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2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–15 (7–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Purdue 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
No. 25 Wisconsin 12 6   .667 27 10   .730
Maryland 12 6   .667 24 9   .727
Minnesota 11 7   .611 24 10   .706
No. 23 Michigan 10 8   .556 26 12   .684
Northwestern 10 8   .556 24 12   .667
Michigan State 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
Iowa 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
Illinois 8 10   .444 20 15   .571
Ohio State 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Indiana 7 11   .389 18 16   .529
Penn State 6 12   .333 15 18   .455
Nebraska 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Rutgers 3 15   .167 15 18   .455
2017 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Thad Matta, in his 13th season with the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes played their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the first round to Rutgers.

On June 5, 2017, the school announced that head coach Thad Matta would not return as head coach.[1] On June 9, the school hired Butler head coach Chris Holtmann as head coach.[2]

Previous season

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The Buckeyes finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 21–14, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Penn State in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Michigan State. They received an invitation to the National Invitational tournament where they defeated Akron in the first round to before losing to Florida.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Mickey Mitchell 00 F 6'7" 232 Freshman Plano, TX Transferred to UC Santa Barbara
Austin Grandstaff 3 G 6'4" 188 Freshman Rockwall, TX Transferred to DePaul
Daniel Giddens 4 F/C 6'10" 228 Freshman Marietta, GA Transferred to Alabama
A. J. Harris 12 G 5'9" 157 Freshman Dayton, OH Transferred to New Mexico State
Jake Lorbach 34 F 6'7" 210 Senior Elyria, OH Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
C. J. Jackson 3 G 6'1" 175 Sophomore Charlotte, NC Junior college transferred from Eastern Florida State College

Recruiting Class of 2016

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
D. J. Funderburk
#14 SF
Lakewood, OH Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Apr 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Micah Potter
#15 C
Mentor, OH Mentor High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Apr 20, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Andre Wesson
#30 PF
Westerville, OH Westerville South High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 13, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  ESPN: NR
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 15, 2016.

Recruiting Class of 2017

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kaleb Wesson
#C
Westerville, OH Westerville South High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Jul 3, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Braxton Beverly
PG
Hazard, KY Hargrave Military Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 10, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  ESPN: NR
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Recruiting Class of 2018

