The PrimeTime Players are a
minor league
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professional
basketball
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team based in
Fort Mill, South Carolina
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. The PrimeTime Players have played independently in the
Carolinas
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since 1991, competing in tournaments and pro-am leagues. The team has competed in
The Basketball Tournament
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which is aired annually on
ESPN
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networks against some of the best professionals in the world.
History
PrimeTime Players are owned by Chris Thomas, who also serves as the team head coach.
After winning the first three
Tobacco Road Basketball League championships (2012–14), PrimeTime are a founding member of the
East Coast Basketball League. PTP have won ECBL titles in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021.
The Basketball Tournament
Making their debut in
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
, PrimeTime traveled to Atlanta as the 19th seed. They won their debut against top-seeded Team DBD, 94–66. The next day, PrimeTime downed HBC, 66–59, to move on to the Super 17. Their run ended on July 24, losing to Dirty South, 76–75.
PrimeTime was the South Region nine seed in
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
, losing in the opening round to Trained To Go, 87–82.
For the
2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
tournament, PrimeTime were seeded tenth in the South Region. The team eliminated Blue Zoo (
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders alumni), 79–77, before falling in the second round to Ram Nation (
VCU Rams alumni), 96–82.
In
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
, PrimeTime Players were the 12th seed in the Midwest Region. Their first round opponent, Always A Brave, were a collection of
Bradley Braves
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alumni. PrimeTime advanced to the second round with a 68–64 victory. They defeated the four-seed Big X, 70–67, to earn a spot in the Super 16 in Atlanta where their journey ended, falling to the top-seeded Scarlet & Grey (
Ohio State
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alumni), 72–60.
Seeded fourth in the
2019
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Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
Greensboro Regional, PrimeTime Players fell short in their first-round matchup against Florida TNT, 71–68.
In
TBT 2020, PrimeTime was initially not included in the field of 24, reduced in size due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. However, the No. 20 seed, Mid-American Unity, had one of their players test positive, although he was asymptomatic. That team withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by PrimeTime. PrimeTime faced team CP3, the No. 13 seed, in the opening round. PrimeTime led for most of the game, but ultimately were defeated, 76–74.
In
TBT 2021, PrimeTime was seeded eighth in the West Virginia Regional. The team faced ninth-seeded Fort Wayne Champs and were defeated, 72–61.
Season-by-season records
References
External links
Official website@PTPlayersECBL
{{The Basketball Tournament navbox
Basketball teams in South Carolina
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Basketball teams established in 1991
1991 establishments in South Carolina
The Basketball Tournament teams