Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball

Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Ohio State Buckeyes
201112 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Ohio State Buckeyes athletic logo

University The Ohio State University
Conference Big Ten
Location Columbus, OH
Head coach Thad Matta (7th year)
Arena Value City Arena
(Capacity: 18,809)
Nickname Buckeyes
Colors Scarlet and Gray

             

Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Home
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Away jersey
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Alternate jersey
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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
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1992, *1999, 2007
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1960, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1980, 1983, 1991, 1992, *1999, 2007, 2010, 2011
NCAA Tournament appearances
1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, *1999, *2000, *2001, *2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
Conference tournament champions
*2002, 2007, 2010, 2011
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
* Results vacated due to NCAA violations

The Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represents The Ohio State University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. The Buckeyes are a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes won their only National Championship in 1960 and have made a total of 21 NCAA Tournament appearances (plus four additional appearances that were later rescinded). The Buckeyes share a classic rivalry with the Michigan Wolverines, in which OSU has a 8370 series lead. The Ohio State University is one of only two teams (the other being Villanova) to make an NCAA tournament appearance every decade since the 1930s.

The Buckeyes play their home games at Jerome Schottenstein Center which opened in 1998. The official capacity of the center is 19,200. Ohio State ranks 18th in the nation in average home attendance.

Thad Matta was named the head coach of Ohio State in 2004 to replace coach Jim O'Brien after being involved in NCAA violations which cost Ohio State over 113 wins between 1998 and 2002.

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Team history

Early years and Olsen era (18981958)

The first basketball team at the Ohio State University was formed in 1898, playing their first game against East High. Sparing success followed the Buckeyes throughout their time as an independent school. In the year 1912, some thirteen years after forming their first basketball team, the Buckeyes joined the Big Nine Conference, which would eventually be known as the Big Ten Conference. Within the first years in the Big Ten conference, the Buckeyes were not able to mount a sustained run and continued to waiver inside the conference standings, never finishing higher than second in the conference standings[1]. In 1923, Harold Olsen became head coach for the Buckeyes, launching the longest basketball coaching dynasty for OSU (24 seasons) Harold Olsen began to see success at Ohio State with the Buckeyes first conference championship during the 19221923 season. The Olsen era is also highlighted by appearing in the final game for the first ever NCAA Championship Tournament in 1939 where the Buckeyes lost to Oregon 3346. The Buckeyes would make three more Final Four appearances under Olsen, along with winning five Big Ten championships. Following Harold Olsen as head coach Tippy Dye and Floyd Stahl made their stints with the Buckeyes. While not seeing the same amount of success as Olsen did, Dye and Stahl with one NCAA Tournament appearance between the two men. With the closing of the 1950s, the Ohio State basketball team was not considered a national powerhouse and continued to grown and develop and led to the hiring of a man who would change basketball at Ohio State and bring national fame to the university.

Success and Fred Taylor era (19591997)

Of all other Buckeye coaches, it was Fred Taylor who would give Ohio State basketball its greatest claim to fame. With the hiring of Taylor in 1958, not much was expected following an 1111 season during the 19581959 season. However in 1960, the second year coach, Taylor, and All-American player, Jerry Lucas, led the Buckeyes to their first NCAA Championship Title, defeating California 7555 in the final game. The 1960 championship season is the only NCAA Tournament championship that the Buckeyes have compiled since that date. Taylor's Buckeyes continued their dominance by being the runner-up the following two seasons, and making a total of five tournament appearances during Taylor's 18 seasons tenure. With the departure of his championship team, Taylor began to see teams accustomed to Ohio State basketball of the past. Taylor's last season at Ohio State in 1976 saw the Buckeyes going 620, the worst record only to be eclipsed by the team in 1995. Taylor also achieved seven conference titles and an impressive overall winning percentage of over 65%. Past the Taylor era, Ohio State saw Eldon Miller, Gary Williams, and Randy Ayers took the reins as head coach. Between 1976 and 1997 the Buckeyes made the NCAA Tournament only eight times, while being crowned conference champions only twice.