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US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dane Goodwin
SG
Columbus, OH Upper Arlington High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jul 3, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Darius Bazley
SF
Cincinnati, OH Finneytown High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 27, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Justin Ahrens
SF
Versailles, OH Versailles South High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Aug 27, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  ESPN: NR
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Micah Potter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Mentor, Ohio
F 1 Jae'Sean Tate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Pickerington High School Central Pickerington, Ohio
F 2 Marc Loving 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr St. John's Jesuit High School Toledo, Ohio
G 3 C. J. Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Eastern Florida State College Charlotte, North Carolina
F 4 D. J. Funderburk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Lakewood, Ohio
C 10 David Bell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Garfield Heights High School Cleveland, Ohio
G 13 JaQuan Lyle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Huntington Prep Evansville, Indiana
G 14 Joey Lane (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Deerfield High School (IL) Deerfield, Illinois
G 15 Kam Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Mount Saint Joseph High School Baltimore, Maryland
G 23 Jimmy Jent 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Wofford Columbus, Ohio
F 24 Andre Wesson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Westerville South High School Westerville, Ohio
C 32 Trevor Thompson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Virginia Tech Indianapolis, Indiana
F 33 Keita Bates-Diop 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr University High School (Normal, IL) Normal, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 6, 2016*
4:00 pm, BTN+
Walsh W 85–67 
 14  Lyle   6  2 Tied   6  Jackson  Value City Arena (11,724)
Columbus, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016*
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at Navy
Veterans Classic
W 78–68  1–0
 23  Williams   14  Bates-Diop   9  Jackson  Alumni Hall (4,116)
Annapolis, MD
Nov 14, 2016*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
North Carolina Central
Global Sports Invitational
W 69–63  2–0
 21  Tate   10  Tate   8  Jackson  Value City Arena (9,787)
Columbus, OH
Nov 17, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN
Providence
Gavitt Tipoff Games
W 72–67  3–0
 21  Lyle   10  Loving   7  Lyle  Value City Arena (11,089)
Columbus, OH
Nov 21, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN
Western Carolina
Global Sports Invitational
W 66–38  4–0
 17  Lyle   11  Tate   5  Lyle  Value City Arena (10,452)
Columbus, OH
Nov 23, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Jackson State
Global Sports Invitational
W 78–47  5–0
 19  Loving   8  Thompson   11  Lyle  Value City Arena (10,513)
Columbus, OH
Nov 25, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN
Marshall
Global Sports Invitational
W 111–70  6–0
 20  2 tied   14  Loving   7  Jackson  Value City Arena (14,355)
Columbus, OH
Nov 30, 2016*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 6 Virginia
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 61–63  6–1
 14  Tate   9  Tate   5  Lyle  John Paul Jones Arena (14,566)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec 3, 2016*
4:30 pm, BTN+
Fairleigh Dickinson W 70–62  7–1
 18  Loving   13  Thompson   5  Lyle  Value City Arena (11,570)
Columbus, OH
Dec 6, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Atlantic L 77–79 OT 7–2
 16  Thompson   7  3 tied   9  Lyle  Value City Arena (11,862)
Columbus, OH
Dec 10, 2016*
6:00 pm, BTN
UConn W 64–60  8–2
 17  Thompson   17  Thompson   3  Lyle  Value City Arena (12,313)
Columbus, OH
Dec 17, 2016*
3:00 pm, CBS
vs. No. 2 UCLA
CBS Sports Classic
L 73–86  8–3
 19  Loving   8  Thompson   6  Lyle  T-Mobile Arena (19,298)
Paradise, NV
Dec 20, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown State W 77–40  9–3
 15  Tate   15  Thompson   10  Lyle  Value City Arena (11,417)
Columbus, OH
Dec 22, 2016*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
UNC Asheville W 79–77  10–3
 17  2 tied   10  Thompson   6  Lyle  Value City Arena (11,480)
Columbus, OH
Big Ten regular season
Jan 1, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois L 70–75  10–4
(0–1)
 26  Lyle   9  Tate   3  Lyle  State Farm Center (12,221)
Champaign, IL
Jan 5, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 20 Purdue L 75–76  10–5
(0–2)
 17  Tate   8  Loving   4  Lyle  Value City Arena (13,221)
Columbus, OH
Jan 8, 2017
7:30 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 68–78  10–6
(0–3)
 20  Tate   15  Thompson   6  Lyle  Williams Arena (11,267)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 12, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 18 Wisconsin L 66–89  10–7
(0–4)
 13  Lyle   9  Thompson   3  Jackson  Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
Jan 15, 2017
1:30 pm, CBS
Michigan State W 72–67  11–7
(1–4)
 22  Lyle   8  Thompson   6  Lyle  Value City Arena (17,449)
Columbus, OH
Jan 18, 2017
9:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska W 67–66  12–7
(2–4)
 15  Loving   11  Loving   3  Lyle  Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,842)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 22, 2017
1:00 pm, BTN
Northwestern L 72–74  12–8
(2–5)
 14  Tate   15  Thompson   4  Lyle  Value City Arena (13,369)
Columbus, OH
Jan 25, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN
Minnesota W 78–72  13–8
(3–5)
 19  2 tied   10  Thompson   4  Lyle  Value City Arena (11,206)
Columbus, OH
Jan 28, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Iowa L 72–85  13–9
(3–6)
 15  Tate   7  Tate   6  Lyle  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,138)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 31, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 17 Maryland L 71–77  13–10
(3–7)
 20  Tate   9  Thompson   6  Lyle  Value City Arena (12,887)
Columbus, OH
Feb 4, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN
at Michigan W 70–66  14–10
(4–7)
 17  Loving   11  Thompson   3  Tate  Crisler Center (12,196)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 8, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN
Rutgers W 70–64  15–10
(5–7)
 23  Williams   13  Thompson   4  Tate  Value City Arena (11,077)
Columbus, OH
Feb 11, 2017
4:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 21 Maryland L 77–86  15–11
(5–8)
 24  Loving   10  Thompson   3  2 tied  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Feb 14, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN
at Michigan State L 66–74  15–12
(5–9)
 22  Loving   7  2 tied   5  Lyle  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 18, 2017
6:00 pm, BTN
Nebraska L 57–58  15–13
(5–10)
 14  Tate   10  Tate   3  2 tied  Value City Arena (13,044)
Columbus, OH
Feb 23, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 16 Wisconsin W 83–73  16–13
(6–10)
 18  Jackson   12  Tate   4  2 tied  Value City Arena (11,505)
Columbus, OH
Feb 28, 2017
8:30 pm, BTN
at Penn State W 71–70  17–13
(7–10)
 17  Lyle   9  Tate   4  Lyle  Bryce Jordan Center (7,343)
University Park, PA
Mar 4, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPN
Indiana L 92–96  17–14
(7–11)
 20  Tate   11  Thompson   6  Tate  Value City Arena (15,560)
Columbus, OH
Big Ten tournament
Mar 8, 2017
7:00 pm
(11) vs. (14) Rutgers
First round
L 57–66  17–15
 18  Tate   11  Thompson   6  Jackson  Verizon Center 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Thad Matta out as coach at Ohio State". USA TODAY. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ohio State hires Butler basketball coach Chris Holtmann". fresnobee. Retrieved June 9, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2016.