Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
| Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball | ||||
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| University | Ohio State University | |||
| First season | 1898 | |||
| All-time record | 1,765–1,143 (.607) | |||
| Athletic director | Gene Smith | |||
| Head coach | Jake Diebler (1st season) | |||
| Conference | Big Ten | |||
| Location | Columbus, Ohio | |||
| Arena | Value City Arena St. John Arena (Secondary) (Capacity: 18,809) | |||
| Nickname | Buckeyes | |||
| Student section | Nuthouse | |||
| Colors | Scarlet and gray[1] | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| NCAA tournament champions | ||||
| 1960 | ||||
| NCAA tournament runner-up | ||||
| 1939, 1961, 1962, 2007 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
| 1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1999*, 2007, 2012 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| 1960, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1992, 1999*, 2007, 2012, 2013 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1960, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1980, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1999*, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 | ||||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
| 1980, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1999*, 2000*, 2002*, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022 | ||||
| NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
| 1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1999*, 2000*, 2001*, 2002*, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 2002*, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1925, 1933, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1971, 1991, 1992, 2000*, 2002*, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 *vacated by NCAA | ||||
The Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represents Ohio State University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. The Buckeyes are a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Buckeyes play their home games at Value City Arena in the Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, which opened in 1998. The official capacity of the center is 19,200. Ohio State ranked 28th in the nation in average home attendance as of the 2016 season.[2]
The Buckeyes have won one national championship (1960), been the national runner-up four times, appeared in 10 Final Fours (one additional appearance has been vacated by the NCAA), and appeared in 27 NCAA Tournaments (four other appearances have been vacated).
The program is presently led by Jake Diebler, Holtmann's former assistant coach who was initially hired as an interim coach following Holtmann's firing in 2024.
Team history
Early years and Olsen era (1898–1958)
The first basketball team at Ohio State University was formed in
Success and Fred Taylor era (1958–1997)
Of all Buckeye coaches, it was
Jim O'Brien (1997–2004)
In 1997,
Thad Matta era (2004–2017)
Thad Matta, former head coach at Butler and Xavier, was hired by Ohio State in July 2004.[6]
During Matta's first season at Ohio State, the Buckeyes compiled a 20–12 record, highlighted by a win in the final game of the season over top-ranked
Matta's
The
Ohio State began the
The
Matta's recruiting class heading into the
The Buckeyes, led by returning starters
The 2012–13 Buckeyes entered the season ranked No. 4 in the country. Led by Deshaun Thomas and Aaron Craft, they entered
With the early departure of Thomas, the Buckeyes struggled in
The
Without Russell, the
In
In a surprise move more than two months after the season ended, the school announced that, after failing to make the NCAA Tournament in 2016 and 2017, Matta would not return as head coach for the 2017–18 season.[9] Ohio State won 20 or more games in 12 of Matta's 13 seasons, received a berth in the NCAA Tournament eight times, made it to the Sweet Sixteen four times, and to the Final Four twice. Ohio State won the Big Ten regular-season championship five times and Big Ten tournament championship four times, appearing in the championship game six times under Matta.
