2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

v t e	Conf				Overall
2010–11 Big Ten men's basketball standings
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.

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

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
Aaron Craft PG	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 92
Jordan Sibert SG	Cincinnati, Ohio	Princeton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 20, 2008
Jordan Sibert SG	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 93
Lenzelle Smith SF	Zion, Illinois	Zion Benton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 22, 2008
Lenzelle Smith SF	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 94
Jared Sullinger C	Columbus, Ohio	Northland	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	May 10, 2007
Jared Sullinger C	Scout: Rivals: 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
Deshaun Thomas PF	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 96
J.D. Weatherspoon PF	Columbus, Ohio	Northland	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 11, 2009
J.D. Weatherspoon PF	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 3
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-11-16.

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Roster

2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Sullinger, JaredJared Sullinger	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Columbus, Ohio
3.5 !F	1	Thomas, DeshaunDeshaun Thomas	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Fort Wayne, Indiana
1.5 !G	2	Sibert, JordanJordan Sibert	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cincinnati, Ohio
1.5 !G	4	Craft, AaronAaron Craft	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Findlay, Ohio
1.5 !G	10	Days, EddieEddie Days	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Richmond Heights, Ohio
3.5 !F	15	Weatherspoon, J.D.J.D. Weatherspoon	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Columbus, Ohio
2.5 !G/F	23	Lighty, DavidDavid Lighty	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Cleveland, Ohio
3.5 !F	24	Kecman, NikolaNikola Kecman	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Belgrade, Serbia
3.5 !F	30	Ravenel, EvanEvan Ravenel	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Tampa, Florida
1.5 !G	32	Smith, Jr., LenzelleLenzelle Smith, Jr.	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Zion, Illinois
1.5 !G	33	Diebler, JonJon Diebler	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Upper Sandusky, Ohio
1.5 !G	44	Buford, WilliamWilliam Buford	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Toledo, Ohio
3.5 !F	52	Lauderdale, DallasDallas Lauderdale	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Solon, Ohio

Head coach

Thad Matta

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Boals
Dave Dickerson
Brandon Miller

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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	Lenzelle Smith Jr.
PG	William Buford	Aaron Craft	Eddie Days

