2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
Big Ten Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Big Ten
Ranking
Coaches No. 5
2010–11 record 34–3 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Thad Matta
Assistant coach Jeff Boals
Assistant coach Brandon Miller
Home arena Value City Arena
2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Ohio State † 16 – 2   .889     34 – 3   .919
#13 Purdue 14 – 4   .778     26 – 8   .765
#16 Wisconsin 13 – 5   .722     25 – 9   .735
Michigan 9 – 9   .500     21 – 14   .600
Illinois 9 – 9   .500     20 – 14   .588
Penn State 9 – 9   .500     19 – 15   .559
Michigan State 9 – 9   .500     19 – 15   .559
Northwestern 7 – 11   .389     20 – 14   .588
Minnesota 6 – 12   .333     17 – 14   .548
Iowa 4 – 14   .222     11 – 20   .355
Indiana 3 – 15   .167     12 – 20   .375
† 2011 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2011[1]; Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented The Ohio State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Thad Matta, in his 7th season with the Buckeyes. The team played its home games at the Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes finished the regular season 32–2 and were ranked #1 overall in the media polls seven weeks during the season. The team won their second consecutive Big Ten regular season championship and Big Ten Tournament championship. They entered the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as the overall #1 seed. They defeated Texas–San Antonio in the second round and George Mason in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they were upset by Kentucky to finish the season 34–3.

Pre-season

Departures

The Ohio State Buckeyes lost a key player in Evan Turner in the 2010 NBA Draft. Turner left Ohio State after completing his junior season leading OSU to a 29–8 record and a trip to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament. Turner was selected second overall to the Philadelphia 76ers only behind former Kentucky Wildcat John Wall. Other senior departs are noted below.

2010 Recruiting Class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aaron Craft
PG		 Findlay, Ohio Liberty Benton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jun 7, 2009 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Jordan Sibert
SG		 Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 20, 2008 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Lenzelle Smith
SF		 Zion, Illinois Zion Benton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 22, 2008 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Jared Sullinger
C		 Columbus, Ohio Northland 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (120 kg) May 10, 2007 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 98
Deshaun Thomas
PF		 Fort Wayne, Indiana Bishop Luers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jun 1, 2007 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
J.D. Weatherspoon
PF		 Columbus, Ohio Northland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 11, 2009 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 3
  • 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

2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Sullinger, JaredJared Sullinger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Columbus, Ohio
F 1 Thomas, DeshaunDeshaun Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 2 Sibert, JordanJordan Sibert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Cincinnati, Ohio
G 4 Craft, AaronAaron Craft 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Findlay, Ohio
G 10 Days, EddieEddie Days 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Richmond Heights, Ohio
F 15 Weatherspoon, J.D.J.D. Weatherspoon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Columbus, Ohio
G/F 23 Lighty, DavidDavid Lighty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cleveland, Ohio
F 24 Kecman, NikolaNikola Kecman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Belgrade, Serbia
F 30 Ravenel, EvanEvan Ravenel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Tampa, Florida
G 32 Smith, Jr., LenzelleLenzelle Smith, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Zion, Illinois
G 33 Diebler, JonJon Diebler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Upper Sandusky, Ohio
G 44 Buford, WilliamWilliam Buford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Toledo, Ohio
F 52 Lauderdale, DallasDallas Lauderdale 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Solon, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2010-10-20

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Dallas Lauderdale
PF Jared Sullinger Deshaun Thomas Evan Ravenel
SF David Lighty J.D. Weatherspoon Nikola Kecman
SG Jon Diebler Jordan Sibert Ukeme Ebong
PG William Buford Aaron Craft Eddie Days

2010–2011 Schedule

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/7/10*
2:00 p.m.		 No. 4 Walsh W 102–56  –
 Value City Arena (12,234)
Columbus, OH
Regular season

11/12/10*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3		 No. 4 North Carolina A&T
Global Sports Invitational		 W 102–61  1–0
 Value City Arena (13,302)
Columbus, OH

