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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November OHIO STATE 83, 23 B1G at 25 Illinois State W, 94(23)-67 ESPN2 15 RUTGERS 73, 33 B1G 29 1-UMass Lowell W, 74(23)-64 BTN Noon • Sat., Jan. 9 • Piscataway, N.J. • Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) • BTN • 97.1 FM The Fan December Head Coach: Chris Holtmann Head Coach: Steve Pikiell 2 1-Morehead State W, 77(23)-44 BTN Rec. at Ohio State: 74-37 (4th) Record at RU: 71-67 (1st) 5 Alabama A&M Canceled Career Record: 188-122 (10th) Career Record: 263-224 (16th) 8 3-at Notre Dame W, 90(23)-85 ESPN2 Career vs. Rutgers: 5-1 Career vs. Ohio State: 2-6 13 Cleveland State W, 67(23)-61 BTN 16 at Purdue L, 60(20)-67 BTN GAME BASICS 19 2-vs. UCLA W, 77(20)-70 CBS Ohio State and Rutgers meet on the hardwood 23 Rutgers W, 80(23)-68(11) BTN with a noon tip Saturday at the RAC in Piscataway. 26 at Northwestern L, 70(23)-71 FS1 The Big Ten Network will televise. 30 Nebraska W, 90(25)-54 BTN The Buckeyes fell on the road to No. 21 Minnesota January last Sunday, 77-60, in Minneapolis. Duane 3 at Minnesota L, 60(25)-77(21) BTN Washington Jr. led the way for Ohio State with 21 6 Penn State Canceled points. 9 at Rutgers Noon BTN 13 Northwestern 7 p.m. BTN Ohio State is 2-3 in the Big Ten with all three losses 16 at Illinois Noon FOX on the road. The scheduled Penn State at Ohio 23 at Wisconsin 4 p.m. CBS State game Wednesday was postponed because of 27 Purdue 7 p.m. BTN COVID-19 positive results within the PSU program. 31 Michigan State 1 p.m. CBS Chris Holtmann’s teams are 5-1 vs. Rutgers. Ohio February State is 3-1 at the RAC all-time vs. the Scarlet 4 at Iowa TBA ESPN/ESPN2 Knights. 8 at Maryland TBA FS1 Ohio State leads the all-time series against 13 Indiana TBA ESPN/ESPN2 Rutgers, 9-3. The Buckeyes are 3-1 in Piscataway 18 at Penn State TBA BTN with a 6-0 record in Columbus. Rutgers is 2-0 in 21 Michigan TBA CBS neutral-site meetings. 25 at Michigan State TBA ESPN/ESPN2 Ohio State will meet Northwestern in Columbus 28 Iowa TBA CBS Jan. 13 to complete the home-and-home series. March Purdue, Rutgers, Illinois, Michigan State and Iowa 6 Illinois TBA ESPN/ESPN2 also meet the Buckeyes twice this season. All times EDT // 1-at Covelli Center // 2-ACC/B1G Challenge // 3-CBSSports Classic at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse; Cleveland
BY THE NUMBERS 18 96.1 59.1 499 Justin Ahrens came off the C.J. Walker (42 of 43; 97.7 pct.) Freshman center Zed Key Senior Kyle Young needs just bench to score 18 points and Duane Washington Jr. (32 has made 7 of 10 shots in the a point to reach 500 career vs. Nebraska. Ahrens tied a of 34; 94.1 pct.) are combining last two games vs. Nebraska points ... he also is just 10 career-high in made 3-pointers to make 95.7 pct. of their free and Minnesota to improve his rebounds shy of 400 over 92 with six on 6-of-9 shooting throw attempts this season (74 shooting percentage on the career games as a Buckeye. from distance in the 90-54 of 77). E.J. Liddell is right at 76 year (59.1/26-44) His next FG will be No. 200. home win. pct. (31 of 41; 75.6 pct.) 202021 HOOPS NOTES OHIO STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL FACTS & MORE
