Carmen's Crew

{{Infobox Basketball club

| color1 = white

| color2 = #FF2400

| name = Carmen's Crew

| logo = Carmen's_Crew_logo.png

| imagesize = 150px

| leagues = The Basketball Tournament

| founded = 2017

| history = Carmen's Crew (2019–2021; 2023–present)
Scarlet & Gray (2017–2018)

| arena =

| capacity =

| location =

| colors = Scarlet and gray
{{color box|#FF2400}} {{color box|gray}}

| manager =

| coach = Leon Rodgers

| assistants = {{ubl|James Sullinger|Terence Dials}}

| championships = 2 TBT champions (2019, 2024)
4 TBT Regional champions (2017, 2018, 2019, 2024)

| website = [https://thetournament.com/teams/carmens-crew-ohio-state-alumni/ Team page]

}}

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.{{cite news |url=https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-basketball/2019/08/105766/carmens-crew-ohio-state-alumni-team-wins-tbt-title-and-2-million-cash-prize-downing-golden-eagles-66-60 |title=Ohio State Alumni Team Carmen's Crew Wins TBT Title and $2 Million Cash Prize, Downing Golden Eagles, 66-60 |website=elevenwarriors.com |first=Kevin |last=Harrish |date=August 6, 2019 |accessdate=July 27, 2021}} The team's roster consists of professional basketball players who compete outside of the 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.

rowspan=2\|Date	rowspan=2\|Round	rowspan=2\|Location	rowspan=2\|Score	colspan=2\|Opponent	rowspan=2\|Ref.
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Team	Seed
July 8	rowspan=2\|Regional	rowspan=2\|Peoria, IL	bgcolor=lightgreen\|78–63	The Region	Midwest No. 15
July 9	bgcolor=lightgreen\|72–58	Banner Boys	Midwest No. 7
July 22	Regional semifinals	rowspan=2\|Brooklyn, NY	bgcolor=lightgreen\|81–72	Always a Brave	Midwest No. 3
July 23	Regional final	bgcolor=lightgreen\|81–56	Golden Eagles	Midwest No. 1	{{cite web \|url=http://raycomsports.com/wp-core/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ScarletGoldenBox.jpg \|title=Scarlet And Gray vs. Golden Eagles \|website=raycomsports.com \|date=July 23, 2017 \|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}
August 1	National semifinals	Baltimore, MD	bgcolor=pink\|83–88 {{small\|(2 OT)}}	Team Challenge ALS	West No. 6	{{cite news \|url=https://www.bcinterruption.com/boston_college_athletics/2017/8/1/16081236/the-basketball-tournament-team-challenge-als-advance-to-tbt-final-off-88-83-2-ot-victory-semifinal \|title=The Basketball Tournament: Team Challenge ALS Survives Five Round Slugfest, Advance to TBT Final off 88-83 2 OT Victory in Semifinal \|first=Arthur \|last=Bailin \|website=bcinterruption.com \|date=August 1, 2017 \|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}

= 2018 =

During TBT 2018, team again competed under the name Scarlet & Gray, and were the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region.

rowspan=2\|Date	rowspan=2\|Round	rowspan=2\|Location	rowspan=2\|Score	colspan=2\|Opponent	rowspan=2\|Ref.
class="wikitable"
Team	Seed
July 21	Round 1	rowspan=2\|Columbus, OH	bgcolor=lightgreen\|99–68	West Virginia Wildcats	Midwest No. 16
July 22	Round 2	bgcolor=lightgreen\|82–73	Matadors	Midwest No. 9
July 27	Super 16	rowspan=2\|Atlanta, GA	bgcolor=lightgreen\|72–60	PrimeTime Players	Midwest No. 12
July 29	Quarterfinals	bgcolor=pink\|78–100	Team Fredette	Midwest No. 2	{{cite web \|url=https://247sports.com/college/ohio-state/Article/Former-Ohio-State-Buckeyes-basketball-players-knocked-out-of-TBT-by-Team-Fredette-120188356/ \|title=Red hot Team Fredette bounces Scarlet & Gray from TBT \|first=Steve \|last=Helwagen \|website=247Sports.com \|date=July 29, 2018 \|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}

= 2019 =

For TBT 2019, team adopted the Carmen's Crew name, and were the No. 1 seed in the Columbus Regional.

