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November 25 Illinois State W, 94(23)-67 ESPN2 29 1-UMass Lowell W, 74(23)-64 BTN December 2 1-Morehead State W, 77(23)-44 BTN 5 Alabama A&M Canceled 8 3-at Notre Dame W, 90(23)-85 ESPN2 13 Cleveland State W, 67(23)-61 BTN 16 at Purdue L, 60(20)-67 BTN 19 2-vs. UCLA W, 77(20)-70 CBS 23 Rutgers W, 80(23)-68(11) BTN 26 at Northwestern L, 70(23)-71 FS1 30 Nebraska W, 90(25)-54 BTN January 3 at Minnesota L, 60(25)-77(21) BTN 9 at Rutgers W, 79-68(15) BTN 13 Northwestern W, 81(21)-71 BTN 16 at Illinois W, 87(21)-81(14) FOX 19 Purdue L, 65(15)-67 BTN 23 at Wisconsin W, 74(15)-62(10) CBS 27 Penn State W, 83(13)-79 BTN 31 Michigan State W, 79(13)-62 CBS February 4 at Iowa W, 89(7)-85(8) ESPN 8 at Maryland W, 73(4)-65 FS1 13 Indiana W, 78(4)-59 ESPN 18 at Penn State 8 p.m. BTN 21 Michigan 1 p.m. CBS 25 at Michigan State TBA ESPN/ESPN2 28 Iowa 4 p.m. CBS March 6 Illinois TBA ESPN/ESPN2 All times EDT // 1-at Covelli Center // 2-B1G/ACC Challenge // 3-CBSSports Classic at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse; Cleveland
OHIO STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
1898 FIRST SEASON • 1 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP • 10 NCAA FINAL FOURS • 14 SWEET 16 APPEARANCES 29 NCAA APPEARANCES • 20 BIG TEN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS • 27 CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS
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4 OHIO STATE 174, 114 B1G vs. PENN STATE 710, 49 B1G
8 p.m. • Thurs., Feb. 18 • State College, Pa. • Bryce Jrodan Center • BTN • 97.1 FM The Fan
Head Coach: Chris Holtmann Rec. at Ohio State: 83-38 (4th) Career Record: 197-123 (10th) Career vs. Penn State: 3-4
GAME BASICS No. 4 Ohio State and Penn State play at 8 p.m.
Thursday at the Bryce Jordan Center. BTN will televise. This is the second meeting of the season between the teams (OSU 83-79, Jan. 27 at VCA).
Ohio State is 11-4 in the Big Ten after defeating Indiana at VCA last Saturday (78-59).
Chris Holtmann’s teams are 3-4 vs. Penn State. The Buckeyes own the all-time lead in the series, 37- 18. Ohio State is 11-8 in State College at the Bryce Jordan Center.
When ranked among the Top 25 in the Associated Press poll, Ohio State is 20-8 vs. Penn State. Junior Duane Washington Jr. leads returning Ohio State players in the series with 12.8 points per game in four career meetings. Washington has connected on 16-of-33 fi eld goals (.485) and 11-of-22 from 3-point range (.500). Sophomore E.J. Liddell is next with 11.7 ppg. in three games.
The Buckeyes have fi ve games remaining and have already equaled the 11 wins from 2020 in Big Ten Conference play. Ohio State has three remaining home games: vs. No. 3 Michigan, No. 14 Iowa and No. 5 Illinois. The Buckeyes travel to Penn State and Michigan State.
BY THE NUMBERS
5 Ohio State has won fi ve-con- secutive road games in Big Ten play for the second time in Chris Holtmann's era with the Buckeyes. Ohio State owns wins at Rutgers, Illinois, Wis- consin, Iowa and Maryland.
64.9 Freshman Zed Key has made 64.9 percent of his fi eld goal attempts this season (48-74). He has made 14 of his last 17 from the fi eld (.823) in the last six games, all wins for the Buckeyes.
Ohio State is 5-1 vs. teams ranked in the AP Top 25 with the last fi ve games on the road. The Buckeyes are led by E.J. Liddell’s 18.0 ppg. vs. ranked foes. Duane Washing- ton Jr. contributes 16.0 ppg.
91.4 C.J. Walker (59 of 63; 95.2%) and Duane Washington Jr. (58 of 66; 88%) are combining to make 91.4% of their free throw attempts this season (117-of- 128).
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Interim Head Coach: Jim Ferry Record at PSU: 7-10 (1st) Career Record: 321-275 (20th) Career vs. Ohio State: 0-1
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Chris Holtmann, now in his fourth year at Ohio State, has guided seven-consecutive teams to 20-or-more win seasons and he has led teams to fi ve-consecutive NCAA Tourna- ment appearances (2015-16-17-18-19.)
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Ohio State signed three Ohioans in November in a recruiting class rated among the Top 10 nationally: - G Malaki Branham: 6-5 and 190 from Akron and St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S. - F Kalen Etzler: 6-8 and 200 from Convoy and Crestview H.S. - G Meechie Johnson Jr.: 6-2 and 185 from Cleveland and Garfi eld Heights. Johnson joined the Buckeyes in December after graduating early from Garfi eld Heights. Ohio State will wear six possible uniform combinations this year: - Primary home and away - Scarlet “Clark Kellogg” era - Gray “Jim Jackson” era throwbacks - Anthracite Gray away worn fi rst at Wisconsin Jan. 23, 2021. - Home white with script Buckeyes fi rst worn vs. Indiana Feb. 13, 2021.
#0 MEECHIE JOHNSON, 6 2, 170, FR. G CLEVELAND GARFIELD HEIGHTS H.S.
Saw rst action as a Buckeye at Rutgers Jan. 9 Made rst shot he took, a 3-pointer vs. Northwestern Jan. 13 Graduated early from Gar eld Heights High School in Cleveland to enroll early at Ohio State in December Has made 5-of-9 attempts from 3-point range to date, including a 2-of-3 eff ort at No. 8 Iowa.
#1 JIMMY SOTOS, 6 2, 200, SR. G ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. CONANT H.S.
Pronounced SOE-tose Played in 12 games before requiring season-ending right shoulder surgery Feb. 4 Started vs. Purdue and at Rutgers, where he suff ered a right shoulder separation in the second half Started all 34 games for Bucknell last year and led the team in scoring (11.5), assists (3.9) and steals (1.6) Scored over 20 points in 5 games last year Led Patriot League in assists in 2018-19 with 6.1 per game Has played in 112 collegiate games Reached 400 assists for his career with four at Rutgers ... recorded 390 helpers at Bucknell, 403 total One career double-double with 14 points and 12 assists vs. UNLV 12/25/18 in Honolulu, Hawai’i
#2 MUSA JALLOW, 6 5, 210, JR. G BLOOMINGTON, IND. NORTH H.S.
