2013–14 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2013–14 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball

NCAA second round vs. Dayton, L 59–60
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 22
2013–14 record	25–10 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Thad Matta
Assistant coach	Dave Dickerson
Assistant coach	Jeff Boals
Assistant coach	Greg Paulus
Home arena	Value City Arena

2013–14 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#7 Michigan	15	–	3	.833	28	–	9	.757
#12 Wisconsin	12	–	6	.667	30	–	8	.789
#11 Michigan State †	12	–	6	.667	29	–	9	.763
Nebraska	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
#22 Ohio State	10	–	8	.556	25	–	10	.714
Iowa	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Minnesota	8	–	10	.444	25	–	13	.658
Illinois	7	–	11	.389	20	–	15	.571
Indiana	7	–	11	.389	17	–	15	.531
Penn State	6	–	12	.333	16	–	18	.471
Northwestern	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
Purdue	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469

† 2014 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented The Ohio State University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Thad Matta, in his tenth season with the Buckeyes. The team played its home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament where they lost to rival Michigan. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Dayton.

Before the season

Previous season

The Buckeye finished the season with 29-8 overall, 13-5 in Big Ten play and won the Big Ten Tournament, they earn a trip to the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, which they were in the 2nd seed in the west, which they defeated Iona in the second round, Iowa State in the third round, Arizona in the sweet sixteen before falling in the elite eight against Wichita State.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Deshaun Thomas	1	F	6'7"	215	Junior	Fort Wayne, IN	NBA Draft
Alex Rogers	14	G	6'2"	200	Senior	Cincinnati, OH	Graduated
Evan Ravenel	30	F	6'8"	250	Senior	Tampa, FL	Graduated

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kameron Williams SG	Baltimore, Maryland	Mount St. Joseph	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 18, 2012
Kameron Williams SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87
Marc Loving SF	Toledo, Ohio	Saint John's	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 5, 2010
Marc Loving SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86
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: "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.

Roster

2013–14 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	2	Loving, MarcMarc Loving	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Toledo, Ohio
1.5 !G	3	Scott, ShannonShannon Scott	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Alpharetta, Georgia
1.5 !G	4	Craft, AaronAaron Craft	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Findlay, Ohio
3.5 !F	10	Ross, LaQuintonLaQuinton Ross	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Jackson, Mississippi
3.5 !F	12	Thompson, SamSam Thompson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Chicago, Illinois
1.5 !G	15	Williams, KamKam Williams	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Baltimore, Maryland
5.0 !C	23	Williams, AmirAmir Williams	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Birmingham, Michigan
1.5 !G	24	Goldstein, AndrewAndrew Goldstein	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Marlboro, New Jersey
1.5 !G	32	Smith, Jr., LenzelleLenzelle Smith, Jr.	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Zion, Illinois
1.5 !G	33	Della Valle, AmedeoAmedeo Della Valle	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Alba, Italy
3.5 !F	34	Lorbach, JakeJake Lorbach	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Elyria, Ohio
5.0 !C	55	McDonald, TreyTrey McDonald	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Battle Creek, Michigan

