Thirteen years, one name change and a championship.
Davis Steel began as Eberlein Drive, named for the cul-de-sac in Fraser, Michigan where Jake Hirschmann grew up. He and his childhood friends spent countless hours there dreaming of bigger competition, and in 2014 they entered the first-ever TBT.
Sports Illustrated called them “the lost cause of The Basketball Tournament.”1 They went winless. They kept coming back anyway, and today Davis Steel is the only team to have played in every TBT since.
1 Luke Winn, “Meet Eberlein Drive, the lost cause of The Basketball Tournament,” Sports Illustrated, June 9, 2014. Read the article
After twelve years as Eberlein Drive, the team found new partners in Ashley and Adam Davis and Davis Sports Corp. New name. Same people. Same standard, with Matt Mitchell and Jake Hirschmann still running it as general managers.
On August 2, 2026, Davis Steel beat La Familia 67–59 in Lexington, Kentucky, to win The Basketball Tournament and the $2,000,000 prize. The first title, thirteen years in the making.
Explore Davis Sports CorpThe name changed. The way we treat players did not. Here is what some of them say.
The group that builds the roster, runs the program and backs it every step of the way.
Matt and Jake run the team day to day. They build the roster, manage player relationships and partnerships, and handle the operations, logistics and details that keep everything organized, from travel and schedules to contracts. Together, they were named TBT GMs of the Year in 2018 and 2025.
Since day one. Matt and Jake are the only two people to be part of every TBT since its inception in 2014.
Ashley and Adam provide the support and backing the team needs to succeed, bringing business experience, relationships and a long-term commitment to the program.
Where the name comes from. Ashley and Adam are third-generation operators of Davis Steel USA, the Kentucky manufacturer of steel tubing, fencing and agricultural products that the team is named for.