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Former Syracuse University basketball player Eric Devendorf in layup drills for Boeheim's Army in The Basketball Tournament. He and other former SU players are in Philadelphia for the $1 million tournament. July 18, 2015. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com

Syracuse, N.Y. — Eric Devendorf will wear a microphone tonight when Boeheim's Army makes its 2016 debut in The Basketball Tournament.

Devendorf was the overwhelming fan choice. General manager Kevin Belbey conducted an online Twitter poll. Devendorf won 70 percent of the vote, besting Brandon Triche, Hakim Warrick and Baye Moussa Keita. TBT will wire up each team's coach, and one player from each team. Former Syracuse forward and current Liverpool High School coach Ryan Blackwell coaches Boeheim's Army. The games will be streamed on Facebook live; the audio will go live, too.

Boeheim's Army, the No. 2 seed, plays No. 15 Basketball City NYC tonight at 7:30 at Philadelphia University. The winner advances to Sunday's 4:15 p.m. game.

Boeheim's Army is a Syracuse-based basketball team that is competing this summer for a winner-take-all $2 million in The Basketball Tournament.