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2020–21 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team


2020–21 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten Conference
No. 15
No. 7
21–10 (12–8 Big Ten)
Chris Holtmann (4th season)
Ryan Pedon (4th season)
Terry Johnson (4th season)
Jake Diebler (2nd season)
Value City Arena

The 2020–21 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Chris Holtmann, in his fourth season with the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes played their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference.

They finished the season 21–10, 12–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Minnesota, Purdue, and Michigan before losing to Illinois in overtime in the championship game of the Big Ten tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the South region. However, they were upset in the First Round by No. 15-seeded Oral Roberts.

The Buckeyes finished the 2019–20 season 21–10, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The 2020 Big Ten men's basketball tournament and 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Alonzo Gaffney0F6'9"198FreshmanCleveland, OHTransferred to Northwest Florida (JUCO)
Luther Muhammad1G6'3"185SophomoreJersey City, NJTransferred to Arizona State
D. J. Carton3G6'1"190FreshmanBettendorf, IATransferred to Marquette
Andre Wesson24F6'6"220SeniorWesterville, OHGraduated
Kaleb Wesson34F6'9"270JuniorWesterville, OHDeclared for 2020 NBA draft
Daniel Hummer40G6'0"175RS SeniorUpper Arlington, OHWalk-on; graduated
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jimmy Sotos1G6'3"200SeniorElk Grove Village, ILTransferred from Bucknell. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Seth Towns31F6'8"230Graduate StudentColumbus, OHTransferred from Harvard. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
NameHometownSchoolHeightWeightCommit date
Meechie Johnson Jr. PGCleveland, OHGarfield Heights (OH)6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)Aug 13, 2019
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Eugene Brown III SGConyers, GASouthwest DeKalb (GA)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg)Sep 16, 2019
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Zed Key PFBay Shore, NYLong Island Lutheran (NY)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)Sep 22, 2019
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
College recruiting information (2021)
Malaki Branham #4 SGAkron, OHSt. Vincent-St. Mary6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg)Jul 22, 2020
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Kalen Etzler #21 PFConvoy, OHCrestview6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg)May 12, 2019
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

"2021 Team Ranking". Rivals. | | | | | |

Ohio State canceled its game against Alabama A&M due to COVID-19 issues at Alabama A&M. They also postponed their game against Penn State, rescheduling the game to January 27, 2021.

