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2017–18 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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2017–18Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball

NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 17
Record	25–9 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Chris Holtmann (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Schrage (1st season) Ryan Pedon (1st season) Terry Johnson (1st season)
Home arena	Value City Arena
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Michigan State	16	–	2	.889	30	–	5	.857
No. 11 Purdue	15	–	3	.833	30	–	7	.811
No. 17 Ohio State	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
No. 7 Michigan †	13	–	5	.722	33	–	8	.805
Nebraska	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
Penn State	9	–	9	.500	26	–	13	.667
Indiana	9	–	9	.500	16	–	15	.516
Maryland	8	–	10	.444	19	–	13	.594
Wisconsin	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
Northwestern	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Minnesota	4	–	14	.222	15	–	17	.469
Illinois	4	–	14	.222	14	–	18	.438
Iowa	4	–	14	.222	14	–	19	.424
Rutgers	3	–	15	.167	15	–	19	.441

†2018 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings fromAP poll

The2017–18 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team representedOhio State University in the2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach wasChris Holtmann, in his first season with the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes played their home games atValue City Arena inColumbus, Ohio as members of theBig Ten Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 15–3 inBig Ten play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in theBig Ten tournament, they lost toPenn State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to theNCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West region. They defeatedSouth Dakota State in the First Round before losing toGonzaga in the Second Round.

Previous season

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TheBuckeyes finished the2016–17 season 17–15, 7–11 inBig Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place. As the No. 11 seed in theBig Ten tournament, they lost in the first round toRutgers.^[1]^[2]

On June 5, 2017, the school announced that head coachThad Matta would not return as head coach.^[3] On June 9, the school hiredButler head coach Chris Holtmann as head coach.^[4]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Marc Loving	2	F	6'8"	220	Senior	Toledo, OH	Exhausted Eligibility
D. J. Funderburk	4	F	6'9"	205	Freshman	Lakewood, OH	Dismissed from the team due to failure to meet team expectations^[5] Later enrolled atNC State to play basketball.
David Bell	10	C	6'9"	225	RS Sophomore	Cleveland, OH	Transferred toJacksonville
JaQuan Lyle	13	G	6'5"	210	Sophomore	Evansville, IN	Transferred toNew Mexico
Jimmy Jent	23	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Columbus, OH	Left the team for personal reasons
Trevor Thompson	32	C	7'0"	250	RS Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Declared for2017 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Andrew Dakich	13	G	6'2"	190	Graduate Student	Zionsville, IN	Transferred fromMichigan. Will be eligible to play immediately since Dakich graduated fromMichigan.
Daniel Hummer	40	G	6'0"	175	Junior	Upper Arlington, OH	Transferred fromAir Force. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hummer will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on.

2017 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kaleb Wesson #11 C	Westerville, OH	Westerville South High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Jul 3, 2015
Kaleb Wesson #11 C	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kyle Young #21 SF	Canton, OH	Jackson High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 19, 2017
Kyle Young #21 SF	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Musa Jallow #27 SF	Bloomington, IN	Bloomington North High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 7, 2017
Musa Jallow #27 SF	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. RetrievedAugust 17, 2017.

2018 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2018)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaedon LeDee SF	Houston, TX	The Kinkaid School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 19, 2017
Jaedon LeDee SF	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Duane Washington Jr. PG	Grand Rapids, MI	Sierra Canyon School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 20, 2017
Duane Washington Jr. PG	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Luther Muhammad SG	Jersey City, NJ	Hudson Catholic High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 22, 2017
Luther Muhammad SG	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Justin Ahrens SF	Versailles, OH	Versailles High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Sep 24, 2017
Justin Ahrens SF	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

Roster

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2017–18 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	0	Micah Potter	6ft 9in(2.06 m)	240lb(109 kg)	So	Montverde Academy	Mentor, Ohio
F	1	Jae'Sean Tate	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	230lb(104 kg)	Sr	Pickerington High School Central	Pickerington, Ohio
G	2	Musa Jallow	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	200lb(91 kg)	Fr	Bloomington High School North	Bloomington, Indiana
G	3	C. J. Jackson	6ft 1in(1.85 m)	175lb(79 kg)	Jr	Eastern Florida State College	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	13	Andrew Dakich	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	190lb(86 kg)	GS	Michigan	Zionsville, Indiana
G	14	Joey Lane (W)	6ft 1in(1.85 m)	180lb(82 kg)	Jr	Deerfield High School	Deerfield, Illinois
G	15	Kam Williams	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	185lb(84 kg)	RS Sr	Mount Saint Joseph High School	Baltimore, Maryland
F	24	Andre Wesson	6ft 6in(1.98 m)	220lb(100 kg)	So	Westerville South High School	Westerville, Ohio
F	25	Kyle Young	6ft 8in(2.03 m)	205lb(93 kg)	Fr	Jackson High School	Canton, Ohio
F	33	Keita Bates-Diop	6ft 7in(2.01 m)	235lb(107 kg)	Jr	University High School	Normal, Illinois
F	34	Kaleb Wesson	6ft 9in(2.06 m)	270lb(122 kg)	Fr	Westerville South High School	Westerville, Ohio
G	40	Daniel Hummer (I, W)	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	175lb(79 kg)	Jr	Air Force	Upper Arlington, Ohio
G	43	Matt Lehmann (W)	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	205lb(93 kg)	Jr	Bishop Watterson High School	Columbus, Ohio
G	45	Connor Fulton (W)	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	175lb(79 kg)	Fr	Alta High School	Salt Lake City, Utah

