2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten tournament champion; Hall of Fame Tip Off champion
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7
Record	29–8 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Thad Matta;
Assistant coaches	Dave Dickerson; Jeff Boals; Chris Jent;
Home arena	Value City Arena
	Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Indiana	14	–	4	.778	29	–	7	.806
No. 7 Ohio State †	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
No. 9 Michigan State	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
No. 10 Michigan	12	–	6	.667	31	–	8	.795
No. 18 Wisconsin	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Iowa	9	–	9	.500	25	–	13	.658
Illinois	8	–	10	.444	23	–	13	.639
Minnesota	8	–	10	.444	21	–	13	.618
Purdue	8	–	10	.444	16	–	18	.471
Nebraska	5	–	13	.278	15	–	18	.455
Northwestern	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Penn State	2	–	16	.111	10	–	21	.323

† 2013 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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^[1] 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.^[2] After the season, Jared Sullinger declared for the NBA draft after his sophomore season,^[3] while Deshaun Thomas decided to return for his junior season.^[4]

Departures

Name	Position	Reason
William Buford	Guard	Graduation
Jordan Sibert	Guard	Transfer to Dayton^[5]
Jared Sullinger	Forward	Entered NBA draft^[3]
J.D. Weatherspoon	Forward	Transfer to Toledo^[6]

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Amedeo Della Valle PG	Henderson, Nevada	Findlay Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 21, 2012
Amedeo Della Valle PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
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: "Ohio State 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2012. "Ohio State Buckeyes 2012 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 1, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2012.

Roster

2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Deshaun Thomas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Fort Wayne, Indiana
G	3	Shannon Scott	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Alpharetta, Georgia
G	4	Aaron Craft	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Findlay, Ohio
F	10	LaQuinton Ross	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Jackson, Mississippi
F	12	Sam Thompson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
G	14	Alex Rogers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati, Ohio
C	23	Amir Williams	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Birmingham, Michigan
F	30	Evan Ravenel	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Tampa, Florida
G	32	Lenzelle Smith Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Zion, Illinois
G	33	Amedeo Della Valle	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Alba, Italy
F	34	Jake Lorbach	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Elyria, Ohio
C	55	Trey McDonald	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Battle Creek, Michigan

