2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NIT, Second round
Conference Big Ten Conference
2015–16 record 21–14 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Thad Matta (12th year)
Assistant coach Dave Dickerson
Assistant coach Jeff Boals
Assistant coach Greg Paulus
Home arena Value City Arena
2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#14 Indiana 15 3   .833     27 8   .771
#2 Michigan State 13 5   .722     29 6   .829
#18 Maryland 12 6   .667     27 9   .750
#12 Purdue 12 6   .667     26 9   .743
#25 Iowa 12 6   .667     22 10   .688
Wisconsin 12 6   .667     22 13   .629
Ohio State 11 7   .611     21 14   .600
Michigan 10 8   .556     23 13   .639
Northwestern 8 10   .444     20 12   .625
Penn State 7 11   .389     16 16   .500
Nebraska 6 12   .333     16 18   .471
Illinois 5 13   .278     15 19   .441
Minnesota 2 16   .111     8 23   .258
Rutgers 1 17   .056     7 25   .219
2016 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented The Ohio State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Thad Matta, in his 12th season with the Buckeyes. They played its home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Penn State in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Michigan State. They received an invitation to the National Invitational Tournament where they defeated Akron in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Florida.

Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the 2014–15 season 24–11, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament where they lost to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated VCU in the second round before losing in the third round to Arizona.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
D'Angelo Russell 0 G 6'5" 180 Freshman Louisville, KY Declare for 2015 NBA draft
Shannon Scott 3 G 6'1" 185 Senior Alpharetta, GA Graduated
Sam Thompson 12 F 6'7" 200 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Amir Williams 23 C 6'11" 250 Senior Birmingham, MI Graduated
Anthony Lee 31 C 6'9" 230 Senior Columbia, MD Graduated
Trey McDonald 55 C 6'8" 240 Senior Battle Creek, MI Graduated

Recruiting Class of 2015

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
JaQuan Lyle
PG
Evansville, IN IMG Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jan 29, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Austin Grandstaff
SG
Rockwall, TX Rockwall High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 4, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Daniel Giddens
C
Marietta, GA Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jul 4, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
A.J. Harris
PG
Dayton, OH Dunbar High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Aug 12, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Mickey Mitchell
SF
Dayton, OH Plano West High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 13, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  ESPN: NR
  • 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:

Recruiting Class of 2016

Roster

2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 00 Mitchell, MickeyMickey Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr Plano, Texas
F 1 Tate, Jae'SeanJae'Sean Tate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Pickerington, Ohio
F 2 Loving, MarcMarc Loving 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Toledo, Ohio
G 3 Grandstaff, AustinAustin Grandstaff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Rockwall, Texas
F/C 4 Giddens, DanielDaniel Giddens 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Fr Marietta, Georgia
C 10 Bell, DavidDavid Bell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Garfield Heights, Ohio
G 12 Harris, A. J.A. J. Harris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 157 lb (71 kg) Fr Dayton, Ohio
G 13 Lyle, JaQuanJaQuan Lyle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Evansville, Indiana
G 15 Williams, KamKam Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Baltimore, Maryland
C 32 Thompson, TrevorTrevor Thompson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Indianapolis, Indiana
F 33 Bates-Diop, KeitaKeita Bates-Diop 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Bloomington, Illinois
F 34 Lorbach, JakeJake Lorbach 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Elyria, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

Nov 8, 2015*
4:00 pm
Walsh W 92–82 
Value City Arena (12,167)
Columbus, OH
Non-conference regular season

Nov 15, 2015*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
Mount St. Mary's W 76–54  1–0
Value City Arena (11,590)
Columbus, OH

Nov 17, 2015*
7:00 pm, BTN
Grambling State
Hoophall Miami Invitational
W 82–55  2–0
Value City Arena (10,779)
Columbus, OH

Nov 20, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas–Arlington
Hoophall Miami Invitational
L 68–73  2–1
Value City Arena (12,312)
Columbus, OH

Nov 24, 2015*
8:00 pm, BTN
Louisiana Tech
Hoophall Miami Invitational
L 74–82  2–2
Value City Arena (11,572)
Columbus, OH

Nov 27, 2015*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Memphis
Hoophall Miami Invitational
L 76–81 OT 2–3
American Airlines Arena (10,023)
Miami, FL

