2012-13 OHIO STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL OUTLOOK

BUCKEYES LOOK TO EXTEND TITLE STREAK QUICK FACTS Thad Matta’s Buckeyes earned its third-consecutive Big Ten regular-season title in 2011-12 UNIVERSITY FACTS when William Buford’s late-game heroics at Michigan State helped clinch a share of the Location ...... Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) crown in East Lansing. Not since Fred Taylor’s teams in the 1960s had Ohio State won three- Founded ...... 1870 consecutive Big Ten championships. The 2012-13 Buckeyes are vying for their fourth title Enrollment ...... 56,867 (Columbus), 64,429 (All campuses) in as many years, edging closer to the Big Ten record of fi ve championships in succession Nickname ...... Buckeyes accomplished from 1960-64 by Taylor’s troops. Colors ...... Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429) Mascot ...... Brutus Buckeye YOUNG AGAIN President ...... Gordon Gee (Utah, ‘68) Athletics Director...... Eugene Smith (Notre Dame, ‘77) Ohio State advanced to the 2012 Final Four with just one senior, William Buford, on the Faculty Representative...... John Bruno (Pittsburgh, ‘75) roster. The 2012-13 team also features just one player in the fi nal year of eligibility, Evan Conference...... Big Ten Ravenel, a reserve a season ago. A bevy of freshmen dotted the Ohio State bench during Ohio State’s run to the Final Four last year. This year the lone rookie, Amedeo Della Valle, BASKETBALL HISTORY will have fi ve experienced sophomores, three juniors and Ravenel on hand to offer advice. First Year ...... 1898 All-Time Record ...... 1,528-1,010 (112 seasons)* SPOTS OPEN NCAA Appearances ...... 24 Juniors Aaron Craft, Lenzelle Smith Jr. and Deshaun Thomas are returning starters with (1939-44-45-46-50-60-61-62-68-71-80-82-83-85-87-90-91-92-06-07-09-10-11-12) lineup staples William Buford (eligibility) and Jared Sullinger (NBA-Celtics) gone from the NCAA Record...... 45-23 NCAA Final Fours...... 10 (1939-44-45-46-60-61-62-68-07-12) program. Thad Matta will have several options to fi ll the void with six underclassmen and National Championships ...... 1 (1960) senior Evan Ravenel vying for opportunities. Sophomores Amir Williams and Trey McDonald, National Runners-up ...... 4 (1939-61-62-07) along with Ravenel, will battle for minutes in the paint. Sophomores Shannon Scott, Sam NIT Appearances ...... 8 (1979-84-86-88-89-93-03-08) Thompson and LaQuinton Ross will complete at guard along with freshman shooter Amedeo NIT Record ...... 18-7 Della Valle, an import from Italy via Findlay (Nev.) Prep. NIT Championships ...... 2 (1986, 2008) NIT Runners-up ...... 1 (1988) DEFENSE ON DISPLAY All-Time Big Ten Reg. Season Rec...... 726-662 (100 seasons)* Big Ten Championships (reg. season) ...... 20 Aaron Craft, the reigning Big Ten defensive player of the year, spearheads the Ohio State (1925-33-39-44-46-50-60-61-62-63-64-68-71-91-92-06-07-10-11-12) defensive efforts but he will have plenty of help this season from his backcourt brethren and Outright Big Ten Titles ...... 13 (1925-39-44-46-50-60-61-62-71-92-06-07-11) his teammates in the paint. Lenzelle Smith Jr. and Craft make up one of the best defensive Big Ten Tournament Title Game Appearances/Titles .....7/3 (2003-06-07-09-10-11-12/2007-10-11) backcourts in college basketball. Add to that the shot-blocking prowess of 6-11 sophomore Home Court ...... Value City Arena (19,049/18,809-students present) Amir Williams, leaper Sam Thompson and the ever-improving Deshaun Thomas and the Year Opened ...... 1998-99 Buckeyes have all the ingredients in place to challenge opposing offenses. In just two sea- First Game ...... Oakland (11/13/98), W 89-61 sons, Craft has amassed 171 career steals, already No. 2 all-time at Ohio State. As a team, VCA Home Record ...... 159-25 (14 years)* 2011-12 Overall Record ...... 31-8 Ohio State held opponents under 40 percent shooting 20 times last season. 2011-12 Big Ten Rcd./Place ...... 13-5/T-1st 2011-12 Letterwinners Ret./Lost ...... 9/4 2012-13 SCHEDULE NOTES 2011-12 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 3/2 Ohio State will play at Duke in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge Nov. 28 at Cameron Indoor Sta- dium in a rematch of the 2011 Challenge game played in Columbus, a win for the Buckeyes. TEAM FACTS The Carrier Classic, in its second year, will feature both the Ohio State men’s and women’s Head Coach...... Thad Matta (Butler, 1990) basketball teams. The games will be played on the USS Yorktown, a museum ship at the Overall Record at Ohio State (Yrs.) ...... 221-65 (8 yrs.) Patriots Point historical complex in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., in Charleston Harbor. The men will Big Ten Record at Ohio State (Yrs.) ...... 98-40 (8 yrs.) take on Marquette while the women battle Notre Dame. The games will be played Nov. 9, Career Record (Yrs.) ...... 323-96 (12 yrs.) Big Ten Championships ...... 5 (2006-07-10(t)-11-12(t)) the season opener for the Buckeyes. Ohio State also will take part in the 2012 Basketball Big Ten Tournament Championships ...... 3 (2007-10-11) Tip-Off Classic. Games will be played both in Columbus and at the Mohegan Sun Arena (Nov. NCAA Tournaments ...... 10 (2001-02-03-04-06-07-09-10-11-12) 17-18) in Uncasville, Conn. Featured games include Ohio State vs. Rhode Island and either NCAA Final Fours...... 2 (2007-12) the Buckeyes vs. Washington or Seton Hall. Also in non-conference play, Kansas will travel NCAA Tournament Record ...... 