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Ohio St. Buckeyes
Location: Columbus, Ohio | Founded: 1870 | Enrollment: 51,818 | Colors: Scarlet and Gray
Coach: Thad Matta | Home Court: Value City Arena | Capacity: 19,049

Record: (5-1, 0-0 Big Ten)
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Buckeyes report: Strategy and personnel
 

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Strategy and personnel · Getting inside · Notes, quotes
 

 

THE GOOD NEWS
Ohio State will have three starters back from a team that won the NIT. C Kosta Koufos has a chance to be one of the Big Ten's best players after having a fine freshman season -- assuming he withdraws his name from NBA draft consideration -- and winning Most Outstanding Player honors in the NIT. G David Lighty and G Evan Turner are steady in the backcourt. Two of the top high school players in the country, C B.J. Mullens and G William Buford, should make an immediate impact next season.

THE BAD NEWS
G Jamar Butler, the unquestioned team leader, graduates and will be missed as he finished his career as the school's all-time leader in assists and 3-point field goals. F Othello Hunter, who also graduates, provided a veteran presence in the front court. And there's a chance an NBA general manager will fall in love with Koufos size, shot and potential and convince him to stick in the NBA draft.

KEY RETURNEES
Koufos, should he return, has a chance to be a dominating presence now that he has a year of experience under his belt. He performed like the team's top player late in the 2007-08 season. Highly-touted freshman C B.J. Mullens would be better alongside Koufos but might have to replace him instead. Outside shooting should be a strength as G Jon Diebler should improve following an up-and-down freshman year. G William Buford is a blue-chip recruit.

ROSTER REPORT

--C Kosta Koufas was named the NIT's Most Outstanding Player after scoring a game-high 23 points in the 92-85 win over Massachusetts in the championship game. The freshman averaged 18.4 points in the five NIT wins and finished the season with 535 points as he became only the 26th player in school history to reach 500 in a season.

--G Jamar Butler, a senior, finished his career as Ohio State's all-time leader in 3-point field goals (242), assists (580) and games played (139). He also set the single-season record for threes with 104.

--G Evan Turner had one of the best games of his freshmen season in the NIT championship game as he scored 20 points while making 5 of 6 field-attempts, including all three 3-pointers. Turner missed his career high in scoring by one point as he had 21 against Tennessee on Jan. 19.

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November 25, 2009 9:44 am
Got a question about Lighty. I know he was a part of the 2006 recruiting class and has played in all 4 seasons but according to cbs he is listed as a junior. Was he medically red shirted last year due to his injury and lack of games played? Just wondering cause Im always thinking ahead and he is a big piece of the puzzle for OSU in 2010. Odds are that turner leaves after this year and there is a s ...(more)
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November 24, 2009 12:29 pm
OSU just announced that Walter Offutt is transferring.  It was not reported to where he will transfer.  He will finish the quarter at OSU. 

This clears up a scholarship/roster spot that would allow all the current players on the team to stay next year while still having enough room for the 6 incoming freshmen.
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December 1, 2009 2:11 am
Florida State Seminoles

Record: 6-1 (#21 In the AP Poll)

Starting 5:

G Derwin Kitchen 6'4 JR- 10.9 PPG 4.3 RPG 3.0 APG
G Deividas Dulkys 6'5 SO- 8.4 PPG 2.6 RPG 0.9 APG
F Ryan Reid 6'8 SR- 6.9 PPG 5.3 RPG 1.3 APG
F Chris Singleton 6'9 SO- 12.3 PPG 8.1 RPG 2.7 APG
C Solomon Alabi 7'1 SO- 9.9 PPG 6.1 RPG 0.0 APG

Key Reserves
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November 27, 2009 5:13 am
St Francis (PA) Red Flash

Record: 1-4

Starting 5:

G Chris Johnson 5'10 FR- 2.8 PPG 2.2 RPG 2.4 APG
G Anthony Ervin 6'3 FR- 6.o PPG 3.6 RPG 1.2 APG
F Devin Sweetney 6'6 SR- 18.8 PPG 6.0 RPG 2.4 APG
F Cedric Latimer 6'6 JR- 12.6 PPG 3.2 RPG 2.4 APG
F Kurt Hoffman 6'6 SR- 1.8 PPG 3.6 RPG 1.2 APG

Key Reserves:

G U
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October 16, 2009 2:13 am
http://blog.dispatch.com/hoopsscoop
s/2009/10/turner_thinking_about_sta
ying.shtml

 

At this morning's basketball media day, Ohio State junior Evan Turner indicated that he could return for his senior season.

