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1 Pre-season  


1.1  Departures  




1.2  2010 Recruiting Class  






2 Roster  


2.1  Depth chart  






3 2010–2011 Schedule  




4 Game Notes – NCAA tournament  


4.1  Second Round: UT–San Antonio  




4.2  Third round: George Mason  




4.3  Regional semifinal: Kentucky  






5 Rankings  




6 See also  




7 External links  













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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
Record34–3 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
Seasons
← 2009–10
2011–12 →
2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
    No.1Ohio State † 16 – 2   .889 34 – 3   .919
    No.13Purdue 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765
    No.16Wisconsin 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
    Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

    The 2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented 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 Value City ArenainColumbus, 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 Division I men's 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

    [edit]

    Departures

    [edit]

    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

    [edit]
    UScollege 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: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 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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: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 
    Recruiting star ratings: 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 
    Recruiting star ratings: 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 
    Recruiting star ratings: 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:

    • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 16, 2011.

    Roster

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    2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
    Players Coaches
    Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
    F 0 Jared Sullinger 6ft9in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Columbus, Ohio
    F 1 Deshaun Thomas 6ft9in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Fort Wayne, Indiana
    G 2 Jordan Sibert 6ft4in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Cincinnati, Ohio
    G 4 Aaron Craft 6ft2in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Findlay, Ohio
    G 10 Eddie Days 6ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Richmond Heights, Ohio
    F 15 J.D. Weatherspoon 6ft7in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Columbus, Ohio
    G/F 23 David Lighty 6ft5in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cleveland, Ohio
    F 24 Nikola Kecman 6ft8in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Belgrade, Serbia
    F 30 Evan Ravenel 6ft8in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Tampa, Florida
    G 32 Lenzelle Smith Jr. 6ft3in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Zion, Illinois
    G 33 Jon Diebler 6ft6in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Upper Sandusky, Ohio
    G 44 William Buford 6ft5in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Toledo, Ohio
    F 52 Dallas Lauderdale 6ft8in (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

    [edit]
    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
    PG William Buford Aaron Craft Eddie Days

    2010–2011 Schedule

    [edit]
    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 (OH) 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 UT 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     		(1) No. 1 vs. (8) Northwestern
    Big Ten Quarterfinals     		W 67–61 OT 30–2
    		 Conseco Fieldhouse (17,975)
    Indianapolis, IN
    3/12/11
    1:40 p.m., CBS     		(1) No. 1 vs. (4) Michigan
    Big Ten Semifinals     		W 68–61  31–2
    		 Conseco Fieldhouse (18,377)
    Indianapolis, IN
    3/13/11
    3:30 p.m., CBS     		(1) No. 1 vs. (6) Penn State
    Big Ten Championship Game     		W 71–60  32–2
    		 Conseco Fieldhouse (15,770)
    Indianapolis, IN
    NCAA tournament
    3/18/11*
    4:40 p.m., TNT     		(1 E) No. 1 vs. (16 E) UTSA
    NCAA Second Round     		W 75–46  33–2
    		 Quicken Loans Arena (20,164)
    Cleveland, OH
    3/20/11*
    5:15 p.m., CBS     		(1 E) No. 1 vs. (8 E) George Mason
    NCAA Third Round     		W 98–66  34–2
    		 Quicken Loans Arena (20,164)
    Cleveland, OH
    3/25/11*
    9:45 p.m., CBS     		(1 E) No. 1 vs. (4 E) No. 11 Kentucky
    NCAA Sweet Sixteen     		L 60–62  34–3
    		 Prudential Center (18,343)
    Newark, NJ

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=NCAA East Regional.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Game Notes – NCAA tournament

    [edit]

    Second Round: UT–San Antonio

    [edit]
    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

    [edit]
    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

    [edit]
    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

    [edit]
    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.
    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

    [edit]
    [edit]
    1. ^ "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  • ^ "Big Ten Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2011.

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