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2018–19 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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2018–19 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–15 (8–12 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan State 16 4   .800 32 7   .821
No. 13 Purdue 16 4   .800 26 10   .722
No. 8 Michigan 15 5   .750 30 7   .811
No. 21 Wisconsin 14 6   .700 23 11   .676
Maryland 13 7   .650 23 11   .676
Iowa 10 10   .500 23 12   .657
Minnesota 9 11   .450 22 14   .611
Ohio State 8 12   .400 20 15   .571
Indiana 8 12   .400 19 16   .543
Penn State 7 13   .350 14 18   .438
Illinois 7 13   .350 12 21   .364
Rutgers 7 13   .350 14 17   .452
Nebraska 6 14   .300 19 17   .528
Northwestern 4 16   .200 13 19   .406
2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Chris Holtmann, in his second season with the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes played their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes finished the season 20–15, 8–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Indiana in the second round before losing to Michigan State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. There they upset Iowa State in the First Round before losing to Houston in the Second Round.

Previous season

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The Buckeyes finished the 2017–18 season 25–9, 15–3 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Penn State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West region. They defeated South Dakota State in the First Round before losing to Gonzaga in the Second Round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Micah Potter 0 C 6'9" 240 Junior Mentor, OH Transferred to Wisconsin
Jae'Sean Tate 1 F 6'4" 230 Senior Pickerington, OH Graduated
Andrew Dakich 13 G 6'2" 190 Graduate Student Zionsville, IN Graduated
Kam Williams 15 G 6'2" 185 RS Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated
Keita Bates-Diop 33 F 6'7" 235 Junior Normal, IL Declared for 2018 NBA draft; selected 48th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Matt Lehmann 43 G 6'4" 205 Junior Columbus, OH Graduated
Connor Fulton 45 G 6'4" 175 Freshman Salt Lake City, UT Professionalized in Japan

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
CJ Walker 13 G 6'1" 195 Junior Indianapolis, IN Florida State
Keyshawn Woods 32 G 6'3" 205 Graduate Student Gastonia, NC Wake Forest

