2007–08 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2007–08
Team:Ohio State Buckeyes
Conference:Big Ten
Short Conf:Big Ten
Record:24–13
Conf Record:10–8
Head Coach:Thad Matta
Asst Coach1:Alan Major
Asst Coach2:Archie Miller
Asst Coach3:John Groce
Stadium:Value City Arena
Bowl:National Invitation Tournament
Bowl Result:Champions

The 2007–08 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball finished in fifth place in the Big Ten, squarely on the NCAA tournament bubble. However, they were not selected, marking the only time in coach Thad Matta's head coaching career his team missed the NCAA tournament while being eligible. The team dominated in the 2008 National Invitation Tournament on their way to a 92–85 victory over Massachusetts in the final.

Preseason

The Buckeyes lost three important players from their 2006–07 NCAA Runners-up team to the NBA draft. Greg Oden, the 2007 Second Team All-American, was selected in the lottery of the 2007 NBA draft, going #1 to the Portland Trail Blazers. Mike Conley Jr. and Daequan Cook also were drafted in the first round, by the Memphis Grizzlies and Philadelphia 76ers, but traded to Miami Heat, respectively. Senior guard Ron Lewis also declared to the draft but went undrafted.

Recruiting

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2007–08 Schedule

|-!colspan=9| Exhibition|-!colspan=9| Regular season|-!colspan=9| Big Ten tournament|-!colspan=9| NIT tournament[1]

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 23Utah Jazz
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2008 Recruiting Class

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NIT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE – History . . 29 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100327053218/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-2000s.html . 27 March 2010 . dead .
  2. http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=2008&lg=N 2008 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com