Ex-Michigan, Ohio State players team up in The Basketball Tournament

A few former Michigan and Ohio State basketball players, and one who played on both squads, are teaming up in this year's version of The Basketball Tournament.

Former Michigan players Duncan Robinson, Stu Douglass, Jon Horford and Mark Donnal will join Andrew Dakich (who played at U-M and OSU), Kam Williams and Jae'Sean Tate on a team called "Big X" in this year's TBT.

The Basketball Tournament, now in its fifth year, is an annual tournament comprised of 64 teams — mainly former college athletes playing together — who compete for a $2 million prize. The event, starting June 29 in Spokane, Wash, is broadcast on ESPN's family of networks.

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The Michigan-Ohio State team, which also features former Illinois standout Nnanna Egwu, is the first of its kind within the TBT structure in that it features players from a variety of Big Ten schools.

Robinson just wrapped up his four-year run at Michigan as a co-captain on the national runner-up squad this past season. Douglass was a co-captain on U-M's 2012 Big Ten title squad and is playing professionally overseas.

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Horford played on Michigan's Final Four team in 2013 before ultimately transferring to Florida for a grad year in 2014-15. He was a member of the Grand Rapids Drive in the NBA Gatorade League last season. Donnal, meanwhile, was at U-M from 2013-17 before playing his final year at Clemson last season.

Tate and Williams were both standouts for Ohio State last season. Dakich started his career as a walk-on at Michigan in 2013 before playing his final year at Ohio State this past season.

In order to earn an automatic bid into the TBT, teams need fan votes within their respective region.

Fans can vote and support Big X on their TBT page here.

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