2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented The 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
2015–16 record21–14 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 Indiana153 .833  278  .771
No. 2 Michigan State135 .722  296  .829
No. 18 Maryland126 .667  279  .750
No. 12 Purdue126 .667  269  .743
No. 25 Iowa126 .667  2211  .667
Wisconsin126 .667  2213  .629
Ohio State117 .611  2213  .629
Michigan108 .556  2313  .639
Northwestern810 .444  2012  .625
Penn State711 .389  1616  .500
Nebraska612 .333  1618  .471
Illinois513 .278  1519  .441
Minnesota216 .111  1120  .355
Rutgers117 .056  725  .219
2016 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
D'Angelo Russell0G6'5"180FreshmanLouisville, KYDeclare for 2015 NBA draft
Shannon Scott3G6'1"185SeniorAlpharetta, GAGraduated
Sam Thompson12F6'7"200SeniorChicago, ILGraduated
Amir Williams23C6'11"250SeniorBirmingham, MIGraduated
Anthony Lee31C6'9"230SeniorColumbia, MDGraduated
Trey McDonald55C6'8"240SeniorBattle Creek, MIGraduated

Recruiting Class of 2015

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 2014-06-04.

    Recruiting Class of 2016

    Roster

    2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    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

    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

    2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

    References

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