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The Basketball Tournament at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita on Monday, July 27, 2026.

Updated 8:21 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2026:

WICHITA — JHX Hoops beat the AfterShocks on Monday night at Charles Koch Arena, but you might not have known it from looking at the official The Basketball Tournament bracket in the tunnel beyond the Kansas alumni’s basket.

The former Jayhawks never had the chance to slap their name next to La Familia’s in the alumni bracket final because shortly after the conclusion of their 64-59 victory, a fight broke out involving members of the two teams.

“We were supposed to put the bracket on the board and we couldn’t even do the bracket on the board,” JHX Hoops general manager Stephanie Temple said in a brief interview postgame.

The game had already been tense, to the point that it featured nine total ejections as a result of a skirmish between JHX and AfterShocks players, and then an additional double-technical situation later on.

All that tension erupted in the wake of Frank Mason III’s game-winning 3-pointer that consigned the defending TBT champions to elimination. Multiple videos captured at the game show that while JHX’s Jacob Hanna was waving goodbye to the fans at Charles Koch Arena, the AfterShocks’ Marcus Keene shoved him from the side, attracting the attention of JHX’s Zeke Mayo, in turn drawing in the AfterShocks’ Corey Washington and setting off a rash of hostilities between the two teams.

One video uploaded by X user Nicole Loeffler shows Keene running up and shoving Hanna again and Hanna tumbling backwards directly into the face of a woman wearing a JHX Hoops shirt. (In a since-deleted post, Keene later wrote on X that he “put (Hanna) on his back.”)

The woman in question turned out to be Maggie Gehring, a content creator for JHX Hoops who wrote in a post on Instagram on Tuesday, “Since there’s already tons of videos circulating, might as well share what I’ve been up to. Spent last night in the ER. Suffered a pretty gnarly injury at the hands of a poor loser. Nose broken in several places + open fracture (meaning bone came through the skin) + deviated/ broken septum. I have to follow up with ENT and likely cosmetic surgeon soon to learn the full extent of my injuries.”

Another video posted by Facebook user Olivia Weems shows JHX Hoops’ Billy Preston attempting to get to Keene in the corner of the arena. A fan at the base of the stands grabs at his face and Preston swipes back. Tyshawn Taylor was later seen pulling Preston into the tunnel and out of the chaos.

Mayo and Carlton Bragg Jr. eventually did a lap around the court, with Mayo blowing kisses to the crowd.

When the dust settled, a TBT employee declared that there would be no postgame press conference, then TBT personnel shooed media members who regularly cover JHX Hoops away from the tunnel outside of the team’s locker room.

Because of TBT’s media approach, information was scarce in the aftermath of the game. Temple said police were involved but that she didn’t think there were any arrests, and there were certainly none on the JHX side.

“It’s not ideal and it’s unfortunate because it’s supposed to be a fun tournament,” Temple said of the chaos.

Hanna, for his part, was seen getting treatment for a cut on his head: “It didn’t look good, but I think he’s going to be OK,” Temple said.

The Washburn product had 15 points and six rebounds in the victory. JHX’s game against Kentucky alumni team La Familia is set for 6 p.m. on Wednesday in Lexington, Kentucky.

Temple said she would have to speak with TBT on Tuesday about what took place: “We will have just a conversation about the whole incident,” she said, “and I guess we’ll go from there.”

On Tuesday night, TBT issued a statement saying it had suspended Keene, a former TBT MVP.

“After reviewing the postgame actions following last night’s game between JHX Hoops and AfterShocks, TBT decided this morning to suspend Marcus Keene from TBT events indefinitely,” the statement reads. “While TBT is all about passionate competition, we expect our players to treat their fellow competitors with professionalism and integrity at all times. We look forward to concluding this year’s tournament with intense, high-stakes games that are enjoyable for fans and participants alike.”

Keene posted his own apology on social media “for the disappointment and embarrassment I have caused.”

“I want to extend my sincere apologies to Maggie Gehring and Jacob Hanna,” he wrote in a post on X. “Maggie, I am very sorry for the injuries you suffered as a result of my actions. You should never have been put in that position, and I am deeply sorry. Jacob, I am also sorry for my actions toward you and for the role I played in what unfolded.

“While what happened cannot be changed, accountability begins with owning my mistakes. The focus now is on learning from this, growing from it and earning back the trust and respect of everyone I disappointed. Words alone are not enough, and my actions moving forward will reflect the lessons I have learned.”