Carmen's Crew
Professional basketball team
Carmen's Crew are an American basketball team that regularly participates in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), an annual winner-take-all single-elimination tournament . The team first played in the tournament in 2017 under the name Scarlet & Gray, and won the championship in 2019 and 2024.[ 1] NBA , most of whom played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team. The TBT team is an independent entity that was previously named after the college team's colors (scarlet and gray), and is currently named after Ohio State 's school song ("Carmen Ohio "). The team last competed in the 2024 edition of TBT.
Season-by-season results
2017
During TBT 2017 , team competed under the name Scarlet & Gray, and were the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region.
Date
Round
Location
Score
Opponent
Ref.
Team
Seed
July 8
Regional
Peoria, IL 78 –63The Region
Midwest No. 15
July 9
72 –58Banner Boys
Midwest No. 7
July 22
Regional semifinals
Brooklyn, NY 81 –72Always a Brave
Midwest No. 3
July 23
Regional final
81 –56Golden Eagles Midwest No. 1
[ 2]
August 1
National semifinals
Baltimore, MD 83–88 (2 OT)
Team Challenge ALS
West No. 6
[ 3]
2018
During TBT 2018 , team again competed under the name Scarlet & Gray, and were the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region.
2019
For TBT 2019 , team adopted the Carmen's Crew name, and were the No. 1 seed in the Columbus Regional.
Date
Round
Location
Score
Opponent
Ref.
Team
Seed
July 19
Round 1
Bexley, OH 88 –71Illinois BC
Columbus No. 8
July 20
Round 2
89 –75Big X
Columbus No. 4
July 21
Round 3
85 –71Red Scare
Columbus No. 3
[ 5]
August 1
Quarterfinals
Chicago, IL 79 –71Eberlein Drive Salt Lake No. 1
[ 6]
August 4
Semifinals
71 –66Overseas Elite Richmond No. 1
[ 7]
August 6
Final
66 –60Golden Eagles Wichita No. 1
[ 8]
2020
For TBT 2020 , the defending champions were the No. 1 overall seed in a reduced field of 24 teams.
Date
Round
Location
Score
Opponent
Ref.
Team
Seed
July 8
Round of 16
Columbus, OH 68–76
House of 'Paign
No. 16
[ 9]
2021
For TBT 2021 , the team was seeded No. 1 in the Columbus Regional.
Date
Round
Location
Score
Opponent
Ref.
Team
Seed
July 23
First round
Columbus, OH 77 –65Mid-American Unity
Columbus No. 16
[ 10]
July 25
Second round
80 –69Men of Mackey
Columbus No. 8
[ 11]
July 27
Regional semifinals
89–91
The Money Team
Columbus No. 5
[ 12]
2022
In 2022, the team announced that they couldn't get enough players for TBT 2022 .
2023
For TBT 2023 , the team was seeded No. 4 in the Dayton Regional.
Date
Round
Location
Score
Opponent
Ref.
Team
Seed
July 26
First round
Dayton, OH 80 –68Team Overtime
Dayton No. 5
[ 13]
July 28
Second round
82 –56India Rising
Dayton No. 8
[ 14]
July 29
Regional semifinals
68–72
Friday Beers
Dayton No. 2
[ 15]
2024
For the 2024 tournament , the team was seeded No. 3 in the Dayton Regional.
Date
Round
Location
Score
Opponent
Ref.
Team
Seed
July 20
Round of 64
Dayton, OH 93 –58Purple Hearts
Dayton No. 6
[ 16]
July 22
Round of 32
71 –60Red Scare
Dayton No. 2
July 24
Round of 16
74 –70Heartfire
Dayton No. 1
July 29
Quarterfinals
Louisville, KY
90 –74
Takeover BC
Cincinnati No. 7
August 2
Semifinals
Philadelphia, PA
76 –70
La Familia
Lexington No. 2
August 4
Final
69 –65
Forever Coogs
Houston No. 2
Record
Year
Seed
Won
Lost
Notes
2017 2nd Midwest
4
1
lost in semifinals
2018 1st Midwest
3
1
lost in quarterfinals
2019 1st Columbus
6
0
Champions
2020 1st overall
0
1
lost in round of 16
2021 1st Columbus
2
1
lost in regional semifinals
2022 —
—
did not enter
2023 4th Dayton
2
1
lost in regional semifinals
2024
3rd Dayton
6
0
Champions
Total
23
5
All-time players
As of 2024, 36 total players have played for the team, 20 of which are Ohio State alumni.
Talor Battle , PG, Penn State – 2018Javon Bess , Saint Louis – 2023Desonta Bradford , PG, East Tennessee State – 2024William Buford , SG, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023Aaron Craft , PG, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021Jon Diebler , SG, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021Malik Dime , G, Washington – 2020, 2023Jeff Gibbs , PF/C, Otterbein – 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024Tevin Glass, SF, East Tennessee State – 2024
C.J. Jackson , Ohio State – 2023Kosta Koufos , C, Ohio State – 2021Dallas Lauderdale , PF, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2020David Lighty , G/F, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021Julian Mavunga , G, Miami (OH) – 2021Demetri McCamey , G, Illinois – 2019, 2020Nate Miller , SG, Bowling Green – 2017, 2018Jamel Morris , SG, Fairmont State – 2024Byron Mullens , C, Ohio State – 2018Erick Neal, PG, UT Arlington – 2024
Greg Oden , C, Ohio State – 2018Courtney Pigram , PG, East Tennessee State – 2019Evan Ravenel , PF, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021Leon Rodgers , PF, Northern Illinois – 2017, 2018, 2019LaQuinton Ross , F, Ohio State – 2019Shannon Scott , PG, Ohio State – 2021Lenzelle Smith Jr. , SG, Ohio State – 2020, 2021Jared Sullinger , PF, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2024Jalen Tate , Arkansas – 2023Deshaun Thomas , SF, Ohio State – 2020Scott Thomas, SF, Bowling Green – 2023, 2024
Trevor Thompson , Ohio State – 2023Andre Wesson , SF, Ohio State – 2023, 2024Kaleb Wesson , C, Ohio State – 2023, 2024John Williamson , C, Cincinnati – 2019Keyshawn Woods , G, Ohio State – 2021, 2023, 2024Kyle Young , SF, Ohio State – 2023, 2024
Awards
References
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