Dec 1, 2015*
7:30 pm, ESPN
No. 10 Virginia
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 58–64  2–4
Value City Arena (12,445)
Columbus, OH

Dec 5, 2015*
4:30 pm, BTN
VMI W 89–62  3–4
Value City Arena (12,132)
Columbus, OH

Dec 8, 2015*
8:00 pm, BTN
Air Force W 74–50  4–4
Value City Arena (11,816)
Columbus, OH

Dec 12, 2015*
12:00 pm, CBS
at Connecticut L 55–75  4–5
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT

Dec 16, 2015*
7:00 pm, BTN
Northern Illinois W 67–54  5–5
Value City Arena (12,880)
Columbus, OH

Dec 19, 2015*
3:30 pm, CBS
vs. No. 4 Kentucky
CBS Sports Classic
W 74–67  6–5
Barclays Center (16,311)
Brooklyn, NY

Dec 22, 2015*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Mercer W 64–44  7–5
Value City Arena (11,460)
Columbus, OH

Dec 27, 2015*
6:00 pm, BTN
South Carolina State W 73–57  8–5
Value City Arena (13,506)
Columbus, OH
Big Ten regular season

Dec 30, 2015
7:00 pm, BTN
Minnesota W 78–63  9–5
(1–0)
Value City Arena (13,701)
Columbus, OH

Jan 3, 2016
5:00 pm, BTN
Illinois W 75–73  10–5
(2–0)
Value City Arena (12,798)
Columbus, OH

Jan 6, 2016
9:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern W 65–56  11–5
(3–0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,439)
Evanston, IL

Jan 10, 2016
1:30 pm, CBS
at Indiana L 60–85  11–6
(3–1)
Assembly Hall (16,382)
Bloomington, IN

Jan 13, 2016
6:30 pm, BTN
Rutgers W 94–68  12–6
(4–1)
Value City Arena (11,635)
Columbus, OH

Jan 16, 2016
12:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 3 Maryland L 65–100  12–7
(4–2)
Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD

Jan 21, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 22 Purdue L 64–75  12–8
(4–3)
Mackey Arena (14,846)
West Lafayette, IN

Jan 25, 2016
7:00 pm, BTN
Penn State W 66–46  13–8
(5–3)
Value City Arena (11,542)
Columbus, OH

Jan 28, 2016
9:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois W 68–63 OT 14–8
(6–3)
State Farm Center (13,263)
Champaign, IL

Jan 31, 2016
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 8 Maryland L 61–66  14–9
(6–4)
Value City Arena (16,592)
Columbus, OH

Feb 4, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN
at Wisconsin L 68–79  14–10
(6–5)
Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI

Feb 9, 2016
8:00 pm, BTN
Northwestern W 71–63  15–10
(7–5)
Value City Arena (11,376)
Columbus, OH

Feb 13, 2016
4:00 pm, BTN
at Rutgers W 79–69  16–10
(8–5)
The RAC (5,658)
Piscataway, NJ

Feb 16, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN
Michigan W 76–66  17–10
(9–5)
Value City Arena (17,088)
Columbus, OH

Feb 20, 2016
7:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska W 65–62 OT 18–10
(10–5)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,679)
Lincoln, NE

Feb 23, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 Michigan State L 62–81  18–11
(10–6)
Value City Arena (14,257)
Columbus, OH

Feb 28, 2016
4:00 pm, CBS
No. 8 Iowa W 68–64  19–11
(11–6)
Value City Arena (15,593)
Columbus, OH

Mar 5, 2016
12:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 2 Michigan State L 76–91  19–12
(11–7)
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Tournament

Mar 10, 2016
6:30 pm, ESPN2
(7) vs. (10) Penn State
Second round
W 79–75  20–12
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,751)
Indianapolis, IN

Mar 11, 2016
6:30 pm, BTN
(7) vs. (2) Michigan State
Quarterfinals
L 54–81  20–13
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,942)
Indianapolis, IN
NIT

Mar 15, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN
(3) (6) Akron
First round – Monmouth Bracket
W 72–63 OT 21–13
Value City Arena (4,698)
Columbus, OH

Mar 20, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN
(3) (2) Florida
Second round – Monmouth Bracket
L 66–74  21–14
Value City Arena (8,185)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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See also

2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

References

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