Professional basketball team
Carmen's Crew are an American basketball team that has participated 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 (and $2 million prize) in 2019.[1] 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 2023 edition of TBT.
History
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 –63
The Region
Midwest No. 15
July 9
72 –58
Banner Boys
Midwest No. 7
July 22
Regional semifinals
Brooklyn, NY
81 –72
Always a Brave
Midwest No. 3
July 23
Regional final
81 –56
Golden Eagles
Midwest No. 1
[2]
August 1
National semifinals
Baltimore, MD
83–88 (2 OT)
Team Challenge ALS
West No. 6
[3]
Roster
2018
During TBT 2018 , team again competed under the name Scarlet & Gray, and were the no. 1 seed in the Midwest Region.
Roster
No.
Pos.
Player
College
Hometown
12
PG
Talor Battle
Penn State
Albany, New York
44
SG
William Buford
Ohio State
Toledo, Ohio
4
PG
Aaron Craft
Ohio State
Findlay, Ohio
33
SG
Jon Diebler
Ohio State
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
52
PF
Dallas Lauderdale
Ohio State
Solon, Ohio
23
G/F
David Lighty
Ohio State
Cleveland, Ohio
22
SG
Nate Miller
Bowling Green
Springfield, Ohio
32
C
Byron Mullens
Ohio State
Canal Winchester, Ohio
20
C
Greg Oden
Ohio State
Indianapolis, Indiana
24
PF
Evan Ravenel
Ohio State
Tampa, Florida
1
PF
Leon Rodgers
Northern Illinois
Columbus, Ohio
00
PF
Jared Sullinger
Ohio State
Columbus, Ohio
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 –71
Illinois BC
Columbus No. 8
July 20
Round 2
89 –75
Big X
Columbus No. 4
July 21
Round 3
85 –71
Red Scare
Columbus No. 3
[5]
August 1
Quarterfinals
Chicago, IL
79 –71
Eberlein Drive
Salt Lake No. 1
[6]
August 4
Semifinals
71 –66
Overseas Elite
Richmond No. 1
[7]
August 6
Final
66 –60
Golden Eagles
Wichita No. 1
[8]
Roster
No.
Pos.
Player
College
Hometown
44
SG
William Buford
Ohio State
Toledo, Ohio
4
PG
Aaron Craft
Ohio State
Findlay, Ohio
33
SG
Jon Diebler
Ohio State
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
11
PF/C
Jeff Gibbs
Otterbein
Columbus, Ohio
23
G/F
David Lighty
Ohio State
Cleveland, Ohio
12
G
Demetri McCamey
Illinois
Westchester, Illinois
2
PG
Courtney Pigram
East Tennessee State
Memphis, Tennessee
24
PF
Evan Ravenel
Ohio State
Tampa, Florida
1
PF
Leon Rodgers
Northern Illinois
Columbus, Ohio
21
F
LaQuinton Ross
Ohio State
Jackson, Mississippi
34
C
John Williamson
Cincinnati
Columbus, Ohio
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]
Roster
No.
Pos.
Player
College
Hometown
44
SG
William Buford
Ohio State
Toledo, Ohio
4
PG
Aaron Craft
Ohio State
Findlay, Ohio
33
SG
Jon Diebler
Ohio State
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
10
G
Malik Dime
Washington
Dakar, Senegal
11
PF/C
Jeff Gibbs
Otterbein
Columbus, Ohio
52
PF
Dallas Lauderdale
Ohio State
Solon, Ohio
23
G/F
David Lighty
Ohio State
Cleveland, Ohio
12
G
Demetri McCamey
Illinois
Westchester, Illinois
24
F
Evan Ravenel
Ohio State
Tampa, Florida
32
SG
Lenzelle Smith Jr.
Ohio State
Zion, Illinois
1
SF
Deshaun Thomas
Ohio State
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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 –65
Mid-American Unity
Columbus No. 16
[10]
July 25
Second round
80 –69
Men of Mackey
Columbus No. 8
[11]
July 27
Regional semifinals
89–91
The Money Team
Columbus No. 5
[12]
Roster
No.
Pos.
