2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team


The 2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was led by third-year head coach Thad Matta, and played its home games at the Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference. It finished the season 35–4, 15–1 in Big Ten play to win the regular season Big Ten championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament, it defeated Michigan, Purdue, and Wisconsin to win the tournament championship. As a result, the team earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, received a No. 1 seed in the South regional, and was the overall top seed of the tournament. It defeated Central Connecticut State and Matta's former team, Xavier, to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The Buckeyes then defeated Tennessee and Memphis to advance to the Final Four, their first trip to the Final Four under Matta. With a win over Georgetown, the team advanced to the national championship game against Florida, where it lost 84–75. Of note, the Florida football team also defeated the Buckeyes to win the National Championship in the same year.

2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Big Ten regular season champions
Big Ten tournament champions
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 1
Record35–4 (15–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
Seasons
2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Ohio State 15 1   .938 35 4   .897
No. 6 Wisconsin 13 3   .813 30 6   .833
Indiana 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Iowa 9 7   .563 17 14   .548
Purdue 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Illinois 9 7   .563 23 12   .657
Michigan State 8 8   .500 23 12   .657
Michigan 8 8   .500 22 13   .629
Minnesota 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
Penn State 2 14   .125 13 18   .419
Northwestern 2 14   .125 11 19   .367
2007 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 13, 2007
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Preseason

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Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mike Conley Jr.
PG
Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 29, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Daequan Cook
SG
Dayton, OH Dunbar HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Mar 23, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
David Lighty
SF
Cleveland, OH Villa Angela-St. Joseph HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 29, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Greg Oden
C
Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North HS 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jun 29, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Junior College/Transfers
Othello Hunter
PF
Winston-Salem, NC Hillsborough CC 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 18, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 2   Rivals: 2
  • 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:

  • "Ohio State 2006 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  • "2006 Ohio State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 4, 2010.

Roster

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2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 14 Jamar Butler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Shawnee High School Lima, OH
G 1 Mike Conley Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lawrence North High School Indianapolis, IN
G 31 Daequan Cook 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Dunbar High School Dayton, OH
F 3 Ivan Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Oak Hill Academy Springfield, OH
F 45 Othello Hunter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr R.J. Reynolds HS/Hillsborough CC Winston-Salem, NC
F 12 Ron Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Brookhaven HS/Bowling Green State Columbus, Ohio
G/F 23 David Lighty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Villa Angela-St. Joseph HS Cleveland, OH
C 15 Kyle Madsen (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Dublin Coffman High School Dublin, OH
C 20 Greg Oden 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Lawrence North High School Indianapolis, IN
G 13 Danny Peters 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr New Albany High School New Albany, OH
F/C 42 Matt Terwilliger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Troy High School Troy, OH
G 34 Mark Titus (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Brownsburg High School Brownsburg, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)

