2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Runner-up
Conference Big Ten
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 1
2006–07 record 35–4 (15–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Thad Matta (3rd season)
Assistant coach Alan Major
Assistant coach John Groce
Assistant coach Dan Peters
Home arena Jerome Schottenstein Center

The 2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by their third-year head coach, Thad Matta, and played their home game at the Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 35–4, 15–1 in Big Ten play to win the regular season Big Ten championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Michigan, Purdue, and Wisconsin to with the tournament championship. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and received a No. 1 seed in the South regional. They defeated Central Connecticut State and Matta's former team, Xavier, to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The Buckeyes then defeated Tennessee and Memphis to advance to the Final Four, their first trip to the Final Four under Matta. With a win over Georgetown, they advanced to the National Championship game against Florida. Florida led from the start, beating the Buckeyes 84–75 to win the title. Of note, the Gators football team also defeated the Buckeyes to win the National Championship in the same year.

Preseason

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mike Conley Jr.
PG		 Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 29, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Daequan Cook
SG		 Dayton, OH Dunbar HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Mar 23, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
David Lighty
SF		 Cleveland, OH Villa Angela-St. Joseph HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 29, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Greg Oden
C		 Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North HS 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jun 29, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Junior College/Transfers
Othello Hunter
PF		 Winston-Salem, NC Hillsborough CC 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 18, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 2   Rivals: 2
  • 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:

  • "Ohio State 2006 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  • "2006 Ohio State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-04-04.

    Roster

    2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 14 Jamar Butler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrShawnee High School Lima, OH
    G 1 Mike Conley, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrLawrence North High School Indianapolis, IN
    G 31 Daequan Cook 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrDunbar High School Dayton, OH
    F 3 Ivan Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrOak Hill Academy Springfield, OH
    F 45 Othello Hunter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrR.J. Reynolds HS/Hillsborough CC Winston-Salem, NC
    F 12 Ron Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrBrookhaven HS/Bowling Green State Columbus, Ohio
    G/F 23 David Lighty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrVilla Angela-St. Joseph HS Cleveland, OH
    C 15 Kyle Madsen (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SoDublin Coffman High School Dublin, OH
    C 20 Greg Oden 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)280 lb (127 kg) FrLawrence North High School Indianapolis, IN
    G 13 Danny Peters 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrNew Albany High School New Albany, OH
    F/C 42 Matt Terwilliger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrTroy High School Troy, OH
    G 34 Mark Titus 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrBrownsburg High School Brownsburg, IN
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Strength and conditioning coach(es)
    Athletic trainer(s)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: 2010-04-04

