2024 Recap

For the third year in a row, the MTD Basketball Tournament rounded out an eventful and exciting summer. On August 17th, 2024, people gathered at Dugger Park in West Medford to watch nine teams filled with high level college talent battle compete in double elimination tournament. Teams consisted of players from schools such as Providence College, Cornell, Harvard, Davidson, Holy Cross, Umass Lowell, Boston College, St. Anslems, WPI, Brandeis, Middlebury, Amherst, Tufts, Keene State, Clark, Emerson, Connecticut College and many more. In 2023, we crowned the first champion. This year, that same Green squad repeated to become back to back MTD Tourney champs. Their team (left to right) consisted of Duaka Ekwensi, Colin McNamara, Andrew Lufkin, Kahleb Downing, Keyshaad Dixon, Alex Dubrow → (Back row) Logan O’Donnell, and Riley Naclerio. 

All photos can be seen at this link by our amazing photographer Analise Saab Brown. 2024 Tourney Photos

The tournament was a non-profit event, with all proceeds going to youth memberships at three local community centers: Arlington Boys and Girls Club, Mystic Valley YMCA and the Watertown Boys and Girls Club.  Last years tournament raised money for an MTD college scholarship for students in Greater Boston area to apply for but we felt the impact could be far greater by donating to local boys and girls clubs and YMCAs to help over 35 kids get free memberships for the ensuing year. 

A huge shoutout to our sponsors for supporting our event. Thank you to our lead sponsors, which include Gold Standard Hoops, Menotomy Grill and Tavern, Brunt Workwear and The Collective. 

We want to additonally thank everyone for contributing to making it such a special day. All the players, the refs, the scorekeepers, the aux coordinator, the merch table workers, food stand workers and so many more. The basketball was excellent and the community rapport was special.  

See you all this summer for the fourth annual More Than Different Basketball Tournament!! 

- Brendan & Colin McNamara