2008–09 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2008–09 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University . The head coach was Thad Matta , then in his fifth season with the Buckeyes. The team played its home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio as a member of the Big Ten Conference . The Buckeyes finished fourth in the conference's regular season, and was runner up in the Big Ten tournament, falling to Purdue 65–61 in the final game. In the NCAA tournament , the Buckeyes lost in the first round to the Siena Saints in double overtime.
Roster
Evan Turner set new Big Ten records for number of career and single season Player of the Week awards during the 2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season .
No.
Name
Ht.
Wt.
Position Yr.
Hometown
2
Simmons, Jeremie
6' 2"
175
Guard
Junior
Indianapolis, IN
3
Offutt, Walter
6' 4"
202
Guard
Freshman
Indianapolis, IN
4
Hill, P.J.
6' 1"
170
Guard
Junior
Minneapolis, MN
10
Crater, Anthony
6' 1"
170
Guard
Freshman
Flint, MI
13
Peters, Danny
6' 2"
180
Guard
Senior
New Albany, OH
15
Madsen, Kyle
6' 10"
250
Center
Junior
Dublin, OH
21
Turner, Evan 6' 7"
210
Guard
Sophomore
Chicago, IL
23
Lighty, David 6' 5"
220
Guard
Junior
Cleveland, OH
24
Kecman, Nikola
6' 8"
220
Forward
Sophomore
Belgrade, Serbia
32
Devin Dickens 6’7”
275
Center
Freshman
Columbus, OH
33
Diebler, Jon 6' 6"
205
Guard
Sophomore
Upper Sandusky, OH
34
Titus, Mark 6' 4"
215
Guard
Junior
Brownsburg, IN
40
Grycko, J.J.
6' 9"
210
Forward
Freshman
Cincinnati, OH
44
Buford, William 6' 6"
220
Guard
Freshman
Toledo, OH
52
Lauderdale, Dallas 6' 8"
255
Forward
Sophomore
Solon, OH
Source[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Regular Season
November 20 *6:30 pm
Delaware State W 70–42 1–0 (0–0)
St. John Arena (6,388)Columbus, OH
November 24 *8:00 pm, BTN
Bowling Green W 61–57 2–0 (0–0)
Schottenstein Center (12,751)Columbus, OH
November 29 *12:00 pm, BTN
Samford W 59–22 3–0 (0–0)
Schottenstein Center (13,412)Columbus, OH
December 2 *7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 21 Miami (FL)
W 73–68 4–0 (0–0)
BankUnited Center (5,870)Coral Gables, FL
December 6 *4:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 7 Notre Dame
W 67–62 5–0 (0–0)
Lucas Oil Stadium (17,007)Indianapolis, IN
December 13 *12:00 pm, BTN
No. 21
Butler W 54–51 6–0 (0–0)
Schottenstein Center (13,976)Columbus, OH
December 17 *9:05 pm, ESPNU
No. 17
Jacksonville W 81–68 7–0 (0–0)
Schottenstein Center (12,250)Columbus, OH
December 20 *12:00 pm, BTN
No. 17
Iona W 71–53 8–0 (0–0)
Schottenstein Center (14,029)Columbus, OH
December 22 *7:00 pm, BTN
No. 15
UNC Asheville W 83–59 9–0 (0–0)
Schottenstein Center (13,317)Columbus, OH
December 27 *4:00 pm, CBS
No. 15
West Virginia L 48–76 9–1 (0–0)
Schottenstein Center (19,049)Columbus, OH
December 31 4:00 pm, BTN
No. 24
Iowa W 68–65 10–1 (1–0)
Schottenstein Center (14,946)Columbus, OH
January 3 12:00 pm, BTN
No. 24
at No. 21 Minnesota
L 59–68 10–2 (1–1)
Williams Arena (14,625)Minneapolis, MN
January 6 7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 8 Michigan State
L 58–67 10–3 (1–2)
Breslin Student Events Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
January 9 *7:00 pm, BTN
Houston Baptist W 89–65 11–3 (1–2)
Schottenstein Center (15,081)Columbus, OH
January 13 7:00 pm, ESPN
Indiana W 77–53 12–3 (2–2)
Schottenstein Center (15,661)Columbus, OH
January 17 8:00 pm, BTN
at No. 25 Michigan
W 65–58 13–3 (3–2)
Crisler Arena (13,751)Ann Arbor, MI
January 20 6:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 25 Illinois
L 49–67 13–4 (3–3)
Assembly Hall (15,549)Champagin, IL
January 25 3:50 pm, CBS
No. 7 Michigan State
L 67–78 13–5 (3–4)
Schottenstein Center (18,767)Columbus, OH
January 28 6:30 pm, BTN
Michigan W 72–54 14–5 (4–4)
Schottenstein Center (16,363)Columbus, OH
January 31 4:05 pm, ESPN2
at Indiana
W 93–81 15–5 (5–4)
Assembly Hall (17,202)Bloomington, IN
February 3 7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 12 Purdue
W 80–72 OT
16–5 (6–4)
Schottenstein Center (17,012)Columbus, OH
February 7 8:00 pm, BTN
No. 19 Minnesota
W 64–58 17–5 (7–4)
Schottenstein Center (19,049)Columbus, OH
February 14 8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 24
at Wisconsin ESPN College GameDay L 50–55 17–6 (7–5)
Kohl Center (17,230)Madison, WI
February 18 8:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern
L 69–72 17–7 (7–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,312)Evanston, IL
February 22 1:00 pm, CBS
No. 18 Illinois
L 68–70 17–8 (7–7)
Schottenstein Center (19,049)Columbus, OH
February 24 7:00 pm, ESPN
Penn State W 73–59 18–8 (8–7)
Schottenstein Center (18,170)Columbus, OH
February 28 4:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 16 Purdue
L 50–75 18–9 (8–8)
Mackey Arena (14,123)West Lafayette, IN
March 3 8:05 pm, BTN
at Iowa
W 60–58 19–9 (9–8)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,338)Iowa City, IA
March 8 5:00 pm, BTN
Northwestern W 52–47 20–9 (10–8)
Schottenstein Center (19,049)Columbus, OH
Big Ten tournament
March 13 2:30 pm, ESPN
vs. Wisconsin
W 61–57 21–9 (10–8)
Conseco Fieldhouse (13,023)Indianapolis, IN
March 14 1:40 pm, CBS
vs. No. 7 Michigan State
W 82–70 22–9 (10–8)
Conseco Fieldhouse (15,728)Indianapolis, IN
March 15 3:30 pm, CBS
vs. No. 24 Purdue
L 61–65 22–10 (10–8)
Conseco Fieldhouse (12,526)Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
March 20 9:40 pm, CBS
vs. (9) Siena
L 72–74 2OT
22–11 (10–8)
University of Dayton Arena (12,596)Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP — — — — 21 17 14 24 — Not released Coaches — — — — 21 16 13 23 —
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