Pronounced MOOSE-uh JAHL-oh Working his way back from injury Season highs of 8 points and 7 rebounds at home vs. Rutgers; 8 points also vs. UCLA Missed 2019-20 season (ankle surgery) Has played in 85 games with 24 starts Two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree Signi cant defensive minutes late in win vs. Penn State in Columbus
COACH CHRIS HOLTMANN NOTES
Took over the Ohio State program on June 12, 2017 after three highly- successful years at Butler (70-31 with three NCAA Tournament appearances from 2014-17). Conference Coach of the Year in the Big South (2013 at Gardner-Webb), BIG EAST (2017 at Butler) and the Big Ten (2018 at Ohio State). 14th head coach in Ohio State history is a 1994 graduate of Taylor University (psychology) and has a master’s from Ball State. Has coached seven-consecutive teams to 20-or-more victories. The 21-win team last year defeated three conference champions: Villanova, North Carolina, Kentucky and Maryland. Joined Brad Stevens as only Butler coach to lead the Bulldogs to NCAA berths in fi rst three seasons. Among a select group to coach an NCAA Tournament win the past fi ve years: Mike Krzyzewski, Jay Wright, Mark Few, Bill Self, Roy Williams and John Calipari. Is from Nicholasville, Ky., near Lexington. Holtmann and wife, Lori, have a young daughter, Nora Jane.
#3 EUGENE BROWN III, 6 6, 195, FR. G CONYERS, GA. SOUTHWEST DEKALB
Made all three 3-point attempts for nine points in win over UCLA ... also knocked down a key 3-pointer off glass in the second half at Iowa Feb. 4 Has played in all 21 games Led DeKalb to back-to-back state tournaments, a school rst Averaged 17 pts./9.0 rebs. as a senior playing for his father, Eugene Brown, Jr. First team all-state as a senior by the Atlanta Journal Constitution
#4 DUANE WASHINGTON, 6 3, 210, JR. G GRAND RAPIDS, MICH SIERRA CANYON
Second on team in scoring at 14.6 points per game ... second on team in scoring last year (11.5) Reached 800 points for his career (873) with 21 vs. Purdue in Columbus Five games this season with 20 or more points ... owns eight career games with 20+ Has three times topped career-highs this year: 21 vs. UMass Lowell, 22 vs. Rutgers and 23 recently vs. Northwestern 84 games played and 38 starts Has made at least one 3-pointer in all 21 games this season and in 25-consecutive contests overall ... he has made a 3-pointer in 66 of 84 career games Shooting 88% from the foul line this season (58-66) ree years in HS at Grand Rapids (Mich.) Christian; at Sierra Canyon (Calif.) as a Sr.
#10 JUSTIN AHRENS, 6 6, 195, JR. G VERSAILLES, OHIO VERSAILLES H.S.
Pronounced ARNS 46 of 98 (.469) from 3-point range with at least one made 3 in 18-of-21 games ... has 13 games with multiple makes, which includes 2 or more in eight of last nine contests ree 2-point attempts on the season (2-3), 11-20 career from inside the arc Reached 100 career rebounds with a defensive board at Illinois Reached 300 career points as a Buckeye with ve vs. Indiana (304 career/149
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Has missed time with a knee injury suff ered in practice prior to the Nebraska game Dec. 30, 2020.
#23 ZED KEY, 6 8, 245, FR. F BAY SHORE, N.Y. LONG ISLAND LUTH.
Averaging 6.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game ... reached 100 points this season with a bucket vs. Purdue at home Outstanding vs. Cleveland State with career-high 12 points and 10 rebounds and vs. UCLA with 11 points and six rebounds Hitting 64.9% of his eld goals (48 of 74) after combined 14-19 eff ort in last six games Second on team with 18 blocks, E.J. Liddell leads with 25 8 pts, 7 rebs. off the bench vs. No. 8 Iowa in Iowa City Feb. 4 First career double-double vs. Cleveland State with 12 points and 10 rebounds First career start came at Purdue Led Lutheran HS in scoring and rebounding as a senior with 18 points and 8.7 rebounds
#25 KYLE YOUNG, 6 8, 225, SR. F CANTON, OHIO JACKSON H.S.
Career-high 18 points at Maryland ... followed a 16-point game at Iowa ... the 34 points combined are highest consecutive-games scoring total of career Started 25 games last year, averaging 7.5 points and 5.8 rebounds Double-doubles last year vs. Cincinnati (14-13) and Stetson (15-10) Veteran of 102 games played, 59 starts 603 career points; 444 rebounds A career 67% shooter at the foul line, Young has connected on 83% at the stripe this season (38-46) Two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree Fouled out for the rst time in his career vs. Penn State at home Jan. 27
#31 SETH TOWNS, 6 8, 230, GR. F COLUMBUS, OHIO NORTHLAND H.S.
Missed last two years at Harvard (injury), graduated and transfered to Ohio State for 2020-21 season
this season) Season-high 18 points in win vs. Nebraska Career-high 29 points as a frosh vs. Iowa, including 25 in the second half Has played in 72 games, 14 starts
#13 C.J. WALKER, 6 1, 195, SR. G INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH
Missed four games with right hand injury ... returned at Wisconsin ... 8.6 points and 4.1 assists this season Has knocked down 59-62 from FT line (95.2%), No. 2 nationally in FT% ... had streak of 45-consecutive makes at the line broken at Iowa (1-2) Started 29 games last year and averaged 8.7 points and 3.1 rebounds and had team-highs with 107 assists and 40 steals Career-high nine assists at No. 8 Iowa (2/4/21) Transfer from Florida State where he started 35 times and played in 68 games
#14 JUSTICE SUEING, 6 7, 215, JR. F HONOLULU, HAWAI’I MATER DEI H.S.
Scored six points at Minnesota to move past the career 1,000-point mark ... scored 886 in two years at California ... has 224 as a Buckeye (1,110) Averaging 10.7 points, 5.8 rebounds Led Ohio State with 19 points and 8 rebounds in debut game vs. Illinois State Working on 500 career rebounds ... has 479 to date, including 121 this season Recorded fth career, fourth in an OSU uniform, double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds in home win over Indiana (2/13/21) Sat out 2019-20 season after transferring from Cal where he averaged a team-high 14.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore in 2018-19 and 13.8 points and 5.4 boards per contest as a freshman
#15 IBRAHIMA DIALLO, 6 10, 220, SO. C SALY, SENEGAL PROLIFIC PREP
Pronounced EE-bruh-he-muh dee-AL- oh Appeared in eight games off the bench in 2019-20, averaging 1.3/1.9 pts./rebs.
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OSU debut vs. UCLA; rst action since Ivy League title game March 11, 2018 26 points and nine rebounds off bench in games at NW and vs. Nebraska Contributed 11 points in road win over No. 14 Illinois going 4-of-6 from the eld and 2-of-3 from 3-point range
Scored 8-of-10 pts. in 1st half at No. 10 Wisconsin to help Buckeyes to road win Ivy League Player of the Year in 2018 after averaging 16.0 points and 5.7 rebounds Four career double-doubles, last vs. Cornell (24/12) at the Palestra in Philadelphia 3/10/18
#32 E.J. LIDDELL, 6 7, 240, SO. F BELLEVILLE, ILL. BELLEVILLE H.S.
Pronounced lih-DELL Named to Naismith Trophy Midseason Team for Men's Player of the Year (2/11/21) Returned vs. UCLA after missing two games Terri c sophomore campaign so far with team-leading 15.1 points per game and 6.7 rebounds Career-high 26 points in win at No. 15 Illinois. Scored 22 behind 10-10 eff ort at the FT line in 83-79 win vs. PSU Jan. 27 Two-time Illinois Mr. Basketball Has 28 career games with ve or more rebounds; Buckeyes 24-4 in those contests ... six or more rebounds in each of last 10 games Recorded rst double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds against Illinois as a freshman St. Louis Post-Dispatch metro area high school player of the decade
#40 JANSEN DAVIDSON, 6 1, 190, JR. G KETTERING, OHIO FAIRMONT H.S.