Player
College
Hometown
44
SG
William Buford
Ohio State
Toledo, Ohio
4
PG
Aaron Craft
Ohio State
Findlay, Ohio
33
SG
Jon Diebler
Ohio State
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
11
PF/C
Jeff Gibbs
Otterbein
Columbus, Ohio
22
C
Kosta Koufos
Ohio State
Canton, Ohio
23
G/F
David Lighty
Ohio State
Cleveland, Ohio
2
G
Julian Mavunga
Miami (OH)
Harare, Zimbabwe
24
PF
Evan Ravenel
Ohio State
Tampa, Florida
3
PG
Shannon Scott
Ohio State
Milton, Georgia
32
SG
Lenzelle Smith Jr.
Ohio State
Zion, Illinois
15
G
Keyshawn Woods
Ohio State
Gastonia, North Carolina
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 –68
Team Overtime
Dayton No. 5
[13]
July 28
Second round
82 –56
India Rising
Dayton No. 8
[14]
July 29
Regional semifinals
68–72
Friday Beers
Dayton No. 2
[15]
Roster
No.
Pos.
Player
College
Hometown
44
SG
William Buford
Ohio State
Toledo, Ohio
Andre Wesson
Ohio State
Westerville, Ohio
C.J. Jackson
Ohio State
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jalen Tate
Arkansas
Toledo, Ohio
Javon Bess
Saint Louis
Columbus, Ohio
Kaleb Wesson
Ohio State
Westerville, Ohio
Kyle Young
Ohio State
Massillon, Ohio
Malik Dime
Washington
Dakar , Senegal
Scott Thomas
Bowling Green
Ashley, Ohio
Trevor Thompson
Ohio State
Long Island, New York
15
G
Keyshawn Woods
Ohio State
Gastonia, North Carolina
Record by years
William Buford (no. 44) was the 2019 tournament MVP.
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
Total
17
5
Awards
References
^ Harrish, Kevin (August 6, 2019). "Ohio State Alumni Team Carmen's Crew Wins TBT Title and $2 Million Cash Prize, Downing Golden Eagles, 66-60" . elevenwarriors.com . Retrieved July 27, 2021 .
^ "Scarlet And Gray vs. Golden Eagles" . raycomsports.com . July 23, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2021 .
^ Bailin, Arthur (August 1, 2017). "The Basketball Tournament: Team Challenge ALS Survives Five Round Slugfest, Advance to TBT Final off 88-83 2 OT Victory in Semifinal" . bcinterruption.com . Retrieved July 27, 2021 .
^ Helwagen, Steve (July 29, 2018). "Red hot Team Fredette bounces Scarlet & Gray from TBT" . 247Sports.com . Retrieved July 27, 2021 .
^ "Carmen's Crew vs. Red Scare" . FIBA LiveStats . July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2021 – via geniussports.com.
^ Murphy, Patrick (August 1, 2019). "Carmen's Crew heads to TBT semis with win against Eberlein Drive" . 247Sports.com . Retrieved July 27, 2021 .
^ "Carmen's Crew vs. Overseas Elite" . FIBA LiveStats . August 4, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2021 – via geniussports.com.
^ "Carmen's Crew vs. Golden Eagles" . FIBA LiveStats . August 6, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2021 – via geniussports.com.
^ Prescott, Adam (July 8, 2020). "Carmen's Crew Stunned by House of 'Paign in TBT Opener" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved July 27, 2021 .
^ "Carmen's Crew vs. Mid-American Unity" . thetournament.com . July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021 .
^ "Carmen's Crew vs. Men of Mackey" . thetournament.com . July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021 .
^ "Carmen's Crew vs. The Money Team" . thetournament.com . July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021 .
^ Gay, Colin (July 26, 2023). "Carmen's Crew return to TBT, cruises to first-round win against Team Overtime" . The Columbus Dispatch . Retrieved August 1, 2023 .
^ "Carmen's Crew top India Rising in second round of The Basketball Tournament" . The Columbus Dispatch . July 29, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023 .
^ "Carmen's Crew goes cold in second half, sees TBT run end at the hands of Friday Beers" . The Columbus Dispatch . July 30, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023 .
^ "TBT 2017 All-Tournament Team" . thetournament.com . August 2017. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2018 .
^ @thetournament (August 7, 2019). "These guys were UNREAL this summer! Your #TBT2019 All-Tournament team!" (Tweet ). Retrieved August 7, 2019 – via Twitter .
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