Turner would ...(more)

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November 19, 2009 11:40 pm
Hey, sorry to "troll" over to your team page but I had to give you all props.  Your Buckeyes looked pretty impressive tonight against the Tar Heels.  I know you all hate the final score, but the veteran leadership Ohio State has will take them very far this year.  ...The most impressive thing was coming back down 19 (against the defending champs) to make it a last 10 secon ...(more)
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November 21, 2009 1:11 am
Lipscomb Bisons

Record: 0-3

Starting 5:

G Josh Slater 6'3 JR- 18.7 PPG 8.3 PPG 6.0 APG
G Zach Brown 6'3 FR- 1.3 PPG 1.0 RPG 2.3 APG
F Brandon Brown 6'7 JR- 16.0 PPG 4.3 RPG 1.3 APG
F Brandon Right 6'6 SO- 4.7 PPG 4.3 RPG 3.3 APG
C Adrian Hodzic 6'9 JR- 22.7 PPG 7.7 RPG 0.3 APG

Key Reserves:

F Michael Teller 6
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November 25, 2009 7:39 pm
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ohiostate/b
asketball/recruiting/player-Shannon
-Scott-80953


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November 16, 2009 4:29 pm
North Carolina Tarheels

record: 3-0

starting 5

G Larry Drew II 6'1 SO- 8.3 PPG 1.7 RPG 6.0 APG
G Marcus Ginyard 6'5 SR- 11.3 PPG 2.o RPG 4.0 APG
G Will Graves 6'6 JR- 6.3 PPG 3.3 RPG 1.0 APG
F Deon Thompson 6'8 SR- 17.7 PPG 8.3 RPG 1.7 APG
F Ed Davis 6'10 SO- 11.7 PPG 8.3 RPG 1.7 APG

key reserves:

F Tyler Zell
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November 10, 2009 4:59 pm

Good showing last night, Evan Turner looks to be in his prime. 
I am a Spartan and I am pulling for an OSU beat down on UNC at MSQ.

What do you guys think? 

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November 20, 2009 12:09 am
i think if we settle down we can take them nyc is like the final four light and i think that got to us a bit but we should be better beacause of it
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November 9, 2009 11:55 pm
James Madison Dukes

2008-2009 Record 21-15

Projected Starting 5 (with 08-09 stats)

G Pierre Curtis 6'3 SR- 9.3 PPG 4.2 RPG 2.8 APG
G Devon Moore 6'4 SO- 10.7 PPG 3.7 RPG 2.9 APG
F Dazzmond Thornton 6'7 SR- 6.0 PPG 3.2 RPG 0.1 APG
F Julios Wells 6'5 SO- 11.6 PPG 5.5 RPG 1.3 APG
F Andrew Semenov 6'7 SO- 8.2 PPG 4.1 RPG 1.3 APG
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November 11, 2009 5:44 pm
buckeye basketball this year has withot any doubt in my mind the strongest backcourt/wingman play to walk into value city arena in a long time. The question is  having dallas injured for the begging of the year can we match up inside well enough to beat unc fsu butler
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November 8, 2009 2:56 am
Alcorn State Braves

2008-2009 Record 6-25 (4-14 in SWAC play)

Projected Starting 5 (with last years stats)

G Alex Savannah 5'10 SO- 1.8 PPG 1.4 RPG 0.4 APG

G Jonathan Boyd 6'3 SR- 9.3 PPG 2.4 RPG 0.7 APG

F Corey Anthony 6'3 SO- 0.9 PPG 0.9 RPG 0.1 APG

F Michael Martin 6'8 FR- did not play (true freshman this year)
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October 27, 2009 9:34 am
I saw an article that said Matta was going to run some man defense this year.  It's about freakin' time.  The matchup zone was alright in 07-08, but as teams got more used to it they really started to take advantage last year.  It will be good to see the Bucks running some different looks on D this season - if nothing else, just to make the opponent change things up once in a while. ...(more)
 
 
 
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