2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes Buckeyes logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 6 7 29–8 13–5 Thad Matta Dave Dickerson Jeff Boals Chris Jent Value City Arena Big Ten tournament champion<br/ >Hall of Fame Tip Off champion NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Thad Matta, in his ninth season with the Buckeyes. The team played its home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. They finished with a record of 29–8 overall, 13–5 in Big Ten play for a second place tie with Michigan State. They won the 2013 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament and received an automatic bid in the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they were defeated by Wichita State in the Elite Eight. Before the season Previous season The Ohio State Buckeyes began the 2011–12 season ranked #3Winn Luke North Carolina, Kentucky top 2011-12 preseason power rankings Sports Illustrated http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/luke_winn/11/01/preseason.power.rankings/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111103083846/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/luke_winn/11/01/preseason.power.rankings/index.html dead November 3, 2011 July 2, 2012 November 1, 2011 in the nation and would go on to an 8–0 start to the season, with their first loss coming at Allen Fieldhouse against the Kansas Jayhawks. Ohio State remained in the top three through the first two months of the season, until they lost their first conference game of the season on December 31 against the Indiana Hoosiers. Ohio State went 13–5 through Big Ten play and ended the season with a 25–6 record and won a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, sharing it with Michigan State and Michigan. Ohio State would end up losing in the championship game of the Big Ten tournament and enter the NCAA tournament as a #2 seed. Ohio State would go on to defeat Syracuse in the Elite Eight en route to the program's eleventh Final Four appearance. Ohio State lost to the Kansas Jayhawks in the Final Four and ended the season with a 31–8 record and #3 ranking.Ohio State vs. Kansas - Box Score Sports Illustrated http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/gameflash/2012/03/31/78293_boxscore.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120403210525/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/gameflash/2012/03/31/78293_boxscore.html dead April 3, 2012 July 2, 2012 After the season, Jared Sullinger declared for the NBA draft after his sophomore season,Jared Sullinger entering draft ESPN https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/id/7774756/jared-sullinger-ohio-state-buckeyes-entering-nba-draft July 1, 2012 while Deshaun Thomas decided to return for his junior season.Smith Erick Ohio State forward Deshaun Thomas returning for junior year USA Today http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2012/04/deshaun-thomas-returning-ohio-state-junior-season/1#.T_EeL2JYvbk July 2, 2012 April 6, 2012 Departures Name Position Reason William Buford Guard Graduation Jordan Sibert Guard Transfer to DaytonBrennan Pat Reports: Jordan Sibert to transfer to Dayton The Lantern http://www.thelantern.com/sports/reports-jordan-sibert-to-transfer-to-dayton-1.2869853#.T_Ec6mJYvbk July 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120613000511/http://www.thelantern.com/sports/reports-jordan-sibert-to-transfer-to-dayton-1.2869853#.T_Ec6mJYvbk June 13, 2012 dead Jared Sullinger Forward Entered NBA draft J.D. Weatherspoon Forward Transfer to ToledoPeriatt Michael J.D. Weatherspoon to transfer to Toledo The Lantern http://www.thelantern.com/sports/j-d-weatherspoon-to-transfer-to-toledo-1.2871898#.T_EdVmJYvbk https://archive.today/20130204021030/http://www.thelantern.com/sports/j-d-weatherspoon-to-transfer-to-toledo-1.2871898%23.T_EdVmJYvbk dead February 4, 2013 July 1, 2012 Recruiting no no 2012 Amedeo Della Valle PG Henderson, Nevada Findlay Prep 6 3 180 2012-04-21 3 3 89 2012 Ohio State 2012 Basketball Commitments 2012 Ohio State Basketball Commits Ohio State Buckeyes 2012 Player Commits ohiostate 194 NR NR NR 2012-07-01 yes Roster 2012 Ohio State Buckeyes y Deshaun Thomas 1 y F 6 7 215 JR Fort Wayne, Indiana USA Shannon Scott 3 G 6 3 185 SO Alpharetta, Georgia USA y Aaron Craft 4 y G 6 2 195 JR Findlay, Ohio USA LaQuinton Ross y 10 F 6 8 215 SO Jackson, Mississippi USA Sam Thompson basketball y 12 F 6 7 200 SO Chicago, Illinois USA Alex Rogers 14 G 6 2 200 SR Cincinnati, Ohio USA Amir Williams 23 C 6 11 250 SO Birmingham, Michigan USA Evan Ravenel 30 y F 6 8 250 SR Tampa, Florida USA Lenzelle Smith Jr. y 32 G 6 4 210 JR Zion, Illinois USA Amedeo Della Valle 33 G 6 5 190 FR Alba, Italy ITA Jake Lorbach 34 F 6 7 210 FR Elyria, Ohio USA Trey McDonald 55 C 6 8 240 SO Battle Creek, Michigan USA Thad Matta Dave Dickerson Jeff Boals Chris Jent http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/osu-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2012-11-06 Schedule no yes |- !colspan=12| Exhibition