First-year member of the program
#42 HARRISON HOOKFIN, 6 6, 200, JR. F CINCINNATI LEBANON H.S.
ird-year member of the program Has played in 12 games for the Buckeyes
Sophomore E.J. Liddell has been named to the 2021 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Midseason Team for Men’s Player of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club an- nounced Feb. 11. “E.J. has earned this prestigious recognition and I am really happy for him,” Chris Holtmann, head coach of the Buckeyes, said. “He is a gifted player and his growth has been impressive. E.J. has been a joy to coach. He understands there is much work ahead of us this season and I know he is committed to working toward daily improvement.” Liddell, a forward from Belleville, Illinois, leads the Buckeyes in scoring (15.1 ppg.), rebounding (6.7 rpg.) and blocks (25). He is second in steals (15).
From March 10-14, the 2021 Big Ten Men's Bas- ketball Tournament will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana. e site of the event was originally sched- uled for the United Center in Chicago. e Big Ten moved the event this year because hosting both the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in the same city allows for cohesive testing and medical protocols for both events, as well as centralized ac- commodations surrounding the competition ven- ues.
Ohio State ranks No. 3 nationally in free throws made with 365 and No. 11 in attempts (473). Se- nior CJ Walker is No. 2 nationally in free throw per- centage (59-62/.952).
Ohio State has won its last six games vs. Top 10 op- ponents dating back to the start of the 2019-20 sea- son. Four of those wins have come away from Value City Arena. e streak started with a 76-51 win over No. 10 Villanova Nov. 13, 2019 in Columbus. Ohio State then defeated No. 7 North Carolina in Chapel Hill, 74-49 and No. 6 Kentucky in Las Ve- gas, 71-65. No. 7 Maryland fell to the Buckeyes in Columbus Feb. 23, 2020 before Ohio State claimed a 74-62 win at No. 10 Wisconsin and then an 89-85 win over No. 8 Iowa Feb. 4 in Iowa City. e victory over the Hawkeyes was the fourth-consecutive win over a Top 15 team on the road for the Buckeyes, a program record streak. All-time, Ohio State is 77- 135 vs. Top 10 teams.
Junior Justice Sueing reached 1,100 career points with 16 vs. Indiana. He scored 886 points in two seasons at California and now has 224 as a Buck- eye this season. Four other current Buckeyes could reach 1,000 this year as well. Graduate transfer Seth Towns (Harvard), senior CJ Walker (Florida State)
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and senior Jimmy Sotos (Bucknell) all started careers elsewhere but could reach 1,000 points in Columbus. Junior Duane Washington Jr. has scored all his points as a Buckeye.
Ohio State leads the all-time series with Penn State 37-18. Ohio State is 20-5 overall in Columbus vs. the Nittany Lions with a 14-2 record while playing at Value City Arena (1999-present). e Buckeyes also own the edge in games played in State College, Pennsylvania. When playing at the Bryce Jordan Center (1996-pres- ent), Ohio State is 11-8 all-time. When the teams tip on a neutral court, Ohio State is 4-3, including a 4-2 record in Big Ten Tournament contests. In series history, Ohio State has been ranked among the Top 25 in the weekly Associated Press Poll 28 times with an overall record of 20-8 in those games. Penn State has been ranked twice when facing the Buckeyes with wins in both outings. e teams have never been ranked at the same time when facing one another. Junior Duane Washington Jr. leads returning Ohio State players in the series with 12.8 points per game in four career meetings. Washington has connected on 16-of-33 eld goals (.485) and 11-of-22 from 3-point range (.500). Sophomore E.J. Liddell is next with 11.7 ppg. in three games. Senior Kyle Young has faced PSU ve times, most among the Buckeyes, with averages of 5.8 ppg. and 4.4 rebounds a contest, which leads the Buckeyes in the series. Junior transfer Justice Sueing recorded a double-double in the earlier meeting this season with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
e Buckeyes own an overall record of 848-743 against current league members. Chris Holtmann faced six league opponents during his six years as a head coach prior to taking over for the Buckeyes in 2017-18. He entered his rst year of Big Ten com- petition with a 4-5 record vs. conference foes. He is 50-35 vs. conference opponents in 10 years as a head coach.
Ohio State celebrated 108 years as a member of the Big Ten Conference in men’s basketball in 2020. e Buckeyes nished in the No. 6 spot in the 1913 conference standings, the rst season of league play. Over 108 seasons, Ohio State has earned 20 Big Ten regular-season titles with 29 NCAA Tournament appearances, one national championship (1960) and 10 trips to the Final Four. Ten former coaches and players are members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame while 55 student-athletes have been drafted by National Basketball Association teams, including 24 in the rst round.
Ohio State has 30 seasons with 20 or more wins and three with 30 or more. Chris Holtmann has won at least 20 games in each of his three years at Ohio State and the Buckeyes have won 20 or more games in 15 of the last 16 seasons.
Holtmann teams have won 20 or more games in each of his last seven full years as a head coach. e Buckeyes nished 21-10 in 2019-20. Ohio State nished 20-15 overall after the win vs. Iowa State and
the loss to Houston in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Gardner-Webb won 21 games in 2013 with Holtmann at the helm. Butler reached 23, 22 and 25 wins over the three seasons before Holtmann took over at Ohio State in 2017-18. Of Ohio State’s 14 head coaches in the history of men’s basketball, only Gary Williams and ad Matta won 20 games in their rst season in Columbus. e Buckeyes were 25-9 in 2017-18. Williams was 20-13 in 1987 and took the Buckeyes to the NCAA Tournament, where the team defeated Kentucky for its 20th win of the season before losing to Georgetown. Matta was 20-12 in 2005 but the Buckeyes were ineligible for postseason competition that year. Ohio State won its 20th game in the 2005 Big Ten Tournament over Penn State before ending the season with a loss to Wisconsin. Holtmann is the rst Ohio State coach in history to win 20 regular-season games in his rst year in Columbus. e 25 wins in 2017-18 is an Ohio State record for most wins by a rst-year coach. He also joins Matta as the only Ohio
State head coaches to win 20 or more games in each of their rst three seasons in Columbus.
e win over No. 19 Michigan March 1 gave the Buckeyes win No. 20 for the 2019-20 season. e feat marked the 30th time in Ohio State men’s basketball history the Buckeyes reached 20 victories in a season. e rst was in 1950 when William H.H. Dye led the Buckeyes to a 22-4 record in his nal of four seasons on the Ohio State sidelines. Fred Taylor was the next coach in Columbus to guide Ohio State to the 20-win plateau with a 25-3 season in 1960, the year the Buck- eyes reached and won the NCAA title game. Taylor led
Ohio State to six 20-win seasons in his career, including a streak of four-consecutive from 1960-1963. Taylor’s last 20-win campaign was in 1971. Eldon Miller led Ohio State to four 20-win campaigns from 1980-85 before Gary Williams coached two seasons with 20-13 records in 1987 and 1988. Randy Ayers’ 1991 and 1992 seasons both ended with 20 or more wins with 27 and 26 respectively. e ad Matta era (2005-2017) included 12-consecutive 20-win seasons from 2005-2016. Chris Holtmann has reached 20-plus wins in each of his three seasons in Columbus to give the Buckeyes a total of 30 in Ohio State history.
