| 2012–13Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 7 |
| Record | 29–8 (13–5 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coaches | |
| Home arena | Value City Arena |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4Indiana | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7Ohio State † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9Michigan State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10Michigan | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 31 | – | 8 | .795 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18Wisconsin | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 25 | – | 13 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2013 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings fromAP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team representedOhio State University in the2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach wasThad Matta, in his ninth season with the Buckeyes. The team played its home games atValue City Arena inColumbus, Ohio. They finished with a record of 29–8 overall, 13–5 in Big Ten play for a second place tie with Michigan State. They won the2013 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament and received an automatic bid in the2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they were defeated by Wichita State in the Elite Eight.
The Ohio State Buckeyes began the 2011–12 season ranked #3[1] in the nation and would go on to an 8–0 start to the season, with their first loss coming atAllen Fieldhouse against theKansas Jayhawks. Ohio State remained in the top three through the first two months of the season, until they lost their first conference game of the season on December 31 against theIndiana Hoosiers. Ohio State went 13–5 throughBig Ten play and ended the season with a 25–6 record and won a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, sharing it withMichigan State andMichigan. Ohio State would end up losing in the championship game of theBig Ten tournament and enter theNCAA tournament as a #2 seed. Ohio State would go on to defeatSyracuse in the Elite Eight en route to the program's eleventh Final Four appearance. Ohio State lost to the Kansas Jayhawks in the Final Four and ended the season with a 31–8 record and #3 ranking.[2] After the season,Jared Sullinger declared for theNBA draft after his sophomore season,[3] whileDeshaun Thomas decided to return for his junior season.[4]
| Name | Position | Reason |
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| William Buford | Guard | Graduation |
| Jordan Sibert | Guard | Transfer toDayton[5] |
| Jared Sullinger | Forward | EnteredNBA draft[3] |
| J.D. Weatherspoon | Forward | Transfer toToledo[6] |
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Amedeo Della Valle PG | Henderson, Nevada | Findlay Prep | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 21, 2012 | |
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| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR | ||||||
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| October 30* 7:00 pm | No. 4 | Walsh | W 83–71 | – | Value City Arena (13,474) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 11* 2:00 pm | No. 4 | Albany Hall of Fame Tip Off | W 82–60 | 1–0 | Value City Arena (13,497) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| November 17* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 4 | vs. Rhode Island Hall of Fame Tip Off Semifinals | W 69–58 | 2–0 | Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT | ||||||
| November 18* 4:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | vs. Washington Hall of Fame Tip Off Championship | W 77–66 | 3–0 | Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT | ||||||
| November 23* 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 3 | UMKC | W 91–45 | 4–0 | Value City Arena (17,478) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| November 28* 9:30 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | at No. 2 Duke ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 68–73 | 4–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||||
| December 1* 4:30 pm, BTN | No. 3 | Northern Kentucky | W 70–43 | 5–1 | Value City Arena (16,548) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| December 8* 12:00 pm, BTN | No. 7 | Long Beach State | W 89–55 | 6–1 | Value City Arena (14,832) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| December 12* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 7 | Savannah State | W 85–45 | 7–1 | Value City Arena (13,848) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| December 15* 12:00 pm, BTN | No. 7 | UNC Asheville | W 90–72 | 8–1 | Value City Arena (15,041) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| December 18* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 7 | Winthrop | W 65–55 | 9–1 | Value City Arena (13,707) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| December 22* 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 7 | No. 9 Kansas | L 66–74 | 9–2 | Value City Arena (19,049) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| December 29* 4:30 pm, BTN | No. 10 | Chicago State | W 87–44 | 10–2 | Value City Arena (16,881) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| January 2 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 8 | Nebraska | W 70–44 | 11–2 (1–0) | Value City Arena (15,900) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| January 5 2:15 pm, BTN | No. 8 | at No. 11 Illinois | L 55–74 | 11–3 (1–1) | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL | ||||||
| January 8 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 15 | at Purdue | W 74–64 | 12–3 (2–1) | Mackey Arena (14,642) West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
| January 13 1:30 pm, CBS | No. 15 | No. 2 Michigan | W 56–53 | 13–3 (3–1) | Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| January 19 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 11 | at No. 18 Michigan State | L 56–59 | 13–4 (3–2) | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
| January 22 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 14 | Iowa | W 72–63 | 14–4 (4–2) | Value City Arena (16,040) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| January 26 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | at Penn State | W 65–51 | 15–4 (5–2) | Bryce Jordan Center (11,212) University Park, PA | ||||||
| January 29 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 11 | Wisconsin | W 58–49 | 16–4 (6–2) | Value City Arena (16,911) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| February 2 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 11 | at Nebraska | W 63–56 | 17–4 (7–2) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,478) Lincoln, NE | ||||||
| February 5 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 10 | at No. 3 Michigan | L 74–76 OT | 17–5 (7–3) | Crisler Center (12,693) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
| February 10 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 10 | No. 1 Indiana | L 68–81 | 17–6 (7–4) | Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| February 14 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 13 | Northwestern | W 69–59 | 18–6 (8–4) | Value City Arena (15,842) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| February 17 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 13 | at No. 20 Wisconsin | L 49–71 | 18–7 (8–5) | Kohl Center (17,249) Madison, WI | ||||||
| February 20 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 18 | Minnesota | W 71–45 | 19–7 (9–5) | Value City Arena (16,378) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| February 24 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 18 | No. 4 Michigan State | W 68–60 | 20–7 (10–5) | Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| February 28 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 16 | at Northwestern | W 63–53 | 21–7 (11–5) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,036) Evanston, IL | ||||||
| March 5 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | at No. 2 Indiana | W 67–58 | 22–7 (12–5) | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN | ||||||
| March 10 12:30 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | Illinois | W 68–55 | 23–7 (13–5) | Value City Arena (19,049) Columbus, OH | ||||||
| Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
| March 15 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 10 | vs. Nebraska Quarterfinals | W 71–50 | 24–7 | United Center (21,229) Chicago, IL | ||||||
| March 16 4:18 pm, CBS | No. 10 | vs. No. 8 Michigan State Semifinals | W 61–58 | 25–7 | United Center (21,824) Chicago, IL | ||||||
| March 17 3:30 pm, CBS | No. 10 | vs. No. 22 Wisconsin Championship | W 50–43 | 26–7 | United Center (20,560) Chicago, IL | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 22* 7:15 pm, CBS | No. 7 (2 W) | vs. (15 W)Iona Second Round | W 95–70 | 27–7 | University of Dayton Arena (12,495) Dayton, OH | ||||||
| March 24* 12:15 pm, CBS | No. 7 (2 W) | vs. (10 W)Iowa State Third Round | W 78–75 | 28–7 | University of Dayton Arena (12,495) Dayton, OH | ||||||
| March 28* 7:47 pm, TBS | No. 7 (2 W) | vs. No. 21 (6 W)Arizona Sweet Sixteen | W 73–70 | 29–7 | Staples Center (18,232) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| March 30* 7:10 pm, CBS | No. 7 (2 W) | vs. (9 W)Wichita State Elite Eight | L 66–70 | 29–8 | Staples Center (17,998) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inEastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region W=West. | |||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre- season | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
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| AP | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 | |
| Coaches | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
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| Not ranked previous week | ||
| (RV) | Received votes |