October 30 7:00 pm yes 4 Walsh Value City Arena Columbus, OH 83–71 13,474 – |- !colspan=12| Regular season November 11 2:00 pm yes 4 Albany Value City Arena Columbus, OH Hall of Fame Tip Off 82–60 13,497 1–0 November 17 5:00 pm yes yes 4 Rhode Island Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Tip Off Semifinal ESPN3 69–58 N/A 2–0 November 18 4:30 pm yes yes 4 Washington Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Tip Off Championship ESPN2 77–66 N/A 3–0 November 23 6:00 pm yes 3 UMKC Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 91–45 17,478 4–0 November 28 9:30 pm yes yes 3 Duke 2 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN 68–73 9,314 4–1 December 1 4:30 pm yes 3 Northern Kentucky Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 70–43 16,548 5–1 December 8 12:00 pm yes 7 Long Beach State Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 89–55 14,832 6–1 December 12 7:00 pm yes 7 Savannah State Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 85–45 13,848 7–1 December 15 12:00 pm yes 7 UNC Asheville Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 90–72 15,041 8–1 December 18 7:00 pm yes 7 Winthrop Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 65–55 13,707 9–1 December 22 4:00 pm yes 7 Kansas 9 Value City Arena Columbus, OH CBS 66–74 19,049 9–2 December 29 4:30 pm yes 10 Chicago State Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 87–44 16,881 10–2 January 2 6:30 pm 8 Nebraska Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 70–44 15,900 11–2 (1–0) January 5 2:15 pm yes 8 Illinois 11 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL BTN 55–74 16,618 11–3 (1–1) January 8 9:00 pm yes 15 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPN 74–64 14,642 12–3 (2–1) January 13 1:30 pm 15 Michigan 2 Value City Arena Columbus, OH CBS 56–53 18,809 13–3 (3–1) January 19 6:00 pm yes 11 Michigan State 18 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN 56–59 14,797 13–4 (3–2) January 22 6:30 pm 14 Iowa Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 72–63 16,040 14–4 (4–2) January 26 12:00 pm yes 14 Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPN2 65–51 11,212 15–4 (5–2) January 29 7:00 pm 11 Wisconsin Value City Arena Columbus, OH ESPN 58–49 16,911 16–4 (6–2) February 2 7:00 pm yes 11 Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE BTN 63–56 11,478 17–4 (7–2) February 5 9:00 pm yes 10 Michigan 3 Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI ESPN 74–76 OT 12,693 17–5 (7–3) February 10 1:00 pm 10 Indiana 1 Value City Arena Columbus, OH CBS 68–81 18,809 17–6 (7–4) February 14 7:00 pm 13 Northwestern Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 69–59 15,842 18–6 (8–4) February 17 1:00 pm yes 13 Wisconsin 20 Kohl Center Madison, WI CBS 49–71 17,249 18–7 (8–5) February 20 7:00 pm 18 Minnesota Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 71–45 16,378 19–7 (9–5) February 24 4:00 pm 18 Michigan State 4 Value City Arena Columbus, OH CBS 68–60 18,809 20–7 (10–5) February 28 7:00 pm yes 16 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL ESPN2 63–53 7,036 21–7 (11–5) March 5 9:00 pm yes 14 Indiana 2 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ESPN 67–58 17,472 22–7 (12–5) March 10 12:30 pm 14 Illinois Value City Arena Columbus, OH ESPN 68–55 19,049 23–7 (13–5) |- !colspan=12| Big Ten tournament March 15 6:30 pm yes 10 Nebraska United Center Chicago, IL Quarterfinal BTN 71–50 21,229 24–7 March 16 4:18 pm yes 10 Michigan State 8 United Center Chicago, IL Semifinal CBS 61–58 21,824 25–7 March 17 3:30 pm yes 10 Wisconsin 22 United Center Chicago, IL Championship CBS 50–43 20,560 26–7 |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament March 22 7:15 pm yes yes 7 (2 W) (15 W) Iona University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH First round 12,495 CBS 95–70 27–7 March 24 12:15 pm yes yes 7 (2 W) (10 W) Iowa State University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH Second round 12,495 CBS 78–75 28–7 March 28 7:47 pm yes yes 7 (2 W) (6 W) Arizona 21 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Sweet Sixteen 18,232 TBS 73–70 29–7 March 30 7:10 pm yes yes 7 (2 W) (9 W) Wichita State Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Elite Eight 17,998 CBS 66–70 29–8 Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region W=West Source:http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/osu-m-baskbl-sched.html Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball 2012-09-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20150629064801/http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/osu-m-baskbl-sched.html 2015-06-29 dead Rankings 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Regular season pollsPoll Pre-season Week1 Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 10 8 15 11 14 11 10 13 18 14 10 7 Coaches 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 10 8 14 11 15 10 10 14 18 13 9 6 + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease 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