Jim O'Brien and NCAA Violations (19982003)

In 1997, Jim O'Brien was hired to replace head coach Randy Ayers. During his seven years as head coach, O'Brien drove the team to four 20+ win seasons, two Big Ten regular-season co-championships, the 2002 Big Ten Tournament Championship, and a school record four-consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. Controversy erupted when Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger fired O'Brien over alleged NCAA rules violations. A two-year NCAA investigation found that player Boban Savovic had received improper benefits and committed academic fraud while he played for Ohio State. On March 10, 2006, the NCAA gave Ohio State three years' probation and ordered it to pay back all tournament money earned from 19992002 when Boban Savovic was on the Buckeyes' roster. In addition, Ohio State had to remove all references to team accomplishments from those years including a 1999 visit to the Final Four.

Thad Matta era (2004present)

Evan Turner set new Big Ten records for number of career and single season Player of the Week awards during the 200910 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season.

In 2004 the Ohio State Buckeyes named Thad Matta as the new head coach, and he rapidly produced a promising Buckeye team. Under his leadership, OSU has already claimed four Big Ten Conference Titles, three Conference Tournament championships, and five NCAA tournament appearances, going as far as the championship game in 2007 where the Buckeyes lost to Florida 8475. In 2008, despite having lost four starters for the second year in a row, including three first-round NBA Draft picks, the Buckeyes won the NIT, defeating UMASS, 9285 at Madison Square Garden. In the 2010 NCAA tournament they beat UC-Santa Barbara in the first round 68-51. The next round they beat Georgia Tech 75-66, but went on to lose to Tennessee 76-73 in the Sweet 16. Matta's winning percentages for overall (78.6%) and conference (72.9%) are better than any previous Buckeye coach with more than two seasons. In 2010-11.

Facilities

St. John Arena

The Ohio State Buckeyes presently play their home games in 19,200-seat Jerome Schottenstein Center. The first official home court for the Buckeyes was the Ohio Expo Center Coliseum. Constructed in 1918, the Buckeyes called this arena home between the years 1920 to 1955. The facility had a capacity of 7,000 people.

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 Schottnstein Center to hold men's and women's basketball as well as hockey. It was completed in 1998.

Coaches

The Buckeyes have had 14 coaches in their 110-year history. Thad Matta is the current coach. The only Ohio State coach to win a national championship was Fred Taylor in 1960.

Current Coaching Staff

  • Thad Matta - Head Coach, 6th year
  • Jeff Boals - Assistant Coach
  • Dave Dickerson - Assistant Coach
  • Brandon Miller - Assistant Coach
  • Dave Richardson - Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Vince O'Brien - Athletic Trainer
  • David Egelhoff - Director of Basketball Operations
  • Greg Paulus - Video Coordinator

Season-by-season results

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Unknown (Independent) (18981902)
18981899 Unknown 124
18991900 Unknown 84
19001901 Unknown 13
19011902 No Team
Unknown: 2111
D. C. Huddleson (Independent) (19021904)
19021903 D. C. Huddleson 52
19031904 D. C. Huddleson 104
D. C. Huddleson: 156
Unknown (Independent) (19041908)
19041905 Unknown 122
19051906 Unknown 91
19061907 Unknown 75
19071908 Unknown 56
Unknown: 3314
Tom Kibler (Independent) (19081910)
19081909 Tom Kibler 111
19091910 Tom Kibler 111
Tom Kibler: 222
Sox Raymond (Independent) (19101911)
19101911 Sox Raymond 72
Sox Raymond: 72
Lynn St. John (Independent) (19111912)
19111912 Lynn St. John 75
Lynn St. John: 75
Lynn St. John (Big Ten Conference) (19121919)
19121913 Lynn St. John 137 45 6th
19131914 Lynn St. John 104 51 2nd
19141915 Lynn St. John 610 39 8th
19151916 Lynn St. John 913 28 8th
19161917 Lynn St. John 1511 39 7th
19171918 Lynn St. John 137 55 T-7th
19181919 Lynn St. John 712 26 9th
Lynn St. John: 7364 2443
George Trautman (Big Ten Conference) (19191922)
19191920 George Trautman 1710 39 7th
19201921 George Trautman 413 210 9th
19211922 George Trautman 810 57 T-6th
George Trautman: 2933 1026
Harold Olsen (Big Ten Conference) (19221946)
19221923 Harold Olsen 411 111 T-9th
19231924 Harold Olsen 125 75 T-4th
19241925 Harold Olsen 142 111 1st
19251926 Harold Olsen 107 66 T-5th
19261927 Harold Olsen 116 66 7th
19271928 Harold Olsen 512 39 7th
19281929 Harold Olsen 98 66 T-5th
19291930 Harold Olsen 915 19 9th
19301931 Harold Olsen 413 39 9th
19311932 Harold Olsen 99 57 6th
19321933 Harold Olsen 173 102 T-1st
19331934 Harold Olsen 812 48 8th
19341935 Harold Olsen 127 84 4th
19351936 Harold Olsen 128 57 6th
19361937 Harold Olsen 137 75 5th
19371938 Harold Olsen 128 55 3rd
19381939 Harold Olsen 167 92 1st NCAA Runner-up
19391940 Harold Olsen 137 74 3rd
19401941 Harold Olsen 1010 75 3rd
19411942 Harold Olsen 614 411 9th
19421943 Harold Olsen 89 57 6th
19431944 Harold Olsen 156 102 1st NCAA Final Four
19441945 Harold Olsen 155 102 2nd NCAA Final Four
19451946 Harold Olsen 165 102 1st NCAA Final Four
19461947 Harold Olsen 156 102 1st NCAA Final Four
Harold Olsen: 275205 150129
Tippy Dye (Big Ten Conference) (19461950)
19461947 Tippy Dye 713 57 6th
19471948 Tippy Dye 1010 57 6th
19481949 Tippy Dye 147 66 4th
19491950 Tippy Dye 224 121 1st NCAA First Round
Tippy Dye: 5334 2821
Floyd Stahl (Big Ten Conference) (19501958)
19501951 Floyd Stahl 616 311 9th
19511952 Floyd Stahl 814 68 T-5th
19521953 Floyd Stahl 1012 711 7th
19531954 Floyd Stahl 1111 59 7th
19541955 Floyd Stahl 1012 410 10th
19551956 Floyd Stahl 166 95 3rd
19561957 Floyd Stahl 148 95 T-3rd
19571958 Floyd Stahl 913 86 4th
Floyd Stahl: 8492 5165
Fred Taylor (Big Ten Conference) (19581976)
19581959 Fred Taylor 1111 77 T-5th
19591960 Fred Taylor 253 131 1st NCAA Champions
19601961 Fred Taylor 271 140 1st NCAA Runner-up
19611962 Fred Taylor 262 131 1st NCAA Runner-up
19621963 Fred Taylor 204 113 T-1st
19631964 Fred Taylor 168 113 T-1st
19641965 Fred Taylor 1212 68 6th
19651966 Fred Taylor 1113 59 8th
19661967 Fred Taylor 1311 86 T-7th
19671968 Fred Taylor 218 104 T-1st NCAA Final Four
19681969 Fred Taylor 177 95 T-2nd
19691970 Fred Taylor 177 86 T-3rd
19701971 Fred Taylor 206 131 1st NCAA Elite Eight
19711972 Fred Taylor 186 104 2nd
19721973 Fred Taylor 1410 86 T-3rd
19731974 Fred Taylor 915 410 8th
19741975 Fred Taylor 1414 810 6th
19751976 Fred Taylor 620 216 10th
Fred Taylor: 297158 158102
Eldon Miller (Big Ten Conference) (19761986)
19761977 Eldon Miller 918 414 10th
19771978 Eldon Miller 1611 99 6th
19781979 Eldon Miller 1912 126 4th NIT Semifinals
19791980 Eldon Miller 218 126 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
19801981 Eldon Miller 1413 99 T-5th
19811982 Eldon Miller 2110 126 T-2nd NCAA First Round
19821983 Eldon Miller 2010 117 T-2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
19831984 Eldon Miller 1514 810 T-5th NIT First Round
19841985 Eldon Miller 2010 117 T-3rd NCAA Second Round
19851986 Eldon Miller 1914 810 7th NIT Champions
Eldon Miller: 174120 9684
Gary Williams (Big Ten Conference) (19861989)
19861987 Gary Williams 2013 99 6th NCAA Second Round
19871988 Gary Williams 2013 99 6th NIT Runner-up
19881989 Gary Williams 1915 612 6th NIT Third Round
Gary Williams: 5941 2430
Randy Ayers (Big Ten Conference) (19891997)
19891990 Randy Ayers 1713 108 6th NCAA Second Round
19901991 Randy Ayers 274 153 T-1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
19911992 Randy Ayers 266 153 1st NCAA Elite Eight
19921993 Randy Ayers 1513 810 7th NIT First Round
19931994 Randy Ayers 1316 612 T-8th
19941995 Randy Ayers 622 216 10th
19951996 Randy Ayers 1017 315 10th
19961997 Randy Ayers 1017 513 9th
Randy Ayers: 124108 6480
Jim O'Brien (Big Ten Conference) (19972004)
19971998 Jim O'Brien 822 115 11th
19981999 Jim O'Brien *279 *114 34 games vacated by NCAA NCAA Final Four
19992000 Jim O'Brien *227 *133 T-1st (*16 games vacated by NCAA) NCAA Second Round
20002001 Jim O'Brien *2011 *116 Entire season vacated by NCAA NCAA First Round
20012002 Jim O'Brien *248 *125 T-1st (*Entire season vacated by NCAA) NCAA Second Round
20022003 Jim O'Brien 1715 79 T-8th NIT First Round
20032004 Jim O'Brien 1416 610 9th
Jim O'Brien: 13288 6152

