Carmen's Crew


Carmen's Crew are an American basketball team that regularly participates in The Basketball Tournament, 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, and is currently named after Ohio State's school song. The team last competed in the 2024 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.

2018

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

2019

For TBT 2019, team adopted the Carmen's Crew name, and were the No. 1 seed in the Columbus Regional.

2020

For TBT 2020, the defending champions were the No. 1 overall seed in a reduced field of 24 teams.

2021

For TBT 2021, the team was seeded No. 1 in the Columbus Regional.

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.

2024

For the 2024 tournament, the team was seeded No. 3 in the Dayton Regional. They went on to win their second title.

2025

For the 2025 tournament, the team was seeded No. 1 in the Indianapolis Regional.

All-time players

As of 2024, 36 total players have played for the team, 20 of which are Ohio State alumni.