Carmen's Crew

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Carmen's Crew
Carmen's Crew logo
LeaguesThe Basketball Tournament
Founded2017
HistoryCarmen's Crew (2019–2021)
Scarlet & Gray (2017–2018)
Team colorsScarlet and gray
   
Head coachJared Sullinger
Assistant(s)
Championships1 TBT (2019)
WebsiteTeam 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.

History[edit]

2017[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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.
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]

Roster[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 Marion, Ohio
Trevor Thompson Ohio State Long Island, New York
15 G Keyshawn Woods Ohio State Gastonia, North Carolina

Record by years[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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.

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