The KC Truth 2015 ended their 2008-2009 tournament basketball season on August 6-9, 2009, with a trip to Wichita, Kansas, where they competed in the Mid-America Youth Basketball (MAYB) 2009 National Tournament.  They planned for nothing less than winning the championship.

In pool play, on Friday, the Truth chalked up victories against the Kansas Force and the Memphis, Tennesse, Hornets, but dropped a close game to the Colorado Hawks.  However, in earning the second place in their pool, the Truth moved into the championship bracket.

On Saturday morning, the Truth faced off against the JBBA Hoops, a familiar Kansas City metro area adversary, in the first round of championship bracket play.  The Truth won handily, and moved into the second round of the championship bracket, where they faced the Oklahoma City Spartans, and again posted a solid victory.

Moving closer to the championship, the Truth moved on to the third round of the bracket, where they met up with the Texas Select.  Once again, the Truth prevailed in convincing fashion, which led them to the fourth round of pool play, against the Texas Big 12 Eight.

Played at 10PM on Saturday night, the fourth round game would be the fourth game of the day for the Truth, and the third game of the day for the Big 12 Eight, and would determine which team advanced to the semi-final game the following morning.  Both teams and their coaches would have to fight through physical and mental exhaustion to prevail.

The game ended up being a contrast in styles.  The Truth brought a high-pressure game that featured speedy, aggressive guard play and swarming full- and half-court defenses.  The Big 12 Eight focused on a methodical, half-court offense that featured the biggest and strongest player in the tournament down low.  Ultimately, the Truth prevailed. Crucial three-point shots by guard Anthony “Fuzzy” Bonner down the stretch, and relentless drives to the basket by guard Dee Wilson, saved the game for the Truth in the waning minutes.  The Truth athletes were out of gas, but ready to move on to the semi-final game on Sunday morning.

In the semi-final game, the Truth faced off with the Oklahoma City Wizards, who were undefeated in the tournament up to that point.  Given the Wizards’ record in the tournament, and after the nail-biter they played the night before against the Big 12 Eight, the Truth were fully prepared for another tough game in their semi-final match-up.

As it turned out, though, the Truth came out strong and dominated the semi-final game from the beginning.  The Truth defense flustered the sharp-shooting Wizard guards, and kept them off balance throughout the game.  In turn, the Truth took advantage of multiple fast break opportunities and were very efficient in their half-court offense.   The Truth won the game and moved on.

The KC Truth had earned a trip to the MAYB National Championship game, held at Wichita State University, where they would face the Oklahoma Southwest Elite.

In the championship game, the Elite made a statement right away with the aggressive and versatile play of their highly skilled and athletic big man.  And, while the game was a battle of two very talented teams, the Elite ended up prevailing over the Truth in the end to win the MAYB Championship.