2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

	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.

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
5 Rankings
6 See also
7 External links

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 (188 cm)	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 (193 cm)	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 (191 cm)	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 (203 cm)	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 (198 cm)	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 (198 cm)	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. http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1088659. Retrieved 2011-11-16.

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

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

2010–2011 Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Pts Ldr	Reb Ldr	Ast Ldr	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
11/7/10*	2:00 p.m.	Walsh	#4	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH	BTN.com	22 - Sullinger	10 - Sullinger	8 - Craft	W 102–56	12,234	–
Regular season
11/12/10*	7:00 p.m.	North Carolina A&T	#4	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH (Global Sports Invitational)	ESPN3	24 - Thomas	14 - Sullinger	9 - Craft	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	26 - (2 tied)	10 - Sullinger	8 - Buford	W 93–75	12,110	2–0
11/20/10*	8:00 p.m.	UNC Wilmington	#4	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH (Global Sports Invitational)	BTN	17 - Thomas	10 - Lauderdale	5 - Buford	W 81–41	11,882	3–0
11/23/10*	7:00 p.m.	Morehead State	#3	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH (Global Sports Invitational)	ESPN3	20 - Diebler	8 - Sullinger	7 - Lighty	W 64–45	12,305	4–0
11/26/10*	4:00 p.m.	Miami (Ohio)	#3	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH	BTN	21 - Lighty	6 - Lighty	6 - Lighty	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	12 - Diebler	13 - Sullinger	2 - (2 tied)	W 58–44	10,457	6–0
12/9/10*	7:00 p.m.	IUPUI	#2	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH	BTN	40 - Sullinger	13 - Sullinger	8 - Craft	W 75–64	11,410	7–0
12/12/10*	2:00 p.m.	Western Carolina	#2	St. John Arena • Columbus, OH	BTN.com	17 - Sullinger	6 - Lauderdale	5 - Buford	W 85–60	6,905	8–0
12/15/10*	6:30 p.m.	Florida Gulf Coast	#2	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH	BTN	29 - Diebler	8 - Lauderdale	7 - (2 tied)	W 83–55	12,613	9–0
12/18/10*	2:00 p.m.	South Carolina	#2	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH	CBS	30 - Sullinger	19 - Sullinger	5 - Lighty	W 79–57	15,497	10–0
12/21/10*	8:30 p.m.	UNC Asheville	#2	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH	BTN	29 - Lighty	16 - Sullinger	5 - Sullinger	W 96–49	12,658	11–0
12/23/10*	8:00 p.m.	Oakland	#2	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH	BTN	17 - Thomas	9 - Sullinger	7 - Craft	W 92–63	13,459	12–0
12/27/10*	8:30 p.m.	Tennessee–Martin	#2	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH	BTN	23 - Buford	11 - Sullinger	7 - Craft	W 100–40	15,133	13–0
12/31/10	6:00 p.m.	at Indiana	#2	Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN	ESPN2	24 - Buford	9 - Sullinger	5 - Lighty	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	24 - Sullinger	12 - Sullinger	7 - Craft	W 73–68	9,810	15–0 (2–0)
1/9/11	2:00 p.m.	Minnesota	#2	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH	BTN	19 - Lighty	12 - Sullinger	7 - Craft	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	19 - Buford	9 - Buford	5 - Lighty	W 68–64	11,994	17–0 (4–0)
1/15/11	5:30 p.m.	Penn State	#2	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH	BTN	19 - (2 tied)	6 - Sullinger	7 - Craft	W 69–66	18,809	18–0 (5–0)
1/19/11	6:30 p.m.	Iowa	#1	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH	BTN	18 - Lighty	9 - Sullinger	4 - (4 tied)	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	27 - Sullinger	16 - Sullinger	4 - (2 Tied)	W 73–68	16,618	20–0 (7–0)
1/25/11	9:00 p.m.	#12 Purdue	#1	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH	ESPN	19 - Buford	7 - Diebler	6 - Diebler	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	21 - Sullinger	8 - Sullinger	3 - Craft	W 58–57	8,117	22–0 (9–0)
2/3/11	7:00 p.m.	Michigan	#1	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH	ESPN	19 - Sullinger	15 - Sullinger	4 - Buford	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	19 - Lighty	13 - Sullinger	4 - (3 tied)	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	21 - Buford	12 - Sullinger	6 - Craft	L 67–71	17,230	24–1 (11–1)
2/15/11	9:00 p.m.	Michigan State	#2	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH	ESPN	23 - Buford	6 - Lighty	4 - Craft	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	25 - Sullinger	6 - (2 tied)	4 - Lighty	L 63–76	14,123	25–2 (12–2)
2/22/11	7:00 p.m.	Illinois	#2	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH	ESPN	21 - Lighty	11 - Sullinger	6 - Craft	W 89–70	18,085	26–2 (13–2)
2/27/11	4:00 p.m.	Indiana	#2	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH	CBS	22 - Thomas	7 - Sullinger	5 - Craft	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	30 - Diebler	10 - Sullinger	6 - Craft	W 82–61	15,403	28–2 (15–2)
3/6/11	4:00 p.m.	#10 Wisconsin	#1	Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH	CBS	27 - Diebler	8 - Sullinger	6 - Craft	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	20 - Sullinger	18 - Sullinger	2 - Craft	W 67–61 ^OT	17,975	30–2
3/12/11	1:40 p.m.	vs. Michigan	#1	Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN (Semifinals)	CBS	16 - Diebler	13 - Sullinger	3 - (2 Tied)	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	18 - Buford	11 - Sullinger	5 - Lighty	W 71–60	15,770	32–2
NCAA Tournament
3/18/11*	4:40 p.m.	vs. (16) UT–San Antonio	#1 (1)	Quicken Loans Arena • Cleveland, OH (East Region Second Round)	TNT	18 - Buford	9 - Sullinger	5 - (3 tied)	W 75–46	20,164	33–2
3/20/11*	5:15 p.m.	vs. (8) George Mason	#1 (1)	Quicken Loans Arena • Cleveland, OH (East Region Third Round)	CBS	25 - Lighty	8 - Sullinger	15 - Craft	W 98–66	20,164	34–2
3/25/11*	9:45 p.m.	vs. #11 (4) Kentucky	#1 (1)	Prudential Center • Newark (East Region Semifinal)	CBS	21 - Sullinger	16 - Sullinger	4 - Lighty	L 60–62	18,343	34–3
*Non-Conference Game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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

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

External links

^ "Big Ten Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/conferences/standings/_/id/7/big-ten-conference. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
^ "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings. Retrieved March 14, 2011.

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