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

Roster
Last update: 2010-04-04

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1*
1:00 pm
No. 4 Findlay W 80–57   
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
November 5*
1:00 pm
No. 4 Walsh W 87–62   
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
Regular season
November 10*
8:00 pm
No. 4 VMI
BCA Classic
W 107–69  1–0
Value City Arena (13,219)
Columbus, OH
November 11*
8:00 pm
No. 4 Loyola (IL)
BCA Classic
W 87–75  2–0
Value City Arena (13,269)
Columbus, OH
November 12*
8:00 pm
No. 4 Kent State
BCA Classic
W 81–59  3–0
Value City Arena (12,883)
Columbus, OH
November 17*
7:00 pm
No. 4 Eastern Kentucky W 74–45  4–0
Value City Arena (18,882)
Columbus, OH
November 20*
8:00 pm
No. 3 San Francisco W 82–60  5–0
Value City Arena (14,592)
Columbus, OH
November 24*
8:00 pm
No. 3 vs. Youngstown State W 91–57  6–0
Nationwide Arena (17,463)
Columbus, OH
November 29*
9:00 pm
No. 1 at No. 6 North Carolina
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 89–98  6–1
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 2*
4:00 pm
No. 1 Valparaiso W 78–58  7–1
Value City Arena (17,311)
Columbus, OH
December 9*
2:00 pm
No. 4 Cleveland State W 78–57  8–1
Value City Arena (17,158)
Columbus, OH
December 16*
3:56 pm
No. 4 vs. Cincinnati
John R. Wooden Tradition
W 72–50  9–1
Conseco Fieldhouse (18,356)
Indianapolis, IN
December 19*
8:00 pm
No. 3 Iowa State W 75–56  10–1
Value City Arena (18,905)
Columbus, OH
December 23*
4:00 pm
No. 3 at No. 4 Florida L 60–86  10–2
O'Connell Center (12,621)
Gainesville, FL
December 30*
8:00 pm
No. 6 Coppin State W 91–54  11–2
Value City Arena (18,943)
Columbus, OH
January 2
8:00 pm
No. 6 Indiana W 74–67  12–2
(1–0)
Value City Arena (18,813)
Columbus, OH
January 6
1:00 pm
No. 6 at Illinois W 62–44  13–2
(2–0)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
January 9
8:05 pm
No. 5 at No. 4 Wisconsin L 69–72  13–3
(2–1)
Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
January 13*
1:00 pm
No. 5 No. 20 Tennessee W 68–66  14–3
Value City Arena (18,817)
Columbus, OH
January 17
8:00 pm
No. 7 Northwestern W 73–41  15–3
(3–1)
Value City Arena (18,903)
Columbus, OH
January 20
8:00 pm
No. 7 Iowa W 82–63  16–3
(4–1)
Value City Arena (18,963)
Columbus, OH
January 24
7:00 pm
No. 5 at Northwestern W 59–50  17–3
(5–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,646)
Evanston, IL
January 27
9:00 pm
No. 5 Michigan State
ESPN College GameDay
W 66–64  18–3
(6–1)
Value City Arena (18,965)
Columbus, OH
January 31
7:00 pm
No. 4 at Purdue W 78–60  19–3
(7–1)
Mackey Arena (13,961)
West Lafayette, IN
February 3
4:00 pm
No. 4 at Michigan State W 63–54  20–3
(8–1)
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
February 6
7:00 pm
No. 3 Michigan W 76–63  21–3
(9–1)
Value City Arena (18,927)
Columbus, OH
February 10
12:15 pm
No. 3 Purdue W 63–56  22–3
(10–1)
Value City Arena (18,988)
Columbus, OH
February 14
7:00 pm
No. 2 at Penn State W 64–62  23–3
(11–1)
Bryce Jordan Center (10,027)
University Park, PA
February 18
12:00 pm
No. 2 at Minnesota W 85–67  24–3
(12–1)
Williams Arena (13,026)
Minneapolis, MN
February 21
8:00 pm
No. 1 Penn State W 68–60  25–3
(13–1)
Value City Arena (18,957)
Columbus, OH
February 25
4:00 pm
No. 1 No. 2 Wisconsin W 49–48  26–3
(14–1)
Value City Arena (19,044)
Columbus, OH
March 3
4:00 pm
No. 1 at Michigan W 65–61  27–3
(15–1)
Crisler Arena (13,751)
Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten tournament
March 9
11:00 am
(1) No. 1 (8) Michigan
Quarterfinals
W 72–62  28–3
United Center (18,103)
Chicago, IL
March 10
12:40 pm
(1) No. 1 (5) Purdue
Semifinals
W 63–52 CBS 29–3
United Center (20,471)
Chicago, IL
March 11
2:30 pm, CBS
(1) No. 1 (2) No. 4 Wisconsin
Championship
W 66–49  30–3
United Center (17,538)
Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
March 15
7:10 pm, CBS
(1 S) No. 1 vs. (16 S) Central Connecticut State
First Round
W 78–57  31–3
Rupp Arena (20,752)
Lexington, KY
March 17
1:10 pm, CBS
(1 S) No. 1 vs. (9 S) Xavier
Second Round
W 78–71 OT 32–3
Rupp Arena (20,882)
Lexington, KY
March 22
9:18 pm, CBS
(1 S) No. 1 vs. (5 S) Tennessee
Sweet Sixteen
W 85–84  33–3
Alamodome (26,776)
San Antonio, TX
March 24
3:40 pm, CBS
(1 S) No. 1 vs. (2 S) No. 5 Memphis
Elite Eight
W 92–76  34–3
Alamodome (26,260)
San Antonio, TX
March 31
6:07 pm, CBS
(1 S) No. 1 vs. (2 E) No. 8 Georgetown
Final Four
W 67–60  35–3
Georgia Dome (53,510)
Atlanta, GA
April 2
9:21 pm, CBS
(1 S) No. 1 vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Florida
National Championship Game
L 75–84  35–4
Georgia Dome (51,458)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP7543 (15)54 (2)3 (3)665754322 (31)1 (62)1 (70)1 (71)Not released
Coaches4 (1)4 (1)3 (1)1 (11)44 (1)3 (2)665754321 (17)1 (29)1 (30)12

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

References

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  1. ^ "2007 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 13, 2007.