Ohio State Buckeyes
Big Ten (21-9, 12-8)
Big Wins: 12/19 vs UCLA (77-70), 1/16 at Illinois (87-81), 2/4 at Iowa (89-85)
Bad Losses: 12/26 at Northwestern (70-71), 1/3 at Minnesota (60-77), 2/25 at Michigan State (67-71)
Coach: Chris Holtmann
Probable Starters:
Musa Jallow, Junior, Guard, 2.9 ppg
Duane Washington, Junior, Guard, 16.2 ppg, 2.9 apg
Justice Sueing, Junior, Forward, 10.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg
Justin Ahrens, Junior, Forward, 5.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg
E.J. Liddell, Sophomore, Forward, 16.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Key Role Players:
Zed Key, Freshman, Forward, 5.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Seth Towns, Senior, Forward, 3.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg
CJ Walker, Senior, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 4.5 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.8 (54th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.9 (165, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.0 (72, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.8 (148, 11)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.2 (88, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.1 (64, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.0 (27, 1)
Rebound Margin: 3.0 (92, 6)
Assists Per Game: 12.7 (215, 14)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.4 (12, 3)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Iowa State |
2019 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Houston |
2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over South Dakota State |
2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Gonzaga |
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 3/7