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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COACH CHRIS HOLTMANN NOTES #1 JIMMY SOTOS, 6 2, 200, SR. G the last time out vs. Minnesota (730) ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. CONANT H.S. Eight-game streak of double- gure Took over the Ohio State program Pronounced SOE-tose points snapped vs. Northwestern (7) on June 12, 2017 after three highly- Has played in all 11 games Has twice topped career-high this year: successful years at Butler (70-31 with 21 vs. UMass Lowell and 22 vs. Rutgers three NCAA Tournament appearances Started vs. Purdue from 2014-17). Started all 34 games for Bucknell last 11-game streak with at least two 3-point eld goals snapped vs. NU as well, made Conference Coach of the Year in the Big year and led the team in scoring (11.5), 3 of 7 triples vs. Nebraska South (2013 at Gardner-Webb), BIG EAST assists (3.9) and steals (1.6) (2017 at Butler) and the Big Ten (2018 at Scored over 20 points in 5 games last 74 games played and 28 starts Ohio State). year Shooting 94% from the foul line this 14th head coach in Ohio State history Led Patriot League in assists in 2018-19 season (32-34) is a 1994 graduate of Taylor University with 6.1 per game Needs one rebound to reach 200 for (psychology) and has a master’s from Has played in 111 collegiate games career Ball State. Needs one assist to reach 400 for ree years in HS at Grand Rapids Has coached seven-consecutive teams his career ... recorded 390 helpers at (Mich.) Christian; at Sierra Canyon to 20-or-more victories. The 21-win team Bucknell (Calif.) as a Sr. last year defeated three conference One career double double with 14 champions: Villanova, North Carolina, points and 12 assists vs. UNLV #10 JUSTIN AHRENS, 6 6, 195, JR. G Kentucky and Maryland. 12/25/18 in Honolulu, Hawai’i VERSAILLES, OHIO VERSAILLES H.S. Joined Brad Stevens as only Butler Pronounced ARNS coach to lead the Bulldogs to NCAA #2 MUSA JALLOW, 6 5, 210, JR. G 20 of 39 (.513) from 3-point range with berths in fi rst three seasons. BLOOMINGTON, IND. NORTH H.S. at least one made 3 in 8-of-11 games Among a select group to coach an NCAA Pronounced MOOSE-uh JAHL-oh One 2-point attempt on the season Tournament win the past fi ve years: Has doubled his prior season averages Needs three rebounds to reach 100 for Mike Krzyzewski, Jay Wright, Mark Few, with 5.3 points and 3.4 rebounds so far career Bill Self, Roy Williams and John Calipari. Season highs of 8 points and 7 rebounds Season-high 18 in win vs. the Huskers Is from Nicholasville, Ky., near Lexington. vs. Rutgers; 8 points also vs. UCLA Career-high 29 points as a frosh vs. Holtmann and wife, Lori, have a young Missed 2019-20 season (ankle surgery) Iowa, including 25 in the second half daughter, Nora Jane. Has played in 76 games with 24 starts Has played in 62 games Two-time Academic All-Big Ten MORE TEAM NOTES #13 C.J. WALKER, 6 1, 195, SR. G honoree INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH Ohio State signed three Ohioans in 8.7 points and 4.2 assists in 2020 and November in a recruiting class rated #3 EUGENE BROWN III, 6 6, 195, FR. G leads team in minutes (346; 31.5 per among the Top 10 nationally: CONYERS, GA. SOUTHWEST DEKALB game) - G Malaki Branham: 6-5 and 190 from Made all three 3-point attempts for Has knocked down 42-43 from FT line Akron and St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S. nine points in win over UCLA - F Kalen Etzler: 6-8 and 200 from (97.7 pct.) Has played in all 11 games Convoy and Crestview H.S. Started 29 games last year and averaged - G Meechie Johnson Jr.: 6-2 and 185 Led DeKalb to back-to-back state 8.7 points and 3.1 rebounds and had from Cleveland and Garfi eld Heights. tournaments, a school rst team-highs with 107 assists and 40 steals Johnson joined the Buckeyes in Averaged 17 points/9.0 rebs. as a senior Career-high tying 7 assists vs. Purdue December after graduating early from playing for his father, Eugene Brown, Jr. (12/16/20) Garfi eld Heights. First team all-state as a senior by the Transfer from Florida State where he Ohio State will wear six possible uniform Atlanta Journal