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 1*
    1:00 PM    		 No. 4 Findlay W 80–57   
    		 Value City Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    November 5*
    1:00 PM    		 No. 4 Walsh W 87–62   
    		 Value City Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    Regular season
    November 10*
    8:00 PM    		 No. 4 VMI
    BCA Classic    		 W 107–69  1–0
    		 Value City Arena (13,219)
    Columbus, OH
    November 11*
    8:00 PM    		 No. 4 Loyola (IL)
    BCA Classic    		 W 87–75  2–0
    		 Value City Arena (13,269)
    Columbus, OH
    November 12*
    8:00 PM    		 No. 4 Kent State
    BCA Classic    		 W 81–59  3–0
    		 Value City Arena (12,883)
    Columbus, OH
    November 17*
    7:00 PM    		 No. 4 Eastern Kentucky W 74–45  4–0
    		 Value City Arena (18,882)
    Columbus, OH
    November 20*
    8:00 PM    		 No. 3 San Francisco W 82–60  5–0
    		 Value City Arena (14,592)
    Columbus, OH
    November 24*
    8:00 PM    		 No. 3 vs. Youngstown State W 91–57  6–0
    		 Nationwide Arena (17,463)
    Columbus, OH
    November 29*
    9:00 PM    		 No. 1 at No. 6 North Carolina
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge    		 L 89–98  6–1
    		 Dean Smith Center (21,750)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    December 2*
    4:00 PM    		 No. 1 Valparaiso W 78–58  7–1
    		 Value City Arena (17,311)
    Columbus, OH
    December 9*
    2:00 PM    		 No. 4 Cleveland State W 78–57  8–1
    		 Value City Arena (17,158)
    Columbus, OH
    December 16*
    3:56 PM    		 No. 4 vs. Cincinnati
    John R. Wooden Tradition    		 W 72–50  9–1
    		 Conseco Fieldhouse (18,356)
    Indianapolis, IN
    December 19*
    8:00 PM    		 No. 3 Iowa State W 75–56  10–1
    		 Value City Arena (18,905)
    Columbus, OH
    December 23*
    4:00 PM    		 No. 3 at No. 4 Florida L 60–86  10–2
    		 O'Connell Center (12,621)
    Gainesville, FL
    December 30*
    8:00 PM    		 No. 6 Coppin State W 91–54  11–2
    		 Value City Arena (18,943)
    Columbus, OH
    January 2
    8:00 PM    		 No. 6 Indiana W 74–67  12–2
    (1–0)    		 Value City Arena (18,813)
    Columbus, OH
    January 6
    1:00 PM    		 No. 6 at Illinois W 62–44  13–2
    (2–0)    		 Assembly Hall (16,618)
    Champaign, IL
    January 9
    8:05 PM    		 No. 5 at No. 4 Wisconsin L 69–72  13–3
    (2–1)    		 Kohl Center (17,190)
    Madison, WI
    January 13*
    1:00 PM    		 No. 5 No. 20 Tennessee W 68–66  14–3
    		 Value City Arena (18,817)
    Columbus, OH
    January 17
    8:00 PM    		 No. 7 Northwestern W 73–41  15–3
    (3–1)    		 Value City Arena (18,903)
    Columbus, OH
    January 20
    8:00 PM    		 No. 7 Iowa W 82–63  16–3
    (4–1)    		 Value City Arena (18,963)
    Columbus, OH
    January 24
    7:00 PM    		 No. 5 at Northwestern W 59–50  17–3
    (5–1)    		 Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,646)
    Evanston, IL
    January 27
    9:00 PM    		 No. 5 Michigan State W 66–64  18–3
    (6–1)    		 Value City Arena (18,965)
    Columbus, OH
    January 31
    7:00 PM    		 No. 4 at Purdue W 78–60  19–3
    (7–1)    		 Mackey Arena (13,961)
    West Lafayette, IN
    February 3
    4:00 PM    		 No. 4 at Michigan State W 63–54  20–3
    (8–1)    		 Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, MI
    February 6
    7:00 PM    		 No. 3 Michigan W 76–63  21–3
    (9–1)    		 Value City Arena (18,927)
    Columbus, OH
    February 10
    12:15 PM    		 No. 3 Purdue W 63–56  22–3
    (10–1)    		 Value City Arena (18,988)
    Columbus, OH
    February 14
    7:00 PM    		 No. 2 at Penn State W 64–62  23–3
    (11–1)    		 Bryce Jordan Center (10,027)
    University Park, PA
    February 18
    12:00 PM    		 No. 2 at Minnesota W 85–67  24–3
    (12–1)    		 Williams Arena (13,026)
    Minneapolis, MN
    February 21
    8:00 PM    		 No. 1 Penn State W 68–60  25–3
    (13–1)    		 Value City Arena (18,957)
    Columbus, OH
    February 25
    4:00 PM    		 No. 1 No. 2 Wisconsin W 49–48  26–3
    (14–1)    		 Value City Arena (19,044)
    Columbus, OH
    March 3
    4:00 PM    		 No. 1 at Michigan W 65–61  27–3
    (15–1)    		 Crisler Arena (13,751)
    Ann Arbor, MI
    Big Ten Tournament
    March 9
    11:00 AM    		 (1) No. 1 (8) Michigan
    Quarterfinals    		 W 72–62  28–3
    		 United Center (18,103)
    Chicago, IL
    March 10
    12:40 PM    		 (1) No. 1 (5) Purdue
    Semifinals    		 W 63–52 CBS 29–3
    		 United Center (20,471)
    Chicago, IL
    March 11
    2:30 PM, CBS    		 (1) No. 1 (2) No. 4 Wisconsin
    Championship    		 W 66–49  30–3
    		 United Center (17,538)
    Chicago, IL
    NCAA Tournament
    March 15
    7:10 PM, CBS    		 (1 S) No. 2 vs. (16 S) Central Connecticut State
    First Round    		 W 78–57  31–3
    		 Rupp Arena (20,752)
    Lexington, KY
    March 17
    1:10 PM, CBS    		 (1 S) No. 2 vs. (9 S) Xavier
    Second Round    		 W 78–71 OT 32–3
    		 Rupp Arena (20,882)
    Lexington, KY
    March 22
    9:18 PM, CBS    		 (1 S) No. 2 vs. No. 5 S Tennessee
    Sweet Sixteen    		 W 85–84  33–3
    		 Alamodome (26,776)
    San Antonio, TX
    March 24
    3:40 PM, CBS    		 (1 S) No. 2 vs. (2 S) No. 5 Memphis
    Elite Eight    		 W 92–76  34–3
    		 Alamodome (26,260)
    San Antonio, TX
    March 31
    6:07 PM, CBS    		 (1 S) No. 2 vs. (2 E) No. 8 Georgetown
    Final Four    		 W 67–60  35–3
    		 Georgia Dome (53,510)
    Atlanta, GA
    April 2
    9:21 PM, CBS    		 (1 S) No. 2 vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Florida
    National Championship Game    		 L 75–84  35–4
    		 Georgia Dome (51,458)
    Atlanta, GA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Rankings

    Ranking Movement
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
    PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Final
    AP 7 5 4 3 5 4 3 6 6 5 7 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2

    References

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