Carmen's Crew | |
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Leagues | The Basketball Tournament |
Founded | 2017 |
History | Carmen's Crew (2019–2021) Scarlet & Gray (2017–2018) |
Team colors | Scarlet and gray |
Head coach | Jared Sullinger |
Assistant(s) |
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Championships | 1 TBT (2019) |
Website | Team page |
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.
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. | |
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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] |
No. | Pos. | Player | College | Hometown |
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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 |
24 | PF | Evan Ravenel | Ohio State | Tampa, Florida |
1 | PF | Leon Rodgers | Northern Illinois | Columbus, Ohio |
00 | PF | Jared Sullinger | Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio |
During TBT 2018, team again competed under the name Scarlet & Gray, and were the no. 1 seed in the Midwest Region.
Date | Round | Location | Score | Opponent | Ref. | |
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Team | Seed | |||||
July 21 | Round 1 | Columbus, OH | 99–68 | West Virginia Wildcats | Midwest No. 16 | |
July 22 | Round 2 | 82–73 | Matadors | Midwest No. 9 | ||
July 27 | Super 16 | Atlanta, GA | 72–60 | PrimeTime Players | Midwest No. 12 | |
July 29 | Quarterfinals | 78–100 | Team Fredette | Midwest No. 2 | [4] |
No. | Pos. | Player | College | Hometown |
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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 |
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. | |
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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] |
No. | Pos. | Player | College | Hometown |
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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 |
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. | |
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Team | Seed | |||||
July 8 | Round of 16 | Columbus, OH | 68–76 | House of 'Paign | No. 16 | [9] |
No. | Pos. | Player | College | Hometown |
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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 |
For TBT 2021, the team was seeded no. 1 in the Columbus Regional.
Date | Round | Location | Score | Opponent | Ref. | |
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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] |
No. | Pos. | Player | College | Hometown |
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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 |
For TBT 2023, the team was seeded no. 4 in the Dayton Regional.
Date | Round | Location | Score | Opponent | Ref. | |
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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] |
Year | Seed | Won | Lost | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Player | Award | Ref. |
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2017 | Jared Sullinger | All-Tournament | [16] |
2019 | William Buford | All-Tournament & MVP | [17] |
Aaron Craft | All-Tournament |
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