2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball | |||
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Big Ten Tournament Champions Big Ten Regular Season Champions |
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NCAA Men's Division I Tournament Championship Game, L 75–84 v. Florida |
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Conference | Big Ten | ||
Ranking | |||
Coaches | #2 | ||
AP | #1 | ||
2006–07 record | 35–4 (15–1 Big Ten) | ||
Head coach | Thad Matta | ||
Assistant coach | Alan Major | ||
Assistant coach | Dan Peters | ||
Home arena | Jerome Schottenstein Center | ||
Seasons
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The 2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team played against Florida for the 2006–07 NCAA tournament championship.
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Mike Conley, Jr. PG |
Indianapolis, IN | Lawrence North HS | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jun 29, 2005 |
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Daequan Cook SG |
Dayton, OH | Dunbar HS | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Mar 23, 2005 |
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David Lighty SF |
Cleveland, OH | Villa Angela-St. Joseph HS | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 29, 2005 |
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Greg Oden C |
Indianapolis, IN | Lawrence North HS | 7 ft 0 in (213 cm) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Jun 29, 2005 |
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Junior College/Transfers | ||||||
Othello Hunter PF |
Winston-Salem, NC | Hillsborough CC | 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jul 18, 2007 |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 2 Rivals: 2 | ||||||
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:
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Roster |
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | Record | ||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 1* | 1:00 PM | Findlay | #4 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | W 80–57 | ||||||
November 5* | 1:00 PM | Walsh | #4 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | W 87–62 | ||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 10* | 8:00 PM | VMI | #4 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH (BCA Classic) |
W 107–69 | 13,219 | 1–0 | ||||
November 11* | 8:00 PM | Loyola (IL) | #4 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH (BCA Classic) |
W 87–75 | 13,269 | 2–0 | ||||
November 12* | 8:00 PM | Kent State | #4 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH (BCA Classic) |
W 81–59 | 12,883 | 3–0 | ||||
November 17* | 7:00 PM | Eastern Kentucky | #4 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | W 74–45 | 18,882 | 4–0 | ||||
November 20* | 8:00 PM | San Francisco | #3 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | W 82–60 | 14,592 | 5–0 | ||||
November 24* | 8:00 PM | vs. Youngstown State | #3 | Nationwide Arena • Columbus, OH | W 91–57 | 17,463 | 6–0 | ||||
November 29* | 9:00 PM | at #6 North Carolina | #1 | Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC (ACC – Big Ten Challenge) |
L 89–98 | 21,750 | 6–1 | ||||
December 2* | 4:00 PM | Valparaiso | #1 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | W 78–58 | 17,311 | 7–1 | ||||
December 9* | 2:00 PM | Cleveland State | #4 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | W 78–57 | 17,158 | 8–1 | ||||
December 16* | 3:56 PM | vs. Cincinnati | #4 | Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN (John R. Wooden Tradition) |
W 72–50 | 18,356 | 9–1 | ||||
December 19* | 8:00 PM | Iowa State | #3 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | W 75–56 | 18,905 | 10–1 | ||||
December 23* | 4:00 PM | at #4 Florida | #3 | O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL | L 60–86 | 12,621 | 10–2 | ||||
December 30* | 8:00 PM | Coppin State | #6 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | W 91–54 | 18,943 | 11–2 | ||||
January 2 | 8:00 PM | Indiana | #6 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | W 74–67 | 18,813 | 12–2 (1–0) | ||||
January 6 | 1:00 PM | at Illinois | #6 | Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL | W 62–44 | 16,618 | 13–2 (2–0) | ||||
January 9 | 8:05 PM | at #4 Wisconsin | #5 | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | L 69–72 | 17,190 | 13–3 (2–1) | ||||
January 13* | 1:00 PM | #20 Tennessee | #5 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | W 68–66 | 18,817 | 14–3 (2–1) | ||||
January 17 | 8:00 PM | Northwestern | #7 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | W 73–41 | 18,903 | 15–3 (3–1) | ||||
January 20 | 8:00 PM | Iowa | #7 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | W 82–63 | 18,963 | 16–3 (4–1) | ||||
January 24 | 7:00 PM | at Northwestern | #5 | Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL | W 59–50 | 6,646 | 17–3 (5–1) | ||||
January 27 | 9:00 PM | Michigan State | #5 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | W 66–64 | 18,965 | 18–3 (6–1) | ||||
January 31 | 7:00 PM | at Purdue | #4 | Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN | W 78–60 | 13,961 | 19–3 (7–1) | ||||
February 3 | 4:00 PM | at Michigan State | #4 | Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI | W 63–54 | 14,759 | 20–3 (8–1) | ||||
February 6 | 7:00 PM | Michigan | #3 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | W 76–63 | 18,927 | 21–3 (9–1) | ||||
February 10 | 12:15 PM | Purdue | #3 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | W 63–56 | 18,988 | 22–3 (10–1) | ||||
February 14 | 7:00 PM | at Penn State | #2 | Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA | W 64–62 | 10,027 | 23–3 (11–1) | ||||
February 18 | 12:00 PM | at Minnesota | #2 | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | W 85–67 | 13,026 | 24–3 (12–1) | ||||
February 21 | 8:00 PM | Penn State | #1 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | W 68–60 | 18,957 | 25–3 (13–1) | ||||
February 25 | 4:00 PM | #2 Wisconsin | #1 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | W 49–48 | 19,044 | 26–3 (14–1) | ||||
March 3 | 4:00 PM | at Michigan | #1 | Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI | W 65–61 | 13,751 | 27–3 (15–1) | ||||
Big Ten Tournament | |||||||||||
March 9 | 11:00 AM | Michigan | #1 | United Center • Chicago, IL (Quarterfinal) |
W 72–62 | 18,103 | 28–3 | ||||
March 10 | 12:40 PM | Purdue | #1 | United Center • Chicago, IL (Semifinal) |
W 63–52 | 20,471 | 29–3 | ||||
March 11 | 2:30 PM | #4 Wisconsin | #1 | United Center • Chicago, IL (Championship game) |
W 66–49 | 17,538 | 30–3 | ||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 15 | 7:10 PM | vs. (16) Central Connecticut State | #2 (1) | Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY (First Round – South Regional) |
W 78–57 | 20,752 | 31–3 | ||||
March 17 | 1:10 PM | vs. (9) Xavier | #2 (1) | Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY (Second Round – South Regional) |
W 78–71 OT | 20,882 | 32–3 | ||||
March 22 | 9:18 PM | vs. (5) Tennessee | #2 (1) | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Sweet Sixteen – South Regional) |
W 85–84 | 26,776 | 33–3 | ||||
March 24 | 3:40 PM | vs. #5 (2) Memphis | #2 (1) | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Elite Eight – South Regional) |
W 92–76 | 26,260 | 34–3 | ||||
March 31 | 6:07 PM | vs. #8 (2) Georgetown | #2 (1) | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Final Four) |
W 67–60 | 53,510 | 35–3 | ||||
April 2 | 9:21 PM | vs. #3 (1) Florida | #2 (1) | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (National Championship Game) |
L 75–84 | 51,458 | 35–4 | ||||
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final | ||||||
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AP | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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