2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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.

2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
Big Ten Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 1
2010–11 record34–3 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Ohio State †16–2 .889  34–3  .919
No. 13 Purdue14–4 .778  26–8  .765
No. 16 Wisconsin13–5 .722  25–9  .735
Michigan9–9 .500  21–14  .600
Illinois9–9 .500  20–14  .588
Penn State9–9 .500  19–15  .559
Michigan State9–9 .500  19–15  .559
Northwestern7–11 .389  20–14  .588
Minnesota6–12 .333  17–14  .548
Iowa4–14 .222  11–20  .355
Indiana3–15 .167  12–20  .375
† 2011 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

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.

  • #2 Jeremie Simmons – G
  • #4 P.J. Hill – G
  • #13 Danny Peters – G
  • #15 Kyle Madson – C
  • #34 Mark Titus – G

2010 Recruiting Class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Lenzelle Smith Jr.
SF		 Zion, Illinois Zion Benton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 22, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   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:

  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-11-16.

    Roster
    2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    G 0 Oleh Onopriienko 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine
    F 1 Deshaun Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Fort Wayne, Indiana
    G 2 Jordan Sibert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Cincinnati, Ohio
    G 4 Aaron Craft 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Findlay, Ohio
    G 10 Eddie Days 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Richmond Heights, Ohio
    F 15 J.D. Weatherspoon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Columbus, Ohio
    G/F 23 David Lighty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cleveland, Ohio
    F 24 Nikola Kecman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Belgrade, Serbia
    F 30 Evan Ravenel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)260 lb (118 kg) Jr Tampa, Florida
    G 32 Lenzelle Smith Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Zion, Illinois
    G 33 Jon Diebler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Upper Sandusky, Ohio
    G 44 William Buford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Toledo, Ohio
    F 52 Dallas 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
    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
    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
    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
    Sweet Sixteen    		 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 ended the season for the Buckeyes, and for the second year in a row, Ohio State fell in the Sweet Sixteen.

    Rankings
    See also: 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Ranking Movement
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
    PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Feb 21Feb 28Mar 7Wk 18Final
    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
    1. "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
    2. "Big Ten Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
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