Constitution started 35 times and played in 68 games combinations this year: #4 DUANE WASHINGTON, 6 3, 210, JR. G - Primary home and away #14 JUSTICE SUEING, 6 7, 215, JR. F - Scarlet “Clark Kellogg” era GRAND RAPIDS, MICH SIERRA CANYON HONOLULU, HAWAI’I MATER DEI H.S. - Gray “Jim Jackson” era throwbacks Leads team in scoring at 14.3 points per Scored six points at Minnesota to move - Two yet-to-be-released versions game ... second on team in scoring last career mark to 1,002 points, scored 886 year (11.5) in two years at California. Reached 700 points for his career with Averaging 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds 13 vs. Nebraska then added 21 points
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suff ered in practice prior to the 499 career points; 390 rebounds Nebraska game Dec. 30, 2020. Two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree #23 ZED KEY, 6 8, 245, FR. F BAY SHORE, N.Y. LONG ISLAND LUTH. #31 SETH TOWNS, 6 8, 230, GR. F Averaging 6.8 points and 3.7 rebounds COLUMBUS, OHIO NORTHLAND H.S. per game Missed last two years at Harvard Outstanding vs. Cleveland State with (injury), graduated and transfered to career-high 12 points and 10 rebounds Ohio State for 2020-21 season and vs. UCLA with 11 points and six OSU debut vs. UCLA; rst action since rebounds Ivy League title game March 11, 2018 Hitting 59.1 pct. of his eld goals (26 26 points and nine rebounds off bench of 44) in games at NW and vs. Nebraska Second on team with 11 blocks, E.J. Ivy League Player of the Year in 2018 Liddell leads with 12 after averaging 16.0 points and 5.7 First career double double vs. Cleveland rebounds State with 12 points and 10 rebs. Four career double-doubles, last vs. First career start came vs. Purdue Cornell (24/12) at the Palestra in Led Lutheran HS in scoring and Philadelphia 3/10/18 rebounding as a senior with 18 points Averaged 12.3 points as a true freshman and 8.7 rebounds with the Crimson
#25 KYLE YOUNG, 6 8, 225, SR. F #32 E.J. LIDDELL, 6 7, 240, SO. F CANTON, OHIO JACKSON H.S. BELLEVILLE, ILL. BELLEVILLE H.S. Terri c with career-high 17 points Pronounced lih-DELL and 12 rebounds in win over Rutgers Returned vs. UCLA after missing two 12/23/20 games Started 25 games last year, averaging 7.5 54 points and 25 rebounds past four points and 5.8 rebounds games Points-rebounds double-doubles last Terri c sophomore campaign so far with year vs. Cincinnati (14-13) and Stetson 13.9 points per game and 6.4 rebounds (15-10) Career-high 21 points in win over Veteran of 92 games played, 49 starts Rutgers 12/23/20
Led Ohio State with 19 points and 8 202021 OHIO STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER rebounds in debut game vs. Illinois State No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Cl. Hometown / H.S. or Last School Working on 500 career rebounds ... has 0 Meechie Johnson Jr. G 6-2 170 Fr. Cleveland, Ohio / Garfi eld Heights 408 to date, including 50 this season 1 Jimmy Sotos G 6-3 200 Sr. Elk Grove Village, Ill. / Bucknell Sat out last season after transferring from Cal where he averaged a team-high 2 Musa Jallow G 6-5 210 Jr. Bloomington, Ind. / North 14.