2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten Tournament Champions

Big Ten Regular Season Champions

NCAA Men's Division I Tournament

Championship Game, L 75–84 v. Florida

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
« 2005–06 2007–08 »

The 2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team played against Florida for the 2006–07 NCAA tournament championship.

Contents

Preseason

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mike Conley, Jr.
PG
Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North HS 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 29,
2005 
Scout:   Rivals:
Daequan Cook
SG
Dayton, OH Dunbar HS 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) Mar 23,
2005 
Scout:   Rivals:
David Lighty
SF
Cleveland, OH Villa Angela-St. Joseph HS 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 29,
2005 
Scout:   Rivals:
Greg Oden
C
Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North HS 7 ft 0 in (213 cm) 240 lb (110 kg) Jun 29,
2005 
Scout:   Rivals:
Junior College/Transfers
Othello Hunter
PF
Winston-Salem, NC Hillsborough CC 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 18,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:
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:

Roster

2007–08 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 14 Butler, JamarJamar Butler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Shawnee High School Lima, OH
G 1 Conley, Jr., MikeMike Conley, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lawrence North High School Indianapolis, IN
G 23 Cook, DaequanDaequan Cook 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Dunbar High School Dayton, OH
F 3 Harris, IvanIvan Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Oak Hill Academy Springfield, OH
F 45 Hunter, OthelloOthello Hunter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr R.J. Reynolds HS/Hillsborough CC Winston-Salem, NC
F 12 Lewis, RonRon Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Brookhaven HS/Bowling Green State Columbus, Ohio
G/F 23 Lighty, DavidDavid Lighty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Villa Angela-St. Joseph HS Cleveland, OH
C 15 Madsen, KyleKyle Madsen (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Dublin Coffman High School Dublin, OH
C 20 Oden, GregGreg Oden 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Lawrence North High School Indianapolis, IN
G 13 Peters, DannyDanny Peters 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr New Albany High School New Albany, OH
F/C 42 Terwilliger, MattMatt Terwilliger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Troy High School Troy, OH
G 34 Titus, MarkMark Titus 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Brownsburg High School Brownsburg, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2010-04-04

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
November 1* 1:00 PM Findlay #4 Value City ArenaColumbus, 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 CenterChapel 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 FieldhouseIndianapolis, 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 CenterGainesville, 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 HallChampaign, IL W 62–44  16,618 13–2 (2–0)
January 9 8:05 PM at #4 Wisconsin #5 Kohl CenterMadison, 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 ArenaEvanston, 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 ArenaWest Lafayette, IN W 78–60  13,961 19–3 (7–1)
February 3 4:00 PM at Michigan State #4 Breslin CenterEast 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 CenterUniversity Park, PA W 64–62  10,027 23–3 (11–1)
February 18 12:00 PM at Minnesota #2 Williams ArenaMinneapolis, 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 ArenaAnn Arbor, MI W 65–61  13,751 27–3 (15–1)
Big Ten Tournament
March 9 11:00 AM Michigan #1 United CenterChicago, 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 ArenaLexington, 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) AlamodomeSan 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 DomeAtlanta, 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.

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 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final
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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