21-10 to Ohio State Dec. 22 in a rematch of the 2012 Final Four matchup with the Buckeyes in New NIT Appearances ...... 1 (2008) Orleans. In Big Ten play, Ohio State will play seven teams twice in home-and-home competi- Assoc. Head Coach ...... Dave Dickerson (3rd yr./Maryland, 1990) tion and four teams once. Iowa and Minnesota travel to Columbus this year in single-game Assistant Coaches ...... Jeff Boals (4th yr./Ohio Univ., 1995), Chris Jent (2nd yr./Ohio State, 2006) Dir. of Basketball Operations ...... David Egelhoff (10th yr./Ohio State, 2001) play. The Buckeyes travel to Penn State and Purdue. Video Coordinator ...... Greg Paulus (2nd yr./Duke ‘09) Athletic Trainer ...... Vince O’Brien THOMAS, CRAFT APPROACHING 1,000 POINTS Head OSU Athletics Physican ...... Dr. Chris Kaeding Juniors Deshaun Thomas and Aaron Craft both could join Ohio State’s 1,000-point club this Team Physicians ...... Dr. Grant Jones, Dr. James Borchers season. Thomas needs just 103 points while Craft is 399 points away. Thomas averages 11.8 Strength/Conditioning ...... Dave Richardson points over his career after contributing 15.9 points a game last year. Craft has averaged just Equipment Manager ...... Eric Buchanan under eight points a game over 76 career games. He averaged 8.8 as a sophomore. Jared Basketball Secretary ...... Debby Cacchio Sullinger was the last Buckeye, the 48th all-time, to reach 1,000 career points. He fi nished his two-year career with 1,282 points, good for the No. 29 spot all-time in Ohio State history. OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Associate Athletics Dir.-Comm. (MBK): ...... Dan Wallenberg E-mail: ...... [email protected] BUCKEYES RETURN NUMBERS Offi ce / Cell: ...... 614-292-6861 / 614-266-4306 The Buckeyes return more than 50 percent of its offense this season. Junior Deshaun Thom- Twitter: ...... @OSUADAthComm as is the top returning scorer at 15.9 points a game. Aaron Craft, also a junior, added 8.8 Secondary Contact: ...... Alissa Clendenen points a game. In all, the Buckeyes return 53 percent of the offense (1,552 of 2,913 pts.), 59 E-mail: ...... [email protected] percent of the rebounds (846 of 1,440), 70 percent of the team’s assists (396 of 568) and 63 Offi ce / Cell: ...... 614-292-0134 / 614-940-7693 percent of its steals (188 of 281). Twitter: ...... @AlissaC_OSU Associate Directors: ...... Jerry Emig, Leann Parker Assistant Directors:...... Alissa Clendenen (asst. mbk), Alex Morando, Brett Rybak, ROGERS EARNS SCHOLARSHIP Danielle Warner, Adam Widman and Kendra Willard Alex Rogers, a junior who transferred to Ohio State following the 2010-11 season from Athletics Communications Assistants: ...... Julie Brown, Ben Vondal Christian Brothers University in Memphis, was awared an athletics scholarship in August *113 games (82-31) vacated by the NCAA between 1998-99 and 2001-02, including 56 Big Ten games (41-15) and 56 games 2012. Rogers sat out while practicing with the Buckeyes in 2011-12 but was not eligible to at VCA (49-7). play per NCAA transfer rules. He will have two years of eligibility at Ohio State. Before ar- riving at Ohio State, Rogers, a Cincinnati, Ohio, native, started 34 of 35 career games at CBU. He averaged 4.3 points and 2.5 rebounds with a career total of 94 assists. MATTA CONTINUES TO BUILD IMPRESSIVE THAD MATTA, HEAD COACH OHIO STATE RESUME Thad Matta has accomplished a remarkable list of accom- A second appearance in the Final Four, three-consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament “Sweet plishments in eight years as head coach of the Buckeyes. 16,” a fi fth Big Ten regular-season crown and yet another drive toward a Big Ten postseason title are The 2012-13 season should be no different. Matta’s teams have never failed to win 20 games, a record streak in Ohio just the latest accolades added to the Thad Matta resume as head coach of the Buckeyes. All this after State history. In fact, Matta has never failed to reach the a 31-8 overall record and a 13-5 mark in league play during the 2011-12 season. 20-win plateau in 12-years as a head coach. Ohio State has reached 30 or more wins three times, all with Matta at the Several records and outstanding achievements highlighted Matta’s eighth season in Columbus last helm. Back-to-back seasons with 30 wins in 2010-11 (34) year but success has been the norm for the Ohio State men’s basketball team since Matta took over and 31 in 2011-12 only trail the 35 wins recorded in 2006-07, the program in 2004-05. the Ohio State record for single-season victories. In addi- tion, Matta has won fi ve Big Ten titles, including the last three, three Big Ten postseason tournament crowns, in six The Buckeyes, with 11 freshmen (5) and sophomores (6) on the 2011-12 roster, closed the season with road title game opportunities, six NCAA tournament appearanc- wins at Northwestern and Michigan State to capture a share of the 2012 Big Ten regular-season crown, es, including three consecutive runs to the Sweet 16, a pair the third-consecutive league title for the Buckeyes. That extraordinary feat had not been accomplished of Final Four trips (2007, 2011) and a title game appearance in Columbus since a string of fi ve titles from 1960-64. The Buckeyes then advanced to the 2012 Big in 2007. Throw in a National Invitation Tournament title in Ten Tournament title game for the fourth-consecutive year and for the sixth time in Matta’s eighty-year 2009 and Matta has guide the Buckeyes to postseason play tenure in Columbus. in seven-consecutive attempts and in ever year in which Ohio State was eligible.

