Ohio State won’t let some of its most-beloved former basketball players claim anything close to the name they helped make famous, but it has no problem packing the newest facility on campus to make some additional revenue off them. Carmen’s Crew, the team of former OSU players that won The Basketball Tournament and its $2 million winner-take-all prize last summer, will begin defense of its title in July at the Covelli Center on the Ohio State campus. The $50-million Covelli Center opened in June of 2019 and is located just south of Ackerman Road, adjacent to the Woody Hayes Athletic Center and Jesse Owens Stadium. It is the home of seven OSU varsity sports, most notably wrestling and volleyball, and will seat close to 6,000 for the TBTF’s Columbus Regional, formerly played at Capital University. Carmen’s Crew includes former Buckeyes Aaron Craft, William Buford, John Diebler, Lenzelle Smith, Evan Ravenel…
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