Head coach

Chris Holtmann (Taylor)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
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Roster

Schedule and results

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The2018 Big Ten tournament was held atMadison Square Garden inNew York City.^[6] Due to theBig East's use of that venue for their conference tournament, the Big Ten tournament took place one week earlier than usual, ending the week before Selection Sunday.^[7] This resulted in teams having nearly two weeks off before theNCAA tournament.^[7]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2017* 4:00 pm, BTN+		Wooster	W 88–63	—	17 – Bates-Diop	9 – Bates-Diop	5 – Dakich	Value City Arena (11,499) Columbus, OH
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN+		Robert Morris	W 95–64	1–0	19 – Bates-Diop	11 – Bates-Diop	6 – Jackson	Value City Arena (11,128) Columbus, OH
Nov 12, 2017* 2:30 pm, BTN+		Radford	W 82–72	2–0	22 – Bates-Diop	10 – Tied	3 – Tied	Value City Arena (10,425) Columbus, OH
Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN		Texas Southern	W 82–64	3–0	17 – 3 tied	12 – Bates-Diop	9 – Jackson	Value City Arena (9,984) Columbus, OH
Nov 19, 2017* 2:00 pm, BTN+		Northeastern PK80–Phil Knight Invitational campus–site game	W 80–55	4–0	24 – Tate	7 – Bates-Diop	3 – Tied	Value City Arena (10,779) Columbus, OH
Nov 24, 2017* 12:00 am, ESPN2		vs. No. 17 Gonzaga PK80–Phil Knight Invitational Motion Bracket Quarterfinals	L 59–86	4–1	12 – Tied	10 – Bates-Diop	3 – Jackson	Veterans Memorial Coliseum (7,878) Portland, OR
Nov 24, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Stanford PK80–Phil Knight Invitational Motion Bracket	W 79–71	5–1	23 – Jackson	11 – Bates-Diop	3 – Tied	Moda Center Portland, OR
Nov 26, 2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Butler PK80–Phil Knight Invitational Motion Bracket	L 66–67 ^OT	5–2	19 – Jackson	11 – Bates-Diop	6 – Tate	Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Clemson ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 65–79	5–3	21 – Bates-Diop	7 – Bates-Diop	5 – Tate	Value City Arena (17,189) Columbus, OH
Dec 2, 2017 5:00 pm, FOX		at Wisconsin	W 83–58	6–3 (1–0)	19 – K. Wesson	11 – Bates-Diop	5 – Bates-Diop	Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI
Dec 4, 2017 6:30 pm, FS1		Michigan	W 71–62	7–3 (2–0)	18 – Bates-Diop	9 – Bates-Diop	4 – Jackson	Value City Arena (12,546) Columbus, OH
Dec 9, 2017* 12:00 pm, BTN+		William & Mary	W 97–62	8–3	27 – Bates-Diop	7 – K. Wesson	6 – Jackson	Value City Arena (11,158) Columbus, OH
Dec 16, 2017* 6:00 pm, BTN		Appalachian State	W 80–67	9–3	19 – Tate	8 – Tied	6 – Jackson	Value City Arena (12,616) Columbus, OH
Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN		The Citadel	W 94–65	10–3	17 – Tied	8 – Potter	5 – Dakich	Value City Arena (10,752) Columbus, OH
Dec 23, 2017* 1:30 pm, CBS		vs. No. 5 North Carolina CBS Sports Classic	L 72–86	10–4	26 – Bates-Diop	9 – Tate	6 – Tate	Smoothie King Center (8,119) New Orleans, LA
Dec 30, 2017* 12:00 pm, ESPNU		Miami (OH)	W 72–59	11–4	19 – Bates-Diop	9 – Bates-Diop	6 – Jackson	Value City Arena (15,131) Columbus, OH
Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Iowa	W 92–81	12–4 (3–0)	27 – Bates-Diop	13 – Bates-Diop	6 – Dakich	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,933) Iowa City, IA
Jan 7, 2018 4:30 pm, CBS		No. 1 Michigan State	W 80–64	13–4 (4–0)	32 – Bates-Diop	7 – Bates-Diop	5 – K. Wesson	Value City Arena (17,599) Columbus, OH
Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Maryland	W 91–69	14–4 (5–0)	26 – Bates-Diop	8 – Bates-Diop	6 – Tied	Value City Arena (12,014) Columbus, OH
Jan 14, 2018 7:00 pm, BTN		at Rutgers	W 68–46	15–4 (6–0)	20 – Bates-Diop	9 – Tied	6 – Jackson	Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,476) Piscataway, NJ
Jan 17, 2018 9:00 pm, BTN	No. 22	at Northwestern	W 71–65	16–4 (7–0)	13 – Potter	8 – Bates-Diop	8 – Jackson	Allstate Arena (6,018) Rosemont, IL
Jan 20, 2018 12:00 pm, BTN	No. 22	vs. Minnesota B1G Super Saturday	W 67–49	17–4 (8–0)	17 – Bates-Diop	12 – Bates-Diop	5 – Tate	Madison Square Garden (4,136) New York City, NY
Jan 22, 2018 8:00 pm, BTN	No. 13	Nebraska	W 64–59	18–4 (9–0)	20 – Bates-Diop	7 – Tied	4 – Jackson	Value City Arena (10,918) Columbus, OH
Jan 25, 2018 8:00 pm, BTN	No. 13	Penn State	L 79–82	18–5 (9–1)	25 – Bates-Diop	10 – Tate	5 – Jackson	Value City Arena (13,464) Columbus, OH
Jan 30, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 17	Indiana	W 71–56	19–5 (10–1)	16 – Tate	13 – Bates-Diop	5 – Bates-Diop	Value City Arena (14,041) Columbus, OH
Feb 4, 2018 12:00 pm, FS1	No. 17	Illinois	W 75–67	20–5 (11–1)	35 – Bates-Diop	12 – Bates-Diop	4 – Jackson	Value City Arena (18,743) Columbus, OH
Feb 7, 2018 8:30 pm, BTN	No. 14	at No. 3 Purdue	W 64–63	21–5 (12–1)	18 – Bates-Diop	11 – Bates-Diop	5 – Tate	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm, BTN	No. 14	Iowa	W 82–64	22–5 (13–1)	18 – K. Wesson	8 – Bates-Diop	5 – Jackson	Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH
Feb 15, 2018 8:00 pm, BTN	No. 8	at Penn State	L 56–79	22–6 (13–2)	13 – Jackson	5 – 3 tied	2 – 3 tied	Bryce Jordan Center (10,981) University Park, PA
Feb 18, 2018 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 8	at No. 22 Michigan	L 62–74	22–7 (13–3)	20 – Tate	15 – Tate	3 – A. Wesson	Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 20, 2018 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 16	Rutgers	W 79–52	23–7 (14–3)	18 – Jackson	10 – Tate	4 – A. Wesson	Value City Arena (15,620) Columbus, OH
Feb 23, 2018 8:00 pm, FS1	No. 16	at Indiana	W 80–78 ^2OT	24–7 (15–3)	24 – Bates-Diop	14 – Bates-Diop	6 – Tate	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
Big Ten tournament
Mar 2, 2018 6:30 pm, BTN	(2)No. 13	vs. (7) Penn State Quarterfinals	L 68–69	24–8	25 – Bates-Diop	7 – Tate	6 – Jackson	Madison Square Garden (14,530) New York City, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2018 4:00 pm, TNT	(5 W)No. 17	vs. (12 W) South Dakota State First Round	W 81–73	25–8	24 – Bates-Diop	12 – Bates-Diop	5 – Jackson	Taco Bell Arena (11,662) Boise, ID
Mar 17, 2018 7:45 pm, CBS	(5 W)No. 17	vs. (4 W) No. 8 Gonzaga Second Round	L 84–90	25–9	28 – Bates-Diop	7 – Tate	4 – Tate	Taco Bell Arena (11,686) Boise, ID
*Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are inEastern Time.

Rankings

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Main article:2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	22	13	17	14	8	16	13	17	17	Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	22	13	18	16	9	15	14	16	17	21

^Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll at the same time AP did.
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

References

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^"Big Ten tournament: Rutgers vs. Ohio State: RECAP, score, stats (3/8/17); college basketball".NJ.com. RetrievedJuly 28, 2017.
^Ryan, Shannon."Rutgers tops Ohio State, earns Big Ten tourney date with Northwestern".chicagotribune.com. RetrievedJuly 28, 2017.
^"Thad Matta out as coach at Ohio State".USA TODAY. RetrievedJune 5, 2017.
^"Ohio State hires Butler basketball coach Chris Holtmann".fresnobee. RetrievedJune 9, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^"Derek Funderburk dismissed from Ohio State basketball team, Braxton Beverly granted release". cleveland.com. RetrievedJune 30, 2017.
^"Big Ten tournament at MSG in 2018".USA TODAY. RetrievedApril 13, 2017.
^^a ^b"Izzo concerned about '18 Big Ten tournament in New York".Detroit Free Press. RetrievedApril 14, 2017.

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