2013–14 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2013–14
Team:Ohio State Buckeyes
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Aprank:22
Record:25–10
Conf Record:10–8
Bowl Result:round of 64

The 2013–14 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Thad Matta, in his tenth season with the Buckeyes. The team played its home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament where they lost to rival Michigan. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Dayton.

Before the season

Previous season

The Buckeye finished the season with 29-8 overall, 13-5 in Big Ten play and won the Big Ten tournament, they earn a trip to the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, which they were in the 2nd seed in the west, which they defeated Iona in the second round, Iowa State in the third round, Arizona in the sweet sixteen before falling in the elite eight against Wichita State.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
1 F 6'7" 215 Junior NBA draft
Alex Rogers 14 G 6'2" 200 Senior Graduated
30 F 6'8" 250 Senior Graduated

Recruiting

Schedule

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Rankings

See also: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Poll Pre 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 Wk 19 Wk 20 Final+ Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
AP[2] 111087533333111724RV222422RV2422N/A
Coaches[3] 10986323339152325202320RV2424RV

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball . 2013-09-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150629064801/http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/osu-m-baskbl-sched.html . 2015-06-29 . dead .
  2. Web site: AP Rankings . January 24, 2014 .
  3. Web site: Coaches Rankings . January 24, 2014.