Armed with the No. 2 seed in the 2012 NCAA Tournament East Region, the Buckeyes won four games MATTA IN THE NCAA, ALL-TIME to advance to the Final Four in New Orleans, the second Final Four appearance for Matta’s Buckeyes Win Percentage (min 10 yrs.) 15th .771 and the 10th in Ohio State history. The many accomplishments were reached with just one senior on the 12 seasons, 323-96 (3rd among active coaches) Win Pct. Among Active Coaches 5th .771 roster. That veteran, Toledo, Ohio, native William Buford, ended his stellar career tied for No. 3 all-time Minimum fi ve years in career scoring (1,990 pts.) with Jerry Lucas (1960-62). 20-Win Season Streak 11th 12 12-consecutive (2001-to present) 20-Win Seasons (active) 7th 12 Matta (pronounced Mah-tuh) has done what he is used to doing as a head coach during the fi rst eight Butler 2001, Xavier 2004-05, Ohio State 2005-12 years in Columbus - win. The 13th head coach in Ohio State history guided his fi rst edition of Buckeye Win Total after 12 seasons 2nd 323 basketball to a 20-12 campaign in 2004-05 and followed that effort with a 26-6 record and an outright 323 victories/12 seasons (.771 win pct. 2001-12) Big Ten regular-season championship in 2006. The 2007 season was even better with both an outright Fastest to 300 wins 10th 300-88 30-win seasons 8th-t 3 Big Ten regular-season title and the league tournament crown as well. Ohio State advanced to the NCAA title game and fi nished the season with a school-record 35 wins against just four losses. The 2007-08 OHIO STATE STREAKS campaign ended with a streak of fi ve-consecutive victories and the 2008 National Invitation Tournament 3 Consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 Appearances (2010-12) Consecutive Years with First Team All-American Title, won over three days at New York’s Madison Square Garden. (2010, E. Turner; 2011, J. Sullinger; 2012, J. Sullinger) 4 Consecutive Years in NCAA Tournament (2009-12) His success continued in 2008-09 with a 22-11 record, an appearance in the 2009 Big Ten Tournament Consecutive Years in B1G Tournament Title Game (2009-12) 7 Consecutive years with 10+ wins in B1G Regular Season title game and a trip to the 2009 NCAA Tournament. The 2009-10 season followed suit with a stellar 29-8 Consecutive years with 1st Team All-B1G representative overall record, a share of the 2010 Big Ten regular-season title and a Big Ten tournament championship (2006, 07(2), 08, 09, 10, 11, 12) win over Minnesota. 8 Consecutive 20-win seasons (all under Thad Matta) Consecutive Seasons with 10+ non-conference wins (all under Matta) The Buckeyes recorded 34 wins in 2010-11, the second-most in school history after starting the season Consecutive seasons with 15 or more home wins 24-0. Ohio State claimed both the regular-season and postseason Big Ten titles and entered the NCAA (all under Matta) 41 Consecutive weeks in Associated Press Top 10 tournament as the overall No. 1 seed. (last 4 in 2010, 18 in 2010-11, 19 in 2011-12) 46 Consecutive weeks in Associated Press Top 25 Poll In 12 years as a collegiate head coach, Matta has produced 20 or more victories each year which includes (last 9 2010, 18 in 2011, 19 in 2011-12) three years at Xavier (78-23) and one at Butler (24-8). His average record as a head coach after eight seasons (221-65) in Columbus is 28-8. ANOTHER CRAFT ADDED TO BASKETBALL ROSTER Another member of the Craft family is playing basketball for the Buckeyes this season. Caitlin Craft signed on with the As a Buckeye, Matta has more wins than any previous Ohio State head coach after eight seasons on Buckeyes last November and will be a freshman this season the job with a 221-65 record to date. Fred Taylor was 148-54 during his fi rst eight seasons (1959-66) with the Ohio State women’s team. Aaron Craft is a junior for a winning percentage of .733 over that span. Matta’s eight-year win percentage of .773 also leads on the men’s team. The Craft siblings are the second broth- the six previous Ohio State coaches who spent at least eight years on the OSU sidelines. The 116 wins er-sister duo to play for the Buckeyes while Thad Matta and over the last four years is the most of any previous Ohio State coach over a four-year span. Taylor’s run Foster have led the basketball programs. P.J. Hill (2008-09) from 1960-63 is second (98-9). Three of those Taylor teams (1960-62) advanced to the NCAA title game. of the men’s team and Tayler Hill, currently a senior on the women’s team, were the fi rst siblings to represent the Buck- eyes under Matta and Foster. Matta is one of just two coaches nationally to post 20 or more wins in each of his fi rst 12 seasons as a head coach. The 2006, 2007 and 2010 Big Ten Conference and 2006 USBWA District V Coach of the Year, Matta tied an Ohio State record for wins by a rookie coach (20) in 2004-05.