Thad Matta's record at Ohio State
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Thad Matta (Big Ten Conference) (2004–2017) | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | Ohio State | 20–12 | 8–8 | 6th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Ohio State | 26–6 | 12–4 | 1st | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2006–07 | Ohio State | 35–4 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Runner-up | ||||
| 2007–08 | Ohio State | 24–13 | 10–8 | 5th | NIT Champions | ||||
| 2008–09 | Ohio State | 22–11 | 10–8 | T–4th | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Ohio State | 29–8 | 14–4 | T–1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2010–11 | Ohio State | 34–3 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2011–12 | Ohio State | 31–8 | 13–5 | T–1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2012–13 | Ohio State | 29–8 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2013–14 | Ohio State | 25–10 | 10–8 | 5th | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2014–15 | Ohio State | 24–11 | 11–7 | 6th | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Ohio State | 21–14 | 11–7 | 7th | NIT second round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Ohio State | 17–15 | 7–11 | T–10th | |||||
| Thad Matta: | 337–123 | 150–78 | |||||||
| Total: | 337–123 (.733) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Chris Holtmann era (2017–2024)
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On June 9, 2017, the school hired Butler head coach Chris Holtmann as head coach.[5] The Buckeyes exceeded any and all expectations in Holtmann’s first season in Columbus. Picked to finish no better than 11th in preseason media polls, the Buckeyes stormed out to a 9–0 record in Big Ten. Highlighting the 2017–18 season were home wins over Michigan, overcoming a first-half 20-point deficit, and No. 1 Michigan State along with a road victory at No. 3 Purdue, the Boilermakers’ only home loss of the season. Holtmann was named the 2018 Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading the Buckeyes to a 25–9 overall record, a second-place finish in the Big Ten regular-season standings (15–3). The Buckeyes were led by Big Ten Player of the Year, Keita Bates-Diop, and a four-year starter, Jae’Sean Tate; both of which are now in the NBA. The season ended on a somber note as the Buckeyes were eliminated in the second round of the 2018 NCAA tournament by Gonzaga.
In 2018-19, Holtmann's Buckeyes went 20–15, marking the sixth consecutive season a Holtmann team had won 20 or more games. As an 11-seed the Buckeyes knocked off 6-seed Iowa State to advance to the second round of the 2019 NCAA tournament, before being eliminated by Houston.
The 2019-20 season was cut short with the cancellation of the 2020 Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments. The Buckeyes posted an overall record of 21–10, which included four wins vs. Top 10 opponents (Villanova, at North Carolina, Kentucky and Maryland). Ohio State finished tied for fifth in the Big Ten at 11–9. Despite no postseason tournament, the Buckeyes managed 20 wins, marking the seventh consecutive season Holtmann-coach teams reached that plateau.
In a season shortened by COVID-19 implications, the 2020–21 Buckeyes went 21–10 record overall. Ohio State finished tied for fifth in the B1G (12–8) and reached the championship game of the 2021 Big Ten Tournament. The Buckeyes were led by 1st Team All-Big Ten forward EJ Liddell, and 3rd Team All-Big Ten guard Duane Washington Jr. Ohio State appeared in the AP Top 10 for the final seven weeks of the season and earned a #2 seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, only to lose to 15-seed Oral Roberts in the first round.
The 2021–22 Buckeyes posted a 20–12 record and 12–8 conference record. The team lost in the second round of the 2022 NCAA tournament to Villanova.
Holtmann is the second Ohio State coach to win 20 or more games in his first five seasons in Columbus, joining Thad Matta (12 from 2005–2016). However, he has not won a conference championship, and his teams have struggled in postseason play: through his first 11 seasons as a head coach, his teams had never won a conference tournament, and had advanced beyond the first weekend of the NCAA tournament only once, leading to some criticism from fans.
The criticism of Holtmann continued in the 2022-23 season, as after starting the season with 10 wins in 13 games, the Buckeyes went into an extended tailspin, losing 14 of 15 games. On February 12, the Buckeyes scored just 41 points in a home loss to Michigan State, the program's lowest point total in 27 years.
Holtmann was fired on February 14, 2024, as the team continued to struggle in conference play as the team lost 9 out of his final 11 games. Assistant coach Jake Diebler was named interim head coach after his firing.
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Chris Holtmann (Big Ten Conference) (2017–present) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | Ohio State | 25–9 | 15–3 | T–2nd | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2018–19 | Ohio State | 20–15 | 8–12 | T–8th | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2019–20 | Ohio State | 21–10 | 11–9 | T–5th | Cancelled (COVID Outbreak) | ||||
| 2020–21 | Ohio State | 21–10 | 12–8 | 5th | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2021–22 | Ohio State | 20–12 | 12–8 | T–4th | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ohio State | 16–19 | 5–15 | 13th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Ohio State | 14–11 | 4–10 | ||||||
| Chris Holtmann: | 137–86 | 67–65 | |||||||
| Total: | 137–86 (.614) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Facilities
The Ohio State Buckeyes presently play their home games in 19,200-seat
In 1955, a new facility was built on the campus of Ohio State named the St. John Arena named after Lynn St. John, an Ohio State basketball coach and athletic director. This building, while hosting the men's basketball team, also hosted (and still to this day hosts) volleyball, gymnastics, and wrestling. The capacity of St. John Arena is 13,276. This building is the only Buckeye arena to serve as home for an Ohio State men's basketball championship team in 1960.
