2008–09 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 Ohio State Buckeyes Buckeyes logo.svg Big Ten Big Ten 22–11 10–8 Thad Matta Brandon Miller 1st Archie Miller Alan Major Value City Arena NCAA tournament First round The 2008–09 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University. The head coach was Thad Matta, then in his fifth season with the Buckeyes. The team played its home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes finished fourth in the conference's regular season, and was runner up in the Big Ten tournament, falling to Purdue 65–61 in the final game. In the NCAA tournament, the Buckeyes lost in the first round to the Siena Saints in double overtime. 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' 2"175GuardJuniorIndianapolis, IN3Offutt, Walter6' 4"202GuardFreshmanIndianapolis, IN4Hill, P.J.6' 1"170GuardJuniorMinneapolis, MN10Crater, Anthony6' 1"170GuardFreshmanFlint, MI13Peters, Danny6' 2"180GuardSeniorNew Albany, OH15Madsen, Kyle6' 10"250CenterJuniorDublin, OH21Turner, Evan6' 7"210GuardSophomoreChicago, IL23Lighty, David6' 5"220GuardJuniorCleveland, OH24Kecman, Nikola6' 8"220ForwardSophomoreBelgrade, Serbia32Mullens, Byron7’0”275CenterFreshmanColumbus, OH33Diebler, Jon6' 6"205GuardSophomoreUpper Sandusky, OH34Titus, Mark6' 4"215GuardJuniorBrownsburg, IN40Grycko, J.J.6' 9"210ForwardFreshmanCincinnati, OH44Buford, William6' 6"220GuardFreshmanToledo, OH52Lauderdale, Dallas6' 8"255ForwardSophomoreSolon, 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 2008–09 Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style=Ohio State Buckeyes|Regular Season November 20 6:30 pm yes Delaware State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 70–42 1–0 (0–0) 6,388 |- November 24 8:00 pm yes Bowling Green Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 61–57 2–0 (0–0) 12,751 |- November 29 12:00 pm yes Samford Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 59–22 3–0 (0–0) 13,412 |- December 2 7:00 pm yes yes Miami (FL) 21 BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ESPN 73–68 4–0 (0–0) 5,870 |- December 6 4:00 pm yes yes Notre Dame 7 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN ESPNU 67–62 5–0 (0–0) 17,007 |- December 13 12:00 pm yes 21 Butler Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 54–51 6–0 (0–0) 13,976 |- December 17 9:05 pm yes 17 Jacksonville Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH ESPNU 81–68 7–0 (0–0) 12,250 |- December 20 12:00 pm yes 17 Iona Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 71–53 8–0 (0–0) 14,029 |- December 22 7:00 pm yes 15 UNC Asheville Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 83–59 9–0 (0–0) 13,317 |- December 27 4:00 pm yes 15 West Virginia Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH CBS 48–76 9–1 (0–0) 19,049 |- December 31 4:00 pm 24 Iowa Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 68–65 10–1 (1–0) 14,946 |- January 3 12:00 pm yes 24 Minnesota 21 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 59–68 10–2 (1–1) 14,625 |- January 6 7:00 pm yes Michigan State 8 Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI ESPN 58–67 10–3 (1–2) 14,759 |- January 9 7:00 pm yes Houston Baptist Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 89–65 11–3 (1–2) 15,081 |- January 13 7:00 pm Indiana Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH ESPN 77–53 12–3 (2–2) 15,661 |- January 17 8:00 pm yes Michigan 25 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI BTN 65–58 13–3 (3–2) 13,751 |- January 20 6:00 pm yes Illinois 25 Assembly Hall Champagin, IL ESPN 49–67 13–4 (3–3) 15,549 |- January 25 3:50 pm Michigan State 7 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH CBS 67–78 13–5 (3–4) 18,767 |- January 28 6:30 pm Michigan Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 72–54 14–5 (4–4) 16,363 |- January 31 4:05 pm yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ESPN2 93–81 15–5 (5–4) 17,202 |- February 3 7:00 pm Purdue 12 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH ESPN 80–72 OT 16–5 (6–4) 17,012 |- February 7 8:00 pm Minnesota 19 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 64–58 17–5 (7–4) 19,049 |- February 14 8:00 pm yes 24 Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN College GameDay ESPN 50–55 17–6 (7–5) 17,230 |- February 18 8:00 pm yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 69–72 17–7 (7–6) 4,312 |- February 22 1:00 pm Illinois 18 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH CBS 68–70 17–8 (7–7) 19,049 |- February 24 7:00 pm Penn State Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH ESPN 73–59 18–8 (8–7) 18,170 |- February 28 4:00 pm yes Purdue 16 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPN 50–75 18–9 (8–8) 14,123 |- March 3 8:05 pm yes Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 60–58 19–9 (9–8) 10,338 |- March 8 5:00 pm Northwestern Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 52–47 20–9 (10–8) 19,049 |- !colspan=12 style=Ohio State Buckeyes|Big Ten tournament March 13 2:30 pm yes Wisconsin Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN ESPN 61–57 21–9 (10–8) 13,023 March 14 1:40 pm yes Michigan State 7 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN CBS 82–70 22–9 (10–8) 15,728 March 15 3:30 pm yes Purdue 24 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN CBS 61–65 22–10 (10–8) 12,526 |- !colspan=12 style=Ohio State Buckeyes|NCAA Tournament March 20 9:40 pm yes (9) Siena University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH CBS 72–74 2OT 22–11 (10–8) 12,596 Rankings 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 NR NR NR NR 21 17 14 24 NR Coaches 0 19 NR NR NR NR 21 16 13 23 NR References Ohio State Category:Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball seasons Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Buckeyes