11/16/10*
6:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 4 at No. 9 Florida
Global Sports Invitational		 W 93–75  2–0
 O'Connell Center (12,110)
Gainesville, FL

11/20/10*
8:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 4 UNC Wilmington
Global Sports Invitational		 W 81–41  3–0
 Value City Arena (11,882)
Columbus, OH

11/23/10*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3		 No. 3 Morehead State
Global Sports Invitational		 W 64–45  4–0
 Value City Arena (12,305)
Columbus, OH

11/26/10*
4:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 3 Miami (Ohio) W 66–45  5–0
 Value City Arena (15,935)
Columbus, OH

11/30/10*
7:30 p.m., ESPN		 No. 2 at Florida State
ACC – Big Ten Challenge		 W 58–44  6–0
 Donald L. Tucker Center (10,457)
Tallahassee, FL

12/9/10*
7:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 2 IUPUI W 75–64  7–0
 Value City Arena (11,410)
Columbus, OH

12/12/10*
2:00 p.m.		 No. 2 Western Carolina W 85–60  8–0
 St. John Arena (6,905)
Columbus, OH

12/15/10*
6:30 p.m., BTN		 No. 2 Florida Gulf Coast W 83–55  9–0
 Value City Arena (12,613)
Columbus, OH

12/18/10*
2:00 p.m., CBS		 No. 2 South Carolina W 79–57  10–0
 Value City Arena (15,497)
Columbus, OH

12/21/10*
8:30 p.m., BTN		 No. 2 UNC Asheville W 96–49  11–0
 Value City Arena (12,658)
Columbus, OH

12/23/10*
8:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 2 Oakland W 92–63  12–0
 Value City Arena (13,459)
Columbus, OH

12/27/10*
8:30 p.m., BTN		 No. 2 Tennessee–Martin W 100–40  13–0
 Value City Arena (15,133)
Columbus, OH

12/31/10
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 2 at Indiana W 85–67  14–0 (1–0)
 Assembly Hall (14,883)
Bloomington, IN

1/4/11
9:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 2 at Iowa W 73–68  15–0 (2–0)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,810)
Iowa City, IA

1/9/11
2:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 2 Minnesota W 67–64  16–0 (3–0)
 Value City Arena (17,392)
Columbus, OH

1/12/11
6:30 p.m., BTN		 No. 2 at Michigan W 68–64  17–0 (4–0)
 Crisler Arena (11,994)
Ann Arbor, MI

1/15/11
5:30 p.m., BTN		 No. 2 Penn State W 69–66  18–0 (5–0)
 Value City Arena (18,809)
Columbus, OH

1/19/11
6:30 p.m., BTN		 No. 1 Iowa W 70–48  19–0 (6–0)
 Value City Arena (14,321)
Columbus, OH

1/22/11
12:00 p.m., CBS		 No. 1 at No. 23 Illinois W 73–68  20–0 (7–0)
 Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL

1/25/11
9:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 1 No. 12 Purdue W 87–64  21–0 (8–0)
 Value City Arena (17,556)
Columbus, OH

1/29/11
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 1 at Northwestern W 58–57  22–0 (9–0)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL

2/3/11
7:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 1 Michigan W 62–53  23–0 (10–0)
 Value City Arena (18,809)
Columbus, OH

2/6/11
2:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 1 at No. 18 Minnesota W 82–69  24–0 (11–0)
 Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN

2/12/11
2:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 1 at No. 13 Wisconsin L 67–71  24–1 (11–1)
 Kohl Center (17,230)
Madison, WI

2/15/11
9:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 2 Michigan State W 71–61  25–1 (12–1)
 Value City Arena (18,802)
Columbus, OH

2/20/11
1:00 p.m., CBS		 No. 2 at No. 11 Purdue L 63–76  25–2 (12–2)
 Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN

2/22/11
7:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 2 Illinois W 89–70  26–2 (13–2)
 Value City Arena (18,085)
Columbus, OH

