2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes Buckeyes logo.svg Big Ten Big Ten 2 1 35–4 15–1 Thad Matta 3rd Alan Major John Groce Dan Peters Value City Arena NCAA tournament, Runner-up AP Poll National Champion Big Ten regular season championsBig Ten tournament champions National Championship Game L Lost 75–84 vs. Florida The 2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-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 the season 35–4, 15–1 in Big Ten play to win the regular season Big Ten championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Michigan, Purdue, and Wisconsin to win the tournament championship. As a result, the team earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, received the No. 1 seed in the South regional, and was the overall top seed of the tournament. They defeated Central Connecticut State and Matta's former team, Xavier, to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The Buckeyes then defeated Tennessee and Memphis to advance to the Final Four, their first trip to the Final Four under Matta. With a win over Georgetown, the team advanced to the national championship game against Florida, where they lost 84–75. Of note, the Florida football team also defeated the Buckeyes to win the National Championship in the same year. Preseason Recruiting Mike Conley Jr. PG Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North HS 6 1 165 2005-06-29 5 5 Daequan Cook SG Dayton, OH Dunbar HS 6 5 190 2005-03-23 5 5 David Lighty SF Cleveland, OH Villa Angela-St. Joseph HS 6 5 180 2005-04-29 4 4 Greg Oden C Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North HS 7 0 240 2005-06-29 5 5 |- !colspan=6| Junior College/Transfers Othello Hunter PF Winston-Salem, NC Hillsborough CC 6 9 215 2007-07-18 4 3 2006 Ohio State 2006 Basketball Commitments 2006 Ohio State Basketball Commits ohiostate 145 2 2 2010-04-04 yes Roster 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes m y y Jamar Butler y 14 G 6 1 195 JR Lima, OH Shawnee High School Mike Conley Jr. y 1 G 6 1 180 FR Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North High School Daequan Cook y 31 G 6 5 210 FR Dayton, OH Dunbar High School Ivan Harris y 3 F 6 7 220 SR Springfield, OH Oak Hill Academy Othello Hunter y 45 F 6 8 225 JR Winston-Salem, NC R.J. Reynolds HS/Hillsborough CC Ron Lewis basketball y 12 F 6 4 200 SR Columbus, Ohio Brookhaven HS/Bowling Green State David Lighty y 23 GF 6 5 215 FR Cleveland, OH Villa Angela-St. Joseph HS Kyle Madsen 15 C 6 9 240 SO y I Dublin, OH Dublin Coffman High School Greg Oden y 20 C 7 0 280 FR Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North High School Danny Peters 13 G 6 2 170 FR New Albany, OH New Albany High School Matt Terwilliger 42 FC 6 9 245 JR Troy, OH Troy High School Mark Titus y 34 G 6 4 210 FR W Brownsburg, IN Brownsburg High School http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=87812&SPID=10421&DB_OEM_ID=17300&Q_SEASON=2006 2010-04-04 Thad Matta (Butler) Alan Major (Purdue) Dan Peters (Kent State) Dave Richardson (Louisiana-Monroe) Vince O'Brien (Ohio State) Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Ohio State Buckeyes| Exhibition November 1 yes 1:00 pm 4 2006–07 Findlay Oilers University of Findlay Findlay Value City Arena Columbus, OH 80–57     November 5 yes 1:00 pm 4 2006–07 Walsh Cavaliers Walsh University Walsh Value City Arena Columbus, OH 87–62     |- !colspan=9 style=Ohio State Buckeyes|Regular season November 10 yes 8:00 pm 4 VMI Value City Arena Columbus, OH BCA Classic 107–69 13,219 1–0 November 11 yes 8:00 pm 4 2006–07 Loyola Ramblers Loyola University Chicago Loyola (IL) Value City Arena Columbus, OH BCA Classic 87–75 13,269 2–0 November 12 yes 8:00 pm 4 2006–07 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State University Kent State Value City Arena Columbus, OH BCA Classic 81–59 12,883 3–0 November 17 yes 7:00 pm 4 2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky Value City Arena Columbus, OH 74–45 18,882 4–0 November 20 yes 8:00 pm 3 2006–07 San Francisco Dons University of San Francisco San Francisco Value City Arena Columbus, OH 82–60 14,592 5–0 November 24 yes 8:00 pm 3 yes 2006–07 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State University Youngstown State Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH 91–57 17,463 6–0 November 29 yes 9:00 pm 1 yes 6 North Carolina Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ACC–Big Ten Challenge 89–98 21,750 6–1 December 2 yes 4:00 pm 1 2006–07 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso University Valparaiso Value City Arena Columbus, OH 78–58 17,311 7–1 December 9 yes 2:00 pm 4 Cleveland State Value City Arena Columbus, OH 78–57 17,158 8–1 December 16 yes 3:56 pm 4 yes Cincinnati Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN John R. Wooden Tradition 72–50 18,356 9–1 December 19 yes 8:00 pm 3 Iowa State Value City Arena Columbus, OH 75–56 18,905 10–1 December 23 yes 4:00 pm 3 yes 4 Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 60–86 12,621 10–2 December 30 yes 8:00 pm 6 2006–07 Coppin State Eagles Coppin State University Coppin State Value City Arena Columbus, OH 91–54 18,943 11–2 January 2 8:00 pm 6 Indiana Value City Arena Columbus, OH 74–67 18,813 12–2 1–0 January 6 1:00 pm 6 yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 62–44 16,618 13–2 2–0 January 9 8:05 pm 5 yes 4 Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI 69–72 17,190 13–3 2–1 January 13 yes 1:00 pm 5 20 2006–07 Tennessee Volunteers University of Tennessee Tennessee Value City Arena Columbus, OH 68–66 18,817 14–3 January 17 8:00 pm 7 2006–07 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern University Northwestern Value City Arena Columbus, OH 73–41 18,903 15–3 3–1 January 20 8:00 pm 7 Iowa Value City Arena Columbus, OH 82–63 18,963 16–3 4–1 January 24 7:00 pm 5 yes 2006–07 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern University Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 59–50 6,646 17–3 5–1 January 27 9:00 pm 5 Michigan State Value City Arena Columbus, OH ESPN College GameDay 66–64 18,965 18–3 6–1 January 31 7:00 pm 4 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 78–60 13,961 19–3 7–1 February 3 4:00 pm 4 yes Michigan State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 63–54 14,759 20–3 8–1 February 6 7:00 pm 3 Michigan Value City Arena Columbus, OH 76–63 18,927 21–3 9–1 February 10 12:15 pm 3 Purdue Value City Arena Columbus, OH 63–56 18,988 22–3 10–1 February 14 7:00 pm 2 yes 2007–08 Penn State Nittany Lions Pennsylvania State University Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA 64–62 10,027 23–3 11–1 February 18 12:00 pm 2 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 85–67 13,026 24–3 12–1 February 21 8:00 pm 1 2007–08 Penn State Nittany Lions Pennsylvania State University Penn State Value City Arena Columbus, OH 68–60 18,957 25–3 13–1 February 25 4:00 pm 1 2 Wisconsin Value City Arena Columbus, OH 49–48 19,044 26–3 14–1 March 3 4:00 pm 1 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 65–61 13,751 27–3 15–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Ohio State Buckeyes|Big Ten tournament March 9 11:00 am 1 1 8 Michigan United Center Chicago, IL Quarterfinals 72–62 18,103 28–3 March 10 12:40 pm 1 1 5 Purdue United Center Chicago, IL Semifinals 63–52 CBS 20,471 29–3 March 11 2:30 pm 1 1 4 2 Wisconsin United Center Chicago, IL Championship CBS 66–49 17,538 30–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Ohio State Buckeyes|NCAA tournament March 15 7:10 pm 1 1 S yes 16 S Central Connecticut State Rupp Arena Lexington, KY First Round CBS 78–57 20,752 31–3 March 17 1:10 pm 1 1 S yes 9 S Xavier Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Second Round CBS 78–71 OT 20,882 32–3 March 22 9:18 pm 1 1 S yes 5 S Tennessee Alamodome San Antonio, TX Sweet Sixteen CBS 85–84 26,776 33–3 March 24 3:40 pm 1 1 S yes 5 2 S Memphis Alamodome San Antonio, TX Elite Eight CBS 92–76 26,260 34–3 March 31 6:07 pm 1 1 S yes 8 2 E Georgetown Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Final Four CBS 67–60 53,510 35–3 April 2 9:21 pm 1 1 S yes 3 1 MW Florida Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA National Championship Game CBS 75–84 51,458 35–4 Coaches' Poll Eastern Time Rankings 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 7 5 4 3 (15) 5 4 (2) 3 (3) 6 6 5 7 5 4 3 2 2 (31) 1 (62) 1 (70) 1 (71) Coaches 0 19 4 (1) 4 (1) 3 (1) 1 (11) 4 4 (1) 3 (2) 6 6 5 7 5 4 3 2 1 (17) 1 (29) 1 (30) 1 2 *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings. 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