It looks like there will be another former Ohio State basketball player taking part in the winner-take-all basketball tournament known as … wait for it … The Basketball Tournament. You know it well. The Buckeye alumni squad Carmen’s Crew won the whole thing in 2019 but stubbed its tow last summer in the first round. The squad is back for another run at glory with much of the same nucleus it’s had before.
Now, it appears another former OSU player of recent feats of athletic endeavors is getting into the mix in the TBT, but not for Carmen’s Crew. According to an announcement on Twitter, OSU’s point guard from the last couple of seasons, C.J. Walker, is in the fold to play with Dayton’s alumni team, the Red Scare.
Help us welcome CJ Walker to The Red Scare ✈️
CJ joins us after averaging 9.5 PPG, 4.4 AST, and 3.2 REB for @OhioStateHoops this past season#FlyWithUs 🔴🔵 pic.twitter.com/LWItayK10q
— The Red Scare (@FlyersTBT) July 18, 2021
Walker isn’t the only former Ohio State player moonlighting for the Red Scare. He joins Trevor Thompson and Jordan Siebert (who transferred to Dayton). Dayton and Columbus are only about 70 miles apart so maybe there was some confusion.
Either way, we’ll root for any former Buckeye until they run up against Carmen’s Crew. And by the way, if the chalk holds, the two will meet in Columbus in the regional final at the Covelli Center as the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds.
Sign me up for that.
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