2009–10 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2009–10 Ohio State Buckeyes Buckeyes logo.svg Big Ten Big Ten 11 5 29–8 14–4 Thad Matta Jeff Boals Alan Major Brandon Miller Value City Arena Big Ten Regular Season Co-ChampionsBig Ten tournament Champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2009–10 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. Their head coach was Thad Matta, in his 6th season with the Buckeyes. The team played its home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. On March 14, 2010, the Ohio State Buckeyes won the Big Ten tournament for the first time since 2007, defeating the Minnesota Golden Gophers 90–61. The Buckeyes now have three Big Ten tournament Championships (2002, 2007, 2010), the most of any team in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes also made the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, making it for the second consecutive year and four out of the six years Thad Matta has been head coach. They were a 2 seed in the Midwest Region. Ohio State ended the 2009–10 season with a loss to 6 seed and AP #15 Tennessee Volunteers in the Sweet Sixteen. Their final record was 29–8. Roster thumb|Evan Turner set new Big Ten records for number of career and single season Player of the Week awards during the 2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season. No.NameHt.Wt.PositionYr.Hometown2Simmons, Jeremie6' 3"190GuardSeniorIndianapolis, IN4Hill, P.J.6' 1"165GuardSeniorMinneapolis, MN10Days, Eddie6' 0"180GuardJuniorRichmond Heights, OH12Reynolds, Dustin6' 6"215ForwardJuniorPortage, OH13Peters, Danny6' 2"180GuardSeniorNew Albany, OH15Madsen, Kyle6' 9"240CenterSeniorDublin, OH21Turner, Evan6' 7"205Guard/ForwardJuniorChicago, IL23Lighty, David6' 5"220Guard/ForwardJuniorCleveland, OH24Kecman, Nikola6' 8"220ForwardSophomoreBelgrade, Serbia33Diebler, Jon6' 6"205GuardJuniorUpper Sandusky, OH34Titus, Mark6' 4"210GuardSeniorBrownsburg, IN44Buford, William6' 5"190GuardSophomoreToledo, OH45Sarikopoulos, Zisis7' 0"265CenterSophomoreAthens, Greece52Lauderdale, Dallas6' 8"255ForwardJuniorSolon, OH Source http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&SPID=10421&SPSID=87812 2009–10 Roster 2009-10-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522201344/http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&SPID=10421&SPSID=87812 2011-05-22 dead 2010 Recruiting Class no no 2009 Aaron Craft PG Findlay, Ohio Liberty Benton 6 0 172 2009-06-07 3 4 92 Jordan Sibert SG Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton 6 4 180 2008-09-20 4 5 93 Lenzelle Smith SF Zion, Illinois Zion Benton 6 3 200 2008-09-22 3 3 94 Jared Sullinger C Columbus, Ohio Northland 6 8 260 2007-05-10 5 5 98 Deshaun Thomas PF Fort Wayne, Indiana Bishop Luers 6 6 208 2007-06-01 5 5 96 J.D. Weatherspoon PF Columbus, Ohio Northland 6 6 200 2009-08-11 3 3 91 2010 Ohio State 2010 Basketball Commitments 2010 Ohio State Basketball Commits ESPN 2010-03-21 yes 2009–10 Schedule yes |- !colspan=9| Regular Season November 9 7:00 p.m. yes 16 Alcorn State Value City Arena Columbus, OH 2K Sports Classic Coaches vs. Cancer BTN 100–60 1–0 11,015 |- November 12 7:00 p.m. yes 16 James Madison Value City Arena Columbus, OH 2K Sports Classic Coaches vs. Cancer BTN 72–44 2–0 11,356 |- November 19 9:30 p.m. yes yes 15 North Carolina 6 Madison Square Garden New York, NY 2K Sports Classic Coaches vs. Cancer ESPN2 73–77 2–1 15,635 |- November 20 5:00 p.m. yes yes 15 California 13 Madison Square Garden New York, NY 2K Sports Classic Coaches vs. Cancer ESPN2 76–70 3–1 15,552 |- November 24 7:00 p.m. yes 17 Lipscomb Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 84–64 4–1 11,555 |- November 28 5:30 p.m. yes 17 St. Francis (PA) Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 110–47 5–1 12,063 |- December 2 9:30 p.m. yes 15 Florida State 21 Value City Arena Columbus, OH ACC – Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 77–64 6–1 13,514 |- December 5 12:00 p.m. yes 15 Eastern Michigan Value City Arena Columbus, OH ESPNU 111–60 7–1 12,135 |- December 12 12:00 p.m. yes yes 13 Butler 22 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN ESPN 66–74 7–2 9,338 |- December 16 7:00 p.m. yes 18 Presbyterian Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 78–48 8–2 11,984 |- December 19 4:00 p.m. yes 18 Delaware State Value City Arena Columbus, OH ESPNU 60–44 9–2 12,159 |- December 22 8:30 p.m. yes 17 Cleveland State Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 72–59 10–2 13,462 |- December 31 2:00 p.m. yes 15 Wisconsin 23 Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN2 43–65 10–3 (0–1) 17,230 |- January 3 4:30 p.m. yes 15 Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI BTN 64–73 10–4 (0–2) 13,751 |- January 6 8:30 p.m. Indiana Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 79–54 11–4 (1–2) 13,712 |- January 9 3:30 p.m. yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 62-73 11–5 (1–3) 14,625 |- January 