2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Thad Matta, in his 12th season with the Buckeyes. They played its home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 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 advance to the second round where they lost to Florida.

2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–14 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Indiana 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
No. 2 Michigan State 13 5   .722 29 6   .829
No. 18 Maryland 12 6   .667 27 9   .750
No. 12 Purdue 12 6   .667 26 9   .743
No. 25 Iowa 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
Wisconsin 12 6   .667 22 13   .629
Ohio State 11 7   .611 21 14   .600
Michigan 10 8   .556 23 13   .639
Northwestern 8 10   .444 20 12   .625
Penn State 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Nebraska 6 12   .333 16 18   .471
Illinois 5 13   .278 15 19   .441
Minnesota 2 16   .111 11 20   .355
Rutgers 1 17   .056 7 25   .219
2016 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Buckeyes finished the 2014–15 season 24–11, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament where they lost to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated VCU in the second round before losing in the third round to Arizona.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
D'Angelo Russell 0 G 6'5" 180 Freshman Louisville, KY Declare for 2015 NBA draft
Shannon Scott 3 G 6'1" 185 Senior Alpharetta, GA Graduated
Sam Thompson 12 F 6'7" 200 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Amir Williams 23 C 6'11" 250 Senior Birmingham, MI Graduated
Anthony Lee 31 C 6'9" 230 Senior Columbia, MD Graduated
Trey McDonald 55 C 6'8" 240 Senior Battle Creek, MI Graduated

Recruiting Class of 2015

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
JaQuan Lyle
PG
Evansville, IN IMG Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jan 29, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Austin Grandstaff
SG
Rockwall, TX Rockwall High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 4, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Daniel Giddens
C
Marietta, GA Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jul 4, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
A. J. Harris
PG
Dayton, OH Dunbar High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Aug 12, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Mickey Mitchell
SF
Dayton, OH Plano West High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 13, 2014 
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 4, 2014.

Recruiting Class of 2016

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US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Micah Potter
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: 
Derek Funderburk
PF
Lakewood, OH Saint Edward High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 1, 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:

