2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented The 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.

2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2016–17 record17–15 (7–11 Big Ten)
Head coachThad Matta (13th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 15 Purdue14–4 .778  27–8  .771
No. 25 Wisconsin12–6 .667  27–10  .730
Maryland12–6 .667  24–9  .727
Minnesota11–7 .611  24–10  .706
No. 23 Michigan †10–8 .556  26–12  .684
Northwestern10–8 .556  24–12  .667
Michigan State10–8 .556  20–15  .571
Iowa10–8 .556  19–15  .559
Illinois8–10 .444  20–15  .571
Ohio State7–11 .389  17–15  .531
Indiana7–11 .389  18–16  .529
Penn State6–12 .333  15–18  .455
Nebraska6–12 .333  12–19  .387
Rutgers3–15 .167  15–18  .455
† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Mickey Mitchell00F6'7"232FreshmanPlano, TXTransferred to UC Santa Barbara
Austin Grandstaff3G6'4"188FreshmanRockwall, TXTransferred to DePaul
Daniel Giddens4F/C6'10"228FreshmanMarietta, GATransferred to Alabama
A. J. Harris12G5'9"157FreshmanDayton, OHTransferred to New Mexico State
Jake Lorbach34F6'7"210SeniorElyria, OHGraduated

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
C.J. Jackson3G6'1"175SophomoreCharlotte, NCJunior college transferred from Eastern Florida State College

Recruiting Class of 2016
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Derek 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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.

    Recruiting Class of 2017

    Recruiting Class of 2018

    Roster
    2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    C 0 Micah Potter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrMontverde Academy Mentor, Ohio
    F 1 Jae'Sean Tate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrPickerington High School Central Pickerington, Ohio
    F 2 Marc Loving 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrSt. John's Jesuit High School Toledo, Ohio
    G 3 C. J. Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoEastern Florida State College Charlotte, North Carolina
    F 4 Derek Funderburk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrHargrave Military Academy Lakewood, Ohio
    C 10 David Bell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SoGarfield Heights High School Cleveland, Ohio
    G 13 JaQuan Lyle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoHuntington Prep Evansville, Indiana
    G 14 Joey Lane (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoDeerfield High School (IL) Deerfield, Illinois
    G 15 Kam Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrMount Saint Joseph High School Baltimore, Maryland
    G 23 Jimmy Jent 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoWofford Columbus, Ohio
    F 24 Andre Wesson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrWesterville South High School Westerville, Ohio
    C 32 Trevor Thompson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrVirginia Tech Indianapolis, Indiana
    F 33 Keita Bates-Diop 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrUniversity 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

    2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

    References
    1. "Thad Matta out as coach at Ohio State". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
    2. "Ohio State hires Butler basketball coach Chris Holtmann". fresnobee. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
    3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2016-06-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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