Head coach

Thad Matta (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2012-09-05

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 3* 4:00 pm	No. 11	Walsh	W 93–63	–	Value City Arena (14,092) Columbus, OH
Regular season
Nov 9* 12:00 pm	No. 11	Morgan State	W 89–50	1–0	Value City Arena (16,777) Columbus, OH
Nov 12* 8:00 pm, BTN	No. 10	Ohio	W 79–69	2–0	Value City Arena (17,388) Columbus, OH
Nov 16* 1:00 pm, FOX	No. 10	at No. 17 Marquette	W 52–35	3–0	BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,756) Milwaukee, WI
Nov 20* 7:30 pm, BTN	No. 8	American	W 63–52	4–0	Value City Arena (14,639) Columbus, OH
Nov 25* 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 7	Wyoming	W 65–50	5–0	Value City Arena (15,438) Columbus, OH
Nov 29* 5:00 pm, BTN	No. 7	North Florida	W 99–64	6–0	Value City Arena (14,758) Columbus, OH
Dec 4* 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 5	Maryland ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 76–60	7–0	Value City Arena (16,206) Columbus, OH
Dec 7* 4:30 pm, BTN	No. 5	Central Connecticut	W 74–56	8–0	Value City Arena (13,640) Columbus, OH
Dec 11* 7:30 pm, BTN	No. 3	Bryant Gotham Classic	W 86–48	9–0	Value City Arena (12,723) Columbus, OH
Dec 14* 8:15 pm, BTN	No. 3	North Dakota State Gotham Classic	W 79–62	10–0	Value City Arena (15,272) Columbus, OH
Dec 18* 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 3	Delaware Gotham Classic	W 76–64	11–0	Value City Arena (14,420) Columbus, OH
Dec 21* 7:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 3	vs. Notre Dame Gotham Classic	W 64–61	12–0	Madison Square Garden (10,138) New York City, NY
Dec 27* 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 3	Louisiana–Monroe	W 71–31	13–0	Value City Arena (18,534) Columbus, OH
Dec 31 1:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 3	at Purdue	W 78–69	14–0 (1–0)	Mackey Arena (13,287) West Lafayette, IN
Jan 4 12:00 pm, BTN	No. 3	Nebraska	W 84–53	15–0 (2–0)	Value City Arena (17,536) Columbus, OH
Jan 7 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 3	at No. 5 Michigan State	L 68–72 ^OT	15–1 (2–1)	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Jan 12 1:30 pm, CBS	No. 3	No. 20 Iowa	L 74–84	15–2 (2–2)	Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH
Jan 16 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	at Minnesota	L 53–63	15–3 (2–3)	Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN
Jan 20 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 17	at Nebraska	L 62–68	15–4 (2–4)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,342) Lincoln, NE
Jan 23 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 17	Illinois	W 62–55	16–4 (3–4)	Value City Arena (16,774) Columbus, OH
Jan 29 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 24	Penn State	L 70–71	16–5 (3–5)	Value City Arena (15,453) Columbus, OH
Feb 1 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 24	at No. 14 Wisconsin	W 59–58	17–5 (4–5)	Kohl Center (17,249) Madison, WI
Feb 4 7:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 17 Iowa	W 76–69	18–5 (5–5)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA
Feb 8 6:00 pm, BTN		Purdue	W 67–49	19–5 (6–5)	Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH
Feb 11 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 22	No. 15 Michigan	L 60–70	19–6 (6–6)	Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH
Feb 15 8:00 pm, BTN	No. 22	at Illinois	W 48–39	20–6 (7–6)	State Farm Center (16,618) Champaign, IL
Feb 19 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 24	Northwestern	W 76–60	21–6 (8–6)	Value City Arena (15,878) Columbus, OH
Feb 22 6:00 pm, BTN	No. 24	Minnesota	W 64–46	22–6 (9–6)	Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH
Feb 27 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 22	at Penn State	L 63–65	22–7 (9–7)	Bryce Jordan Center (8,736) University Park, PA
Mar 2 4:00 pm, CBS	No. 22	at Indiana	L 64–72	22–8 (9–8)	Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN
Mar 9 4:30 pm, CBS		No. 22 Michigan State	W 69–67	23–8 (10–8)	Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 13 2:30 pm, BTN	No. 24	vs. Purdue First round	W 63–61	24–8	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN
Mar 14 2:30 pm, ESPN	No. 24	vs. Nebraska Quarterfinals	W 71–67	25–8	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN
Mar 15 1:40 pm, CBS	No. 24	vs. No. 8 Michigan Semifinals	L 69–72	25–9	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20* 12:15 pm, CBS	No. 22 (6 S)	vs. No. (11 S) Dayton Second round	L 59–60	25–10	First Niagara Center (19,260) Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) denotes seed within region S=South.

Source:^[1]

Rankings

**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll	Pre	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	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
AP^[2]	11	10	8	7	5	3	3	3	3	3	11	17	24	RV	22	24	22	RV	24	22	N/A
Coaches^[3]	10	9	8	6	3	2	2т	3	3	3	9	15	23	25	20	23	20	RV	24	24	RV

References

↑ http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/osu-m-baskbl-sched.html
↑ "AP Rankings". Retrieved January 24, 2014.
↑ "Coaches Rankings". Retrieved January 24, 2014.

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)

Culture & lore	Brutus Buckeye Buckeye Nuthouse WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches Retired numbers Statistical leaders

Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2013–14 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Before the season

Previous season

Departures

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References