Everything you need to know for Richmond’s 16th annual Bob Wettig Memorial Basketball Tournament
RICHMOND, Ind. — We’re getting ready to turn the calendar to 2023, and that means it’s time for Richmond’s 16th annual Bob Wettig Memorial Tournament, starting Tuesday and running through Wednesday.
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Last year saw the Red Devils finish third, fellow Wayne County school Seton Catholic finish sixth and a championship game that came down to the final shot. Here’s everything you need to know before the holiday classic gets underway:
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Teams
Like the 2021 tournament, this year’s Wettig features 12 teams, including both schools from last year’s championship game. There are four pools with three teams in each pool. The teams and pool assignments are as follows:
Pool A
Greensburg (defending champion), Seton Catholic, Monroe Central
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Pool B
Rushville, Richmond, Heritage
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Pool C
Indianapolis Homeschool Wildcats, Lawrenceburg, Tindley
Pool D
Eastern Hancock, Bloomington South (2021 runner-up), North Decatur
Day 1: Pool play
Tuesday, Dec. 27, will determine the seeding for the second day of the tournament. Each team will play two games, one against each of the other two teams in its respective pool. Tuesday’s schedule of games with times, matchups and locations is listed below:
9 a.m. — Greensburg vs. Seton Catholic at Richmond’s Tiernan Center
9 a.m. — Indianapolis Homeschool vs. Lawrenceburg at IU East’s Lingle Court
11 a.m. — Rushville vs. Richmond at Richmond’s Tiernan Center
11 a.m. — Eastern Hancock vs. Bloomington South at IU East’s Lingle Court
1 p.m. — Greensburg vs. Monroe Central at IU East’s Lingle Court
1 p.m. — Indianapolis Homeschool vs. Tindley at Richmond’s Tiernan Center
3 p.m. — Rushville vs. Heritage at IU East’s Lingle Court
3 p.m. — Eastern Hancock vs. North Decatur at Richmond’s Tiernan Center
5 p.m. — Seton Catholic vs. Monroe Central at IU East’s Lingle Court
5 p.m. — Lawrenceburg vs. Tindley at Richmond’s Tiernan Center
7 p.m. — Richmond vs. Heritage at Richmond’s Tiernan Center
7 p.m. — Bloomington South vs. North Decatur at IU East’s Lingle Court
Day 2: Bracket play
Wednesday, Dec. 28, will determine final placements. Once again, each team will play two games. When, where and with what at stake depends on how well they do in pool play.
There will be three brackets: gold, silver and bronze. The first-place team from each pool will play in the gold bracket and make up first through fourth place overall. The second-place team from each pool will play in the silver bracket and make up fifth through eighth place overall. The third-place team from each pool will play in the bronze bracket and make up ninth through 12th place overall.
This, essentially, creates three separate four-team mini tournaments to decide who finishes where. Two semifinal games will be played in each bracket. Following those games, the losers will play a consolation game for third place in their respective bracket. Then, the winners will play for first place in their respective bracket.
Here are Wednesday’s game times, locations and what the matchups will look like following pool play:
Gold bracket
11:30 a.m. — 1A vs. 1B at Richmond’s Tiernan Center
1 p.m. — 1C vs. 1D at Richmond’s Tiernan Center
6:30 p.m. — Loser vs. Loser (3rd-place game) at Richmond’s Tiernan Center
8 p.m. — Winner vs. Winner (Championship game) at Richmond’s Tiernan Center
Silver bracket
11:30 a.m. — 2A vs. 2B at IU East’s Lingle Court
1 p.m. — 2C vs. 2D at IU East’s Lingle Court
5 p.m. — Loser vs. Loser (7th-place game) at IU East’s Lingle Court
5 p.m. — Winner vs. Winner (5th-place game) at Richmond’s Tiernan Center
Bronze bracket
8:30 a.m. — 3A vs. 3B at Richmond’s Tiernan Center
10 a.m. — 3C vs. 3D at Richmond’s Tiernan Center
2:30 p.m. — Loser vs. Loser (11th-place game) at IU East’s Lingle Court
2:30 p.m. — Winner vs. Winner (9th-place game) at Richmond’s Tiernan Center
Pool play tiebreaker
If all three teams from the same pool finish pool play with one win and one loss, point differentials from pool play will be used to determine seeding. Teams would be ranked according to the sum of their point differentials from each game. The team with the largest point differential would be first and advance to the gold bracket. The team with the second-highest point differential would be second and advance to the silver bracket. The team with the lowest point differential would be third and advance to the bronze bracket.
The maximum point differential for a game will be 15 points. For example, if Team A beats Team B by 27 points, Team A would be recorded as winning by 15 points if a tiebreaker is required.
Tickets
A one-day pass, good for both locations, is $10. A two-day pass, good for both locations, is $15.
In-person ticket sales (cash only) will begin at both locations one hour before the first game at that site. You can also purchase tickets online (two-day passes only) on Richmond’s Eventlink website.
Follow along
Fans are encouraged to follow Richmond for tournament updates on its athletic website (www.richmondreddevils.com), Twitter (@RHSRedDevils) and Facebook (Richmond High School Athletics). Look for #Wettig22 on social media, and be sure to use it in your own posts to share your tournament experience.
Zach Piatt is a reporter for The Palladium-Item. Contact him at zpiatt@gannett.com or on Twitter @zachpiatt13.
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