Gary Williams, who currently works as a Big Ten Network basketball analyst after leaving the head coach position at Maryland following the 2011 season, posted a 20-13 record in 1986-87. Matta (2005 and ‘06) and Williams (1987 and ‘88) are the only two Ohio State coaches to record 20 or more wins in each of their fi rst two seasons in Columbus and Matta is the only Buckeye mentor with eight 20-win campaigns at the start of his tenure. BY THE NUMBERS MATTA’S AWARD HONOREES DURING MATTA ERA Big Ten Player of the Year Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year 2006 Terence Dials 2007 Greg Oden 0 • Losses at home during the 2006-07 (18-0), 2010-11 (20-0) seasons; 2010 Evan Turner 2012 Aaron Craft previous best was in 1990-91 (15-0) First Team All-Big Ten Big Ten 6th Man of the Year 2006 Terence Dials 2007 Daequan Cook 2007 Greg Oden, Mike Conley, Jr. 2009 B.J. Mullens 1 • National Player of the Year – Evan Turner (2010) 2008 Jamar Butler 2011 Aaron Craft • National Freshman of the Year – Jared Sullinger (2011) 2009 Evan Turner • National Championship game appearance (2007) 2010 Evan Turner Big Ten Coach of the Year • National Invitation Tournament title (2008) 2011 Jared Sullinger 2006 Thad Matta • Academic All-American, 1st Team -- Aaron Craft (2012) 2012 Jared Sullinger 2007 Thad Matta • Reached No. 1 in the AP Ranking for the fi rst time (3/3/07) since 1962 2010 Thad Matta • Ranking of the Illini when the Buckeyes defeated them, 65-64 (3/6/05), a win Big Ten Freshman of the Year vs. No. 1 for the fi rst time since 1993 (Indiana 2/23/93, 81-77) 2007 Greg Oden 2009 William Buford 2011 Jared Sullinger 2 • NCAA Final Four Appearances – 2007, 2012 • Big Ten Players of the Year – Terence Dials (2006), Evan Turner (2010) All-Americans • Wins vs. (AP) No. 1-ranked teams (2-2 record) 2007 Greg Oden, 1st team AP, 2nd team, USBWA, NABC, Sporting News • Big Ten Defensive Players of the Year – Greg Oden (2007), Aaron Craft (2012) 2009 Evan Turner, Honorable Mention AP 2010 Evan Turner, 1st Team AP, USBWA, NABC, Sporting News 2011 Jared Sullinger, AP, USBWA, NABC, Sporting News 2012 Jared Sullinger, AP, USBWA, NABC, Sporting News 3 • Big Ten Tournament titles (2007, 2010, 2011) • 30-win seasons (2007, 2011, 2012) Academic All-Americans • Big Ten Freshmen of the Year – Greg Oden (2007); William Buford (2009), 2012 Aaron Craft, CoSIDA 1st Team (Pre-Med) Jared Sullinger (2011) • Ohio State record number of players drafted in the 2007 NBA Draft (Oden, Conley, Cook). All were true freshmen and all were taken in the fi rst round NBA DRAFT PICKS • 30-win seasons, Matta is tied for No. 8 all-time in NCAA history 2007 (35), Draft Student-Athlete ...... OSU Letter(s) 2011 (34), 2012 (31) NBA Team ...... Rnd. (pick)

2007 Greg Oden ...... 2007 4 • Consecutive NCAA tournament appearances (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) Portland Trail Blazers ...... 1 (1)

Mike Conley Jr...... 2007 5 • All-Americans – Greg Oden (2007); Evan Turner (2009, 2010), Jared Sullinger Memphis Grizzlies ...... 1 (4) (2011, 2012) • Big Ten titles (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012) Daequan Cook ...... 2007 Philadelphia 76ers ...... 1 (21)

2008 Kosta Koufos ...... 2008 6 • NCAA Tournament appearances (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) Utah Jazz ...... 1 (23) • Big Ten Tournament title game appearances (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) 2009 B.J. Mullens ...... 2009 Dallas Mavericks (traded to Oklahoma City Thunder) ...... 1 (24) 7 • Players drafted in the First Round of the NBA Draft (Oden, Conley, Cook, Koufos, Mullens, Turner, Sullinger) and another taken in Round 2 (Diebler in 2010 Evan Turner ...... 2008-10 2011) Philadelphia 76ers ...... 1 (2)

2011 Jon Diebler ...... 2008-11 8 • First Team All-Big Ten selections Portland Trailblazers ...... 2 • 20-win seasons 2012 Jared Sullinger ...... 2011-12 Boston Celtics ...... 1 (21) 19 • Length of win streak vs. Big Ten opponents (2007 & 2008); 10 of those wins were on the road or in the Big Ten tournament

35 • School record wins (35-4 in 2007). Posted a 34-3 record in 2010-11.