With the aging St. John Arena over 40 years old, the Ohio State University decided to build the Schottenstein Center to hold men's and women's basketball as well as hockey. The 770,000 sq foot arena was completed in 1998 and seats 19,500 for basketball games.
Ohio State completed a $19 million renovation to the Schottenstein Center in 2013 that includes updated locker rooms for the Men's and Women's Basketball teams, a new training room with hydrotherapy pools, a new weight room, and a new practice gym to complement the existing gym. A $34 million renovation completed in 2018 improved the concourse as well as added new space for the coaches, team shop, ticket office, and building administration.
During the team's formative years the Buckeyes played their home games at the
Coaches
The Buckeyes have had 14 coaches in their 110-year history.
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Current coaching staff
| Name | Position |
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| Jake Diebler | Head coach |
| Joel Justus | Associate head coach |
| Dave Dickerson | Assistant coach |
| Jamall Walker | Assistant coach |
| Luke Simons | Assistant coach |
| Quadrian Banks | Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning |
| David Egelhoff | Director of Basketball Operations |
| Terence Dials | Director of Professional Development |
| Nicholas Kellogg | Special Assistant to Head Coach |
| Robbie Rucki | Video Coordinator |
| John McCausland | Program Assistant |
| Brad Watson | Athletic Trainer |
Accomplishments
NCAA National Championships
| Season | Coach | Opponent | Score | Site | Overall record | Big Ten Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–60 | Fred Taylor |
California | 75–55 | San Francisco, CA | 25–3 | 13–1 |
| National Championships | 1 | |||||
| Round | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Semifinals | Western Kentucky
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98–79 |
| Regional Finals | Georgia Tech | 86–69 |
| Final Four | NYU | 76–54 |
| Championship | California | 75–55 |
Final Four history
1939 –Finalist
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1944 –Semifinalist
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1945 –Semifinalist
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1946 –Semifinalist
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1960 –Champion
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1961 –Finalist
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1962 –Finalist
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1968 –Semifinalist
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| 1999–Semifinalist (vacated) | 2007–Finalist | 2012–Semifinalist |
NCAA tournament seeding history
The
| Years → | '80
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'82 | '83 | '85 | '87 | '90 | '91 | '92 | '06 | '07 | '09 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '18 | '19 | '21 | '22 |
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| Seeds → | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 7 |
- The * represents overall number one seed which began with the 2004 Tournament.
NCAA tournament results
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
1939 |
Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game |
Wake Forest Villanova Oregon |
W 64–52 W 53–36 L 33–46 |
1944 |
Elite Eight Final Four |
Temple Dartmouth |
W 57–47 L 53–60 |
1945 |
Elite Eight Final Four |
Kentucky New York University |
W 45–37 L 65–70 |
1946 |
Elite Eight Final Four Regional 3rd Place Game |
Harvard North Carolina California |
W 46–38 L 57–60 W 63–45 |
1950 |
Elite Eight 3rd Place Game |
City College of New York Holy Cross |
L 55–56 W 72–52 |
1960 |
Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game |
Western Kentucky Georgia Tech New York University California |
W 98–79 W 86–69 W 76–54 W 75–55 |
1961 |
Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game |
Louisville Kentucky Saint Joseph's Cincinnati |
W 56–55 W 87–44 W 95–69 L 65–70 |
1962 |
Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game |
Western Kentucky Kentucky Wake Forest Cincinnati |
W 93–73 W 74–64 W 84–68 L 59–71 |
1968 |
Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four 3rd Place Game |
East Tennessee State Kentucky North Carolina Houston |
W 79–72 W 82–81 L 66–80 W 89–85 |
1971 |
Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
Marquette Western Kentucky |
W 60–59 L 78–81 |
1980 |
Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#5 Arizona State #8 UCLA |
W 89–75 L 68–72 |
| 1982 | First Round | #8 James Madison | L 48–55 |
| 1983 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#6 Syracuse #2 North Carolina |
W 79–74 L 51–64 |
| 1985 | First Round Second Round |
#13 Iowa State #5 Louisiana Tech |
W 75–64 L 67–79 |
| 1987 | First Round Second Round |
#8 Kentucky #1 Georgetown |
W 91–77 L 79–82 |
| 1990 | First Round Second Round |
#9 Providence #1 UNLV |
W 84–83 L 65–76 |
| 1991 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#16 Towson #8 Georgia Tech #4 St. John's |
W 97–86 W 65–61 L 74–91 |
| 1992 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#16 Mississippi Valley State #9 Connecticut #4 North Carolina #6 Michigan |
W 83–56 W 78–55 W 80–73 L 71–75 |
| 1999 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four |
#13 Murray State #12 Detroit #1 Auburn #3 St. John's #1 Connecticut |
W 72–58 W 75–44 W 72–64 W 77–74 L 58–64 |
| 2000 | First Round Second Round |
#14 Appalachian St #6 Miami, FL |
W 87–61 L 62–75 |
| 2001 | First Round | #12 Utah State | L 68–77 |
| 2002 | First Round Second Round |
#13 Davidson #12 Missouri |
W 69–64 L 67–83 |
| 2006 | First Round Second Round |
#15 Davidson #7 Georgetown |
W 70–60 L 52–70 |
| 2007 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game |
#16 Central Connecticut State #9 Xavier #5 Tennessee #2 Memphis #2 Georgetown #1 Florida |
W 78–57 W 78–71 W 85–84 W 92–76 W 67–60 L 75–84 |
| 2009 | First Round | #9 Siena | L 72–74 |
| 2010 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#15 UC Santa Barbara #10 Georgia Tech #6 Tennessee |
W 68–51 W 75–66 L 73–76 |
| 2011 | Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen |
#16 Texas–San Antonio #8 George Mason #4 Kentucky |
W 75–46 W 98–66 L 60–62 |
| 2012 | Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four |
#15 Loyola (MD) #7 Gonzaga #6 Cincinnati #1 Syracuse #2 Kansas |
W 78–59 W 73–66 W 81–76 W 77–70 L 62–64 |
| 2013 | Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#15 Iona #10 Iowa State #6 Arizona #9 Wichita State |
W 95–70 W 78–75 W 73–70 L 66–70 |
| 2014 | Second Round | #11 Dayton | L 59–60 |
| 2015 | Second Round Third Round |
#7 VCU #2 Arizona |
W 75–72OT L 58–73 |
| 2018 | First Round Second Round |
#12 South Dakota State #4 Gonzaga |
W 81–73 L 84–90 |
| 2019 | First Round Second Round |
#6 Iowa State #3 Houston |
W 62–59 L 59–74 |
| 2021 | First Round | #15 Oral Roberts | L 72–75OT |
| 2022 | First Round Second Round |
#10 Loyola-Chicago #2 Villanova |
W 54–41 L 61–71 |
NIT results
The Buckeyes are two time NIT champions (1986, 2008).
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | First Round Second Round Semifinals 3rd Place Game |
St. Joseph's Maryland Indiana Alabama |
W 80–66 W 79–72 L 55–64 L 86–96 |
| 1984 | First Round | Xavier | L 57–60 |
| 1986 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Ohio Texas BYU Louisiana Tech Wyoming |
W 65–62 W 71–65 W 79–68 W 79–66 W 73–63 |
| 1988 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Old Dominion Cleveland State New Mexico Colorado State Connecticut |
W 86–73 W 86–80 W 68–65 W 64–62 L 67–72 |
| 1989 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals |
Akron Nebraska St. John's |
W 81–70 W 85–74 L 80–83 |
| 1993 | First Round | Miami (OH) | L 53–56 |
| 2003 | First Round | Georgia Tech | L 58–72 |
| 2008 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
UNC–Asheville California Dayton Ole Miss Massachusetts |
W 84–66 W 73–56 W 74–63 W 81–69 W 92–85 |
| 2016 | First Round Second Round |
Akron Florida |
W 72–63 L 66–74 |
| 2024 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinal |
Cornell Virginia Tech Georgia |
W 88-83 W 81-73 TBD |
Big Ten tournament championships
Ohio State has won 4 Big Ten tournament championships since its inception during the 1997–98 season. Ohio State won their first title in 2002 under Jim O'Brien (later vacated), while winning 4 under head coach Thad Matta. Under Matta, the Buckeyes appeared in the Big Ten tournament championship five consecutive seasons from
| Season | Coach | Opponent | Score | Site | Overall record | Big Ten record |
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| 2006–07 | Thad Matta | Wisconsin | 66–49 | Chicago, IL | 35–4 | 15–1 |
| 2009–10 | Thad Matta | Minnesota | 90–61 | Indianapolis, IN | 29–8 | 14–4 |
| 2010–11 | Thad Matta | Penn State |
71–60 | Indianapolis, IN | 34–3 | 16–2 |
| 2012–13 | Thad Matta | Wisconsin | 50–43 | Chicago, IL | 26–7 | 13–5 |
| Big Ten tournament championships | 4 | |||||
Big Ten regular season championships
| Season | Coach | Overall record | Big Ten record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924–25 | Harold Olsen | 14–2 | 11–1 |
| 1932–33 | Harold Olsen | 17–3 | 10–2 |
| 1938–39 | Harold Olsen | 16–7 | 9–2 |
| 1943–44 | Harold Olsen | 15–6 | 10–2 |
| 1945–46 | Harold Olsen | 16–5 | 10–2 |
| 1949–50 | Tippy Dye | 22–4 | 12–1 |
| 1959–60 | Fred Taylor |
25–3 | 13–1 |
| 1960–61 | Fred Taylor | 27–1 | 14–0 |
| 1961–62 | Fred Taylor | 26–2 | 13–1 |
| 1962–63 | Fred Taylor | 20–4 | 11–3 |
| 1963–64 | Fred Taylor | 16–8 | 11–3 |
| 1967–68 | Fred Taylor | 21–8 | 10–4 |
| 1970–71 | Fred Taylor | 20–6 | 13–1 |
| 1990–91 | Randy Ayers | 27–4 | 15–3 |
| 1991–92 | Randy Ayers | 26–6 | 15–3 |
| 2005–06 | Thad Matta | 26–6 | 12–4 |
| 2006–07 | Thad Matta | 35–4 | 15–1 |
| 2009–10 | Thad Matta | 29–8 | 14–4 |
| 2010–11 | Thad Matta | 34–3 | 16–2 |
| 2011–12 | Thad Matta | 31–8 | 13–5 |
| Big Ten regular season championships | 20 | ||
Record vs. Big Ten opponents
The Ohio State Buckeyes lead the all-time series vs. seven Big Ten opponents. Two of the all-time series are within three games. These records do not include vacated games (e.g. Purdue does count all their games played against Ohio State and lead the series 94–93 according to their records. Iowa counts all games played against OSU and lead the series 84–83 according to their records). [13][14]
| Opponent | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 76 | 108 | .417 | ILL 2 |
| Indiana | 84 | 110 | .439 | IU 3 |
| Iowa | 79 | 82 | .490 | IOWA 1 |
| Michigan | 101 | 76 | .573 | OSU 1 |
| Michigan State | 62 | 78 | .434 | OSU 2 |
Minnesota
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91 | 62 | .595 | Minn 1 |
| Nebraska | 20 | 7 | .826 | NEB 3 |
| Northwestern | 122 | 50 | .716 | NW 2 |
Penn State
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41 | 20 | .679 | OSU 1 |
| Purdue | 87 | 94 | .48 | OSU 1 |
| Wisconsin | 91 | 77 | .549 | WIS 2 |
| Maryland | 10 | 11 | .471 | OSU 2 |
| Rutgers | 14 | 5 | .769 | OSU 2 |
| Oregon | 2 | 1 | .667 | OSU 2 |
| Washington | 3 | 3 | .500 | OSU 1 |
| UCLA | 4 | 6 | .400 | UCLA 1 |
| USC | 3 | 3 | .500 | OSU 1 |
Awards
Consensus All-American selections
- Wes Fesler (1931)
- Jimmy Hull (1939)
- Dick Schnittker (1950)
- Robin Freeman (1955)
- Jerry Lucas (1960, 1961*, 1962*)
- Gary Bradds (1964*)
- Jim Jackson (1991, 1992)
- Evan Turner (2010*)
- Jared Sullinger (2011, 2012)
- D'Angelo Russell (2015)
- Dennis Hopson (1987)
*National Player of the Year
Big Ten Player of the Year
- Dennis Hopson (1987)
- Jim Jackson (1991, 1992)
- Scoonie Penn (1999)
- Terence Dials (2006)
- Evan Turner (2010)
- Keita Bates-Diop (2018)
Big Ten Coach of the Year
- Eldon Miller (1983)
- Randy Ayers (1991, 1992)
- Jim O’Brien (1999, 2001)
- Thad Matta (2006, 2010)
- Chris Holtmann (2018)
First-Team All-Big Ten
| Harold "Cookie" Cunningham (1925) | Johnny Miner (1925) | Adam Bales (1926) | Bill Hunt (1927) | Wes Fesler (1931) |
| Bill Hosket Sr. (1933) | Tippy Dye (1936, 1937) | Bob Lynch (1939) | Jimmy Hull (1939) | |
| Dick Fisher (1941) | Arnold "Smokes" Risen (1944) | Don Grate (1944, 1945) | Jack Underman (1946) | Paul Huston (1946) |
| Dick Schnittker (1949, 1950) | Bob Donham (1950) | Paul Ebert (1952, 1953, 1954) | Robin Freeman (1955, 1956) | Frank Howard (1957, 1958)
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| Jerry Lucas (1960, 1961, 1962) | Larry Siegfried (1961) | John Havlicek (1961, 1962) | Gary Bradds (1963, 1964) | Bill Hosket Jr. (1967, 1968) |
| Dave Sorenson (1969, 1970) | Jim Cleamons (1971) | Luke Witte (1971) | Allan Hornyak (1971, 1972, 1973) | Kelvin Ransey (1978, 1979, 1980) |
| Herb Williams (1980) | Clark Kellogg (1982) | Tony Campbell (1983, 1984) | Brad Sellers (1986) | Dennis Hopson (1987) |
| Jay Burson (1989) | Jim Jackson (1991, 1992) | Scoonie Penn (1999, 2000) | Michael Redd (2000) | Ken Johnson (2001) |
| Terence Dials (2006) | Mike Conley Jr. (2007) | Greg Oden (2007) | Evan Turner (2009, 2010) | |
| Jared Sullinger (2011, 2012) | Deshaun Thomas (2013) | D'Angelo Russell (2015) | Keita Bates-Diop (2018) | E.J. Liddell (2021, 2022)
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All award data taken from[15]
All-time statistical leaders
Career leaders
| Points Scored: Dennis Hopson (2,096) |
| Assists: Aaron Craft (579) |
| Rebounds: Jerry Lucas (1,411) |
| Steals: Aaron Craft (208) |
Single-season leaders
| Points Scored: Dennis Hopson (958, 1987) |
| Assists: Aaron Craft (241, 2013) |
| Rebounds: Jerry Lucas (499, 1962) |
| Steals: Aaron Craft (98, 2012) |
Single-game leaders
| Points Scored: Gary Bradds (49, 1964) |
| Rebounds: Frank Howard (32, 1956) |
| Steals: Troy Taylor (8, 1983) |
All statistical data taken from.[16]
Notable players
| Name | Position | Seasons | Notes |
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| Gary Bradds | F | 1961–64 | 1964 AP Player of the Year 1964 UPI College Player of the Year 1964 Adolph Rupp Trophy Winner 1962-63 Consensus Second Team All-American 1963-64 Consensus First Team All-American 2x Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball (Big Ten MVP) (1963–64) ABA Champion (1969) 1963 Pan American Games Men's Basketball Gold Medalist |
| Wes Fesler | G | 1928–31 | 1930-31 Consensus First Team All-American |
| Robin Freeman | G | 1953-56 | 1954-55 Consensus Second Team All-American 1955-56 Consensus First Team All-American 1956 Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball |
| Jimmy Hull | F | 1938–39 | 1938-39 Consensus First Team All-American 1939 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player |
| Jim Jackson | G | 1989–92 | 1992 UPI College Player of the Year 2× Big Ten Conference Player of the Year (1991–1992) 2× Consensus First Team All-American (1991–1992) 1991 Pan American Games Men's Basketball Bronze Medalist |
| Jerry Lucas | C | 1959–62 | 2× AP Player of the Year (1961–1962) 2× NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1960–1961) 3× Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1960–1962) NCAA Champion (1960) NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team NBA Champion (1973) 7× NBA All-Star (1964–1969, 1971) NBA All-Star Game MVP (1965) 3× All-NBA First Team (1965–1966, 1968) 2× All-NBA Second Team (1964, 1967) NBA Rookie of the Year (1964) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1964) |
| John Havlicek | F | 1959-62 | Consensus NCAA All-America Second Team (1962) AP Third-Team All-American (1962) NCAA Champion (1960) 8x NBA Champion (1963-1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976) NBA Finals MVP (1974) 13x NBA All-Star (1966-1978) 4x All-NBA First Team (1971–1974) 7× All-NBA Second Team (1964, 1966, 1968–1970, 1975, 1976) |
| Dick Schnittker | F | 1948–50 | 1950 Consensus First Team All-American 2x NBA Champion (1953, 1954) |
| Evan Turner | F | 2007–10 | Consensus First Team All-American (2010) 2010 National Player of the Year (AP, NABC, Naismith, Robertson, Wooden) Big Ten Conference Player of the Year (2010) Big Ten tournament MVP (2010) |
Retired numbers
Ohio State has retired five jersey numbers.
| Ohio State Buckeyes retired numbers | |||||
| No. | Player | Position | Career | Ref. | |
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| 5 | John Havlicek | F |
1959–62 | [17] | |
| 11 | Jerry Lucas | C | 1959–62 | [17] | |
| 21 | Evan Turner | G/F | 2007–10 | [17] | |
| 22 | Jim Jackson | G |
1989–92 | [17] | |
| 35 | Gary Bradds | C | 1961–64 | [17] | |
Honored coaches
Two longtime head coaches have been honored with banners which hang alongside the retired numbers:
| Honored Coaches | ||||||
| Coach | Years | Record | Conf. Titles | Tourney Apps. | Final Four Apps. | National Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Taylor | 1959–1976 | 297–158 (.653) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Thad Matta | 2004–2017 | 337–123 (.733) | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
References
- ^ "The Ohio State University Department of Athletics Logo Guidelines" (PDF). July 1, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ "2016 NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE" (PDF).
- ^ "O'Brien unexpectedly ousted as Ohio State coach". ESPN.com. 2004-06-08. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ a b "OSU gets probation". ESPN.com. 2006-03-10. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ a b "Ohio State hires Butler basketball coach Chris Holtmann". fresnobee. Retrieved 2017-06-09.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Matta gets job after Wednesday interview". ESPN. July 8, 2004. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ "Class of 2006 team recruiting rankings". Rivals.com. November 5, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ "Turner out 2 months with spine fractures". ESPN. December 6, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ "In stunning Big Ten development, Thad Matta out as Ohio State head coach". MLive.com. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ The Columbus Dispatch
- ^ The Ohio State University OSU.EDU
- ^ "NCAA basketball tournament History: Ohio State". ESPN.
- ^ https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/05_1819BigTenOpps.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "2021-22 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule | ESPN".
- ^ History and Tradition/Honors and Awards
- ^ Record Book/Records
- ^ a b c d e MALAKI BRANHAM TO WEAR NO. 22 OHIO STATE JERSEY THAT WAS RETIRED FOR JIM JACKSON By Colin Hass-Hill on July 10, 2021 - Elevenwarriors.com
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