2019–20 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 18 |
AP | No. 19 |
2019–20 record | 21–10 (11–9 Big Ten) |
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Home arena | Value City Arena |
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No. 17 Wisconsin | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Michigan State | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Maryland | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Illinois | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Iowa | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Ohio State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: The 2020 Big Ten Tournament was canceled prior to the second round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019–20 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented The Ohio State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Chris Holtmann, in his third season with the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes played their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. Following the regular season, the Big Ten Tournament was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Shortly thereafter, all postseason tournaments were canceled due to the pandemic, ending the Buckeyes' season.
Previous season[]
The Buckeyes finished the 2018–19 season 20–15, 8–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Indiana in the second round 79-75 before losing to Michigan State in the quarterfinals 77–70. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. There they upset Iowa State in the First Round before losing to Houston in the Second Round.
Offseason[]
Departures[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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C. J. Jackson | 3 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Senior | Charlotte, NC | Graduated |
Joey Lane | 14 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Deerfield, IL | Walk-on; graduated |
Jaedon LaDee | 23 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Freshman | Houston, TX | Transferred to TCU |
Keyshawn Woods | 32 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Graduate Student | Gastonia, NC | Graduated |
Coaching changes[]
In April 2019, assistant coach Mike Schrage was hired as the new head coach at Elon.[1] Holtmann hired Jake Diebler as Schrage's replacement later that month.[2]
Incoming transfers[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Justice Sueing | 14 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Honolulu, HI | Transferred from California. Under NCAA transfer rules, Sueing will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
2019 Recruiting class[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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D. J. Carton #5 PG |
Bettendorf, IA | Bettendorf High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 14, 2018 | |
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Alonzo Gaffney #5 SF |
Cleveland, OH | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 10, 2018 | |
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E. J. Liddell #8 PF |
Belleville, IL | Belleville West | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 1, 2018 | |
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Ibrahima Diallo #64 C |
Saly, Senegal | Prolific Prep | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 14, 2019 | |
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2020 Recruiting class[]
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Eugene Brown III #22 SG |
Decatur, GA | Southwest DeKalb | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 16, 2019 | |
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Meechie Johnson #23 PG |
Cleveland, OH | Garfield Heights | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 13, 2019 | |
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Zed Key #33 PF |
Glen Head, NY | Long Island Lutheran | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 22, 2019 | |
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Roster[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 30, 2019* 7:00 p.m., BTN Plus |
No. 18 | Cedarville | W 95–52 | – |
23 – K. Wesson | 9 – Young | 5 – Carton | Value City Arena (12,656) Columbus, OH | |||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2019* 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
No. 18 | Cincinnati | W 64–56 | 1–0 |
14 – Young | 13 – Young | 2 – Tied | Value City Arena (13,845) Columbus, OH | |||
November 10, 2019* 4:00 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 18 | UMass Lowell | W 76–56 | 2–0 |
13 – Tied | 13 – K. Wesson | 5 – K. Wesson | Value City Arena (11,632) Columbus, OH | |||
November 13, 2019* 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 16 | No. 10 Villanova Gavitt Tipoff Games |
W 76–51 | 3–0 |
14 – Washington | 11 – K. Wesson | 7 – Walker | Value City Arena (16,419) Columbus, OH | |||
November 18, 2019* 8:30 p.m., BTN |
No. 10 | Stetson Ohio State Classic |
W 86–51 | 4–0 |
15 – Young | 10 – Young | 5 – Tied | Value City Arena (9,774) Columbus, OH | |||
November 22, 2019* 7:00 p.m., BTN Plus |
No. 10 | Purdue Fort Wayne Ohio State Classic |
W 85–46 | 5–0 |
15 – K. Wesson | 7 – K. Wesson | 5 – Washington | Value City Arena (11,609) Columbus, OH | |||
November 25, 2019* 6:30 p.m., BTN |
No. 10 | Kent State Ohio State Classic |
W 71–52 | 6–0 |
17 – K. Wesson | 7 – Washington | 3 – Tied | St. John Arena (8,850) Columbus, OH | |||
November 29, 2019* 9:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 10 | Morgan State | W 90–57 | 7–0 |
19 – A. Wesson | 8 – K. Wesson | 3 – Walker | Value City Arena (10,947) Columbus, OH | |||
December 4, 2019* 9:30 p.m., ESPN |
No. 6 | at No. 7 North Carolina ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
W 74–49 | 8–0 |
18 – Washington | 9 – Tied | 5 – A. Wesson | Dean Smith Center (21,115) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
