Carmen's Crew

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Carmen's Crew
Carmen's Crew logo.png
Leagues The Basketball Tournament
Founded2017
HistoryCarmen's Crew (2019–2021; 2023–present)
Scarlet & Gray (2017–2018)
Team colorsScarlet and gray
  
Head coach Leon Rodgers
Assistant(s)
Championships2 TBT champions (2019, 2024)
4 TBT Regional champions (2017, 2018, 2019, 2024)
Website 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. [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 2024 edition of TBT.

Contents

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.

DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentRef.
TeamSeed
July 8Regional Peoria, IL 78–63The RegionMidwest No. 15
July 972–58Banner BoysMidwest No. 7
July 22Regional semifinals Brooklyn, NY 81–72Always a BraveMidwest No. 3
July 23Regional final81–56 Golden Eagles Midwest No. 1 [2]
August 1National semifinals Baltimore, MD 83–88(2 OT)Team Challenge ALSWest 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.

DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentRef.
TeamSeed
July 21Round 1 Columbus, OH 99–68 West Virginia Wildcats Midwest No. 16
July 22Round 282–73MatadorsMidwest No. 9
July 27Super 16 Atlanta, GA 72–60 PrimeTime Players Midwest No. 12
July 29Quarterfinals78–100Team Fredette Midwest No. 2 [4]

2019

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

DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentRef.
TeamSeed
July 19Round 1 Bexley, OH 88–71Illinois BCColumbus No. 8
July 20Round 289–75Big XColumbus No. 4
July 21Round 385–71Red ScareColumbus No. 3 [5]
August 1Quarterfinals Chicago, IL 79–71 Eberlein Drive Salt Lake No. 1 [6]
August 4Semifinals71–66 Overseas Elite Richmond No. 1 [7]
August 6Final66–60 Golden 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.

DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentRef.
TeamSeed
July 8Round of 16 Columbus, OH 68–76House of 'PaignNo. 16 [9]

2021

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

DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentRef.
TeamSeed
July 23First round Columbus, OH 77–65Mid-American UnityColumbus No. 16 [10]
July 25Second round80–69Men of MackeyColumbus No. 8 [11]
July 27Regional semifinals89–91The Money TeamColumbus 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.

DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentRef.
TeamSeed
July 26First round Dayton, OH 80–68Team OvertimeDayton No. 5 [13]
July 28Second round82–56India RisingDayton No. 8 [14]
July 29Regional semifinals68–72Friday BeersDayton No. 2 [15]

2024

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

DateRoundLocationScoreOpponentRef.
TeamSeed
July 20Round of 64 Dayton, OH 93–58Purple HeartsDayton No. 6 [16]
July 22Round of 3271–60Red ScareDayton No. 2
July 24Round of 1674–70HeartfireDayton No. 1
July 29Quarterfinals Louisville, KY 90–74Takeover BCCincinnati No. 7
August 2Semifinals Philadelphia, PA 76–70La FamiliaLexington No. 2
August 4Final69–65Forever CoogsHouston No. 2

Record

YearSeedWonLostNotes
2017 2nd Midwest41lost in semifinals
2018 1st Midwest31lost in quarterfinals
2019 1st Columbus60Champions
2020 1st overall01lost in round of 16
2021 1st Columbus21lost in regional semifinals
2022  ——did not enter
2023 4th Dayton21lost in regional semifinals
2024 3rd Dayton60Champions
Total235

All-time players

As of 2024, 36 total players have played for the team, 20 of which are Ohio State alumni.

Awards

YearPlayerAwardRef.
2017 Jared Sullinger All-Tournament [17]
2019 William Buford All-Tournament & MVP [18]
Aaron Craft All-Tournament
2024 Jared Sullinger All-Tournament & MVP [19] [20]

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References

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  3. ↑ 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.
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  14. ↑ "Carmen's Crew top India Rising in second round of The Basketball Tournament". The Columbus Dispatch. July 29, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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