2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented 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 played their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio and were members of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 17–15, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament , they lost in the first round to Rutgers .
On June 5, 2017, the school announced that head coach Thad Matta would not return as head coach.[ 1] On June 9, the school hired Butler head coach Chris Holtmann as head coach.[ 2]
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
Incoming transfers
Recruiting Class of 2016
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
D. J. Funderburk #14 SF
Lakewood, OH
Hargrave Military Academy
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (110 kg)
Apr 1, 2015
Recruiting star ratings : 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
Recruiting star ratings : 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
Recruiting star ratings : 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:
Recruiting Class of 2017
Recruiting Class of 2018
US college sports recruiting information for 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
Recruiting star ratings : 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
Recruiting star ratings : 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
Recruiting star ratings : 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:
Roster
2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
C
0
Micah Potter
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
Montverde Academy
Mentor, Ohio
F
1
Jae'Sean Tate
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Pickerington High School Central
Pickerington, Ohio
F
2
Marc Loving
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
St. John's Jesuit High School
Toledo, Ohio
G
3
C. J. Jackson
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Eastern Florida State College
Charlotte, North Carolina
F
4
D. J. Funderburk
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Hargrave Military Academy
Lakewood, Ohio
C
10
David Bell
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS So
Garfield Heights High School
Cleveland, Ohio
G
13
JaQuan Lyle
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Huntington Prep
Evansville, Indiana
G
14
Joey Lane (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Deerfield High School (IL)
Deerfield, Illinois
G
15
Kam Williams
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS Jr
Mount Saint Joseph High School
Baltimore, Maryland
G
23
Jimmy Jent
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Wofford
Columbus, Ohio
F
24
Andre Wesson
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Westerville South High School
Westerville, Ohio
C
32
Trevor Thompson
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Jr
Virginia Tech
Indianapolis, Indiana
F
33
Keita Bates-Diop
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
University High School (Normal, IL)
Normal, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
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
L 77–79 OT
7–2
16 – Thompson
7 – 3 tied
9 – Lyle
Value City Arena (11,862)Columbus, OH
Dec 10, 2016 *6:00 pm, BTN
UConn
W 64–60
8–2
17 – Thompson
17 – Thompson
3 – Lyle
Value City Arena (12,313)Columbus, OH
Dec 17, 2016 *3:00 pm, CBS
vs. No. 2 UCLA CBS Sports Classic
L 73–86
8–3
19 – Loving
8 – Thompson
6 – Lyle
T-Mobile Arena (19,298)Paradise, NV
Dec 20, 2016 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown State
W 77–40
9–3
15 – Tate
15 – Thompson
10 – Lyle
Value City Arena (11,417)Columbus, OH
Dec 22, 2016 *9:00 pm, ESPN2
UNC Asheville
W 79–77
10–3
17 – 2 tied
10 – Thompson
6 – Lyle
Value City Arena (11,480)Columbus, OH
Big Ten regular season
Jan 1, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois
L 70–75
10–4 (0–1)
26 – Lyle
9 – Tate
3 – Lyle
State Farm Center (12,221)Champaign, IL
Jan 5, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 20 Purdue
L 75–76
10–5 (0–2)
17 – Tate
8 – Loving
4 – Lyle
Value City Arena (13,221)Columbus, OH
Jan 8, 2017 7:30 pm, BTN
at Minnesota
L 68–78
10–6 (0–3)
20 – Tate
15 – Thompson
6 – Lyle
Williams Arena (11,267)Minneapolis, MN
Jan 12, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 18 Wisconsin
L 66–89
10–7 (0–4)
13 – Lyle
9 – Thompson
3 – Jackson
Kohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
Jan 15, 2017 1:30 pm, CBS
Michigan State
W 72–67
11–7 (1–4)
22 – Lyle
8 – Thompson
6 – Lyle
Value City Arena (17,449)Columbus, OH
Jan 18, 2017 9:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska
W 67–66
12–7 (2–4)
15 – Loving
11 – Loving
3 – Lyle
Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,842)Lincoln, NE
Jan 22, 2017 1:00 pm, BTN
Northwestern
L 72–74
12–8 (2–5)
14 – Tate
15 – Thompson
4 – Lyle
Value City Arena (13,369)Columbus, OH
Jan 25, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN
Minnesota
W 78–72
13–8 (3–5)
19 – 2 tied
10 – Thompson
4 – Lyle
Value City Arena (11,206)Columbus, OH
Jan 28, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Iowa
L 72–85
13–9 (3–6)
15 – Tate
7 – Tate
6 – Lyle
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,138)Iowa City, IA
Jan 31, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 17 Maryland
L 71–77
13–10 (3–7)
20 – Tate
9 – Thompson
6 – Lyle
Value City Arena (12,887)Columbus, OH
Feb 4, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN
at Michigan
W 70–66
14–10 (4–7)
17 – Loving
11 – Thompson
3 – Tate
Crisler Center (12,196)Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 8, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN
Rutgers
W 70–64
15–10 (5–7)
23 – Williams
13 – Thompson
4 – Tate
Value City Arena (11,077)Columbus, OH
Feb 11, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 21 Maryland
L 77–86
15–11 (5–8)
24 – Loving
10 – Thompson
3 – 2 tied
Xfinity Center (17,950)College Park, MD
Feb 14, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN
at Michigan State
L 66–74
15–12 (5–9)
22 – Loving
7 – 2 tied
5 – Lyle
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Feb 18, 2017 6:00 pm, BTN
Nebraska
L 57–58
15–13 (5–10)
14 – Tate
10 – Tate
3 – 2 tied
Value City Arena (13,044)Columbus, OH
Feb 23, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 16 Wisconsin
W 83–73
16–13 (6–10)
18 – Jackson
12 – Tate
4 – 2 tied
Value City Arena (11,505)Columbus, OH
Feb 28, 2017 8:30 pm, BTN
at Penn State
W 71–70
17–13 (7–10)
17 – Lyle
9 – Tate
4 – Lyle
Bryce Jordan Center (7,343)University Park, PA
Mar 4, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN
Indiana
L 92–96
17–14 (7–11)
20 – Tate
11 – Thompson
6 – Tate
Value City Arena (15,560)Columbus, OH
Big Ten tournament
Mar 8, 2017 7:00 pm
(11)
vs. (14) Rutgers First round
L 57–66
17–15
18 – Tate
11 – Thompson
6 – Jackson
Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source: [ 3]
See also
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics