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2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season


American college basketball season

FieldValue
modeBasketball
year2012–13
teamOhio State Buckeyes
imageBuckeyes logo.svg
image_size125
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
CoachRank6
APRank7
record29–8
conf_record13–5
head_coachThad Matta
asst_coach1Dave Dickerson
asst_coach2Jeff Boals
asst_coach3Chris Jent
stadiumValue City Arena
champion[Big Ten tournament](2013-big-ten-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) champion
Hall of Fame Tip Off champion
bowl[NCAA tournament](2013-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
bowl_resultElite Eight

Hall of Fame Tip Off champion The 2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Thad Matta, in his ninth season with the Buckeyes. The team played its home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, 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 the 2013 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament and received an automatic bid in the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they were defeated by Wichita State in the Elite Eight.

Before the season

Previous season

The Ohio State Buckeyes began the 2011–12 season ranked #3 in the nation and would go on to an 8–0 start to the season, with their first loss coming at Allen Fieldhouse against the Kansas 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 the Indiana Hoosiers. Ohio State went 13–5 through Big Ten play and ended the season with a 25–6 record and won a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, sharing it with Michigan State and Michigan. Ohio State would end up losing in the championship game of the Big Ten tournament and enter the NCAA tournament as a #2 seed. Ohio State would go on to defeat Syracuse 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. After the season, Jared Sullinger declared for the NBA draft after his sophomore season,{{Cite web|title=Jared Sullinger entering draft

Departures

NamePositionReason
William BufordGuardGraduation
Jordan SibertGuardTransfer to Dayton
Jared SullingerForwardEntered [NBA draft](2012-nba-draft)
J.D. WeatherspoonForwardTransfer to Toledo

Recruiting

Roster

  • Thad Matta
  • Dave Dickerson
  • Jeff Boals
  • Chris Jent

Schedule

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19FinalAPCoaches
444447771081511141110131814107
44444777108141115101014181396
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References

References

  1. Winn, Luke. (November 1, 2011). "North Carolina, Kentucky top 2011-12 preseason power rankings". [[Sports Illustrated]].
  2. "Ohio State vs. Kansas - Box Score". [[Sports Illustrated]].
  3. Brennan, Pat. "Reports: Jordan Sibert to transfer to Dayton". The Lantern.
  4. Periatt, Michael. "J.D. Weatherspoon to transfer to Toledo". The Lantern.
  5. "Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball".
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