On Saturday in Chicago, a team primarily comprised of Ohio State basketball alums moved within a single win of a $2 million winner-take-all top prize, as Carmen’s Crew defeated the four-time defending champions, Overseas Elite 71-66 in the semifinals of 2019’s The Basketball Tournament. The defeat is the first in Overseas Elite’s TBT history. Their record is now 29-1.
Carmen’s Crew and Overseas Elite were both No. 1 seeds in their respective regions, as were the other semifinalists, Team Hines and Golden Eagles. This is the third TBT run for the team now known as Carmen’s Crew. In 2017 — as Scarlet & Gray — they lost in double-overtime to Team Challenge ALS in the semifinals, and in 2018, they fell to Team Fredette in the quarters.