Former Mastodon Frank Gaines Excited to Compete in TBT

Former Mastodon Frank Gaines Excited to Compete in TBT

Black baselines..

Staying on the hardwood..?

We're less than 48 hours away from the basketball tournament tipping off in columbus, ohio..

And while it certainly won't be the same without the fort wayne champs in the field, there will still be some summit city flavor to this year's t-b-t...if you're searching for a team with local ties to root for, look no further than the men of mackey..the purdue alumni squad, which was put together by blackhawk christian grad ryan kay, has a roster full of former boilermakers, including ryne smith, isaac haas and evan boudreaux...but the group also features i-p-f-w grad frank gaines...the former mastodon star has experience playing in the t-b-t..he suited up for team 23 in 2016 and 2017...and gaines says he's excited to have another crack at that million dollar prize... the men of mackey held their first practice in columbus today..they'll take on heartfire in opening round action on sunday