- 2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
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2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball Big Ten Tournament Champions
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament
Championship Game, L 75–84 v. Florida
Conference Big Ten Ranking Coaches #2 AP #1 2006–07 record 35–4 (15–1 Big Ten) Head coach Thad Matta Assistant coach Alan Major Assistant coach Dan Peters Home arena Jerome Schottenstein Center Seasons « 2005–06 2007–08 » The 2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team played against Florida for the 2006–07 NCAA tournament championship.
Contents
Preseason
Recruiting
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date Mike Conley, Jr.
PGIndianapolis, IN Lawrence North HS 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 29,
2005Scout: Rivals:
Daequan Cook
SGDayton, OH Dunbar HS 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) Mar 23,
2005Scout: Rivals:
David Lighty
SFCleveland, OH Villa Angela-St. Joseph HS 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 29,
2005Scout: Rivals:
Greg Oden
CIndianapolis, IN Lawrence North HS 7 ft 0 in (213 cm) 240 lb (110 kg) Jun 29,
2005Scout: Rivals:
Junior College/Transfers Othello Hunter
PFWinston-Salem, NC Hillsborough CC 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 18,
2007Scout: Rivals:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 2 Rivals: 2 Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:- "Ohio State 2006 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/commitments/2006/alabama-33. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- "2006 Ohio State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=145&p=9&cfg=bb&c=8&yr=2006. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=145&p=9&cfg=bb&c=14&yr=2006. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=585769. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
Roster
2007–08 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team Players Coaches Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town G 14 Jamar Butler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Shawnee High School Lima, OH G 1 Mike Conley, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lawrence North High School Indianapolis, IN G 23 Daequan Cook 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Dunbar High School Dayton, OH F 3 Ivan Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Oak Hill Academy Springfield, OH F 45 Othello Hunter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr R.J. Reynolds HS/Hillsborough CC Winston-Salem, NC F 12 Ron Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Brookhaven HS/Bowling Green State Columbus, Ohio G/F 23 David Lighty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Villa Angela-St. Joseph HS Cleveland, OH C 15 Kyle Madsen (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Dublin Coffman High School Dublin, OH C 20 Greg Oden 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Lawrence North High School Indianapolis, IN G 13 Danny Peters 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr New Albany High School New Albany, OH F/C 42 Matt Terwilliger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Troy High School Troy, OH G 34 Mark Titus 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Brownsburg High School Brownsburg, IN - Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Alan Major (Purdue)
- Dan Peters (Kent State)
- Strength and conditioning coach(es)
- Dave Richardson (Louisiana-Monroe)
- Athletic trainer(s)
- Vince O'Brien (Ohio State)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster
Last update: 2010-04-04Schedule and results
Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance Record Exhibition November 1* 1:00 PM Findlay #4 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH W 80–57 November 5* 1:00 PM Walsh #4 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH W 87–62 Regular Season November 10* 8:00 PM VMI #4 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH
(BCA Classic)W 107–69 13,219 1–0 November 11* 8:00 PM Loyola (IL) #4 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH
(BCA Classic)W 87–75 13,269 2–0 November 12* 8:00 PM Kent State #4 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH
(BCA Classic)W 81–59 12,883 3–0 November 17* 7:00 PM Eastern Kentucky #4 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH W 74–45 18,882 4–0 November 20* 8:00 PM San Francisco #3 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH W 82–60 14,592 5–0 November 24* 8:00 PM vs. Youngstown State #3 Nationwide Arena • Columbus, OH W 91–57 17,463 6–0 November 29* 9:00 PM at #6 North Carolina #1 Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC
(ACC – Big Ten Challenge)L 89–98 21,750 6–1 December 2* 4:00 PM Valparaiso #1 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH W 78–58 17,311 7–1 December 9* 2:00 PM Cleveland State #4 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH W 78–57 17,158 8–1 December 16* 3:56 PM vs. Cincinnati #4 Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(John R. Wooden Tradition)W 72–50 18,356 9–1 December 19* 8:00 PM Iowa State #3 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH W 75–56 18,905 10–1 December 23* 4:00 PM at #4 Florida #3 O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL L 60–86 12,621 10–2 December 30* 8:00 PM Coppin State #6 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH W 91–54 18,943 11–2 January 2 8:00 PM Indiana #6 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH W 74–67 18,813 12–2 (1–0) January 6 1:00 PM at Illinois #6 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL W 62–44 16,618 13–2 (2–0) January 9 8:05 PM at #4 Wisconsin #5 Kohl Center • Madison, WI L 69–72 17,190 13–3 (2–1) January 13* 1:00 PM #20 Tennessee #5 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH W 68–66 18,817 14–3 (2–1) January 17 8:00 PM Northwestern #7 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH W 73–41 18,903 15–3 (3–1) January 20 8:00 PM Iowa #7 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH W 82–63 18,963 16–3 (4–1) January 24 7:00 PM at Northwestern #5 Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL W 59–50 6,646 17–3 (5–1) January 27 9:00 PM Michigan State #5 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH W 66–64 18,965 18–3 (6–1) January 31 7:00 PM at Purdue #4 Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN W 78–60 13,961 19–3 (7–1) February 3 4:00 PM at Michigan State #4 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI W 63–54 14,759 20–3 (8–1) February 6 7:00 PM Michigan #3 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH W 76–63 18,927 21–3 (9–1) February 10 12:15 PM Purdue #3 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH W 63–56 18,988 22–3 (10–1) February 14 7:00 PM at Penn State #2 Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA W 64–62 10,027 23–3 (11–1) February 18 12:00 PM at Minnesota #2 Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN W 85–67 13,026 24–3 (12–1) February 21 8:00 PM Penn State #1 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH W 68–60 18,957 25–3 (13–1) February 25 4:00 PM #2 Wisconsin #1 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH W 49–48 19,044 26–3 (14–1) March 3 4:00 PM at Michigan #1 Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI W 65–61 13,751 27–3 (15–1) Big Ten Tournament March 9 11:00 AM Michigan #1 United Center • Chicago, IL
(Quarterfinal)W 72–62 18,103 28–3 March 10 12:40 PM Purdue #1 United Center • Chicago, IL
(Semifinal)W 63–52 20,471 29–3 March 11 2:30 PM #4 Wisconsin #1 United Center • Chicago, IL
(Championship game)W 66–49 17,538 30–3 NCAA Tournament March 15 7:10 PM vs. (16) Central Connecticut State #2 (1) Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY
(First Round – South Regional)W 78–57 20,752 31–3 March 17 1:10 PM vs. (9) Xavier #2 (1) Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY
(Second Round – South Regional)W 78–71 OT 20,882 32–3 March 22 9:18 PM vs. (5) Tennessee #2 (1) Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
(Sweet Sixteen – South Regional)W 85–84 26,776 33–3 March 24 3:40 PM vs. #5 (2) Memphis #2 (1) Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
(Elite Eight – South Regional)W 92–76 26,260 34–3 March 31 6:07 PM vs. #8 (2) Georgetown #2 (1) Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA
(Final Four)W 67–60 53,510 35–3 April 2 9:21 PM vs. #3 (1) Florida #2 (1) Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA
(National Championship Game)L 75–84 51,458 35–4 *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Rankings
See also: 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankingsRanking Movement
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