% • Has the best winning percentage among all Ohio State coaches with 3 or more years on the job (77.3) • Has the best winning percentage among all Ohio State coaches in Big Ten play (71.0) • Has a winning percentage at home of 91.9 (137-12) • Has an overall record of 221-65 (77.3) • Has a Big Ten Record of 98-60 (71.0) MATTA’S CAREER RECORD BY YEAR MATTA QUICK FACTS Thad Matta is in his ninth season as head men’s basketball coach at Ohio State in 2012-13. Matta has • Full Name: Thad Michael Matta taken all 11 eligible teams to postseason play in his 12 years as an NCAA Division I head coach. • Born: July 11, 1967 • Hometown: Hoopeston, Ill. AS AN ASSISTANT • High School: Hoopeston-East Lynn Year School Overall League Tournament Postseason • Alma Mater: Butler, ’90 1990-91 (GA) Indiana State 14-14 (B.S., Education) 1991-92 (Admin. Asst.) Butler 21-10 MCC Title Game NIT 1st Round 1992-93 (Admin. Asst.) Butler 11-17 • Playing Career: Played his freshman season 1993-94 (Admin. Asst.) Butler 16-13 at Southern Illinois (1985-86) before transferring 1994-95 (Assistant) Miami (Ohio) 23-7 NCAA 2nd Round to Butler, where he lettered from 1988-90. 1995-96 (Assistant) Western Carolina 17-13 SoCon Champions NCAA 1st Round 1996-97 (Assistant) Miami (Ohio) 21-9 NCAA 1st Round 1997-98 (Assistant) Butler 22-11 MCC Champions NCAA 1st Round • Coaching Career: Indiana State (GA), 1991; 1998-99 (Assistant) Butler 22-10 NIT 2nd Round Butler (admin. asst.), 1992-94; Miami, Ohio (asst. 1999-2000 (Assistant) Butler 23-8 MCC Champions NCAA 1st Round coach), 1995; Western Carolina (asst. coach), 1996; Miami, Ohio (asst. coach), 1997; Butler AS A HEAD COACH (asst. coach), 1998-2000; Butler (head coach), Year School Overall Conf/Place League Tournament Postseason 2001; Xavier (head coach), 2002-04; Ohio State 2000-01 Butler 24-8 11-3/1st MCC Champions NCAA 2nd Round (head coach), 2005-present 1-Year Butler Record 24-8 (.750) 1 Title 1 Title 1 NCAA • Assisted Under: Tates Locke, Indiana State; 2001-02 Xavier 26-6 14-2/1st A-10 Champions NCAA 2nd Round Herb Sendek, Miami, Ohio; Phil Hopkins, Western 2002-03 Xavier 26-6 15-1/1st NCAA 2nd Round Carolina; Charlie Coles, Miami, Ohio; Barry 2003-04 Xavier 26-11 10-6/4th-T A-10 Champions NCAA Elite Eight Collier, Butler. 3-Year Xavier Record 78-23 (.772) 2 Titles 2 Titles 3 NCAA

2004-05 Ohio State 20-12 8-8/6th • Highlights: 2001 Midwestern Collegiate 2005-06 Ohio State 26-6 12-4/1st Big Ten Title Game NCAA 2nd Round Conference Coach of the Year; National “Rookie” 2006-07 Ohio State 35-4 15-1/1st Big Ten Champions NCAA Title Game Coach of the Year-CBS SportsLine.com; National 2007-08 Ohio State 24-13 10-8/5th NIT Champions “Rookie” Coach of the Year-College Insider. 2008-09 Ohio State 22-11 10-8/4th-T Big Ten Title Game NCAA 1st Round com; 2002 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year; 2003 2009-10 Ohio State 29-8 14-4/1st-T Big Ten Champions NCAA Sweet 16 Naismith National Coach of the Year Finalist; 2010-11 Ohio State 34-3 16-2/1st Big Ten Champions NCAA Sweet 16 2006, 2007 Big Ten Coach of the Year; 2004, 2011-12 Ohio State 31-8 13-5/1st-T Big Ten Title Game NCAA Final Four 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 Ohio Coach of the Year- 8-year Ohio State Record 221-65 (.773) 5 Titles 3 Titles 6 NCAA Columbus Dispatch 12-Year Collegiate Record 323-96 (.771) 8 Titles 6 Titles 10 NCAA

