2009-10 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented The Ohio State University in the 2009–10

2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2009, and ended with the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 5, 2010 on the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The opening round occurred on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, followed by first...

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College basketball

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season. Their head coach was Thad Matta

Thad Matta

Thad Matta is an American college basketball coach. He is the current head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team. He was hired as the 13th head coach in Ohio State history on July 7, 2004 after the school had fired previous coach Jim O'Brien...

, in his 6th season with the Buckeyes. The team played its home games at the Jerome Schottenstein Center

Jerome Schottenstein Center

The Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center is a multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of The Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio, United States...

in Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

, and is a member of the Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...

.

On March 14, 2010, the Ohio State Buckeyes won the Big Ten Tournament

2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2010 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament was played Thursday, March 11 through Sunday, March 14 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. All 10 games aired nationally on ESPN, ESPN2, the Big Ten Network and CBS Sports. ESPN2 carried the first two games on Thursday and the Big Ten...

for the first time since 2007, defeating the Minnesota Golden Gophers 90–61. The Buckeyes now have three Big Ten Tournament Championships (2002, 2007, 2010), the most of any team in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes also made the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's...

, making it for the second consecutive year and four out of the six years Thad Matta has been head coach. They were a 2 seed in the Midwest Region. Ohio State ended the 2009–10 season with a loss to 6 seed and AP #15 Tennessee Volunteers in the Sweet Sixteen. Their final record was 29–8.

Roster

No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Position Basketball position The three basketball positions normally employed by organized basketball teams are guard, forward, and center. More specifically, they can be classified into the five positions: point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, and center. The rules of basketball do not mandate them, and...	Yr.	Hometown
3	Simmons, Jeremie	6' 3"	190	Guard	Senior	Indianapolis, IN
4	Hill, P.J.	6' 1"	165	Guard	Senior	Minneapolis, MN
10	Days, Eddie	6' 0"	180	Guard	Junior	Richmond Heights, OH
12	Reynolds, Dustin	6' 6"	215	Forward	Junior	Portage, OH
13	Peters, Danny	6' 2"	180	Guard	Senior	New Albany, OH
15	Madsen, Kyle	6' 9"	240	Center	Senior	Dublin, OH
21	Turner, Evan Evan Turner Evan Marcel Turner , nicknamed The Villain, is an American basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers. Turner was drafted 2nd overall by the 76ers in the 2010 NBA draft. Turner plays the point guard, shooting guard and small forward positions. Turner is a first-team 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball...	6' 7"	205	Guard/Forward	Junior	Chicago, IL
23	Lighty, David David Lighty David Maurice Lighty, Jr. is an American basketball player for Bennet Cantu of Italy in the Euroleague. Lighty played college basketball for at Ohio State.-High school years:...	6' 5"	220	Guard/Forward	Junior	Cleveland, OH
24	Kecman, Nikola	6' 8"	220	Forward	Sophomore	Belgrade, Serbia
33	Diebler, Jon Jon Diebler Jon Keith Diebler is an American basketball player for Panionios B.C. in Greece. He previously played four seasons at Ohio State University. He holds the Ohio high school career scoring record and the Ohio State University and Big Ten career three-point field goals records...	6' 6"	205	Guard	Junior	Upper Sandusky, OH
34	Titus, Mark Mark Titus Mark Titus is an American blogger, college graduate and former walk-on basketball player for Ohio State University. Since October 2008, he has written about his basketball-related experiences in his blog 'Club Trillion'. He was selected in the 2010 Harlem Globetrotters draft...	6' 4"	210	Guard	Senior	Brownsburg, IN
44	Buford, William	6' 5"	190	Guard	Sophomore	Toledo, OH
45	Sarikopoulos, Zisis	7' 0"	265	Center	Sophomore	Athens, Greece
52	Lauderdale, Dallas Dallas Lauderdale Dallas "Fort" Lauderdale is an American basketball player who started at center for the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference. Lauderdale attended Solon High School in Solon, Ohio and led them to the Western Reserve Conference championship and an undefeated regular season as a sophomore. He...	6' 8"	255	Forward	Junior	Solon, OH

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2010 Recruiting Class

2009–10 Schedule

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2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

First Round: UC Santa Barbara

Teams	1st	2nd	Final
(15) UCSB	17	34	51
(2) OHST	30	38	68

The Buckeyes began the 2010 NCAA Tournament with a first round win over UC Santa Barbara in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The game went back and forth in the early minutes of the first half with Ohio State taking control late. UCSB later came back never being put away by Ohio State, coming within 10 points halfway through the second half. However, Ohio State kept their lead and pulled out a 68–51 win despite Player of the Year nominee Evan Turner only making 2/13 field goals.

Second Round: Georgia Tech

Teams	1st	2nd	Final
(10) GA TECH	26	40	66
(2) OHST	28	47	75

After a commanding win over UCSB in the first round, the Ohio State Buckeyes took on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the second round for a trip to St. Louis and the sweet sixteen. After Georgia Tech started off the game on a 10–2 run, the Buckeyes came back and made a game of it. At the half Ohio State led 28–26 over the Yellow Jackets. The Buckeyes came out shooting after halftime with their biggest lead coming a 14 points. However, Georgia Tech came back in the final three minutes and cut it to a four point game. With a couple made free-throws and great defensive plays, the Buckeyes punched their ticket to the Sweet Sixteen against Tennessee in St. Louis.

Sweet Sixteen: Tennessee

Teams	1st	2nd	Final
(6) TENN	39	37	76
(2) OHST	42	31	73

The Ohio State Buckeyes made their way to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2007 with a matchup against the Tennessee Volunteers. Ohio State jumped out to an early lead in the game with the score going back and forth throughout the first half. By halftime, the Buckeyes had a 42–39 lead, and kept it in the early parts of the second half. However, towards the end of the second half, Tennessee jumped out to a five point lead which was eventually tied. Turner and the Buckeyes could not get a game wining shot at the end and lost to Tennessee 73–76.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
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Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	16	15	17	15	13	18	17	15	NR	NR	21	20	13	13	9	9	6	5	5
Coaches	17	15	18	15	15	18	17	15	NR	NR	25	24	18	16	12	9	7	7	6	11

External links

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