2007–08 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2007–08 Ohio State Buckeyes Buckeyes logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 24–13 10–8 Thad Matta 4th Alan Major Archie Miller John Groce Value City Arena NIT Champions The 2007–08 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Thad Matta, and played their home games at the Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished in fifth place in the Big Ten, squarely on the NCAA tournament bubble. However, they were not selected, marking the only time in coach Thad Matta's head coaching career his team missed the NCAA tournament while being eligible. The team dominated in the 2008 National Invitation Tournament on their way to a 92–85 victory over Massachusetts in the final. Preseason The Buckeyes lost three important players from their 2006–07 NCAA Runners-up team to the NBA draft. Greg Oden, the 2007 Second Team All-American, was selected in the lottery of the 2007 NBA draft, going #1 to the Portland Trail Blazers. Mike Conley Jr. and Daequan Cook also were drafted in the first round, by the Memphis Grizzlies and Philadelphia 76ers, but traded to Miami Heat, respectively. Senior guard Ron Lewis also declared to the draft but went undrafted. Recruiting Jon Diebler SG Upper Sandusky, OH Upper Sandusky HS 6 6 200 2005-09-23 4 4 96 Kosta Koufos PF Canton, OH GlenOak HS 7 0 250 2006-05-19 5 5 97 Dallas Lauderdale C Solon, OH Solon HS 6 8 235 2006-06-01 4 3 95 Evan Turner SF Chicago, IL St. Joseph's HS 6 6 175 2006-06-29 4 4 96 Eric Wallace SF Winston-Salem, NC Hargrave Military Academy 6 7 205 2006-10-11 3 3 91 |- !colspan=6| Junior College/Transfers P. J. Hill PG Minneapolis, MN Midland College 6 2 165 2007-07-18 1 2007 Ohio State 2007 Basketball Commitments 2007 Ohio State Basketball Commits Ohio State Basketball Recruiting 2007 ohiostate 145 194 7 7 2010-03-29 yes Roster 2007 Ohio State Buckeyes m y Jamar Butler y 14 G 6 1 195 SR Lima, OH Jon Diebler y 33 G 6 6 200 FR Upper Sandusky, OH P. J. Hill 4 G 6 1 165 SO Minneapolis, MN Othello Hunter y 45 F 6 8 225 SR Winston-Salem, NC Kosta Koufos y 31 FC 7 0 265 FR Canton, OH Dallas Lauderdale y 52 F 6 8 260 FR Solon, OH David Lighty y 23 GF 6 5 215 SO Cleveland, OH Kyle Madsen 15 C 6 9 240 SO y Dublin, OH Danny Peters 13 G 6 3 175 SO New Albany, OH Matt Terwilliger 42 FC 6 9 245 SR Troy, OH Mark Titus y 34 G 6 4 210 SO Brownsburg, IN Evan Turner y 21 GF 6 6 200 FR Chicago, IL Eric Wallace 2 GF 6 5 215 FR Winston-Salem, NC http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=87812&SPID=10421&DB_OEM_ID=17300&SORT_ORDER=2&Q_SEASON=2007&PRINTABLE_PAGE= 2010-03-28 Thad Matta (Butler) Alan Major (Purdue) Archie Miller (NC State) Dave Richardson (Louisiana-Monroe) Vince O'Brien (Ohio State) 2007–08 Schedule yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition October 31 yes   2007–08 Ashland Eagles Ashland University Ashland Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 88–59   November 6 yes   2007–08 Findlay Oilers University of Findlay Findlay Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 68–70   |- !colspan=9| Regular season November 12 yes 9:00 pm 2007–08 Green Bay Phoenix University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Wisconsin-Green Bay Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH NIT Season Tip-Off ESPN2 91–68 1–0 13,644 November 13 yes 9:00 pm 2007–08 Columbia Lions Columbia University Columbia Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH NIT Season Tip-Off ESPN 68–54 2–0 13,427 November 21 yes 9:30 pm yes 21 Syracuse Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Season Tip-Off ESPN2 79–65 3–0 8,388 November 23 yes 7:00 pm yes 15 Texas A&M Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Season Tip-Off Championship Game ESPN2 47–70 3–1 6,054 November 25 yes 8:00 pm VMI St. John Arena Columbus, OH BTN 90–57 4–1 6,670 November 28 yes 9:05 pm 1 North Carolina Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH ACC – Big Ten Challenge ESPN 55–66 4–2 19,049 December 1 yes 7:30 pm yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN ESPNU 46–65 4–3 10,000 December 10 yes 8:00 pm Coppin State Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 47–39 5–3 15,496 December 15 yes 12:00 pm 2007–08 Presbyterian College Blue Hose Presbyterian College Presbyterian College Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 87–43 6–3 16,569 December 18 yes 7:05 pm yes Cleveland State Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH STO 80–63 7–3 12,715 December 22 yes 4:00 pm Florida Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH CBS 62–49 8–3 19,049 December 29 yes 11:00 am Maryland-Baltimore County Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 92–83 9–3 17,847 January 3 7:00 pm yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL ESPN 74–58 10–3 (1–0) 16,618 January 6 12:00 pm 2007–08 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern University Northwestern Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 62–51 11–3 (2–0) 18,722 January 9 7:00 pm Iowa Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 79–48 12–3 (3–0) 18,473 January 12 4:00 pm yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 68–75 12–4 (3–1) 14,123 January 15 7:00 pm yes Michigan State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN 60–66 12–5 (3–2) 14,759 January 19 yes 3:30 pm yes 7 Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN CBS 69–74 12–6 (3–2) 21,784 January 22 9:00 pm Illinois Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 64–58 13–6 (4–2) 19,049 January 26 8:00 pm Minnesota Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 76–60 14–6 (5–2) 19,049 January 26 7:00 pm yes 2007–08 Penn State Nittany Lions Pennsylvania State University Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPN 68–56 15–6 (6–2) 10,956 February 2 5:05 pm yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 48–53 15–7 (6–3) 15,235 February 5 7:00 pm Michigan Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH ESPN 65–55 16–7 (7–3) 19,049 February 10 1:00 pm 13 Indiana Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH CBS 53–59 16–8 (7–4) 19,049 February 13 8:00 pm yes 2007–08 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern University Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 65–47 17–8 (8–4) 3,822 February 17 1:00 pm yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI CBS 70–80 17–9 (8–5) 13,751 February 24 4:05 pm 11 Wisconsin Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH CBS 53–58 17–10 (8–6) 19,049 February 28 7:00 pm yes 12 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ESPN 69–72 17–11 (8–7) 17,389 March 1 4:00 pm yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN 57–71 17–12 (8–8) 13,443 March 4 7:00 pm 15 Purdue Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH ESPN 80–77 OT 18–12 (9–8) 19,049 March 9 12:00 pm 18 Michigan State Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 63–54 19–12 (10–8) 19,049 |- !colspan=9| Big Ten tournament March 14 2:35 pm yes 19 Michigan State Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Quarterfinals ESPN 60–67 19–13 15,355 |- !colspan=9| NIT tournamenthttp://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-2000s.html NIT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE – History NIT 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100327053218/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-2000s.html 27 March 2010 dead March 18 7:00 pm NR (1) (8) 2007–08 UNC Asheville Bulldogs University of North Carolina at Asheville UNC Asheville Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH First Round – Ohio State Bracket ESPN2 84–66 20–13 7,117 March 24 7:00 pm NR (1) (4) California St. John Arena Columbus, OH Second Round – Ohio State Bracket ESPN 73–56 21–13 13,276 March 26 9:00 pm NR (1) (3) Dayton Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH Quarterfinal – Ohio State Bracket ESPN2 74–63 22–13 19,049 April 1 9:00 pm NR (1) yes (2) Mississippi Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semifinal ESPN2 81–69 23–13 9,823 April 3 7:00 pm NR (1) yes (2) Massachusetts Madison Square Garden New York, NY Championship Game ESPN 92–85 24–13 8,407 Coaches' Poll Awards and honors Kosta Koufos, NIT Most Valuable Player Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA Club 1 23 Kosta Koufos Utah Jazz 2008 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com 2008 Recruiting Class William Buford SG Toledo, OH Libbey HS 6 5 188 2006-10-30 5 5 96 Anthony Crater PG Wolfeboro, NH Brewster Academy 6 1 170 2006-11-27 3 3 92 B.J. Mullens C Canal Winchester, OH Canal Winchester HS 7 0 260 2004-03-28 5 5 98 Walter Offutt SG Indianapolis, IN Warren Central HS 6 3 175 2005-03-10 3 4 88 |- !colspan=6| Junior College/Transfers Nicola Kecman PF Thatcher, AZ Eastern Arizona College 6 9 215 2008-04-27 3 Jeremie Simmons PG Flint, MI Mott Community College 6 2 170 2008-04-27 3 2008 Ohio State 2008 Basketball Commitments 2008 Ohio State Basketball Commits Ohio State Basketball Recruiting 2008 ohiostate 145 194 2 5 2010-03-29 yes References Ohio State Ohio State Category:National Invitation Tournament championship seasons Category:Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball seasons Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Buckeyes