MATTA VS. ALL OPPONENTS

Opponent W L Florida 3 2 La.-Lafayette 2 0 Portland State 1 0 Wake Forest 1 0 Alabama 1 1 Florida State 2 0 Louisiana State 1 1 Presbyterian College 2 0 West Virginia 0 2 Alcorn State 1 0 Florida A&M 2 0 Louisville 1 0 Purdue 13 6 Western Carolina 1 0 Arizona 0 2 Florida Gulf Coast 1 0 Loyola (Ill.) 4 0 Rhode Island 3 0 Wisconsin 9 10 Ball State 2 1 Fordham 3 0 Maryland 0 1 Richmond 5 2 Wis.-Green Bay 2 1 Belmont 1 0 Gardner-Webb 1 0 Md.-Baltimore Co. 1 0 Robert Morris 1 0 Wis.-Milwaukee 2 0 B’ham-Southern 1 0 Georgetown 1 1 Massachusetts 5 0 St. Bonaventure 3 1 Wright State 3 1 Bowling Green 1 0 George Mason 1 0 Memphis 1 0 St. Francis (Pa.) 1 0 Xavier 1 0 Butler 2 2 George Washington 7 1 Mercer 2 0 St. Joseph’s 5 1 Youngstown State 1 0 California 2 0 Georgia Tech 1 0 Miami (Ohio) 5 0 Saint Peters 1 0 Totals (.773) 323 96 California Santa Barbara 1 0 Gonzaga 1 0 Miami (Fla.) 1 0 Samford 1 0 Central Conn. St. 1 0 Hawaii 1 0 Michigan 16 3 San Francisco 2 0 Chattanooga 1 0 Houston 1 0 Michigan State 8 8 Santa Clara 1 0 Chicago State 1 0 Houston Baptist 1 0 Minnesota 9 5 Siena 2 1 Cincinnati 4 1 Illinois 11 4 Mississippi 1 0 South Carolina 2 0 Clemson 0 1 Illinois-Chicago 2 0 Mississippi State 1 2 South Carolina Upstate 1 0 Cleveland State 5 0 Indiana 10 6 Missouri 0 1 Stanford 0 1 Coastal Carolina 1 0 IUPUI 1 0 Morehead State 3 0 Syracuse 2 0 Columbia 1 0 Indiana State 0 1 Nebraska 2 0 Temple 2 2 Coppin State 3 0 Iona 1 0 New Hampshire 1 0 Tennessee 2 2 Creighton 2 1 Iowa 10 4 NC-Wilmington 0 1 Tennessee-Martin 2 0 Davidson 1 0 Iowa State 2 1 Norfolk State 1 0 Tennessee State 1 0 Dayton 8 1 James Madison 1 0 North Carolina 0 3 Texas 1 0 Delaware 1 0 Jackson State 1 0 North Carolina A&T 1 0 Texas A&M 0 1 Delaware State 2 0 Jacksonville 1 0 North Carolina Asheville 3 0 Texas Christian 1 0 Detroit 2 1 Kansas 0 2 N. Carolina Wilmington 1 0 Texas-Pan American 1 0 Duke 1 1 Kentucky 0 1 North Florida 1 0 Texas-San Antonio 1 0 Duquesne 4 2 Kent State 2 0 Northern Iowa 0 0 Texas Tech 1 0 Eastern Illinois 1 0 Lamar 1 0 Northwestern 13 1 Towson 1 0 Eastern Kentucky 2 0 La Salle 6 0 Notre Dame 1 0 Troy State 1 0 Eastern Michigan 1 0 Lipscomb 2 0 Oakland 2 0 Valparaiso 2 0 Elon 1 0 Long Island 1 0 Oklahoma 0 1 Virginia Military Inst. 3 0 Evansville 0 1 Loyola Maryland 1 0 Penn State 16 0 Virginia Tech 1 0 BY CLASS THE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES Seniors (1) Evan Ravenel NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown H.S./Last School Juniors (4) 1 Deshaun Thomas** ...... F 6-7 225 Jr. Ft. Wayne, Ind. Bishop Luers Aaron Craft 3 Shannon Scott* ...... G 6-1 180 So. Alpharetta, Ga. Milton Alex Rogers 4 Aaron Craft** ...... G 6-2 190 Jr. Findlay, Ohio Liberty Benton Lenzelle Smith, Jr. 10 LaQuinton Ross* ...... F 6-8 225 So. Jackson, Miss. Life Center Academy (N.J.) Deshaun Thomas 12 Sam Thompson* ...... F 6-7 190 So. Chicago Whitney Young 14 Alex Rogers ...... G 6-2 195 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio Oak Hills/Christian Bros. Univ. Sophomores (5) 23 Amir Williams* ...... C 6-11 220 So. Birmingham, Mich. Detroit County Day Trey McDonald 30 Evan Ravenel* ...... F 6-8 260 Sr. Tampa, Fla. Brandon/Boston College LaQuinton Ross 32 Lenzelle Smith, Jr. ** ... G 6-4 205 Jr. Zion, Ill. Zion-Benton Shannon Scott 33 Amedeo Della Valle ...... G 6-5 175 Fr. Alba, Italy Findlay (Nev.) Prep Sam Thompson 55 Trey McDonald* ...... C 6-8 225 So. Battle Creek, Mich. Battle Creek Central Amir Williams ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Freshmen (1) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown H.S./Last School Amedeo Della Valle 4 Aaron Craft** ...... G 6-2 190 Jr. Findlay, Ohio Liberty Benton 33 Amedeo Della Valle ...... G 6-5 175 Fr. Alba, Italy Findlay (Nev.) Prep BY STATE 55 Trey McDonald* ...... C 6-8 225 So. Battle Creek, Mich. Battle Creek Central Ohio (2) 30 Evan Ravenel* ...... F 6-8 260 Sr. Tampa, Fla. Brandon/Boston College Aaron Craft 14 Alex Rogers ...... G 6-2 195 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio Oak Hills/Christian Bros. Univ. Alex Rogers 10 LaQuinton Ross* ...... F 6-8 225 So. Jackson, Miss. Life Center Academy (N.J.) 3 Shannon Scott* ...... G 6-1 180 So. Alpharetta, Ga. Milton Florida (1) 32 Lenzelle Smith, Jr. ** ... G 6-4 205 Jr. Zion, Ill. Zion-Benton Evan Ravenel 1 Deshaun Thomas** ...... F 6-7 225 Jr. Ft. Wayne, Ind. Bishop Luers 12 Sam Thompson* ...... F 6-7 190 So. Chicago Whitney Young Georgia (1) 23 Amir Williams* ...... C 6-11 220 So. Birmingham, Mich. Detroit County Day Shannon Scott * indicates letters won

Illinois (2) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Lenzelle Smith, Jr. Players Sam Thompson Amedeo Della Valle ...... A-ma-day-oh Del-la Val-lay Evan Ravenel ...... RAV-en-el Indiana (1) LaQuinton Ross ...... La-Quinn-ton Deshaun Thomas Lenzelle Smith Jr...... LEN-zell Deshaun Thomas...... De-SHAWN Michigan (2) Amir Williams ...... Ah-MEER Trey McDonald Amir Williams Coaches Thad Matta...... MAH-tuh Mississippi (1) LaQuinton Ross

