2012–13_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_men's_basketball_team

2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten tournament champion; Hall of Fame Tip Off champion
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7
Record	29–8 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Thad Matta;
Assistant coaches	Dave Dickerson; Jeff Boals; Chris Jent;
Home arena	Value City Arena
	Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represents Ohio State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Thad Matta, in his ninth season with the Buckeyes. The team plays 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 receive an automatic bid in the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament which they were defeated by Wichita State in the Elite Eight.

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Before the season

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30* 7:00 pm	No. 4	Walsh	W 83–71	–	Value City Arena (13,474) Columbus, OH
Regular season
November 11* 2:00 pm	No. 4	Albany Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 82–60	1–0	Value City Arena (13,497) Columbus, OH
November 17* 5:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 4	vs. Rhode Island Hall of Fame Tip Off Semifinals	W 69–58	2–0	Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT
November 18* 4:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 4	vs. Washington Hall of Fame Tip Off Championship	W 77–66	3–0	Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT
November 23* 6:00 pm, BTN	No. 3	UMKC	W 91–45	4–0	Value City Arena (17,478) Columbus, OH
November 28* 9:30 pm, ESPN	No. 3	at No. 2 Duke ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 68–73	4–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 1* 4:30 pm, BTN	No. 3	Northern Kentucky	W 70–43	5–1	Value City Arena (16,548) Columbus, OH
December 8* 12:00 pm, BTN	No. 7	Long Beach State	W 89–55	6–1	Value City Arena (14,832) Columbus, OH
December 12* 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 7	Savannah State	W 85–45	7–1	Value City Arena (13,848) Columbus, OH
December 15* 12:00 pm, BTN	No. 7	UNC Asheville	W 90–72	8–1	Value City Arena (15,041) Columbus, OH
December 18* 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 7	Winthrop	W 65–55	9–1	Value City Arena (13,707) Columbus, OH
December 22* 4:00 pm, CBS	No. 7	No. 9 Kansas	L 66–74	9–2	Value City Arena (19,049) Columbus, OH
December 29* 4:30 pm, BTN	No. 10	Chicago State	W 87–44	10–2	Value City Arena (16,881) Columbus, OH
January 2 6:30 pm, BTN	No. 8	Nebraska	W 70–44	11–2 (1–0)	Value City Arena (15,900) Columbus, OH
January 5 2:15 pm, BTN	No. 8	at No. 11 Illinois	L 55–74	11–3 (1–1)	Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL
January 8 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 15	at Purdue	W 74–64	12–3 (2–1)	Mackey Arena (14,642) West Lafayette, IN
January 13 1:30 pm, CBS	No. 15	No. 2 Michigan	W 56–53	13–3 (3–1)	Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH
January 19 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 11	at No. 18 Michigan State	L 56–59	13–4 (3–2)	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
January 22 6:30 pm, BTN	No. 14	Iowa	W 72–63	14–4 (4–2)	Value City Arena (16,040) Columbus, OH
January 26 12:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 14	at Penn State	W 65–51	15–4 (5–2)	Bryce Jordan Center (11,212) University Park, PA
January 29 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 11	Wisconsin	W 58–49	16–4 (6–2)	Value City Arena (16,911) Columbus, OH
February 2 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 11	at Nebraska	W 63–56	17–4 (7–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,478) Lincoln, NE
February 5 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 10	at No. 3 Michigan	L 74–76 ^OT	17–5 (7–3)	Crisler Center (12,693) Ann Arbor, MI
February 10 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 10	No. 1 Indiana	L 68–81	17–6 (7–4)	Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH
February 14 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 13	Northwestern	W 69–59	18–6 (8–4)	Value City Arena (15,842) Columbus, OH
February 17 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 13	at No. 20 Wisconsin	L 49–71	18–7 (8–5)	Kohl Center (17,249) Madison, WI
February 20 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 18	Minnesota	W 71–45	19–7 (9–5)	Value City Arena (16,378) Columbus, OH
February 24 4:00 pm, CBS	No. 18	No. 4 Michigan State	W 68–60	20–7 (10–5)	Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH
February 28 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 16	at Northwestern	W 63–53	21–7 (11–5)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,036) Evanston, IL
March 5 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	at No. 2 Indiana	W 67–58	22–7 (12–5)	Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN
March 10 12:30 pm, ESPN	No. 14	Illinois	W 68–55	23–7 (13–5)	Value City Arena (19,049) Columbus, OH
Big Ten tournament
March 15 6:30 pm, BTN	No. 10	vs. Nebraska Quarterfinals	W 71–50	24–7	United Center (21,229) Chicago, IL
March 16 4:18 pm, CBS	No. 10	vs. No. 8 Michigan State Semifinals	W 61–58	25–7	United Center (21,824) Chicago, IL
March 17 3:30 pm, CBS	No. 10	vs. No. 22 Wisconsin Championship	W 50–43	26–7	United Center (20,560) Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
March 22* 7:15 pm, CBS	No. 7 (2 W)	vs. (15 W) Iona Second Round	W 95–70	27–7	University of Dayton Arena (12,495) Dayton, OH
March 24* 12:15 pm, CBS	No. 7 (2 W)	vs. (10 W) Iowa State Third Round	W 78–75	28–7	University of Dayton Arena (12,495) Dayton, OH
March 28* 7:47 pm, TBS	No. 7 (2 W)	vs. No. 21 (6 W) Arizona Sweet Sixteen	W 73–70	29–7	Staples Center (18,232) Los Angeles, CA
March 30* 7:10 pm, CBS	No. 7 (2 W)	vs. (9 W) Wichita State Elite Eight	L 66–70	29–8	Staples Center (17,998) Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region W=West.

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Name	Position	Reason
William Buford	Guard	Graduation
Jordan Sibert	Guard	Transfer to Dayton^[5]
Jared Sullinger	Forward	Entered NBA draft^[3]
J.D. Weatherspoon	Forward	Transfer to Toledo^[6]

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Amedeo Della Valle PG	Henderson, Nevada	Findlay Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 21, 2012
Amedeo Della Valle PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "Ohio State 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2012. "Ohio State Buckeyes 2012 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 1, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2012.

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2012–13_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_men's_basketball_team

2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Before the season

Previous season

Departures

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

References

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2012–13 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball

Big Ten tournament champion Hall of Fame Tip Off champion
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7
Record	29–8 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Thad Matta
Assistant coaches	Dave Dickerson Jeff Boals Chris Jent
Home arena	Value City Arena
Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Indiana	14	–	4	.778	29	–	7	.806
No. 7 Ohio State †	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
No. 9 Michigan State	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
No. 10 Michigan	12	–	6	.667	31	–	8	.795
No. 18 Wisconsin	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Iowa	9	–	9	.500	25	–	13	.658
Illinois	8	–	10	.444	23	–	13	.639
Minnesota	8	–	10	.444	21	–	13	.618
Purdue	8	–	10	.444	16	–	18	.471
Nebraska	5	–	13	.278	15	–	18	.455
Northwestern	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Penn State	2	–	16	.111	10	–	21	.323

† 2013 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Regular season polls
Poll	Pre- season	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	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