rowspan=2\|Date	rowspan=2\|Round	rowspan=2\|Location	rowspan=2\|Score	colspan=2\|Opponent	rowspan=2\|Ref.
class="wikitable"
Team	Seed
July 19	Round 1	rowspan=3\|Bexley, OH	bgcolor=lightgreen\|88–71	Illinois BC	Columbus No. 8
July 20	Round 2	bgcolor=lightgreen\|89–75	Big X	Columbus No. 4
July 21	Round 3	bgcolor=lightgreen\|85–71	Red Scare	Columbus No. 3	{{cite web \|url=https://livestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/TBT/1288429/ \|title=Carmen's Crew vs. Red Scare \|website=FIBA LiveStats \|via=geniussports.com \|date=July 21, 2019 \|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}
August 1	Quarterfinals	rowspan=3\|Chicago, IL	bgcolor=lightgreen\|79–71	Eberlein Drive	Salt Lake No. 1	{{cite news \|url=https://247sports.com/college/ohio-state/Article/Ohio-State-Buckeyes-basketball-Carmens-Crew-The-Basketball-Tournament-Eberlein-Drive-Demetri-McCamey-Aaron-Craft-William-Buford-Jeff-Gibbs-134120209/ \|title=Carmen's Crew heads to TBT semis with win against Eberlein Drive \|first=Patrick \|last=Murphy \|website=247Sports.com \|date=August 1, 2019 \|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}
August 4	Semifinals	bgcolor=lightgreen\|71–66	Overseas Elite	Richmond No. 1	{{cite web \|url=https://livestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/TBT/1288558/ \|title=Carmen's Crew vs. Overseas Elite \|website=FIBA LiveStats \|via=geniussports.com \|date=August 4, 2019 \|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}
August 6	Final	bgcolor=lightgreen\|66–60	Golden Eagles	Wichita No. 1	{{cite web \|url=https://livestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/TBT/1288560/ \|title=Carmen's Crew vs. Golden Eagles \|website=FIBA LiveStats \|via=geniussports.com \|date=August 6, 2019 \|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}

= 2020 =

For TBT 2020, the defending champions were the No. 1 overall seed in a reduced field of 24 teams.

rowspan=2\|Date	rowspan=2\|Round	rowspan=2\|Location	rowspan=2\|Score	colspan=2\|Opponent	rowspan=2\|Ref.
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Team	Seed
July 8	Round of 16	Columbus, OH	bgcolor=pink\|68–76	House of 'Paign	No. 16	{{cite news \|url=https://www.si.com/college/ohiostate/basketball/carmens-crew-house-of-paign-tbt-recap \|title=Carmen's Crew Stunned by House of 'Paign in TBT Opener \|first=Adam \|last=Prescott \|website=Sports Illustrated \|date=July 8, 2020 \|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}

= 2021 =

For TBT 2021, the team was seeded No. 1 in the Columbus Regional.

rowspan=2\|Date	rowspan=2\|Round	rowspan=2\|Location	rowspan=2\|Score	colspan=2\|Opponent	rowspan=2\|Ref.
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Team	Seed
July 23	First round	rowspan=3\|Columbus, OH	bgcolor=lightgreen\|77–65	Mid-American Unity	Columbus No. 16	{{cite web \|url=https://thetournament.com/scores/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F30160%2Fmatch%2F1896828%2Fsummary%3F \|title=Carmen's Crew vs. Mid-American Unity \|website=thetournament.com \|date=July 23, 2021 \|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}
July 25	Second round	bgcolor=lightgreen\|80–69	Men of Mackey	Columbus No. 8	{{cite web \|url=https://thetournament.com/scores/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F30160%2Fmatch%2F1896991%2Fsummary%3F \|title=Carmen's Crew vs. Men of Mackey \|website=thetournament.com \|date=July 25, 2021 \|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}
July 27	Regional semifinals	bgcolor=pink\|89–91	The Money Team	Columbus No. 5	{{cite web \|url=https://thetournament.com/scores/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F30160%2Fmatch%2F1897065%2Fsummary%3F \|title=Carmen's Crew vs. The Money Team \|website=thetournament.com \|date=July 27, 2021 \|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}

= 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.

rowspan=2\|Date	rowspan=2\|Round	rowspan=2\|Location	rowspan=2\|Score	colspan=2\|Opponent	rowspan=2\|Ref.
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Team	Seed
July 26	First round	rowspan=3\|Dayton, OH	bgcolor=lightgreen\|80–68	Team Overtime	Dayton No. 5	{{cite web \|last=Gay \|first=Colin \|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2023/07/26/carmens-crew-wins-first-round-of-the-basketball-tournament-vs-team-overtime-ohio-state-basketball/70468427007/ \|title=Carmen's Crew return to TBT, cruises to first-round win against Team Overtime \|website=The Columbus Dispatch \|date=July 26, 2023 \|accessdate=August 1, 2023}}
July 28	Second round	bgcolor=lightgreen\|82–56	India Rising	Dayton No. 8	{{cite web \|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2023/07/28/carmens-crew-tops-india-rising-in-2nd-round-of-the-basketball-tournament/70491005007/ \|title=Carmen's Crew top India Rising in second round of The Basketball Tournament \|website=The Columbus Dispatch \|date=July 29, 2023 \|accessdate=August 1, 2023}}
July 29	Regional semifinals	bgcolor=pink\|68–72	Friday Beers	Dayton No. 2	{{cite web \|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2023/07/30/carmens-crew-loses-in-tbt-third-round-to-friday-beers/70492302007/ \|title=Carmen's Crew goes cold in second half, sees TBT run end at the hands of Friday Beers \|website=The Columbus Dispatch \|date=July 30, 2023 \|accessdate=August 1, 2023}}

= 2024 =

For the 2024 tournament, the team was seeded No. 3 in the Dayton Regional.