INTERNATIONAL MAJORS PLAYERS BY HEIGHT Italy (1) Aaron Craft ...... Exercise Science Amir Williams ...... 6-11 Amedeo Della Valle Amedeo Della Valle ...... Exploration Evan Ravenel ...... 6-8 Trey McDonald ...... Exploration LaQuinton Ross ...... 6-8 Evan Ravenel ...... Consumer and Family Financial Services Trey McDonald ...... 6-7 Alex Rogers ...... Consumer and Family Financial Services Deshaun Thomas...... 6-7 LaQuinton Ross ...... Exploration Sam Thompson...... 6-7 Shannon Scott ...... Pre Communication Amedeo Della Valle ...... 6-5 Lenzelle Smith, Jr...... Sport and Leisure Studies Lenzelle Smith, Jr...... 6-4 Deshaun Thomas...... Sport and Leisure Studies Aaron Craft ...... 6-2 Sam Thompson...... Pre Business Alex Rogers ...... 6-2 Amir Williams ...... Exploration Shannon Scott ...... 6-1 2012-13 SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT TIME TV SERIES OCTOBER 30 (Tues) WALSH (Exh.) 7 p.m. BTN.com

NOVEMBER 9 (Fri) 1-vs. Marquette& 7 p.m. NBCSN 5-4 11 (Sun) 2-ALBANY 2 p.m. BTN.com First Meeting 17 (Sat) 3-vs. Rhode Island 5 p.m. ESPN3 First Meeting 18 (Sun) 3-vs. Washington% or Seton Hall% 4:30 p.m. ESPN2 3-8/3-2 23 (Fri) 2-MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (UMKC) 6 p.m. BTN First Meeting 28 (Wed) 4-at DUKE& 9:30 p.m. ESPN 3-3

DECEMBER 1 (SAT) NORTHERN KENTUCKY 4:30 p.m. BTN First Meeting 8 (SAT) LONG BEACH STATE& Noon BTN 1-0 12 (WED) SAVANNAH STATE% 7 p.m. BTN First Meeting 15 (SAT) UNC ASHEVILLE& Noon BTN 4-0 18 (TUES) WINTHROP 7 p.m. BTN First Meeting 22 (SAT) KANSAS& 4 p.m. CBS 3-6 29 (SAT) CHICAGO STATE 4:30 p.m. BTN 3-0

JANUARY 2 (Wed) NEBRASKA 6:30 p.m. BTN 6-2 5 (Sat) at Illinois 2:15 p.m. BTN 65-100 8 (Tues) at Purdue& 9 p.m. ESPN 78-83 13 (SUN) MICHIGAN& 1:30/4:30 p.m. CBS 92-72 19 (Sat). at Michigan State& 6 p.m. ESPN 52-60 22 (TUES) IOWA 6:30 p.m. BTN 70-73 26 (Sat) at Penn State Noon ESPN2 28-12 29 (TUES) WISCONSIN& 7 p.m. ESPN 83-66

FEBRUARY 2 (Sat) at Nebraska 7 p.m. BTN 5 (Tues) at Michigan& 9 p.m. ESPN 10 (SUN) INDIANA& 1 p.m. CBS 75-100 14 (THURS) NORTHWESTERN% 7 p.m. BTN 111-45 17 (Sun) at Wisconsin& 1 p.m. CBS 20 (WED) MINNESOTA% 7 p.m. BTN 79-55 24 (SUN) MICHIGAN STATE& 4/1/6 p.m. CBS/ESPN/BTN 28 (Thurs) at Northwestern% 7 p.m. ESPN/2

MARCH 5 (Tues) at Indiana& 9 p.m. ESPN 10 (SUN) ILLINOIS 4/1/6 p.m. CBS/ESPN/BTN 14-17 (Th-Sun) 5-at Big Ten Tournament TBA TBA

Home games in BOLD CAPS // All Times Eastern and subject to change 1-Carrier Classic, U.S.S. Yorktown, Charleston, S.C. 2-Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off, Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio 3-Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off, Uncasville, Conn. 4-Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. 5-2013 Big Ten Tournament, United Center, Chicago (&) 2012 NCAA Tournament Participant (%) 2012 (Postseason) NIT Participant 2011-12 STATISTICS

2011-12 Ohio State Men's Basketball Buckeyes Combined Team Statistics (as of Apr 01, 2012) All games