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game 3 Eugene Brown III G 6-6 195 Fr. Conyers, Ga. / Southwest DeKalb as a sophomore in 2018-19 and 13.8 4 Duane Washington, Jr. G 6-3 190 Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / Sierra Canyon points and 5.4 boards per contest as a 10 Justin Ahrens G 6-6 195 Jr. Versailles, Ohio / Versailles freshman 13 C.J. Walker G 6-1 195 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. / Florida State 14 Justice Sueing F 6-7 215 Jr. Honolulu, Hawai’i / California #15 IBRAHIMA DIALLO, 6 10, 220, SO. C 15 Ibrahima Diallo C 6-10 220 So. Saly, Senegal / Prolifi c Prep SALY, SENEGAL PROLIFIC PREP 23 Zed Key F 6-8 245 Fr. Bay Shore, N.Y. / Long Island Lutheran Pronounced EE-bruh-he-muh dee-AL- oh 25 Kyle Young F 6-8 225 Sr. Canton, Ohio / Jackson Appeared in eight games off the bench 31 Seth Towns F 6-8 230 Gr. Columbus, Ohio / Harvard in 2019-20, averaging 1.3/1.9 points/ 32 E.J. Liddell F 6-7 240 So. Belleville, Ill. / West rebs. 40 Jansen Davidson Jr. G 5-11 190 Sr. Kettering, Ohio / Fairmont Will miss time with a knee injury 42 Harrison Hookfi n F 6-6 200 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Lebanon 4 202021 HOOPS NOTES
Has 19 career games with ve or more petition with a 4-5 record vs. conference foes. He is 41-36 vs. conference opponents in 10 years as a rebounds; Buckeyes 15-4 in those head coach. contests 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
Junior Justice Sueing reached 1,000 career points with six at Minnesota. He scored 886 points in two seasons at California and now has 116 as a Buck- eye this season. ree other current Buckeyes could reach 1,000 this year as well. Graduate transfer Seth Towns (Harvard), senior CJ Walker (Florida State) Ohio State celebrated 108 years as a member of and senior Jimmy Sotos (Bucknell) all started careers the Big Ten Conference in men’s basketball in elsewhere but could reach 1,000 points in Colum- 2020. e Buckeyes nished in the No. 6 spot bus. 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 Ohio State leads the all-time series with Rutgers, 9-3. while 55 student-athletes have been drafted by Ohio State is 6-0 overall in Columbus, all at Value National Basketball Association teams, including City Arena (1999-present), vs. the Scarlet Knights. 24 in the rst round. e Buckeyes are 3-1 vs. Rutgers when playing at the Rutgers Athletic Center (1978-present). When the teams tip on a neutral court, Rutgers is 2-0, including a 1-0 record in the Big Ten Tournament. In series history, Ohio State has 30 seasons with 20 or more wins and Ohio State has been ranked among the Top 25 in the three with 30 or more. Chris Holtmann has won weekly Associated Press Poll four times with an overall at least 20 games in each of his three years at Ohio record of 3-1 in those games. Rutgers has been ranked State and the Buckeyes have won 20 or more games once when facing the Buckeyes (0-1). Six Buckeyes in 15 of the last 16 seasons. entered the 2020-21 season with experience against the Scarlet Knights. Sophomore E.J. Liddell leads the Buckeyes with an average of 12.5 points a game in Holtmann teams have won 20 or more games in a pair of meetings vs. the Scarlet Knights. Senior CJ each of his last seven full years as a head coach. e Walker is next with 10.7 ppg. in three meetings. He Buckeyes nished 21-10 in 2019-20. Ohio State has made 16-of-17 from the foul line in the series. nished 20-15 overall after the win vs. Iowa State and Senior Kyle Young owns the best rebounding average the loss to Houston in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. among the Buckeyes vs. Rutgers with 4.8 boards in Gardner-Webb won 21 games in 2013 with Holtmann ve career starts. 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 e Buckeyes own an overall record of 839-742 the history of men’s basketball, only Gary Williams against current league members. Chris Holtmann and ad Matta won 20 games in their rst season faced six league opponents during his six years as a in Columbus. e Buckeyes were 25-9 in 2017-18. head coach prior to taking over for the Buckeyes in Williams was 20-13 in 1987 and took the Buckeyes 2017-18. He entered his rst year of Big Ten com- to the NCAA Tournament, where the team defeated 5 202021 HOOPS NOTES
