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. 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 2025 edition of TBT.
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.
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 August 1 National semifinals Baltimore, MD 83–88 Team Challenge ALS West No. 6
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
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 August 1 QuarterfinalsChicago, IL 79–71 Eberlein Drive Salt Lake No. 1 August 4 Semifinals 71–66 Overseas Elite Richmond No. 1 August 6 Final 66–60 Golden Eagles Wichita No. 1
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
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 July 25 Second round 80–69 Men of Mackey Columbus No. 8 July 27 Regional semifinals 89–91 The Money Team Columbus No. 5
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.
Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref. Team Seed July 26 First round Dayton, OH 80–68 Team Overtime Dayton No. 5 July 28 Second round 82–56 India Rising Dayton No. 8 July 29 Regional semifinals 68–72 Friday Beers Dayton No. 2
2024 For the 2024 tournament, the team was seeded No. 3 in the Dayton Regional. They went on to win their second title.
Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref. Team Seed July 20 Round of 64 Dayton, OH 93–58 Purple Hearts Dayton No. 6 July 22 Round of 32 71–60 Red Scare Dayton No. 2 July 24 Round of 16 74–70 Heartfire Dayton No. 1July 29QuarterfinalsLouisville, KY90–74Takeover BCCincinnati No. 7August 2SemifinalsPhiladelphia, PA 76–70La FamiliaLexington No. 2August 4Final 69–65Forever CoogsHouston No. 2
2025 For the 2025 tournament, the team was seeded No. 1 in the Indianapolis Regional.
Date Round Location Score Opponent Ref. Team Seed July 19 Round of 64 Indianapolis, IN 78–67 GoTime Green Machine Indianapolis No. 8 July 21 Round of 32 73–69 Fort Wayne Champs Indianapolis No. 5 July 22 Round of 16 (Indianapolis Regional Championship) 62–68 Fail Harder Indianapolis No. 7
Record YearSeedWonLostNotes 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 semifinals20243rd Dayton60Champions 2025 1st Indianapolis 2 1 lost in round of 16Total 25 6
All-time players As of 2024, 36 total players have played for the team, 20 of which are Ohio State alumni.
Talor Battle, PG, Penn State – 2018 Javon Bess, Saint Louis – 2023 Desonta Bradford, PG, East Tennessee State – 2024 William Buford, SG, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 Aaron Craft, PG, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Jon Diebler, SG, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Malik Dime, G, Washington – 2020, 2023 Jeff Gibbs, PF/C, Otterbein – 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024 Tevin Glass, SF, East Tennessee State – 2024 C.J. Jackson, Ohio State – 2023 Kosta Koufos, C, Ohio State – 2021 Dallas Lauderdale, PF, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2020 David Lighty, G/F, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Julian Mavunga, G, Miami (OH) – 2021 Demetri McCamey, G, Illinois – 2019, 2020 Nate Miller, SG, Bowling Green – 2017, 2018 Jamel Morris, SG, Fairmont State – 2024 Byron Mullens, C, Ohio State – 2018 Erick Neal, PG, UT Arlington – 2024 Greg Oden, C, Ohio State – 2018 Courtney Pigram, PG, East Tennessee State – 2019 Evan Ravenel, PF, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Leon Rodgers, PF, Northern Illinois – 2017, 2018, 2019 LaQuinton Ross, F, Ohio State – 2019 Shannon Scott, PG, Ohio State – 2021 Lenzelle Smith Jr., SG, Ohio State – 2020, 2021 Jared Sullinger, PF, Ohio State – 2017, 2018, 2024 Jalen Tate, Arkansas – 2023 Deshaun Thomas, SF, Ohio State – 2020 Scott Thomas, SF, Bowling Green – 2023, 2024 Trevor Thompson, Ohio State – 2023 Andre Wesson, SF, Ohio State – 2023, 2024 Kaleb Wesson, C, Ohio State – 2023, 2024 John Williamson, C, Cincinnati – 2019 Keyshawn Woods, G, Ohio State – 2021, 2023, 2024 Kyle Young, SF, Ohio State – 2023, 2024
Awards Year Player Award Ref. 2017 Jared Sullinger All-Tournament 2019 William Buford All-Tournament & MVP Aaron Craft All-Tournament 2024 Jared Sullinger All-Tournament & MVP
References
External links Team page