2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
2016–17 record	7–1 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Thad Matta (13th year)
Assistant coach	Dave Dickerson
Assistant coach	Chris Jent
Assistant coach	Greg Paulus
Home arena	Value City Arena

2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Maryland	0	–	0	–	8	–	1	.889
No. 9 Indiana	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
No. 17 Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Michigan	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
No. 18 Purdue	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Illinois	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Penn State	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Iowa	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444

† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represents The Ohio State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Thad Matta, in his 13th season with the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes play their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 21–14, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Penn State in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Michigan State. They received an invitation to the National Invitational Tournament where they defeated Akron in the first round to before losing to Florida.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Mickey Mitchell	00	F	6'7"	232	Freshman	Plano, TX	Transferred to UC Santa Barbara
Austin Grandstaff	3	G	6'4"	188	Freshman	Rockwall, TX	Transferred to DePaul
Daniel Giddens	4	F/C	6'10"	228	Freshman	Marietta, GA	Transferred to Alabama
A. J. Harris	12	G	5'9"	157	Freshman	Dayton, OH	Transferred to New Mexico State
Jake Lorbach	34	F	6'7"	210	Senior	Elyria, OH	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
C.J. Jackson	3	G	5'11"	230	Junior	Charlotte, NC	Junior college transferred from Eastern Florida State College

Recruiting Class of 2016

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Derek Funderburk #14 SF	Lakewood, OH	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Apr 1, 2015
Derek Funderburk #14 SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Micah Potter #15 C	Mentor, OH	Mentor High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Apr 20, 2015
Micah Potter #15 C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Andre Wesson #30 PF	Westerville, OH	Westerville South High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 13, 2015
Andre Wesson #30 PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.

Recruiting Class of 2017

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kaleb Wesson #C	Westerville, OH	Westerville South High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Jul 3, 2015
Kaleb Wesson #C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Braxton Beverly PG	Hazard, KY	Hargrave Military Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 10, 2016
Braxton Beverly PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-06-04.

Recruiting Class of 2018

2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dane Goodwin SG	Columbus, OH	Upper Arlington High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jul 3, 2015
Dane Goodwin SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Darius Bazley SF	Cincinnati, OH	Finneytown High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 27, 2016
Darius Bazley SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Justin Ahrens SF	Versailles, OH	Versailles South High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Aug 27, 2016
Justin Ahrens SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-06-04.

Roster

2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
5.0 !C	0	Potter, MicahMicah Potter	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mentor, Ohio
3.5 !F	1	Tate, Jae'SeanJae'Sean Tate	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Pickerington, Ohio
3.5 !F	2	Loving, MarcMarc Loving	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Toledo, Ohio
1.5 !G	3	Jackson, C. J.C. J. Jackson	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Charlotte, North Carolina
3.5 !F	4	Funderburk, DerekDerek Funderburk	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lakewood, Ohio
5.0 !C	10	Bell, DavidDavid Bell	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Garfield Heights, Ohio
1.5 !G	13	Artist, ChokeChoke Artist	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Evansville, Indiana
1.5 !G	14	Lane, JoeyJoey Lane (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Deerfield, Illinois
1.5 !G	15	Williams, KamKam Williams	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Baltimore, Maryland
1.5 !G	23	Jent, JimmyJimmy Jent	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Sacramento, California
3.5 !F	24	Wesson, AndreAndre Wesson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Westerville, Ohio
5.0 !C	32	Thompson, TrevorTrevor Thompson	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Indianapolis, Indiana
3.5 !F	33	Bates-Diop, KeitaKeita Bates-Diop	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bloomington, Illinois

Head coach

Thad Matta (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 6, 2016* 4:00 pm, BTN+	Walsh	W 85–67		14 – Lyle	6 – 2 Tied	6 – Jackson	Value City Arena (11,724) Columbus, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016* 9:00 pm, CBSSN	at Navy Veterans Classic	W 78–68	1–0	23 – Williams	14 – Bates-Diop	9 – Jackson	Alumni Hall (4,116) Annapolis, MD
Nov 14, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	North Carolina Central Global Sports Invitational	W 69–63	2–0	21 – Tate	10 – Tate	8 – Jackson	Value City Arena (9,787) Columbus, OH
Nov 17, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN	Providence Gavitt Tipoff Games	W 72–67	3–0	21 – Lyle	10 – Loving	7 – Lyle	Value City Arena (11,089) Columbus, OH
Nov 21, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN	Western Carolina Global Sports Invitational	W 66–38	4–0	17 – Lyle	11 – Tate	5 – Lyle	Value City Arena (10,452) Columbus, OH
Nov 23, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Jackson State Global Sports Invitational	W 78–47	5–0	19 – Loving	8 – Thompson	11 – Lyle	Value City Arena (10,513) Columbus, OH
Nov 25, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN	Marshall Global Sports Invitational	W 111–70	6–0	20 – 2 tied	14 – Loving	7 – Jackson	Value City Arena (14,355) Columbus, OH
Nov 30, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	at No. 6 Virginia ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 61–63	6–1	14 – Tate	9 – Tate	5 – Lyle	John Paul Jones Arena (14,566) Charlottesville, VA
Dec 3, 2016* 4:30 pm, BTN+	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 70–62	7–1	18 – Loving	13 – Thompson	5 – Lyle	Value City Arena (11,570) Columbus, OH
Dec 6, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Florida Atlantic			–	–	–	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Dec 10, 2016* 6:00 pm, BTN	Connecticut			–	–	–	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Dec 17, 2016* 3:00 pm, CBS	vs. UCLA CBS Sports Classic			–	–	–	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
Dec 20, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Youngstown State			–	–	–	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Dec 22, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	UNC Asheville			–	–	–	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Big Ten regular season
Jan 1, 2017 BTN	at Illinois			–	–	–	State Farm Center Champaign, IL
Jan 5, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Purdue			–	–	–	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Jan 8, 2017 7:30 pm, BTN	at Minnesota			–	–	–	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Jan 12, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Wisconsin			–	–	–	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Jan 15, 2017 1:30 pm/4:30 pm, CBS	Michigan State			–	–	–	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Jan 18, 2017 9:00 pm, BTN	at Nebraska			–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Jan 22, 2017 1:00 pm, BTN	Northwestern			–	–	–	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Jan 25, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN	Minnesota			–	–	–	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Jan 28, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2	at Iowa			–	–	–	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Jan 31, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN	Maryland			–	–	–	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Feb 4, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2	at Michigan			–	–	–	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 8, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN	Rutgers			–	–	–	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Feb 11, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Maryland			–	–	–	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
Feb 14, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN	at Michigan State			–	–	–	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 18/19, 2017 BTN/CBS	Nebraska			–	–	–	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Feb 23, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Wisconsin			–	–	–	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Feb 28, 2017 8:30 pm, BTN	at Penn State			–	–	–	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Mar 4, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Indiana			–	–	–	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 8–12, 2017	vs.			–	–	–	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[1]

References

↑ http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/osu-m-baskbl-sched.html

Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball

Venues	The Armory (1897–1918) Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (1918–1956) St. John Arena (1956–1998) Value City Arena (1998–present) Covelli Arena (practice; 2014)

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People	Head coaches Retired numbers Statistical leaders

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2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting Class of 2016

Recruiting Class of 2017

Recruiting Class of 2018

Roster

Schedule

See also

References