Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2014–15 |
Team: | Ohio State Buckeyes |
Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Ten |
Record: | 24–11 |
Conf Record: | 11–7 |
Hc Year: | 11th |
Bowl Result: | round of 32 |
The 2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Thad Matta, in his 11th season with the Buckeyes. The team played its home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the 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.
The Buckeye finished the season with 25-10 overall, 10-8 in Big Ten play for a fifth-place finish. They lost in the semifinals of the 2014 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament to Michigan. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as a 6th seed in the south region which they were upset by Dayton in the second round 60-59.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
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4 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Graduated/Undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft | |||
10 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Declare for 2014 NBA draft | |||
32 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Graduated | |||
Amedeo Della Valle | 33 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Sophomore | Signed to play professionally in Italy with Pallacanestro Reggiana |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | ||
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sortname | Anthony Lee | 31 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | Transferred from Temple. Will be eligible to play immediately since Lee graduated from Temple. | ||
sortname | 32 | F | 6'11" | 210 | Sophomore | Transferred from Virginia Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thompson will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
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See also: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
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