Roster

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2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 00 Mickey Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr Plano, Texas
F 1 Jae'Sean Tate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Pickerington, Ohio
F 2 Marc Loving 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Toledo, Ohio
G 3 Austin Grandstaff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Rockwall, Texas
F/C 4 Daniel Giddens 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Fr Marietta, Georgia
C 10 David Bell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Garfield Heights, Ohio
G 12 A. J. Harris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 157 lb (71 kg) Fr Dayton, Ohio
G 13 JaQuan Lyle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Evansville, Indiana
G 15 Kam Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Baltimore, Maryland
C 32 Trevor Thompson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Indianapolis, Indiana
F 33 Keita Bates-Diop 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Bloomington, Illinois
F 34 Jake Lorbach 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Elyria, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 8, 2015*
4:00 pm
Walsh W 92–82 
Value City Arena (12,167)
Columbus, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 15, 2015*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
Mount St. Mary's W 76–54  1–0
Value City Arena (11,590)
Columbus, OH
Nov 17, 2015*
7:00 pm, BTN
Grambling State
Hoophall Miami Invitational
W 82–55  2–0
Value City Arena (10,779)
Columbus, OH
Nov 20, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas–Arlington
Hoophall Miami Invitational
L 68–73  2–1
Value City Arena (12,312)
Columbus, OH
Nov 24, 2015*
8:00 pm, BTN
Louisiana Tech
Hoophall Miami Invitational
L 74–82  2–2
Value City Arena (11,572)
Columbus, OH
Nov 27, 2015*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Memphis
Hoophall Miami Invitational
L 76–81 OT 2–3
American Airlines Arena (10,023)
Miami, FL
Dec 1, 2015*
7:30 pm, ESPN
No. 10 Virginia
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 58–64  2–4
Value City Arena (12,445)
Columbus, OH
Dec 5, 2015*
4:30 pm, BTN
VMI W 89–62  3–4
Value City Arena (12,132)
Columbus, OH
Dec 8, 2015*
8:00 pm, BTN
Air Force W 74–50  4–4
Value City Arena (11,816)
Columbus, OH
Dec 12, 2015*
12:00 pm, CBS
at UConn L 55–75  4–5
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
Dec 16, 2015*
7:00 pm, BTN
Northern Illinois W 67–54  5–5
Value City Arena (12,880)
Columbus, OH
Dec 19, 2015*
3:30 pm, CBS
vs. No. 4 Kentucky
CBS Sports Classic
W 74–67  6–5
Barclays Center (16,311)
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 22, 2015*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Mercer W 64–44  7–5
Value City Arena (11,460)
Columbus, OH
Dec 27, 2015*
6:00 pm, BTN
South Carolina State W 73–57  8–5
Value City Arena (13,506)
Columbus, OH
Big Ten regular season
Dec 30, 2015
7:00 pm, BTN
Minnesota W 78–63  9–5
(1–0)
Value City Arena (13,701)
Columbus, OH
Jan 3, 2016
5:00 pm, BTN
Illinois W 75–73  10–5
(2–0)
Value City Arena (12,798)
Columbus, OH
Jan 6, 2016
9:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern W 65–56  11–5
(3–0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,439)
Evanston, IL
Jan 10, 2016
1:30 pm, CBS
at Indiana L 60–85  11–6
(3–1)
Assembly Hall (16,382)
Bloomington, IN
Jan 13, 2016
6:30 pm, BTN
Rutgers W 94–68  12–6
(4–1)
Value City Arena (11,635)
Columbus, OH
Jan 16, 2016
12:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 3 Maryland L 65–100  12–7
(4–2)
Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Jan 21, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 22 Purdue L 64–75  12–8
(4–3)
Mackey Arena (14,846)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 25, 2016
7:00 pm, BTN
Penn State W 66–46  13–8
(5–3)
Value City Arena (11,542)
Columbus, OH
Jan 28, 2016
9:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois W 68–63 OT 14–8
(6–3)
State Farm Center (13,263)
Champaign, IL
Jan 31, 2016
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 8 Maryland L 61–66  14–9
(6–4)
Value City Arena (16,592)
Columbus, OH
Feb 4, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN
at Wisconsin L 68–79  14–10
(6–5)
Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
Feb 9, 2016
8:00 pm, BTN
Northwestern W 71–63  15–10
(7–5)
Value City Arena (11,376)
Columbus, OH
Feb 13, 2016
4:00 pm, BTN
at Rutgers W 79–69  16–10
(8–5)
The RAC (5,658)
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 16, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN
Michigan W 76–66  17–10
(9–5)
Value City Arena (17,088)
Columbus, OH
Feb 20, 2016
7:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska W 65–62 OT 18–10
(10–5)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,679)
Lincoln, NE
Feb 23, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 Michigan State L 62–81  18–11
(10–6)
Value City Arena (14,257)
Columbus, OH
Feb 28, 2016
4:00 pm, CBS
No. 8 Iowa W 68–64  19–11
(11–6)
Value City Arena (15,593)
Columbus, OH
Mar 5, 2016
12:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 2 Michigan State L 76–91  19–12
(11–7)
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten tournament
Mar 10, 2016
6:30 pm, ESPN2
(7) vs. (10) Penn State
Second Round
W 79–75  20–12
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,751)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 11, 2016
6:30 pm, BTN
(7) vs. (2) Michigan State
Quarterfinals
L 54–81  20–13
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,942)
Indianapolis, IN
NIT
Mar 15, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN
(3) (6) Akron
First Round – Monmouth Bracket
W 72–63 OT 21–13
Value City Arena (4,698)
Columbus, OH
Mar 20, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN
(3) (2) Florida
Second Round – Monmouth Bracket
L 66–74  21–14
Value City Arena (8,185)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[1]

See also

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2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.