Jim Jackson, one of the all-time great players in Ohio State men’s basketball history and current- ly the program’s seventh all-time leading scorer, is among six former players and two coaches who have been selected to the National Collegiate Bas- ketball Hall of Fame Class of 2021. Jackson piled up 1,785 points in just three seasons at Ohio State, from 1989-92. Jackson averaged 5.9 rebounds and four assists per game while shooting over 50
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percent from the eld. He led Ohio State to Big Ten titles in 1991 and 1992 and was a two-time All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year. In February of 2001, his No. 22 was retired.
June 9, 2017 marked the rst day of the Chris Holtmann era at Ohio State. After six seasons as a head coach, including three at Butler, Holtmann became the 14th head coach in Ohio State men’s basketball history. In his career to date, Holtmann already has earned coach-of-the-year honors in the Big South Conference (2013), where he spent three seasons coaching Gardner-Webb (2001-13), and in the Big East (2017) in the nal of three seasons with the Bulldogs. His rst game in Columbus, a win over Robert Morris, was the 200th of his head coaching career. Holtmann was named the 2018 Big Ten Coach of the Year, has won at least 20 games in each of his three seasons in Columbus, has taken the Buckeyes to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances and has won an NCAA game each season.
In 10 seasons as a head coach, three at Gardner Webb (2011-13), three at Butler (2015-17) and now in Year Four at Ohio State, Chris Holtmann is 28-32 overall against opponents ranked among the Associated Press Top 25. He was 0-2 at Gardner-Webb and 13-13 at Butler. His teams were 6-9 vs. Top 10 foes at Butler and 3-4 vs. Top 5 opponents. He is 15-18 at Ohio State.
e Buckeyes have an all-time record of 179-277 (5-1 in 2020-21) vs. ranked opponents in the Asso- ciated Press Top 25. at includes a mark of 77-135 vs. Top 10 foes. As a ranked team, Ohio State is 543-164 all-time. In games when both teams enter with a Top 25 ranking, Ohio State is 87-82. When ranked among the Top 10 nationally, Ohio State is 347-80. Chris Holtmann teams at Ohio State are 50-21 when ranked in the AP poll.
• e Buckeyes are 40-70 vs. Top 5 opponents all- time. e Buckeyes knocked off No. 1 Michigan State 80-64 in Columbus and No. 3 Purdue 64-63 in West Lafayette in 2018. Ohio State’s last non-conference game vs. a Top 5 opponent was in New Orleans vs. No. 5 North Carolina in the CBSSports Classic (L, 86-72, 12/23/17). Ohio State’s last win vs. a non-conference Top 5 opponent was 74-67 in the CBS event over No. 4 Kentucky in Brooklyn, New York, Dec. 19, 2015. Ohio State was unranked vs. Michigan State, the Tar Heels and Wildcats. Against the nation’s No. 1 team, Ohio State is 9-11 all-time, including a 6-5 record in Columbus. At Value City Arena, Ohio State is 35-27 vs. ranked opponents, 30-22 vs. ranked Big Ten foes, 6-3 vs. Top 5 teams and 3-2 against No. 1 ranked competition.
• Ohio State improved its record to 238-79 versus teams from Ohio following the 67-61 win over Cleveland State Dec. 13 at VCA. • Chris Holtmann has a 12-5 career record versus teams from Ohio. • Ohio State is 30-1 vs. Ohio teams since the 1997-98 season. e loss was to Dayton in the 2014 NCAA Tournament. e Buckeyes fell 60- 59 (3/20/2014) to the No. 22 Flyers. • Ohio State is 180-30 in Columbus vs. Ohio teams, 50-41 in road games and 8-8 at neutral sites all-time.
Kyle Young, a senior on the 2020-21 Ohio State men’s basketball team, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport industry Aug. 9. He began a gradu- ate program in sport management this fall. Young, an academic All-Big Ten winner in both 2019 and 2020, was an Ohio State Scholar Athlete in 2020 and was named to the 2019-20 National Associa- tion of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court for academic excellence. Trevor ompson, who lettered from 2016-17, also completed Ohio State’s Degree Completion Program with a degree in sport industry last summer.
Kyle Young and Musa Jallow were selected as mem- bers of the 2019-20 NABC Honors Court, recog- nizing more than 1,350 men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season. In order to be named to the Hon- ors Court, a student-athlete must meet a high stan- dard of academic criteria. e quali cations are as follows:
1. Academically a junior or senior and a varsity player. 2. Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2019-20 academic year. 3. Students must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution. 4. Member of a NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Division I or II institution with a NABC member coach.
Danny Hummer, a graduate student at guard with the Ohio State men’s basketball team in 2019-20, was named a 2020 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, the conference offi ce announced July 1. To be eli- gible for the honor, Big Ten student-athletes must have a grade-point average of 3.7 or higher the pre- vious academic year. Hummer, who also earned Ac- ademic All-Big Ten honors in both 2019 and 2020, claimed Ohio State’s 2020 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award and was an OSU Scholar Athlete (2020), is working on a postgraduate degree in kinesiology. He remains a part of the Ohio State program as a graduate manager.
Quadrian Banks, strength and conditioning coach for the Ohio State men’s basketball team, was named Master Strength and Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa), the organization announced May 13. is honor is the highest giv- en in the strength and conditioning coaching pro- fession, and the ceremony is the highlight of the association’s National Conference each year. Mas- ter Strength and Conditioning Coach Jeff Madden will present Coach Banks with the blue MSCC Jacket, May 6, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas, at the 2021 CSCCa National Conference because the 2020 CSCCa National Conference was canceled as a result of COVID-19.
Four members of the Ohio State men’s basketball program were named Academic-All-Big Ten by the conference offi ce May 11, 2020. e same four earned OSU Scholar-Athlete honors for the 2019- 20 academic year, the Ohio State Department of Athletics announced May 13. e group was part of 647 Ohio State student-athletes recognized with the honor. To receive the distinction, student-ath- letes must carry a 3.0 or better grade-point average. Kyle Young (Sport Industry) and Musa Jallow (Ex- ercise Science Education) along with graduate stu- dent Danny Hummer (Kinesiology) and Harrison Hook n (Biology) made the list.
