Carmen's Crew

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

Carmen's Crew are an American basketball team that 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 (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").

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]

2018[]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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
Total 15 4

Awards[]

Year Player Award Ref.
2017 Jared Sullinger All-Tournament [13]
2019 William Buford All-Tournament & MVP [14]
Aaron Craft All-Tournament

Current roster[]

Main article: The Basketball Tournament 2021 squads – Columbus Regional § No. 1 Carmen's Crew

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. ^ "TBT 2017 All-Tournament Team". thetournament.com. August 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  14. ^ @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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