2018 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaedon LeDee
SF
Houston, TX The Kinkaid School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Sep 19, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Duane Washington Jr.
PG
Grand Rapids, MI Sierra Canyon School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 20, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Luther Muhammad
SG
Jersey City, NJ Hudson Catholic High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 22, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Justin Ahrens
SF
Versailles, OH Versailles High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Sep 24, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2019 Recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2019)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
D. J. Carton
#5 PG
Bettendorf, IA Bettendorf High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 14, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Alonzo Gaffney
#5 SF
Cleveland, OH Brewster Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 10, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
E. J. Liddell
#8 PF
Belleville, IL Belleville West 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 1, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Ibrahima Diallo
C
Napa, CA Prolific Prep 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 14, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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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2018–19 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Luther Muhammad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Hudson Catholic Regional High School Jersey City, New Jersey
G 2 Musa Jallow 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Bloomington High School North Bloomington, Indiana
G 3 C. J. Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Eastern Florida State College Charlotte, North Carolina
G 4 Duane Washington Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon School Grand Rapids, Michigan
F 10 Justin Ahrens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Versailles High School Versailles, Ohio
G 13 CJ Walker Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Florida State Indianapolis, Indiana
G 14 Joey Lane (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Deerfield High School Deerfield, Illinois
F 23 Jaedon LeDee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr The Kinkaid School Houston, Texas
F 24 Andre Wesson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Westerville South High School Westerville, Ohio
F 25 Kyle Young 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Jackson High School Canton, Ohio
G 32 Keyshawn Woods 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Wake Forest Gastonia, North Carolina
F 34 Kaleb Wesson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Westerville South High School Westerville, Ohio
G 40 Daniel Hummer (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Air Force Upper Arlington, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
UNC Pembroke W 81–63[1] 
 13  Potter   10  K. Wesson   3  Muhammad  Value City Arena (10,147)
Columbus, OH
Regular season
November 7, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Cincinnati W 64–56[2]  1–0
 15  K. Wesson   8  Young   5  Woods  Fifth Third Arena (12,012)
Cincinnati, OH
November 11, 2018*
4:00 pm, BTN
Purdue Fort Wayne
Buckeye Basketball Classic
W 107–61  2–0
 25  Jackson   7  K. Wesson   5  Jackson  Value City Arena (12,040)
Columbus, OH
November 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, FS1
at Creighton
Gavitt Tipoff Games
W 69–60  3–0
 19  Woods   6  Young   4  Woods  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,146)
Omaha, NE
November 18, 2018*
2:00 pm, BTN Plus
South Carolina State
Buckeye Basketball Classic
W 89–61  4–0
 18  K. Wesson   7  Jallow   4  Tied  Value City Arena (10,935)
Columbus, OH
November 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
No. 23 Samford
Buckeye Basketball Classic
W 68–50  5–0
 19  K. Wesson   9  Jackson   4  Woods  Value City Arena (10,725)
Columbus, OH
November 23, 2018*
8:00 pm, FS1
No. 23 Cleveland State
Buckeye Basketball Classic
W 89–62  6–0
 19  K. Wesson   8  LeDee   3  Tied  St. John Arena (13,276)
Columbus, OH
November 28, 2018*
7:15 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 Syracuse
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 62–72  6–1
 19  Jackson   8  K. Wesson   6  Muhammad  Value City Arena (16,962)
Columbus, OH
December 2, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 16 Minnesota W 79–59  7–1
(1–0)
 16  A. Wesson   8  Young   4  Jackson  Value City Arena (11,668)
Columbus, OH
December 5, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 19 vs. Illinois W 77–67  8–1
(2–0)
 18  Woods   9  Jallow   5  Jackson  United Center (5,285)
Chicago, IL
December 15, 2018*
12:00 pm, BTN
No. 15 Bucknell W 73–71  9–1
 22  K. Wesson   10  K. Wesson   6  Jackson  Value City Arena (14,241)
Columbus, OH
December 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 15 Youngstown State W 75–56  10–1
 31  K. Wesson   7  Tied   7  Jackson  Value City Arena (12,637)
Columbus, OH
December 22, 2018*
3:00 pm, CBS
No. 15 vs. UCLA
CBS Sports Classic
W 80–66  11–1
 22  Jackson   12  K. Wesson   10  Woods  United Center (15,124)
Chicago, IL
December 29, 2018*
12:00 pm, BTN
No. 13 High Point W 82–64  12–1
 20  Jackson   9  A. Wesson   4  Tied  Value City Arena (14,264)
Columbus, OH
January 5, 2019
12:00 pm, FOX
No. 14 No. 8 Michigan State L 77–86  12–2
(2–1)
 25  K. Wesson   8  K. Wesson   5  Jackson  Value City Arena (18,809)
Columbus, OH
January 9, 2019
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 16 at Rutgers L 61–64  12–3
(2–2)
 18  K. Wesson   7  K. Wesson   4  Jackson  Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,379)
Piscataway, NJ
January 12, 2019
2:30 pm, BTN
No. 16 at Iowa L 62–72  12–4
(2–3)
 13  A. Wesson   6  K. Wesson   4  A. Wesson  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,528)
Iowa City, IA
January 18, 2019
6:30 pm, FS1
No. 19 Maryland L 61–75  12–5
(2–4)
 15  Jackson   6  K. Wesson   3  K. Wesson  Value City Arena (14,716)
Columbus, OH
January 23, 2019
7:00 pm, BTN
Purdue L 67–79  12–6
(2–5)
 22  A. Wesson   6  Jallow   3  Jackson  Value City Arena (12,736)
Columbus, OH
January 26, 2019
12:00 pm, FS1
at Nebraska W 70–60  13–6
(3–5)
 24  Muhammad   11  Wesson   4  Jackson  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,890)
Lincoln, NE
January 29, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 5 Michigan L 49–65  13–7
(3–6)
 12  K. Wesson   8  Jackson   4  Jackson  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 2, 2019
12:00 pm, BTN
Rutgers W 76–62  14–7
(4–6)
 27  K. Wesson   7  Jackson   5  K. Wesson  Value City Arena (14,961)
Columbus, OH
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN
Penn State W 74–70  15–7
(5–6)
 20  Muhammad   10  K. Wesson   4  Muhammad  Value City Arena (15,824)
Columbus, OH
February 10, 2019
1:00 pm, CBS
at Indiana W 55–52  16–7
(6–6)
 15  A. Wesson   6  Jallow   4  Jackson  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Illinois L 56–63  16–8
(6–7)
 17  Jackson   5  Jackson   3  Woods  Value City Arena (12,420)
Columbus, OH
February 17, 2019
1:00 pm, CBS
at No. 11 Michigan State L 44–62  16–9
(6–8)
 12  A. Wesson   9  K. Wesson   4  A. Wesson  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
February 20, 2019
8:30 pm, BTN
Northwestern W 63–49  17–9
(7–8)
 22  K. Wesson   8  K. Wesson   4  K. Wesson  Value City Arena (12,032)
Columbus, OH
February 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 24 Maryland L 62–72  17–10
(7–9)
 15  Washington   7  K. Wesson   4  Tied  Xfinity Center (17,569)
College Park, MD
February 26, 2019
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 22 Iowa W 90–70  18–10
(8–9)
 29  Ahrens   11  K. Wesson   6  Jackson  Value City Arena (14,118)
Columbus, OH
March 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 14 Purdue L 51–86  18–11
(8–10)
 16  LeDee   8  Young   3  A. Wesson  Mackey Arena (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
March 6, 2019
9:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern L 50–68  18–12
(8–11)
 15  Woods   7  Woods   2  Jackson  Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,534)
Evanston, IN
March 10, 2019
4:30 pm, CBS
No. 21 Wisconsin L 67–73 OT 18–13
(8–12)
 22  Jackson   8  Young   5  Jackson  Value City Arena (18,231)
Columbus, OH
Big Ten tournament
March 14, 2019
12:30 pm, BTN
(8) vs. (9) Indiana
Second Round
W 79–75  19–13
 18  Woods   13  K Wesson   5  Jackson  United Center (16,207)
Chicago, IL
March 15, 2019
12:30 pm, BTN
(8) vs. (1) No. 6 Michigan State
Quarterfinals
L 70–77  19–14
 16  Woods   3  Tied   5  Jackson  United Center (17,369)
Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2019*
9:50 pm, TBS
(11 MW) vs. (6 MW) No. 24 Iowa State
First Round
W 62–59  20–14
 21  K. Wesson   12  K. Wesson   2  Tied  BOK Center (12,443)
Tulsa, OK
March 24, 2019*
8:40 pm, TNT
(11 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 11 Houston
Second Round
L 59–74  20–15
 18  Jackson   6  Tied   4  Woods  BOK Center (12,606)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRV2316191515131416RVNot released
Coaches231617141411-T1217RVRVRV

^Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll at the same time AP did.

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

See also

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2018–19 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Official Basketball Box Score - UNC Pembroke vs Ohio State" (PDF). Ohio State University. November 1, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Official Basketball Box Score - Ohio State vs Cincinnati" (PDF). Ohio State University. November 7, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2022.