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Ryan Pedon Assistant Coach Wooster, 2000 (4th Year, 2017-Present)
Jake Diebler Assistant Coach Valparaiso, 2009 (2nd Year, 2020-Present)
Terence Dials Dir. of Professional Dev. Ohio State, 2006 (2nd Year, 2020-Present)
Quadrian Banks Strength & Conditioning Texas, 2003 Fourth Year
Terry Johnson Assistant Coach IPFW, 1998 (4th Year, 2017-Present)
4 Duane Washington Jr. G, 6-3, 190, Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. Sierra Canyon (Calif.)
10 Justin Ahrens F, 6-6, 195, Jr. Versailles, Ohio Versailles
0 Meechie Johnson G, 6-2, 170, Fr. Cleveland, Ohio Garfi eld Heights
2 Musa Jallow G, 6-5, 200, R-Jr. Bloomington, Ind. North
1 Jimmy Sotos G, 6-3, 200, Sr. Elk Grove Village, Ill. Bucknell
15 Ibrahima Diallo C, 6-10, 220, So. Saly, Senegal Prolifi c Prep
David Egelhoff Dir. of Basketball Operations Ohio State, 2001 (19th Year, 2003-present)
3 Eugene Brown III G, 6-6, 195, Fr. Conyers, Ga. Southwest DeKalb
25 Kyle Young F, 6-8, 225, Sr. Canton, Ohio Jackson
Mike Netti Special Asst. to HC Syracute, 2002 Fourth Year
Brad Watson Team Athletic Trainer Ohio State, 2011 Second Year
Kyle Davis Video Coordinator Ohio State, 2013 Fifth Year
Dr. Grant Jones Team Orthopedist Denison, 1988 24th Year
13 CJ Walker G, 6-1, 195, R-Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. Florida State
14 Justice Sueing F, 6-6, 210, R-Jr. Honolulu, Hawaii California
31 Seth Towns F, 6-8, 230, Gr. Columbus, Ohio Harvard
42 Harrison Hookfi n F, 6-6, 195, Jr. Lebanon, Ohio Lebanon
32 E.J. Liddell F, 6-7, 240, So. Belleville, Ill. West
40 Jansen Davidson Jr. G, 5-11, 190, Sr. Kettering, Ohio Fairmont
23 Zed Key F, 6-8, 245, Fr. Bay Shore, N.Y. Long Island Lutheran
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HEAD COACH CHRIS HOLTMANN Chris Holtmann begins his fourth season at the
helm of the Buckeyes in 2020-21. His three seasons at Ohio State have followed the blueprint estab- lished during his tenures at both Gardner-Webb and Butler -- Success.
He was named the 2018 Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading the Buckeyes to a 25-9 overall record, a No. 2 fi nish in the Big Ten regular-season stand- ings (15-3) and a Second Round appearance in the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
In Year Two with Ohio State, Holtmann took a de- pleted roster, which was without the 2018 Big Ten Player of the Year (Keita Bates-Diop), a four-year starter (Jae’Sean Tate), a fi fth-year senior contribu- tor (Kam Williams) and a graduate transfer (Andrew Dakich) and led a youthful squad to another Second Round appearance in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes won 20 games in 2018-19 (20-15), marking the sixth-consecutive season Holtmann teams have won 20 or more games.
Year Three was cut short with the cancellation of the 2020 Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments. The Buck- eyes had built an impressive resume and was po- sitioned for another NCAA Tournament appearance with an overall record of 21-10, which included wins over four conference champions (Cincinnati, Villa- nova, Kentucky and Maryland), four wins vs. Top 10 opponents (Villanova, at North Carolina, Kentucky and Maryland).
The 2019-20 Buckeyes fi nished tied for fi fth in the Big Ten at 11-9, winning nine of the fi nal 12 league games, tied for the top fi nish in conference regu- lar-season play.  Ohio State climbed to as high as No. 2 in the polls after an 11-1 start that included wins over No. 10 Villanova, No. 6 North Carolina in Chapel Hill and No. 6 Kentucky in Las Vegas.
Holtmann become just the second Ohio State coach to win 20 or more games in each of his fi rst three seasons in Columbus joining Thad Matta (12 from 2005-2016). Holtmann is the second Ohio State coach to take teams to the NCAA Tournament in his fi rst two years: Randy Ayers (3, 1990-92). Matta’s 2005 team, his fi rst in Columbus, was not eligible for postseason competition. The next two played in the NCAA (2006, 2007) before an NIT appearance in 2008.
In the fi rst three years as an Ohio State coach, Holtmann’s 66 combined wins (2018/25, 2019/20, 2020/21) are the third most behind Matta’s 81 vic- tories (in 2005/20, 2006/26, 2007/35) and Ayers’ 70 (1990/17, 1991/27, 1992, 26) in Ohio State history.
Holtmann teams have won an opening-round game in the NCAA Tournament in each of the last fi ve years in which the NCAA Tournament was contested, a feat accomplished by a select group of Division I coaches.
• Full Name: Christopher Holtmann • Born: Nov. 11, 1971 • Hometown: Nicholasville, Kentucky • High School: Jessamine County HS • Alma Mater: Taylor, 1994 (Psychology); Ball State, 2000 (Masters/Athletic Administration)
• Playing Career: Lettered from 1991-94 at Taylor (Ind.) University. As a senior, earned All-America honors while leading Taylor to a No. 1 ranking in the NAIA rankings.
• Coaching Career: Taylor (GA), 1997; Geneva (asst.), 1998-99; Taylor (asst.), 1999-2003; Gardner-Webb (asst.), 2003-08; Ohio (asst.), 2008-10; Gardner-Webb (head coach), 2010-13; Butler (asst.), 2013-14; Butler (head coach), 2014- 17; Ohio State (head coach), 2017 to present.
• Assisted Under: Paul Patterson (Taylor); Jeff Santarsiero (Geneva); Rick Scruggs (Gardner- Webb); John Groce (Ohio); Brandon Miller (Butler).
• Highlights: Big Ten Coach of the Year (2018), Big South Coach of the Year (2013), Big East Coach of the Year (2017); Collegeinsider.com John McLendon National Coach of the Year (2017); NAIA All-American (1994).
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ismith COY Award, not only earned awards in 2017-18, he coached award winners as well.
Bates-Diop, who suff ered a season-ending leg inju- ry early in the 2016-17 season, returned to the Ohio State roster as a redshirt junior in 2017-18 to be- come the 2018 Big Ten Player of the Year while also earning Second Team All-America honors (Sporting News, USBWA). He helped the Buckeyes to the most wins (25) under a fi rst-year head coach in Ohio State history. Bates-Diop also was a 2018 First Team All- Big Ten selection while teammate Tate was named Second Team All-Big Ten. Kaleb Wesson earned a spot on the 2018 Big Ten All-Freshman Team and was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection in 2019.
As a team, the Buckeyes returned to the national rankings prior to a road game at Northwestern in which Ohio State, ranked No. 20 in the weekly As- sociated Press  poll, downed the Wildcats 71-65 Jan. 17, 2018. Ohio State remained in the poll the remainder of the season, reaching as high as the No. 8 spot before ending the season at No. 17.
In three seasons at Butler, Holtmann compiled a record of 70-31 as a member of the BIG EAST conference. In eight years as a head coach, which includes three years at Gardner-Webb (44-54) and two in Columbus (45-24), his ca- reer record is 159-109. His teams have won at least 20 games in each of the last six seasons.
Chris Holtmann at a Glance • Enters fourth season as Ohio State Head Coach
(66-34 Record; 2017 to present) • Three seasons as Butler Head Coach (70-31 Re-
cord; 2015-17) • Nine seasons as a head coach (180-119 Record) • 2017-18 Big Ten Coach of the Year • 2017-18 Naismith National Coach of the Year
Finalist • 2018 USBWA District V Coach of the Year • 2016-17 BIG EAST Coach of the Year • 2016-17 John McLendon Award Winner (col-
legeinsiders.com) • 2016-17 and 2014-15 Jim Phelan National Coach
of the Year Finalist • 2014-15 Naismith National Coach of the Year
Finalist • Three Seasons as Gardner-Webb Head Coach
(44-54 Record; 2011-13) • 2013 Big South Conference Coach of the Year
The 2018 Big Ten Coach of the Year award was the second COY honor in as many seasons, and third overall for Holtmann, who earned Big East COY in 2017. The Big East award culminated three seasons as head coach at Butler University.
