A lot can change in three years. Inside Chicago’s Wintrust Arena, the members of Carmen’s Crew were celebrating both a title and a payday. The team comprised primarily of former Ohio State men’s basketball players had just taken home its first The Basketball Tournament championship and, with it, the $2 million winner-take-all check. It was 2019. This weekend, TBT returns with a $1 million prize for the winner of the 64-team event. But for the first time since 2017, the unofficial Ohio State alumni team won’t be participating. In a social media post made June 7, coach Jared Sullinger announced that the Buckeyes would not be fielding a team and encouraged their fans to support the event at its regional sites. Ohio State basketball insider: Stay in the know with texts from beat reporter Adam Jardy After playing in Sunday’s Kingdom Summer League at Ohio Dominican University, Sullinger said they…
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