December 7, 2019 12:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 6 | Penn State | W 106–74 | 9–0 (1–0) |
28 – K. Wesson | 10 – K. Wesson | 7 – Walker | Value City Arena (12,901) Columbus, OH | |||
December 15, 2019 6:30 p.m., BTN |
No. 3 | at Minnesota | L 71–84 | 9–1 (1–1) |
19 – Carton | 6 – K. Wesson | 3 – K. Wesson | Williams Arena (9,854) Minneapolis, MN | |||
December 17, 2019* 7:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 5 | Southeast Missouri State | W 80–48 | 10–1 |
18 – K. Wesson | 10 – K. Wesson | 6 – Walker | Value City Arena (13,177) Columbus, OH | |||
December 21, 2019* 5:15 p.m., CBS |
No. 5 | vs. No. 6 Kentucky CBS Sports Classic |
W 71–65 | 11–1 |
15 – Carton | 8 – K. Wesson | 5 – Walker | T-Mobile Arena (18,800) Paradise, NV | |||
December 29, 2019* 12:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 2 | vs. No. 22 West Virginia Cleveland Classic |
L 59–67 | 11–2 |
17 – K. Wesson | 11 – Young | 3 – Muhammad | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (16,781) Cleveland, OH | |||
January 3, 2020* 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 5 | Wisconsin | L 57–61 | 11–3 (1–2) |
22 – K. Wesson | 13 – K. Wesson | 4 – A. Wesson | Value City Arena (19,049) Columbus, OH | |||
January 7, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 11 | at No. 12 Maryland | L 55–67 | 11–4 (1–3) |
15 – K. Wesson | 9 – K. Wesson | 3 – Tied | Xfinity Center (16,192) College Park, MD | |||
January 11, 2020 12:00 p.m., FOX |
No. 11 | at Indiana | L 54–66 | 11–5 (1–4) |
15 – A. Wesson | 10 – K. Wesson | 3 – Carton | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (15,456) Bloomington, IN | |||
January 14, 2020 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
No. 21 | Nebraska | W 80–68 | 12–5 (2–4) |
18 – Walker | 14 – K. Wesson | 5 – Carton | Value City Arena (12,954) Columbus, OH | |||
January 18, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 21 | at Penn State | L 76–90 | 12–6 (2–5) |
20 – Washington | 5 – Tied | 6 – Carton | Bryce Jordan Center (14,785) University Park, PA | |||
January 23, 2020 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
Minnesota | L 59–62 | 12–7 (2–6) |
14 – Young | 14 – K. Wesson | 3 – K. Wesson | Value City Arena (13,234) Columbus, OH | ||||
January 26, 2020 6:30 p.m., BTN |
at Northwestern | W 71–59 | 13–7 (3–6) |
17 – Carton | 10 – K. Wesson | 5 – Walker | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,121) Evanston, IL | ||||
February 1, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN |
Indiana | W 68–59 | 14–7 (4–6) |
15 – K. Wesson | 11 – K. Wesson | 4 – Tied | Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH | ||||
February 4, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Michigan | W 61–58 | 15–7 (5–6) |
23 – K. Wesson | 12 – K. Wesson | 5 – Walker | Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
February 9, 2020 1:00 p.m., CBS |
at Wisconsin | L 57–70 | 15–8 (5–7) |
11 – A. Wesson | 6 – K. Wesson | 3 – Young | Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI | ||||
February 12, 2020 7:00 p.m., BTN |
Rutgers | W 72–66 | 16–8 (6–7) |
16 – K. Wesson | 10 – A. Wesson | 5 – Tied | Value City Arena (15,552) Columbus, OH | ||||
February 15, 2020 12:00 p.m., FOX |
Purdue | W 68–52 | 17–8 (7–7) |
16 – Young | 8 – K. Wesson | 4 – Tied | Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH | ||||
February 20, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 25 | at No. 20 Iowa | L 76–85 | 17–9 (7–8) |
17 – Liddell | 8 – Liddell | 7 – Walker | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,001) Iowa City, IA | |||
February 23, 2020 4:00 p.m., CBS |
No. 25 | No. 7 Maryland | W 79–72 | 18–9 (8–8) |
22 – Muhammad | 9 – K. Wesson | 3 – Tied | Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH | |||
February 27, 2020 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 23 | at Nebraska | W 75–54 | 19–9 (9–8) |
16 – K. Wesson | 18 – K. Wesson | 3 – Walker | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,611) Lincoln, NE | |||
March 1, 2020 4:00 p.m., CBS |
No. 23 | No. 19 Michigan | W 77–63 | 20–9 (10–8) |
20 – Washington | 9 – K. Wesson | 7 – Walker | Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH | |||
March 5, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 19 | No. 23 Illinois | W 71–63 | 21–9 (11–8) |
19 – K. Wesson | 11 – Liddell | 5 – Walker | Value City Arena (16,382) Columbus, OH | |||
March 8, 2020 4:30 p.m., CBS |
No. 19 | at No. 16 Michigan State | L 69–80 | 21–10 (11–9) |
16 – Washington | 6 – K. Wesson | 2 – A. Wesson | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | |||
Big Ten Tournament | |||||||||||
March 12, 2020 6:30 p.m., BTN |
(7) No. 19 | vs. (10) Purdue Second round |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings[]
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final | |
AP | 18 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 (5) | 5 | 2 (9) | 5 | 11 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Coaches | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 (1) | 6 (1) | 2 (2) | 4 | 2 (7) | 5 | 12 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
Individual Awards[]
Player | Award | Date Awarded | Ref. |
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Kaleb Wesson | Big Ten Player of the Week | November 18, 2019 | [3] |
References[]
- ^ "Ohio State assistant Mike Schrage hired as Elon head coach". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database. April 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "FSU basketball hiring former Clemson assistant Steve Smith to coaching staff". Cleveland.com. April 17, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "Kaleb Wesson Named Big Ten Player Of The Week After Win Against Villanova". Eleven Warriors. 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
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