Holtmann became the 14th head coach in Ohio State history when he was named to the position June 9, 2017.
The Buckeyes exceeded any and all expectations in Holtmann’s fi rst season in Columbus. Picked to fi nish no better than 11th in preseason media polls, the Buckeyes stormed out to a 9-0 record in Big Ten Conference play, the best start to a league season by a fi rst-year Big Ten coach in 95 years.
Highlighting the 2018-19 season were home wins  over  Michigan, overcoming a fi rst-half 20-point defi cit, and No. 1 Michigan State along with  a road victory at No. 3 Purdue,  the Boilermakers’ only home loss of the season.
Holtmann, the USBWA District V Coach of the Year and a fi nalist for the 2018 Na-
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HEAD COACH CHRIS HOLTMANN HOLTMANN’S CAREER RECORD BY YEAR AS AN ASSISTANT
Year School Record Conference Postseason
1998-99 Geneva 11-20
2003-04 Gardner-Webb 9-20 6-14
2004-05 Gardner-Webb 18-12 13-7
2005-06 Gardner-Webb 9-20 6-14
2006-07 Gardner-Webb 9-21 7-11
2007-08 Gardner-Webb 16-16 9-7
2013-14 Butler 14-17 4-14
AS A HEAD COACH
2010-11 Gardner-Webb 11-21 6-12/9th
2012-12 Gardner-Webb 12-20 6-12/9th
3-Year Gardner-Webb Record 44-54 23-29
2014-15 Butler 23-11 12-6/3rd NCAA Third Round
2015-16 Butler 22-11 10-8/4th NCAA Third Round
2016-17 Butler 25-9 12-6/2nd NCAA Sweet 16
3-Year Butler Record 70-31 34-20
2017-18 Ohio State 25-9 15-3/2nd NCAA Second Round
2018-19 Ohio State 20-15 8-12/8th NCAA Second Round
2019-20 Ohio State 21-10 11-9/5th Postseason Cancelled
2020-21 Ohio State 17-4 11-4
Fourth Year at Ohio State 83-38 45-28
10-Year Collegiate Record 197-123 (.616) 5 NCAA/1 CIT
Butler advanced to the NCAA Tournament in all three seasons with Holtmann as the head coach. He was the 2016-17 BIG EAST Coach of the Year, the 2013 Big South Conference Coach of the Year and a Na- ismith National Coach of the Year Finalist in 2014-15.
In 2016-17, Butler advanced to the NCAA “Sweet 16” for the fi rst time since 2011, tallying a 14-5 reg- ular-season record against 12 teams that made the 2017 NCAA Tournament fi eld. Wins over Arizo- na, Cincinnati, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Vermont, and Bucknell, in addition to a pair of wins over Villanova, helped the Bulldogs to a second-place fi nish in the BIG EAST and a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Butler’s win over Villanova at Hinkle Fieldhouse Jan. 4, 2017 was the second win over a No. 1-ranked team in Butler history.
Holtmann, one of only two coaches in Butler his- tory to lead the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament in each of his fi rst three seasons -- Brad Stevens is the other -- garnered BIG EAST Coach of the Year honors in 2017, in addition to being named a fi nal- ist for the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award. Under Holtmann’s tutelage, Andrew Chra- bascz was named fi rst team All-BIG EAST, while Ke- lan Martin was selected to the All-BIG EAST second team and Kamar Baldwin was voted on to the BIG EAST’s fi ve-member All-Freshman Team in 2016-17.
In 2015-16, Butler ranked in the Top 25 nationally, scoring 79.9 points per game, and ascended to as high as ninth in the AP poll after opening the sea- son win an 11-1 non-conference record. The 2014-15 campaign, Holtmann’s fi rst leading the Butler pro- gram, saw the Bulldogs post a 23-11 record, fi nish in a tie for second place in the BIG EAST and win at least one game in the NCAA Tournament for the fi rst of three-consecutive seasons. The Bull- dogs’ success in his initial season as head coach earned Holtmann a spot as a fi nalist for both the Naismith National Coach of the Year Award and the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award.
Holtmann spent the 2013-14 season as an assistant coach for the Bulldogs before being named inter- im head coach in October 2014 and then being elevated to head coach at Butler in January 2015.
Prior to his time at Butler, Holtmann was head coach at Gardner-Webb for three seasons from 2010-13, leading the Runnin’ Bulldogs to a school Division I record 21 victories in his fi nal season after taking over a program that won just eight games in 2009-10. In his last season at Gard- ner-Webb, Holtmann garnered Big South Confer- ence and NABC District 3 Coach of the Year laurels.
Before becoming head coach at Gardner-Webb, Holtmann served two seasons as an assis- tant coach at Ohio University under former Ohio State assistant coach John Groce, and
spent fi ve seasons, including four as associ- ate head coach, on the staff at Gardner-Webb
Holtmann, from Nicholasville, Ky., was an NAIA All-American guard at Taylor University, helping guide the Trojans to a 25-9 record, a No. 1 na- tional ranking and a berth in the NAIA National Tournament in 1993-94. After his playing days, Holtmann spent the 1997-98 season as a gradu- ate assistant at Taylor and the 1998-99 season as an assistant at Geneva College before returning to Taylor as an assistant coach under Paul Patter- son from 1999-2003. In his last two seasons as an assistant at his alma mater, Holtmann helped lead the Trojans to a 50-16 record, back-to-back confer- ence titles and a ranking in the Top 15 nationally.
Holtmann earned his bachelor’s degree in psychol- ogy from Taylor in 1994 and a master’s degree in athletic administration from Ball State in 2000. He and his wife, Lori, have one daughter, Nora Jane.