Datetime, TVRank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance) city, state
November 25, 2020*2:00 pm, ESPNNo. 23Illinois StateW 94–671–019 – Sueing8 – Tied6 – WalkerValue City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
November 29*12:00 pm, BTNNo. 23UMass LowellW 74–642–021 – Washington Jr.8 – Tied5 – WalkerCovelli Center (0)Columbus, OH
December 2*5:00 pm, BTNNo. 23Morehead StateW 77–443–016 – Liddell9 – Young4 – TiedCovelli Center (0)Columbus, OH
December 5*CanceledNo. 23Alabama A&MCanceled due to COVID-19 issues at Alabama A&MValue City Arena Columbus, OH
December 8*7:30 pm, ESPN2No. 22at Notre Dame ACC–Big Ten ChallengeW 90–854–019 – Liddell12 – Liddell4 – TiedEdmund P. Joyce Center (156)Notre Dame, IN
December 13*4:00 pm, BTNNo. 22Cleveland StateW 67–615–017 – Washington Jr.10 – Key3 – WalkerValue City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
December 167:00 pm, BTNNo. 20at PurdueL 60–675–1(0–1)14 – Sueing8 – Young7 – WalkerMackey Arena (250)West Lafayette, IN
December 19*4:15 pm, CBSNo. 20vs. UCLA CBS Sports ClassicW 77–706–114 – Washington Jr.6 – Key4 – WalkerRocket Mortgage FieldHouse (0)Cleveland, OH
December 234:30 pm, BTNNo. 23No. 11 RutgersW 80–687–1(1–1)22 – Washington Jr.12 – Young5 – WalkerValue City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
December 262:00 pm, FS1No. 23at NorthwesternL 70–717–2(1–2)15 – Liddell8 – Tied5 – WalkerWelsh–Ryan Arena (0)Evanston, IL
December 306:30 pm, BTNNo. 25NebraskaW 90–548–2(2–2)18 – Ahrens6 – Tied3 – TiedValue City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
January 3, 20215:30 pm, BTNNo. 25at No. 21 MinnesotaL 60–778–3(2–3)21 – Washington Jr.7 – Tied3 – SueingWilliams Arena (0)Minneapolis, MN
January 912:00 pm, BTNat No. 15 RutgersW 79–689–3(3–3)17 – Washington Jr.10 – Sueing5 – SueingRutgers Athletic Center (0)Piscataway, NJ
January 137:00 pm, BTNNo. 21NorthwesternW 81–7110–3(4–3)23 – Washington Jr.10 – Liddell6 – Washington Jr.Value City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
January 1612:00 pm, FOXNo. 21at No. 14 IllinoisW 87–8111–3(5–3)26 – Liddell7 – Tied4 – SueingState Farm Center (175)Champaign, IL
January 196:30 pm, BTNNo. 15PurdueL 65–6711–4(5–4)21 – Washington Jr.7 – Liddell6 – Washington Jr.Value City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
January 234:00 pm, CBSNo. 15at No. 10 WisconsinW 74–6212–4(6–4)20 – Liddell7 – Liddell4 – Washington Jr.Kohl Center (0)Madison, WI
January 277:00 pm, BTNNo. 13Penn StateW 83–7913–4(7–4)22 – Liddell10 – Sueing6 – Washington Jr.Value City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
January 311:00 pm, CBSNo. 13Michigan StateW 79–6214–4(8–4)20 – Liddell8 – Liddell3 – Washington Jr.Value City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
February 47:00 pm, ESPNNo. 7at No. 8 IowaW 89–8515–4(9–4)16 – Tied11 – Sueing9 – WalkerCarver–Hawkeye Arena (503)Iowa City, IA
February 89:00 pm, FS1No. 4at MarylandW 73–6516–4(10–4)18 – Tied6 – Liddell4 – Washington Jr.Xfinity Center (0)College Park, MD
February 1312:00 pm, ESPNNo. 4IndianaW 78–5917–4(11–4)19 – Liddell10 – Sueing4 – WalkerValue City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
February 188:00 pm, BTNNo. 4at Penn StateW 92–8218–4(12–4)23 – Liddell6 – Sueing7 – WalkerBryce Jordan Center (244)University Park, PA
February 211:00 pm, CBSNo. 4No. 3 Michigan RivalryL 87–9218–5(12–5)30 – Washington Jr.10 – Liddell3 – TiedValue City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
February 259:00 pm, ESPNNo. 4at Michigan StateL 67–7118–6(12–6)18 – Liddell8 – Liddell5 – WalkerBreslin Center (0)East Lansing, MI
February 284:00 pm, CBSNo. 4No. 9 IowaL 57–7318–7(12–7)15 – Liddell5 – Tied4 – WalkerValue City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
March 64:00 pm, ESPNNo. 7No. 4 IllinoisL 68–7318–8(12–8)19 – Liddell8 – Sueing6 – Washington Jr.Value City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
March 11, 20212:00 pm, BTN(5) No. 9vs. (13) Minnesota Second RoundW 79–7519–816 – Tied7 – Sueing6 – WalkerLucas Oil Stadium (6,206)Indianapolis, IN
March 12, 20212:00 pm, BTN(5) No. 9vs. (4) No. 20 Purdue QuarterfinalsW 87–78 OT20–820 – Washington Jr.10 – Sueing7 – WalkerLucas Oil Stadium (7,634)Indianapolis, IN
March 13, 20211:00 pm, CBS(5) No. 9vs. (1) No. 4 Michigan Semifinals/RivalryW 68–6721–824 – Washington Jr.6 – Washington Jr.4 – TiedLucas Oil Stadium (8,000)Indianapolis, IN
March 14, 20213:30 pm, CBS(5) No. 9vs. (2) No. 3 Illinois ChampionshipL 88–91 OT21–932 – Washington Jr.8 – Washington Jr.4 – WalkerLucas Oil Stadium (8,000)Indianapolis, IN
March 19, 20213:00 pm, CBS(2 S) No. 7vs. (15 S) Oral Roberts First RoundL 72–75 OT21–1023 – Liddell12 – Liddell5 – LiddellMackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

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