12 7:00 p.m. yes Purdue 6 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPN 70–66 12–5 (2–3) 14,123 |- January 16 8:00 p.m. Wisconsin 13 Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 60–51 13–5 (3–3) 18,402 |- January 19 7:00 p.m. 21 Northwestern Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 76–56 14–5 (4–3) 13,324 |- January 23 2:00 p.m. yes yes 21 West Virginia 11 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV CBS 65-71 14–6 (4–3) 15,033 |- January 27 8:30 p.m. yes 20 Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 65–57 15–6 (5–3) 12,132 |- January 31 1:00 p.m. 20 Minnesota Value City Arena Columbus, OH CBS 85–63 16–6 (6–3) 17,125 |- February 3 6:30 p.m. 13 Penn State Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 75–62 17–6 (7–3) 14,148 |- February 7 12:00 p.m. 13 Iowa Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 68–58 18–6 (8–3) 15,223 |- February 10 6:30 p.m. yes 13 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN 69–52 19–6 (9–3) 16,442 |- February 14 1:00 p.m. yes 13 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL CBS 72–53 20–6 (10–3) 16,618 |- February 17 6:30 p.m. 9 Purdue 4 Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 57-60 20–7 (10–4) 19,049 |- February 21 12:00 p.m. yes 9 Michigan State 11 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI CBS 74–67 21–7 (11–4) 14,759 |- February 24 6:30 p.m. yes 9 Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 75–67 22–7 (12–4) 8,721 |- February 27 12:00 p.m. 9 Michigan Value City Arena Columbus, OH ESPN 66–55 23–7 (13–4) 18,862 |- March 2 9:00 p.m. 5 Illinois Value City Arena Columbus, OH ESPN 73–57 24–7 (14–4) 16,177 |- !colspan=9| Big Ten tournament March 12 12:00 p.m. yes 5 1 Michigan 8 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Quarterfinals ESPN 69–68 25–7 16,207 March 13 1:40 p.m. yes 5 1 Illinois 5 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Semifinals CBS 88–81 2OT 26–7 18,424 March 14 3:30 p.m. yes 5 1 Minnesota 6 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Championship Game CBS 90–61 27–7 14,598 |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament March 19 10:06 p.m. yes 5 2 MW UC Santa Barbara 15 MW Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI First Round CBS 68–51 28–7 17,580 March 21 2:20 p.m. yes 5 2 MW Georgia Tech 10 MW Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI Second Round CBS 75–66 29–7 18,031 March 26 7:07 p.m. yes 5 2 MW Tennessee 15 6 MW Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO Sweet Sixteen CBS 73–76 29–8 N/A |- AP Poll Rank indicates seed in the NCAA tournament. E-East region, W-West region, S-South region, M-Midewest Region http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&KEY=&SPID=10421&SPSID=87805September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Game Notes – NCAA Tournament First Round: UC Santa Barbara Teams 1st 2nd Final(15) UCSB173451(2) OHST303868 The Buckeyes began the 2010 NCAA Tournament with a first round win over UC Santa Barbara in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The game went back and forth in the early minutes of the first half with Ohio State taking control late. UCSB later came back never being put away by Ohio State, coming within 10 points halfway through the second half. However, Ohio State kept their lead and pulled out a 68–51 win despite Player of the Year nominee Evan Turner only making 2/13 field goals. Second Round: Georgia Tech Teams 1st 2nd Final(10) GA TECH 26 40 66(2) OHST 28 47 75 After a commanding win over UCSB in the first round, the Ohio State Buckeyes took on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the second round for a trip to St. Louis and the sweet sixteen. After Georgia Tech started off the game on a 10–2 run, the Buckeyes came back and made a game of it. At the half Ohio State led 28–26 over the Yellow Jackets. The Buckeyes came out shooting after halftime with their biggest lead coming a 14 points. However, Georgia Tech came back in the final three minutes and cut it to a four-point game. With a couple made free-throws and great defensive plays, the Buckeyes punched their ticket to the Sweet Sixteen against Tennessee in St. Louis. Sweet Sixteen: Tennessee Teams 1st 2nd Final(6) TENN 39 37 76(2) OHST 42 31 73 The Ohio State Buckeyes made their way to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2007 with a matchup against the Tennessee Volunteers. Ohio State jumped out to an early lead in the game with the score going back and forth throughout the first half. By halftime, the Buckeyes had a 42–39 lead, and kept it in the early parts of the second half. However, towards the end of the second half, Tennessee jumped out to a five-point lead which was eventually tied. Turner and the Buckeyes could not get a game winning shot at the end and lost to Tennessee 76–73. Rankings 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. 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