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Opponent .............................. W L Akron ............................................ 0 0 Alabama A&M............................... 0 0 Alice Lloyd College .......................1 0 Appalachian State .........................1 0 Arizona ..........................................1 0 Arizona State ................................0 1 Austin Peay ...................................1 0 Belmont .........................................1 0 Bucknell .......................................2 0 Butler ............................................ 0 2 Campbell ......................................2 2 Central Arkansas ...........................1 0 Charleston .................................... 2 0 Charleston Southern .................... 4 2 Chattanooga ................................ 2 0 Cincinnati ..................................... 4 0 Citadel .......................................... 3 0 Clemson ....................................... 0 2 Cleveland State ......................2 0 Coastal Carolina........................... 3 4 Covenant .......................................1 0 Creighton ..................................... 4 3 Delaware State .............................1 0 DePaul .......................................... 7 0 East Carolina ................................0 2 Eastern Kentucky ......................... 0 1 Elon ..............................................0 1 Florida State ................................. 0 1 Georgetown ................................. 4 3 Gonzaga ....................................... 0 2 High Point ..................................... 3 4 Houston ........................................ 0 1
Howard ..........................................1 0 Illinois ....................................4 2 Illinois State ........................... 1 0 Indiana ...................................7 3 Indiana State ................................ 2 1 IUPUI .............................................1 0 Iowa .......................................4 3 Iowa State .....................................1 0 Kennesaw State ............................1 0 Kent State ......................................1 0 Kentucky .......................................1 0 Lees-McRae ..................................1 0 Liberty ...........................................1 4 Lipscomb .......................................1 1 Longwood .....................................1 0 Louisville ......................................0 1 Loyola Maryland............................1 0 Maine ............................................1 0 Marquette .................................... 5 1 Maryland ................................3 3 Mary Washington ..........................1 0 Massachusettes Lowell...........2 0 Mercer ...........................................1 0 Miami, Florida .............................. 0 1 Miami, Ohio ...................................1 0 Michigan ................................3 3 Michigan State .......................2 4 Middle Tennessee .........................1 0 Minnesota ..............................2 3 Missouri State ...............................1 0 Morehead State ...................... 1 0 Morgan State ................................1 0
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SERIES INFORMATION WITH PENN STATE Series ...........................................Ohio State leads 37-18 Games at Ohio State................... Ohio State leads 20-5 Games at Value City Arena ..... Ohio State leads 14-2 Games at Penn State .................. Ohio State leads 13-10 Games at Bryce Jordan Cntr. ..Ohio State leads 11-8 Neutral Site Games........................Ohio State leads 4-3 Big Ten Tournament Games ......... Ohio State leads 4-2 Last Ohio State Win ...............83-79 (1/27/21, Columbus) Last Penn State Win ........90-76 (1/14/20, State College) Longest Ohio State win streak .................. 18 (2004-14) Longest OSU home win streak ...................9 (2000-13) Longest OSU away win streak ...................6 (2005-13) Longest PSU win streak .............................. 4 (1995-96) Longest PSU home win streak ................... 5 (1995-99) Longest PSU away win streak .................... 2 (1995-96) Current Series Streak ............................. Ohio State W-1 Ranked OSU teams vs. Penn State ...................... 20-8 OSU vs. ranked Penn State teams ......................... 0-2 OSU record when both teams are ranked .......... None WHEN OSU SCORES... OSU Record OSU Record W L Pct. W L Pct. 100+ 2 0 1.000 90-99 2 0 1.000 90+ 4 0 1.000 80-89 3 3 0.500 80+ 7 3 0.700 70-79 22 6 0.786 70+ 29 9 0.763 60-69 11 6 0.647 60+ 40 15 0.727 50-59 0 3 0.000 50+ 40 18 0.690 40-49 0 1 0.000 40+ 40 19 0.678 39 or fewer 0 0 0.000 Total (59) 40 19 0.678 PENN STATE SERIES SCORING ANALYSIS Points (Gms.) OSU PSU Margin OSU Rcd. All Games (59) 4,302 3,990 312 40-19 Avg. 72.9 67.6 5.3 OSU Wins (40) 2,999 2,536 463 Avg. 61.2 51.8 9.4 OSU Losses (19) 1,303 1,454 -151 Avg. 19.0 76.5 -7.9 In Columbus (28) 2,134 1,839 295 22-6 Avg. 76.2 65.7 10.5 Home Wins (22) 1,692 1,369 323 Avg. 76.9 62.2 14.7 Home Losses (6) 442 470 -28 Avg. 73.7 78.3 -4.7 In Univ. Park (24) 1,691 1,684 7 14-10 Avg. 70.5 70.2 0.3 Away Wins (14) 1,022 907 115 Avg. 73.0 64.8 8.2 Away Losses (10) 669 777 -108 Avg. 66.9 77.7 -11 Neutral Site (7) 477.0 467.0 10 4-3 Avg. 68.1 66.7 1 Neutral Wins (4) 285.0 260.0 25 Avg. 71.3 65.0 6 Neutral Losses (3) 192.0 207.0 -15 Avg. 64.0 69.0 -5.0 Note: Includes statistics from four (3-1) vacated games from 1999-2002
OSU VS. RANKED PENN STATE TEAMS Date W/L Site ............................. OSU(#)-PSU(#) 1/3/96 L Penn State...................................69-72(25) 3/9/96 L @Penn State ............................... 70-86(16)
GENERAL INFORMATION Location (Enrollment) .... Univ. Park, Pennsylvania (46,848) Colors .............................................................Blue and White Conference .................................................................Big Ten Nickname.......................................................... Nittany Lions Arena (capacity) .....................Bryce Jordan Center (15,261) Athletics Director.......................................... Sandy Barbour
BASKETBALL INFORMATION Interim Head Coach .............................................. Jim Ferry Alma Mater ..............................................Keene State (1990) Record at Penn State (Yrs.) .............................. 7-10 (1 year) Career Record (Yrs.) ............................... 321-275 (10 years)
SPORTS INFORMATION Basketball SID ................................................... Rose Carter Offi ce Phone ................................................... 814-865-3163 SID E-mail ......................................................rpc14@psu.edu Press Row Phone ...........................................814-863-3294 Website ...................................................... gopsusports.com Credentials ......................... http://gopsu.info/MBB1617apply
