▁Jacob ▁Hir sch mann ▁grew ▁up ▁on . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁tournament , ▁T B T ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁ 2 9 th ▁seed ▁E ber lein ▁Drive ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁losing ▁ 1 1 3 – 7 1 ▁to ▁ 4 th ▁seed ▁Big ▁Apple ▁Basketball . ▁The ▁ 4 2 ▁point ▁differential ▁resulted ▁in ▁E ber lein ▁Drive ▁placing ▁last ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁stand ings ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 2 - team ▁field . ▁The ▁team ▁had ▁su ited ▁up ▁with ▁several ▁amateur ▁players , ▁including ▁team ▁co - found er ▁Jacob ▁Hir sch mann , ▁who ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁after ▁being ▁d unk ed ▁on ▁by ▁ 7 - foot ▁former ▁U M ass ▁center ▁Luke ▁Bon ner . ▁Sports ▁Illustr ated ▁referred ▁to ▁E ber lein ▁Drive ▁as ▁" the ▁lost ▁cause ▁of ▁The ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁tournament , ▁T B T ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁E ber lein ▁Drive ▁received ▁spons or ship ▁from ▁D raft K ings , ▁and ▁bol ster ed ▁their ▁ro ster ▁with ▁players ▁such ▁as ▁Von ▁Wa fer ▁and ▁Ren al do ▁B alk man . ▁E ber lein ▁Drive ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁teams ▁that ▁received ▁a ▁first ▁round ▁by e , ▁based ▁on ▁fan ▁voting . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁Mid west ▁region , ▁ 5 th ▁seed ▁E ber lein ▁Drive ▁fell ▁to ▁ 1 3 th