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Carmen's Crew

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.

Quick Facts Leagues, Founded ...

Carmen's Crew

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)	James Sullinger Leon Rodgers
Championships	1 TBT (2019)
Website	Team page

History

2017

During TBT 2017, team competed under the name Scarlet & Gray, and were the no. 2 seed in the Midwest Region.

More information Date, Round ...

Date	Round	Location	Score	Opponent		Ref.
Date	Round	Location	Score	Team	Seed	Ref.
July 8	Regional	Peoria, IL	78–63	The Region	Midwest No. 15
July 9	Regional	Peoria, IL	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	Brooklyn, NY	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

More information No., Pos. ...

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
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

2018

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

More information Date, Round ...

Date	Round	Location	Score	Opponent		Ref.
Date	Round	Location	Score	Team	Seed	Ref.
July 21	Round 1	Columbus, OH	99–68	West Virginia Wildcats	Midwest No. 16
July 22	Round 2	Columbus, OH	82–73	Matadors	Midwest No. 9
July 27	Super 16	Atlanta, GA	72–60	PrimeTime Players	Midwest No. 12
July 29	Quarterfinals	Atlanta, GA	78–100	Team Fredette	Midwest No. 2	^[4]

Roster

More information No., Pos. ...

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.

More information Date, Round ...

Date	Round	Location	Score	Opponent		Ref.
Date	Round	Location	Score	Team	Seed	Ref.
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

More information No., Pos. ...

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.

More information Date, Round ...

Date	Round	Location	Score	Opponent		Ref.
Date	Round	Location	Score	Team	Seed	Ref.
July 8	Round of 16	Columbus, OH	68–76	House of 'Paign	No. 16	^[9]

Roster

More information No., Pos. ...

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.

More information Date, Round ...

Date	Round	Location	Score	Opponent		Ref.
Date	Round	Location	Score	Team	Seed	Ref.
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

More information No., Pos. ...

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.

More information Date, Round ...

Date	Round	Location	Score	Opponent		Ref.
Date	Round	Location	Score	Team	Seed	Ref.
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

More information No., Pos. ...

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.

More information Year, Seed ...

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

More information Year, Player ...

Year	Player	Award	Ref.
2017	Jared Sullinger	All-Tournament	^[16]
2019	William Buford	All-Tournament & MVP	^[17]
2019	Aaron Craft	All-Tournament	^[17]

References

[1]
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.
[2]
"Scarlet And Gray vs. Golden Eagles". raycomsports.com. July 23, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
[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.
[4]
Helwagen, Steve (July 29, 2018). "Red hot Team Fredette bounces Scarlet & Gray from TBT". 247Sports.com. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
[5]
"Carmen's Crew vs. Red Scare". FIBA LiveStats. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2021 – via geniussports.com.
[6]
Murphy, Patrick (August 1, 2019). "Carmen's Crew heads to TBT semis with win against Eberlein Drive". 247Sports.com. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
[7]
"Carmen's Crew vs. Overseas Elite". FIBA LiveStats. August 4, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2021 – via geniussports.com.
[8]
"Carmen's Crew vs. Golden Eagles". FIBA LiveStats. August 6, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2021 – via geniussports.com.
[9]
Prescott, Adam (July 8, 2020). "Carmen's Crew Stunned by House of 'Paign in TBT Opener". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
[10]
"Carmen's Crew vs. Mid-American Unity". thetournament.com. July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
[11]
"Carmen's Crew vs. Men of Mackey". thetournament.com. July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
[12]
"Carmen's Crew vs. The Money Team". thetournament.com. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
[13]
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.
[14]
"Carmen's Crew top India Rising in second round of The Basketball Tournament". The Columbus Dispatch. July 29, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
[15]
"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.
[16]
"TBT 2017 All-Tournament Team". thetournament.com. August 2017. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
[17]
@thetournament (August 7, 2019). "These guys were UNREAL this summer! Your #TBT2019 All-Tournament team!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 7, 2019 – via Twitter.

External links

Team page

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