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1 2020-21 Ohio State Roster vs. Penn State No. Player Gms. Mins. Avg. FG FGA FG% 3FG FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Pts. Avg. Rebs. Avg. 2 Musa Jallow 4 27 6.8 1 8 0.125 0 4 0.000 3 4 0.750 5 1.3 2 0.5 3 Eugene Brown 1 5 5.0 1 1 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 2 2.0 1 1.0 4 D. Washington Jr. 4 102 25.5 16 33 0.485 11 22 0.500 8 10 0.800 51 12.8 6 1.5 10 Justin Ahrens 3 37 12.3 4 9 0.444 4 9 0.444 0 0 0.000 12 4.0 3 1.0 13 C.J. Walker 3 71 23.7 5 17 0.294 1 6 0.167 6 8 0.750 17 5.7 7 2.3 14 Justice Sueing 1 30 30.0 5 7 0.714 0 0 0.000 3 3 1.000 13 13.0 10 10.0 23 Zed Key 1 9 9.0 5 5 1.000 0 0 0.000 1 1 1.000 11 11.0 2 2.0 25 Kyle Young 5 100 20.0 11 16 0.688 1 1 1.000 6 9 0.667 29 5.8 22 4.4 31 Seth Towns 1 11 11.0 0 2 0.000 0 1 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.0 1 1.0 32 E.J. Liddell 3 60 20.0 9 16 0.563 0 3 0.000 17 20 0.850 35 11.7 14 4.7
Jan. 27, 2021 // Value City Arena (19,049) // Columbus, Ohio // W, 83-79 BTN
8 p.m., Feb. 18, 2021 // Bryce Jordan Center (15,261) // University Park, Pennsylvania // BTN
RANKED OSU TEAMS VS. PENN STATE Date W/L Site ............................. OSU(#)-PSU(#) 12/23/61 W Penn State......................................92(1)-49 1/2/92 W Penn State..................................... 73(7)-63 2/27/99 L @Penn State ............................... 85(10)-98 2/12/00 W Penn State.....................................88(5)-75 3/1/00 W @Penn State ................................. 79(6)-73 3/10/00 L vs. Penn State ............................... 66(4)-73 1/5/06 W Penn State.................................. 104(18)-69 1/21/06 W @Penn State ................................75(19)-65 3/10/06 W vs. Penn State ...............................63(7)-56 2/14/07 W @Penn State .................................64(2)-62 2/21/07 W Penn State.................................... 68(2)-60 2/3/10 W Penn State....................................75(13)-62 2/24/10 W @Penn State ................................. 75(9)-67 1/15/11 W Penn State.....................................69(2)-66 3/1/11 W @Penn State .................................. 82(1)-61 3/13/11 W vs. Penn State ................................ 71(1)-60 1/25/12 W Penn State..................................... 79(4)-58 1/26/13 W @Penn State ................................ 65(14)-51 1/29/14 L Penn State-ot ............................... 70(24)-71 2/27/14 L @Penn State .............................. 63(22)-65 2/11/15 W Penn State...................................75(23)-55 3/4/15 W @Penn State ............................... 77(23)-67 1/25/18 L Penn State....................................79(13)-82 2/15/18 L @Penn State .................................56(8)-79 3/2/18 L vs. Penn State ............................. 68(13)-69 12/7/19 W Penn State....................................106(6)-74 1/14/20 L @Penn State ............................... 76-90(21) 1/27/21 W Penn State....................................83(13)-79 (#) indicates AP ranking
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Ohio State Team vs. Penn State OSU W/L Score FG 43 (68) Penn State (1/5/06) W 104-69 FGA 83 (21) Penn State (12/30/50) L 67-58 FG % 63.2 (43-68) Penn State (1/5/06) W 104-69 3 FG 14 (26) Penn State (12/7/19) W 106-74 3 FGA 31 (11) Penn State (3/10/05) W 72-69 3 FG % 60.0 (6-10) Penn State (1/19/94) W 79-57 FT 30 (37) Penn State (12/7/19) W 106-74 FTA 39 (26) vs. Penn State (3/10/16) W 79-75 FT % 1.00 (16-16) Penn State (1/25/18) L 82-79 OR 21 Penn State (3/10/00) L 71-66 DR 35 Penn State (1/25/12) W 78-54 Rebs. 66 Penn State (12/23/61) W 92-49 PF 26 @ Penn State (2/27/99) L 98-85 Pts. 106 Penn State (12/7/19) W 106-74 Assists 28 Penn State (1/5/06) W 104-69 Blocks 9 Penn State (2/12/00) W 88-75 Steals 11 Penn State (3/3/04) W 71-64 Ohio State Individual vs. Penn State FG 13 (22) Doug Etzler (3/1/95) L 75-68 FGA 23 (11) Michael Redd (2/28/98) L 89-85 3 FG 10 (12) Jon Diebler (3/1/11) W 82-61 3 FGA 14 (2) Scoonie Penn (3/10/00) L 71-66 FT 13 (15) Marc Loving (3/10/16) W 79-75 FTA 16 (8)* D’Angelo Russell (3/4/15) W 77-67 OR 8 Jermaine Tate (1/3/96) L 72-69 DR 14 Shun Jenkins (2/12/03) W 76-67 Rebs. 17 Shun Jenkins (2/12/03) W 76-67 Pts. 32 Michael Redd (2/28/98) L 89-85 Assists 8 Evan Turner (2/24/09) W 73-59 Blocks 8 Ken Johnson (2/12/00) W 88-75 Steals 6 Carlos Davis (2/16/98) L 90-81
Penn State Team vs. Ohio State OSU W/L Score FG 31 (61) @Penn State (2/27/99) L 98-85 FGA 72 (25) Penn State (12/30/50) L 67-58 FG % 55.8 (24-43) Penn State (1/3/96) L 72-69 3 FG 11 (14)* Penn State (1/25/18) L 82-79 3 FGA 32 (9) @ Penn State (1/29/08) W 68-56 3 FG % 78.6 (11-14) Penn State (1/25/18) L 82-79 FT 28 (36) Penn State (2/28/98) L 89-85 FTA 36 (28) Penn State (2/28/98) L 89-85 FT % 92.3 (12-13) Penn State (1/15/11) W 69-66 OR 20 @ Penn State (1/5/93) W 71-68 DR 34 Penn State (1/14/95) L 78-64 Rebs. 44 Penn State (1/14/95) L 78-64 PF 28 Penn State (2/21/07) W 68-60 Pts. 98 @ Penn State (2/27/99) L 98-85 -ot Assists 22 @ Penn State (2/16/98) L 90-81 Blocks 7 @ Penn State (1/26/13) W 65-51 Steals 10 @ Penn State (1/10/04) L 64-47 Penn State Individual vs. Ohio State FG 10 (14)* Tony Carr (1/25/19) L 82-79 FGA 25 (9) Joe Crispin (3/3/01) W 93-87 3 FG 7 (14) Joe Crispin (2/27/99) L 98-85 3 FGA 14 (5) Shep Garner (2/28/17) W 71-70 FT 11 (16) Marlon Smith (1/10/04) L 64-47 FTA 16 (11) Marlon Smith (1/10/04) L 64-47 OR 7 Geary Claxton (1/26/05) W 68-62 DR 10 John Amaechi (2/19/94) W 60-57 Rebs. 14 John Amaechi (2/19/94) W 60-57 Pts. 30 Tony Carr (2/15/18) L 56-79 Assists 9 Ben Luber (3/10/06) W 63-56 Blocks 6 Calvin Booth (2/16/98) L 90-81 Steals 4 Geary Claxton (1/21/06) W 75-64
Penn State Series Records
Date W/L OSU PSU Site 12/30/50 L 58 67 N 12/23/61 W 92 49 H 12/8/73 W 72 65 H 12/7/75 L 68 74 A 1/2/92 W 73 63 H 1/5/93 W 71 68 A 2/5/93 W 62 59 H 1/19/94 W 79 57 H 2/19/94 W 60 57 A 1/14/95 L 64 78 H 3/1/95 L 68 75 A 1/3/96 L 69 72 H 3/9/96 L 70 86 A 1/8/97 W 70 62 H 3/1/97 L 55 56 A 2/16/98 L 81 90 A 2/28/98 L 85 89 H *11/20/98 W 70 62 H 2/27/99 L 85 98 (ot) A 2/12/00 W 88 75 H 3/1/00 W 79 73 A 3/10/00 L 66 71 N *1/10/01 L 75 78 H *3/3/01 W 93 87 A *1/16/02 W 76 57 H 2/12/03 W 76 67 A 1/10/04 L 47 64 A 3/3/04 W 71 64 H 1/26/05 W 68 62 H 2/12/05 W 66 56 A
OHIO STATE VS. PENN STATE SERIES HISTORY WITH PENN STATE
3/10/05 W 72 69 N 1/5/06 W 104 69 H Date W/L OSU PSU Site 1/21/06 W 75 65 A 3/10/06 W 63 56 N 2/14/07 W 64 62 A 2/21/07 W 68 60 H 1/29/08 W 68 56 A 2/24/09 W 73 59 H 2/3/10 W 75 62 H 2/24/10 W 75 67 A 1/15/11 W 69 66 H 3/1/11 W 82 61 A 3/13/11 W 71 60 N 1/25/12 W 78 54 H 1/26/13 W 65 51 A 1/29/14 L 70 71 (ot) H 2/27/14 L 63 65 A 2/8/15 W 75 55 H 3/4/15 W 77 67 A 1/21/16 W 66 46 H 3/10/16 W 79 75 N 2/28/17 W 71 70 A 1/25/18 L 79 82 H 2/15/18 L 56 79 A 3/2/18 L 68 69 N 2/7/19 W 74 70 H 12/7/19 W 106 74 H 1/18/20 L 76 90 A 1/27/21 W 83 79 H NOTE: Games in *Italic vacated by NCAA.
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