Head coach

Thad Matta

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2012-11-06

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30* 7:00 pm	No. 4	Walsh	W 83–71	–	Value City Arena (13,474) Columbus, OH
Regular season
November 11* 2:00 pm	No. 4	Albany Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 82–60	1–0	Value City Arena (13,497) Columbus, OH
November 17* 5:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 4	vs. Rhode Island Hall of Fame Tip Off Semifinals	W 69–58	2–0	Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT
November 18* 4:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 4	vs. Washington Hall of Fame Tip Off Championship	W 77–66	3–0	Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT
November 23* 6:00 pm, BTN	No. 3	UMKC	W 91–45	4–0	Value City Arena (17,478) Columbus, OH
November 28* 9:30 pm, ESPN	No. 3	at No. 2 Duke ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 68–73	4–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 1* 4:30 pm, BTN	No. 3	Northern Kentucky	W 70–43	5–1	Value City Arena (16,548) Columbus, OH
December 8* 12:00 pm, BTN	No. 7	Long Beach State	W 89–55	6–1	Value City Arena (14,832) Columbus, OH
December 12* 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 7	Savannah State	W 85–45	7–1	Value City Arena (13,848) Columbus, OH
December 15* 12:00 pm, BTN	No. 7	UNC Asheville	W 90–72	8–1	Value City Arena (15,041) Columbus, OH
December 18* 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 7	Winthrop	W 65–55	9–1	Value City Arena (13,707) Columbus, OH
December 22* 4:00 pm, CBS	No. 7	No. 9 Kansas	L 66–74	9–2	Value City Arena (19,049) Columbus, OH
December 29* 4:30 pm, BTN	No. 10	Chicago State	W 87–44	10–2	Value City Arena (16,881) Columbus, OH
January 2 6:30 pm, BTN	No. 8	Nebraska	W 70–44	11–2 (1–0)	Value City Arena (15,900) Columbus, OH
January 5 2:15 pm, BTN	No. 8	at No. 11 Illinois	L 55–74	11–3 (1–1)	Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL
January 8 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 15	at Purdue	W 74–64	12–3 (2–1)	Mackey Arena (14,642) West Lafayette, IN
January 13 1:30 pm, CBS	No. 15	No. 2 Michigan	W 56–53	13–3 (3–1)	Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH
January 19 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 11	at No. 18 Michigan State	L 56–59	13–4 (3–2)	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
January 22 6:30 pm, BTN	No. 14	Iowa	W 72–63	14–4 (4–2)	Value City Arena (16,040) Columbus, OH
January 26 12:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 14	at Penn State	W 65–51	15–4 (5–2)	Bryce Jordan Center (11,212) University Park, PA
January 29 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 11	Wisconsin	W 58–49	16–4 (6–2)	Value City Arena (16,911) Columbus, OH
February 2 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 11	at Nebraska	W 63–56	17–4 (7–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,478) Lincoln, NE
February 5 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 10	at No. 3 Michigan	L 74–76 ^OT	17–5 (7–3)	Crisler Center (12,693) Ann Arbor, MI
February 10 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 10	No. 1 Indiana	L 68–81	17–6 (7–4)	Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH
February 14 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 13	Northwestern	W 69–59	18–6 (8–4)	Value City Arena (15,842) Columbus, OH
February 17 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 13	at No. 20 Wisconsin	L 49–71	18–7 (8–5)	Kohl Center (17,249) Madison, WI
February 20 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 18	Minnesota	W 71–45	19–7 (9–5)	Value City Arena (16,378) Columbus, OH
February 24 4:00 pm, CBS	No. 18	No. 4 Michigan State	W 68–60	20–7 (10–5)	Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH
February 28 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 16	at Northwestern	W 63–53	21–7 (11–5)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,036) Evanston, IL
March 5 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	at No. 2 Indiana	W 67–58	22–7 (12–5)	Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN
March 10 12:30 pm, ESPN	No. 14	Illinois	W 68–55	23–7 (13–5)	Value City Arena (19,049) Columbus, OH
Big Ten tournament
March 15 6:30 pm, BTN	No. 10	vs. Nebraska Quarterfinals	W 71–50	24–7	United Center (21,229) Chicago, IL
March 16 4:18 pm, CBS	No. 10	vs. No. 8 Michigan State Semifinals	W 61–58	25–7	United Center (21,824) Chicago, IL
March 17 3:30 pm, CBS	No. 10	vs. No. 22 Wisconsin Championship	W 50–43	26–7	United Center (20,560) Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
March 22* 7:15 pm, CBS	No. 7 (2 W)	vs. (15 W) Iona Second Round	W 95–70	27–7	University of Dayton Arena (12,495) Dayton, OH
March 24* 12:15 pm, CBS	No. 7 (2 W)	vs. (10 W) Iowa State Third Round	W 78–75	28–7	University of Dayton Arena (12,495) Dayton, OH
March 28* 7:47 pm, TBS	No. 7 (2 W)	vs. No. 21 (6 W) Arizona Sweet Sixteen	W 73–70	29–7	Staples Center (18,232) Los Angeles, CA
March 30* 7:10 pm, CBS	No. 7 (2 W)	vs. (9 W) Wichita State Elite Eight	L 66–70	29–8	Staples Center (17,998) Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region W=West.

Source:^[7]

Rankings

Regular season polls
Poll	Pre- season	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	10	8	15	11	14	11	10	13	18	14	10	7
Coaches	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	10	8	14	11	15	10	10	14	18	13	9	6

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received votes

References

^ Winn, Luke (November 1, 2011). "North Carolina, Kentucky top 2011-12 preseason power rankings". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
^ "Ohio State vs. Kansas - Box Score". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Jared Sullinger entering draft". ESPN. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
^ Smith, Erick (April 6, 2012). "Ohio State forward Deshaun Thomas returning for junior year". USA Today. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
^ Brennan, Pat. "Reports: Jordan Sibert to transfer to Dayton". The Lantern. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
^ Periatt, Michael. "J.D. Weatherspoon to transfer to Toledo". The Lantern. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
^ "Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2012.

[1] Winn, Luke (November 1, 2011). "North Carolina, Kentucky top 2011-12 preseason power rankings". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2012.

[2] "Ohio State vs. Kansas - Box Score". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.

[Jared_Sullinger_Draft-3] "Jared Sullinger entering draft". ESPN. Retrieved July 1, 2012.

[4] Smith, Erick (April 6, 2012). "Ohio State forward Deshaun Thomas returning for junior year". USA Today. Retrieved July 2, 2012.

[5] Brennan, Pat. "Reports: Jordan Sibert to transfer to Dayton". The Lantern. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.

[6] Periatt, Michael. "J.D. Weatherspoon to transfer to Toledo". The Lantern. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2012.

[7] "Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2012.

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