Overall record: 31-8 Conf: 13-5 Home: 18-2 Away: 7-4 Neutral: 6-2

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 00 Sullinger,Jared 37-36 1123 30.4 228-439 . 5 1 9 16-40 . 4 0 0 175-228 . 7 6 8 116 224 340 9.2 109 1 46 71 39 43 647 17.5 01 Thomas,Deshaun 39-39 1224 31.4 243-467 . 5 2 0 50-145 . 3 4 5 83-111 . 7 4 8 100 109 209 5.4 65 0 35 47 9 15 619 15.9 44 Buford, William 39-39 1320 33.8 205-489 . 4 1 9 62-173 . 3 5 8 94-113 . 8 3 2 35 159 194 5.0 71 0 104 84 9 33 566 14.5 04 Craft,Aaron 39-39 1255 32.2 115-230 . 5 0 0 23-64 . 3 5 9 92-129 . 7 1 3 22 104 126 3.2 96 2 181 84 7 98 345 8.8 32 Smith Jr., Lenzelle 39-39 992 25.4 88-186 . 4 7 3 31-82 . 3 7 8 57-91 . 6 2 6 51 129 180 4.6 75 0 78 48 5 35 264 6.8 30 Ravenel, Evan 39-3 397 10.2 46-85 . 5 4 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 41-59 . 6 9 5 31 53 84 2.2 72 1 10 29 9 10 133 3.4 15 Weatherspoon, J.D. 25-0 157 6.3 29-47 . 6 1 7 0-2 . 0 0 0 18-31 . 5 8 1 16 11 27 1.1 8 0 4 8 4 6 76 3.0 02 Sibert,Jordan 24-0 273 11.4 24-79 . 3 0 4 13-50 . 2 6 0 10-18 . 5 5 6 5 28 33 1.4 21 0 18 14 1 11 71 3.0 12 Thompson, Sam 39-0 413 10.6 34-69 . 4 9 3 1-14 . 0 7 1 12-22 . 5 4 5 10 32 42 1.1 35 0 28 19 17 7 81 2.1 10 Ross, LaQuinton 9-0 35 3.9 5-15 . 3 3 3 2-8 . 2 5 0 6-7 . 8 5 7 0 4 4 0.4 5 0 1 3 0 0 18 2.0 23 Williams, Amir 29-0 191 6.6 19-36 . 5 2 8 0-0 . 0 0 0 10-28 . 3 5 7 27 35 62 2.1 23 0 2 9 23 5 48 1.7 03 Scott,Shannon 36-0 382 10.6 20-71 . 2 8 2 1-18 . 0 5 6 2-9 . 2 2 2 4 34 38 1.1 47 0 60 36 2 18 43 1.2 55 McDonald, Trey 13-0 38 2.9 1-6 . 1 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 3 6 0.5 3 0 1 4 0 0 2 0.2 Team 45 50 95 3 Total...... 39 7800 1057-2219 . 4 7 6 199-596 . 3 3 4 600-846 . 7 0 9 465 975 1440 36.9 630 4 568 459 125 281 2913 74.7 Opponents...... 39 7800 840-2062 . 4 0 7 234-721 . 3 2 5 419-599 . 7 0 0 327 832 1159 29.7 732 16 397 579 117 192 2333 59.8

TEAM STATISTICS OSU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2913 2333 11/11/11 WRIGHT STATE W 73-42 15645 Points per game 74.7 59.8 11/15/11 FLORIDA W 81-74 17787 Scoring margin +14.9 - 11/18/11 JACKSON STATE W 85-41 14621 FIELD GOALS-ATT 1057-2219 840-2062 11/21/11 NORTH FLORIDA W 85-50 12522 Field goal pct . 4 7 6 . 4 0 7 11/23/11 VMI W 107-74 13660 11/25/11 VALPARAISO W 80-47 15606 3 POINT FG-ATT 199-596 234-721 11/29/11 DUKE W 85-63 18809 3-point FG pct . 3 3 4 . 3 2 5 12/03/11 TEXAS PAN AMERICAN W 64-35 14041 3-pt FG made per game 5.1 6.0 12/10/11 at Kansas L 67-78 16300 FREE THROWS-ATT 600-846 419-599 12/14/11 USC UPSTATE W 82-58 13552 Free throw pct . 7 0 9 . 7 0 0 12/17/11 at South Carolina W 74-66 13654 F-Throws made per game 15.4 10.7 12/20/11 LAMAR W 70-50 14169 REBOUNDS 1440 1159 12/22/11 MIAMI (OHIO) W 69-40 17463 * 12/28/11 NORTHWESTERN W 87-54 19049 Rebounds per game 36.9 29.7 * 12/31/11 at Indiana L 70-74 17472 Rebounding margin +7.2 - * 01/03/12 NEBRASKA W 71-40 16158 ASSISTS 568 397 * 01/07/12 at Iowa W 76-47 15400 Assists per game 14.6 10.2 * 01/10/12 at Illinois L 74-79 14636 TURNOVERS 459 579 * 01/15/12 INDIANA W 80-63 18809 Turnovers per game 11.8 14.8 * 01/21/12 at Nebraska W 79-45 12214 Turnover margin +3.1 - * 01/25/12 PENN STATE W 78-54 16907 * 01/29/12 MICHIGAN W 64-49 18809 Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 0.7 * 02/04/12 at Wisconsin W 58-52 17230 STEALS 281 192 * 02/07/12 PURDUE W 87-84 16504 Steals per game 7.2 4.9 * 02/11/12 MICHIGAN STATE L 48-58 18809 BLOCKS 125 117 * 02/14/12 at Minnesota W 78-68 13245 Blocks per game 3.2 3.0 * 02/18/12 at Michigan L 51-56 12721 ATTENDANCE 330210 359030 * 02/21/12 ILLINOIS W 83-67 18481 Home games-Avg/Game 20-16510 11-14162 * 02/26/12 WISCONSIN L 60-63 18809 * 02/29/12 at Northwestern W 75-73 8117 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 8-25406 * 03/04/12 at Michigan State W 72-70 14797 3/9/12 vs PURDUE W 88-71 18484 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals 3/10/12 vs MICHIGAN W 77-55 18451 Buckeyes 1379 1534 2913 3/11/12 vs MICHIGAN STATE L 64-68 17125 Opponents 1061 1272 2333 03/15/12 vs Loyola Maryland W 78-59 19413 03/15/12 vs Gonzaga W 73-66 18588 3/22/12 vs Cincinnati W 81-66 18796 3/24/12 vs Syracuse W 77-70 19026 3/31/12 vs KANSAS L 62-64 73361 * - Conference game