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2010–2011 Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
11/7/10*	2:00 p.m.	Walsh	#4	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH		W 102–56	12,234	–
Regular season
11/12/10*	7:00 p.m.	North Carolina A&T	#4	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH (Global Sports Invitational)	ESPN3	W 102–61	13,302	1–0
11/16/10*	6:00 p.m.	at #9 Florida	#4	O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL (Global Sports Invitational)	ESPN	W 93–75	12,110	2–0
11/20/10*	8:00 p.m.	UNC Wilmington	#4	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH (Global Sports Invitational)	BTN	W 81–41	11,882	3–0
11/23/10*	7:00 p.m.	Morehead State	#3	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH (Global Sports Invitational)	ESPN3	W 64–45	12,305	4–0
11/26/10*	4:00 p.m.	Miami (Ohio)	#3	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	BTN	W 66–45	15,935	5–0
11/30/10*	7:30 p.m.	at Florida State	#2	Donald L. Tucker Center • Tallahassee, FL (ACC – Big Ten Challenge)	ESPN	W 58–44	10,457	6–0
12/9/10*	7:00 p.m.	IUPUI	#2	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	BTN	W 75–64	11,410	7–0
12/12/10*	2:00 p.m.	Western Carolina	#2	St. John Arena • Columbus, OH		W 85–60	6,905	8–0
12/15/10*	6:30 p.m.	Florida Gulf Coast	#2	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	BTN	W 83–55	12,613	9–0
12/18/10*	2:00 p.m.	South Carolina	#2	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	CBS	W 79–57	15,497	10–0
12/21/10*	8:30 p.m.	UNC Asheville	#2	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	BTN	W 96–49	12,658	11–0
12/23/10*	8:00 p.m.	Oakland	#2	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	BTN	W 92–63	13,459	12–0
12/27/10*	8:30 p.m.	Tennessee–Martin	#2	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	BTN	W 100–40	15,133	13–0
12/31/10	6:00 p.m.	at Indiana	#2	Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN	ESPN2	W 85–67	14,883	14–0 (1–0)
1/4/11	9:00 p.m.	at Iowa	#2	Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 73–68	9,810	15–0 (2–0)
1/9/11	2:00 p.m.	Minnesota	#2	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	BTN	W 67–64	17,392	16–0 (3–0)
1/12/11	6:30 p.m.	at Michigan	#2	Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	W 68–64	11,994	17–0 (4–0)
1/15/11	5:30 p.m.	Penn State	#2	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	BTN	W 69–66	18,809	18–0 (5–0)
1/19/11	6:30 p.m.	Iowa	#1	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	BTN	W 70–48	14,321	19–0 (6–0)
1/22/11	12:00 p.m.	at #23 Illinois	#1	Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL	CBS	W 73–68	16,618	20–0 (7–0)
1/25/11	9:00 p.m.	#12 Purdue	#1	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 87–64	17,556	21–0 (8–0)
1/29/11	6:00 p.m.	at Northwestern	#1	Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL	ESPN2	W 58–57	8,117	22–0 (9–0)
2/3/11	7:00 p.m.	Michigan	#1	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 62–53	18,809	23–0 (10–0)
2/6/11	2:00 p.m.	at #18 Minnesota	#1	Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	W 82–69	14,625	24–0 (11–0)
2/12/11	2:00 p.m.	at #13 Wisconsin	#1	Kohl Center • Madison, WI	ESPN	L 67–71	17,230	24–1 (11–1)
2/15/11	9:00 p.m.	Michigan State	#2	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 71–61	18,802	25–1 (12–1)
2/20/11	1:00 p.m.	at #11 Purdue	#2	Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN	CBS	L 63–76	14,123	25–2 (12–2)
2/22/11	7:00 p.m.	Illinois	#2	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 89–70	18,085	26–2 (13–2)
2/27/11	4:00 p.m.	Indiana	#2	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	CBS	W 82–61	18,809	27–2 (14–2)
3/1/11	9:00 p.m.	at Penn State	#1	Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA	BTN	W 82–61	15,403	28–2 (15–2)
3/6/11	4:00 p.m.	#10 Wisconsin	#1	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	CBS	W 93–65	18,809	29–2 (16–2)
Big Ten Tournament
3/11/11	12:00 p.m.	vs. Northwestern	#1	Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN (Quarterfinals)	ESPN	W 67–61 ^OT	17,975	30–2
3/12/11	1:40 p.m.	vs. Michigan	#1	Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN (Semifinals)	CBS	W 68–61	18,377	31–2
3/13/11	3:30 p.m.	vs. Penn State	#1	Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN (Championship Game)	CBS	W 71–60	15,770	32–2
NCAA Tournament
3/18/11*	4:40 p.m.	vs. (16-E) UT–San Antonio	#1 (1-E)	Quicken Loans Arena • Cleveland, OH (East Region Second Round)	TNT	W 75–46	20,164	33–2
3/20/11*	5:15 p.m.	vs. (8-E) George Mason	#1 (1-E)	Quicken Loans Arena • Cleveland, OH (East Region Third Round)	CBS	W 98–66	20,164	34–2
3/25/11*	9:45 p.m.	vs. #11 (4-E) Kentucky	#1 (1-E)	Prudential Center • Newark (East Region Semifinal)	CBS	L 60–62	18,343	34–3
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. 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.

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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.

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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

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External links

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

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Last modified on 7 April 2013, at 02:56

2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Pre-season

Departures

2010 Recruiting Class

Roster

Depth chart

2010–2011 Schedule

Game Notes – NCAA Tournament

Second Round: UT–San Antonio

Third Round: George Mason

Regional Semifinal: Kentucky

Rankings

See also

External links