2/27/11
4:00 p.m., CBS		 No. 2 Indiana W 82–61  27–2 (14–2)
 Value City Arena (18,809)
Columbus, OH

3/1/11
9:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 1 at Penn State W 82–61  28–2 (15–2)
 Bryce Jordan Center (15,403)
University Park, PA

3/6/11
4:00 p.m., CBS		 No. 1 No. 10 Wisconsin W 93–65  29–2 (16–2)
 Value City Arena (18,809)
Columbus, OH
Big Ten Tournament

3/11/11
12:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 1 vs. Northwestern
Quarterfinals		 W 67–61 OT 30–2
 Conseco Fieldhouse (17,975)
Indianapolis, IN

3/12/11
1:40 p.m., CBS		 No. 1 vs. Michigan
Semifinals		 W 68–61  31–2
 Conseco Fieldhouse (18,377)
Indianapolis, IN

3/13/11
3:30 p.m., CBS		 No. 1 vs. Penn State
Championship Game		 W 71–60  32–2
 Conseco Fieldhouse (15,770)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament

3/18/11*
4:40 p.m., TNT		 No. 1 (1-E) vs. (16-E) UT–San Antonio
East Region Second Round		 W 75–46  33–2
 Quicken Loans Arena (20,164)
Cleveland, OH

3/20/11*
5:15 p.m., CBS		 No. 1 (1-E) vs. (8-E) George Mason
East Region Third Round		 W 98–66  34–2
 Quicken Loans Arena (20,164)
Cleveland, OH

3/25/11*
9:45 p.m., CBS		 No. 1 (1-E) vs. No. 11 (4-E) Kentucky
East Region Semifinal		 L 60–62  34–3
 Prudential Center (18,343)
Newark
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. Rank indicates seed in the NCAA tournament. E-East region, W-West region, S-South region, M-Midewest Region.

Game Notes – NCAA Tournament

Second Round: UT–San Antonio

Teams 1st 2nd Final
(16) UTSA 21 25 46
(1) OSU 37 38 75

Ohio State began the 2011 NCAA tournament bid with a commanding 75–46 win of the University of Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners. The Buckeyes were contested early however took control of the game halfway through the first half. Leading 37–21 at halftime, the Buckeyes opened their lead and moved on to the third round of the tournament where they faced the George Mason Patriots.

Third Round: George Mason

Teams 1st 2nd Final
(8) GMU 26 40 66
(1) OSU 52 46 98

The third round showcased a match up between the #1 Ohio State Buckeyes and #8 George Mason Patriots. George Mason opened the game on an 11–2 run and quickly took the momentum. However, the overall seed in Ohio State would not back down. Led by senior David Lighty and Jon Diebler, the Buckeyes quickly went on a run to end the first half of play with a 52–26 lead. The pounding by the Buckeyes continued as they worked the ball around to their star freshmen in Jared Sullinger and Aaron Craft. Ending the game as they had in the first half, Ohio State continued to cruise through and went on to win the game 98–66 in front of biased crowd in Cleveland, Ohio.

Regional Semifinal: Kentucky

Teams 1st 2nd Final
(4) UK 30 32 62
(1) OSU 30 30 60

The Buckeyes reached the Sweet Sixteen for the second year in a row and for the second year they faced an SEC opponent. Ohio State and Kentucky both began the game struggling to shoot and to get any sort of momentum going with both teams tied at 30 heading into the second half. The second half remained an extremely close affair with neither team really able to pull away. In the final second of the game Kentucky was able to put together a game winning shot and put the Wildcats ahead 62–60, which would be the final score in the game. This loss effectively ended the season for the Buckeyes, and for the second year in a row, Ohio State fell in the Sweet Sixteen.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Feb 21 Feb 28 Mar 7 Wk 18 Final
AP 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
Coaches 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 5

See also

External links

  1. ↑ "Big Ten Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  2. ↑ "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
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