reported that The Basketball Tournament is set still set for July.