rowspan="2" \|Date	rowspan="2" \|Round	rowspan="2" \|Location	rowspan="2" \|Score	colspan="2" \|Opponent	rowspan="2" \|Ref.
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Team	Seed
July 20	Round of 64	rowspan="3" \|Dayton, OH	bgcolor="lightgreen" \|93–58	Purple Hearts	Dayton No. 6	rowspan="6" \| {{Cite web \|title=TBT 2024 Official Schedule \|url=https://thetournament.com/tbt/2024-schedule/ \|access-date=2024-07-30 \|website=TBT and TST \|language=en-US}}
July 22	Round of 32	bgcolor="lightgreen" \|71–60	Red Scare	Dayton No. 2
July 24	Round of 16	bgcolor="lightgreen" \|74–70	Heartfire	Dayton No. 1
July 29 \|Quarterfinals \|Louisville, KY \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|90–74 \|Takeover BC \|Cincinnati No. 7
August 2 \|Semifinals \|rowspan="2"\|Philadelphia, PA \| bgcolor="lightgreen"\| 76–70 \|La Familia \|Lexington No. 2
August 4 \|Final \| bgcolor="lightgreen"\| 69–65 \|Forever Coogs \|Houston No. 2

Record

colspan="2" \|Total \|\| 23 \|\| 5 \|\|
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !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	bgcolor="lightblue" \|Champions
2020	1st overall	0	1	lost in round of 16
2021	1st Columbus	2	1	lost in regional semifinals
2022	bgcolor="lightgrey" \|{{nbsp}}	{{mdash}}	{{mdash}}	did not enter
2023	4th Dayton	2	1	lost in regional semifinals
2024 \|3rd Dayton \|6 \|0 \| bgcolor="lightblue" \|Champions

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 – 2018
Javon Bess, Saint Louis – 2023
Desonta Bradford, PG, East Tennessee State – 2024
William Buford, SG, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
Aaron Craft, PG, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Jon Diebler, SG, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Malik Dime, G, Washington – 2020, 2023
Jeff Gibbs, PF/C, Otterbein – 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024
Tevin Glass, SF, East Tennessee State – 2024
C.J. Jackson, Ohio State – 2023
Kosta Koufos, C, Ohio State – 2021
Dallas Lauderdale, PF, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2020
David Lighty, G/F, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Julian Mavunga, G, Miami (OH) – 2021
Demetri McCamey, G, Illinois – 2019, 2020
Nate Miller, SG, Bowling Green – 2017, 2018
Jamel Morris, SG, Fairmont State – 2024
Byron Mullens, C, Ohio State – 2018
Erick Neal, PG, UT Arlington – 2024
Greg Oden, C, Ohio State – 2018
Courtney Pigram, PG, East Tennessee State – 2019
Evan Ravenel, PF, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Leon Rodgers, PF, Northern Illinois – 2017, 2018, 2019
LaQuinton Ross, F, Ohio State – 2019
Shannon Scott, PG, Ohio State – 2021
Lenzelle Smith Jr., SG, Ohio State – 2020, 2021
Jared Sullinger, PF, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2024
Jalen Tate, Arkansas – 2023
Deshaun Thomas, SF, Ohio State – 2020
Scott Thomas, SF, Bowling Green – 2023, 2024
Trevor Thompson, Ohio State – 2023
Andre Wesson, SF, Ohio State – 2023, 2024
Kaleb Wesson, C, Ohio State – 2023, 2024
John Williamson, C, Cincinnati – 2019
Keyshawn Woods, G, Ohio State – 2021, 2023, 2024
Kyle Young, SF, Ohio State – 2023, 2024

Awards

Year	Player	Award	Ref.
class="wikitable"
2017	Jared Sullinger	All-Tournament	{{cite web \|url=https://www.thetournament.com/news/tbt-2017-all-tournament-team \|title=TBT 2017 All-Tournament Team \|website=thetournament.com \|date=August 2017 \|accessdate=July 29, 2018 \|archive-date=August 6, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806065703/https://www.thetournament.com/news/tbt-2017-all-tournament-team \|url-status=dead }}
rowspan=2 \|2019	William Buford	All-Tournament & MVP	rowspan=2\|{{cite tweet \|user=thetournament \|number=1158956319522598912 \|title=These guys were UNREAL this summer! Your #TBT2019 All-Tournament team! \|date=August 7, 2019 \|accessdate=August 7, 2019}}
Aaron Craft	All-Tournament
2024	Jared Sullinger	All-Tournament & MVP	{{cite web \|url=https://www.instagram.com/the.tournament/p/C-QuvfHSUxf/ \|title=Your TBT 2024 All-Tournament Team \|website=Instagram \|date=August 4, 2024 \|access-date=August 20, 2024}}{{Cite tweet \|user=thetournament \|number=1820193735537504297 \|title=Your TBT 2024 MVP: Jared Sullinger}}

References

External links

[https://thetournament.com/teams/carmens-crew-ohio-state-alumni/ Team page]

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Category:The Basketball Tournament teams

Category:Basketball teams established in 2017

Category:Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball