Ohio State Buckeyes
Big Ten (17-15, 7-11)
Big Wins: 1/25 Minnesota (78-72), 2/4 at Michigan (70-66), 2/23 Wisconsin (83-73)
Bad Losses: 12/6 Florida Atlantic (77-79), 1/28 at Iowa (72-85), 2/19 Nebraska (57-58)
Coach: Thad Matta
Probable Starters:
JaQuan Lyle, Sophomore, Guard, 11.4 ppg, 4.6 apg
Kam Williams, Junior, Guard, 9.4 ppg
Jae’Sean Tate, Junior, Forward, 14.3 ppg, 6.4 rpg
Marc Loving, Senior, Forward, 12.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg
Trevor Thompson, Junior, Center, 10.6 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 1.5 bpg
Key Role Players:
C.J. Jackson, Sophomore, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 2.9 apg
Micah Potter, Freshman, Center, 4.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Andre Wesson, Freshman, Forward, 2.3 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.3 (179th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.9 (112, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.5 (75, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.7 (71, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.6 (243, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.8 (141, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.9 (218, 10)
Rebound Margin: 2.9 (91, 6)
Assists Per Game: 13.6 (163, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.2 (183, 9)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 NIT First Round win over Akron
2016 NIT Second Round loss to Florida
2015 NCAA Round of 64 win over VCU
2015 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Arizona
2014 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Dayton
2013 NCAA Round of 64 win over Iona
2013 NCAA Round of 32 win over Iowa State
2013 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Arizona
2013 NCAA Regional Final loss to Wichita State
2012 NCAA Round of 64 win over Loyola Maryland
2012 NCAA Round of 32 win over Gonzaga
2012 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Cincinnati
2012 NCAA Regional Final win over Syracuse
2012 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Kansas
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over Texas-San Antonio
2011 NCAA Round of 32 win over George Mason
2011 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Kentucky
2010 NCAA Round of 64 win over UC-Santa Barbara
2010 NCAA Round of 32 win over Georgia Tech
2010 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Tennessee
2009 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Siena
2008 NIT First Round win over UNC-Asheville
2008 NIT Second Round win over California
2008 NIT Quarterfinal win over Dayton
2008 NIT Semifinal win over Mississippi
2008 NIT Final win over Massachusetts
2007 NCAA Round of 64 win over Central Connecticut State
2007 NCAA Round of 32 win over Xavier
2007 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Tennessee
2007 NCAA Regional Final win over Memphis
2007 NCAA National Semifinal win over Georgetown
2007 NCAA National Final loss to Florida
*all team stats through 3/5
