| Color1: | white |
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| Carmen's Crew | |
| Leagues: | The Basketball Tournament |
| Founded: | 2017 |
| History: | Carmen's Crew (2019–2021; 2023–present) Scarlet & Gray (2017–2018) |
| Colors: | Scarlet and gray |
| Coach: | Leon Rodgers |
| Championships: | 2 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.
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 | bgcolor=lightgreen | 78–63 | The Region | Midwest No. 15 | |||
| July 9 | bgcolor=lightgreen | 72–58 | Banner Boys | Midwest No. 7 | ||||
| July 22 | Regional semifinals | bgcolor=lightgreen | 81–72 | Always a Brave | Midwest No. 3 | |||
| July 23 | Regional final | bgcolor=lightgreen | 81–56 | Midwest No. 1 | [2] | |||
| August 1 | National semifinals | bgcolor=pink | 83–88 | Team Challenge ALS | West No. 6 | [3] | ||
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 | bgcolor=lightgreen | 99–68 | Midwest No. 16 | |||
| July 22 | Round 2 | bgcolor=lightgreen | 82–73 | Matadors | Midwest No. 9 | ||
| July 27 | Super 16 | bgcolor=lightgreen | 72–60 | Midwest No. 12 | |||
| July 29 | Quarterfinals | bgcolor=pink | 78–100 | Midwest No. 2 | [4] | ||
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 | bgcolor=lightgreen | 88–71 | Illinois BC | Columbus No. 8 | ||
| July 20 | Round 2 | bgcolor=lightgreen | 89–75 | Big X | Columbus No. 4 | ||
| July 21 | Round 3 | bgcolor=lightgreen | 85–71 | Red Scare | Columbus No. 3 | [5] | |
| August 1 | Quarterfinals | bgcolor=lightgreen | 79–71 | Salt Lake No. 1 | [6] | ||
| August 4 | Semifinals | bgcolor=lightgreen | 71–66 | Richmond No. 1 | [7] | ||
| August 6 | Final | bgcolor=lightgreen | 66–60 | Wichita No. 1 | [8] | ||
For TBT 2020, the defending champions were the No. 1 overall seed in a reduced field of 24 teams.
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 | bgcolor=lightgreen | 77–65 | Mid-American Unity | Columbus No. 16 | [10] | |
| July 25 | Second round | bgcolor=lightgreen | 80–69 | Men of Mackey | Columbus No. 8 | [11] | |
| July 27 | Regional semifinals | bgcolor=pink | 89–91 | The Money Team | Columbus No. 5 | [12] | |
In 2022, the team announced that they couldn't get enough players for TBT 2022.
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 | bgcolor=lightgreen | 80–68 | Team Overtime | Dayton No. 5 | [13] | |
| July 28 | Second round | bgcolor=lightgreen | 82–56 | India Rising | Dayton No. 8 | [14] | |
| July 29 | Regional semifinals | bgcolor=pink | 68–72 | Friday Beers | Dayton No. 2 | [15] | |
For the 2024 tournament, the team was seeded No. 3 in the Dayton Regional.
| Date | Round | Location | Score | Opponent | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Seed | |||||
| July 20 | Round of 64 | 93–58 | Purple Hearts | Dayton No. 6 | [16] | |
| July 22 | Round of 32 | 71–60 | Red Scare | Dayton No. 2 | ||
| July 24 | Round of 16 | 74–70 | Heartfire | Dayton No. 1 | ||
| July 29 | Quarterfinals | Louisville, KY | 90–74 | Takeover BC | Cincinnati No. 7 | |
| August 2 | Semifinals | Philadelphia, PA | 76–70 | La Familia | Lexington No. 2 | |
| August 4 | Final | 69–65 | Forever Coogs | Houston No. 2 | ||
| Year | Seed | Won | Lost | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Midwest | 4 | 1 | lost in semifinals | ||
| 1st Midwest | 3 | 1 | lost in quarterfinals | ||
| 1st Columbus | 6 | 0 | Champions | ||
| 1st overall | 0 | 1 | lost in round of 16 | ||
| 1st Columbus | 2 | 1 | lost in regional semifinals | ||
| did not enter | |||||
| 4th Dayton | 2 | 1 | lost in regional semifinals | ||
| 2024 | 3rd Dayton | 6 | 0 | Champions | |
| Total | 23 | 5 | |||
As of 2024, 36 total players have played for the team, 20 of which are Ohio State alumni.
| Year | Player | Award | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | All-Tournament | [17] | ||
| 2019 | All-Tournament & MVP | [18] | ||
| All-Tournament | ||||
| 2024 | All-Tournament & MVP | [19] [20] |