113 games vacated by NCAA

Thad Matta (Big Ten Conference) (2004present)
20042005 Thad Matta 2012 88 6th Ineligible
20052006 Thad Matta 266 124 1st NCAA Second Round
20062007 Thad Matta 344 151 1st NCAA Runner-up
20072008 Thad Matta 2413 108 5th NIT Champions
20082009 Thad Matta 2211 108 5th NCAA First Round
20092010 Thad Matta 298 144 T-1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
20102011 Thad Matta 322 162 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Thad Matta: 18756 8535
Total: 1,5801,037 (.604)

      National Champion         Conference Regular Season Champion         Conference Tournament Champion
      Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Division Champion

Postseason Results

National championships

Year Coach Opponent Score Record
1960 Fred Taylor California 75-55 25-3
National Championships 1
1960 NCAA Tournament Results
Round Opponent Score
Semifinals Western Kentucky 98-79
Regional Finals Georgia Tech 86-69
Final Four NYU 76-54
Championship California 75-55

Final Four history

1939- Finalist 1944- Semifinalist 1945- Semifinalist 1946- Semifinalist
1960- Champion 1961- Finalist 1962- Finalist 1968- Semifinalist
*1999- Semifinalist 2007- Finalist
* vacated by NCAA

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)

*National Player of the Year

First-Team All-Big Ten

Harold "Cookie" Cunningham (1925) Johnny Miner (1925) Bill Hunt (1927) Wes Fesler (1931)
Bill Hosket, Sr (1933) Howard Mattison (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) Jerry Lucas (1960, 1961, 1962)
Larry Siegfried (1961) John Havlicek (1961, 1962) Gary Bradds (1963, 1964) Bill Hosket (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) Brian Brown (2002)
Terence Dials (2006) Mike Conley, Jr. (2007, media only) Greg Oden (2007, consensus) Evan Turner (2009, 2010 consensus)
Jared Sullinger (2011)

Big Ten Player of the Year

Dennis Hopson (1987) Jim Jackson (1991, 1992) Scoonie Penn (1999) Terence Dials (2006)
Evan Turner (2010)

Big Ten Coach of the Year

Eldon Miller (1983) Randy Ayers (1991, 1992) Jim OBrien (1999, 2001) Thad Matta (2006, 2010)

All award data taken from[1]

All-Time statistical leaders

Career leaders

Points Scored: Dennis Hopson (2,096)
Assists: Jamar Butler (517)
Rebounds: Jerry Lucas (1,411)
Steals: Jay Burson (204)

Single-season Leaders

Points Scored: Dennis Hopson (958, 1987)
Assists: Mike Conley, Jr. (238, 2007)
Rebounds: Jerry Lucas (499, 1962)
Steals: Mike Conley, Jr. (87, 2007)

Single-game leaders

Points Scored: Gary Bradds (49, 1964)
Assists: Curtis Wilson (14, 1988)
Rebounds: Frank Howard (32, 1956)
Steals: Troy Taylor (8, 1983)

All statistical data taken from.[2]

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