Kentucky for its 20th win of the season before losing Big Ten Coach of the Year, has won at least 20 to Georgetown. Matta was 20-12 in 2005 but the games in each of his three seasons in Columbus, Ohio State began the 2020-21 season with two of Buckeyes were ineligible for postseason competition has taken the Buckeyes to back-to-back NCAA its rst three games at the recently-opened Covelli that year. Ohio State won its 20th game in the 2005 Tournament appearances and has won an NCAA Center on the Buckeyes’ campus. e facility was Big Ten Tournament over Penn State before ending the game each season. built to accommodate the men’s and women’s vol- season with a loss to Wisconsin. Holtmann is the rst leyball, men’s and women’s gymnastics and wres- Ohio State coach in history to win 20 regular-season tling teams. To allow the men’s hockey and men’s games in his rst year in Columbus. e 25 wins in In 10 seasons as a head coach, three at Gardner and women’s basketball teams to get the 2020-21 2017-18 is an Ohio State record for most wins by a Webb (2011-13), three at Butler (2015-17) and season underway, the basketball teams played at rst-year coach. He also joins Matta as the only Ohio now in Year Four at Ohio State, Chris Holtmann is Covelli. e men’s team went 2-0 with wins over State head coaches to win 20 or more games in each of their rst three seasons in Columbus. 24-33 overall against opponents ranked among the UMass Lowell and Morehead State. e facility is Associated Press Top 25. He was 0-2 at Gardner-Webb the third on-campus facility to host an Ohio State and 13-13 at Butler. His teams were 6-9 vs. Top 10 men’s basketball game along with former longtime e win over No. 19 Michigan March 1 gave the foes at Butler and 3-4 vs. Top 5 opponents. He is home St. John Arena and current home, Value City Buckeyes win No. 20 for the 2019-20 season. e feat 11-18 at Ohio State. Arena. 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 • Ohio State improved its record to 238-79 versus Buckeyes to a 22-4 record in his nal of four seasons teams from Ohio following the 67-61 win over on the Ohio State sidelines. Fred Taylor was the next Cleveland State Dec. 13 at VCA. coach in Columbus to guide Ohio State to the 20-win • Chris Holtmann has a 12-5 career record versus plateau with a 25-3 season in 1960, the year the Buck- teams from Ohio. eyes reached and won the NCAA title game. Taylor led • Ohio State is 30-1 vs. Ohio teams since the Ohio State to six 20-win seasons in his career, including 1995-96 season. e loss was to Dayton in the a streak of four-consecutive from 1960-1963. Taylor’s 2014 NCAA Tournament. e Buckeyes fell 60- last 20-win campaign was in 1971. Eldon Miller led e Buckeyes have an all-time record of 175-277 59 (3/20/2014) to the No. 22 Flyers. Ohio State to four 20-win campaigns from 1980-85 (1-1 in 2020-21) vs. ranked opponents in the Asso- • Ohio State is 180-30 in Columbus vs. Ohio before Gary Williams coached two seasons with 20-13 ciated Press Top 25. at includes a mark of 75-135 records in 1987 and 1988. Randy Ayers’ 1991 and 1992 teams, 50-41 in road games and 8-8 at neutral vs. Top 10 foes. As a ranked team, Ohio State is sites all-time. seasons both ended with 20 or more wins with 27 and 26 535-163 all-time. In games when both teams enter respectively. e ad Matta era (2005-2017) included with a Top 25 ranking, Ohio State is 84-82. When 12-consecutive 20-win seasons from 2005-2016. Chris ranked among the Top 10 nationally, Ohio State Holtmann has reached 20-plus wins in each of his three Kyle Young, a senior on the 2020-21 Ohio State is 344-80. seasons in Columbus to give the Buckeyes a total of 30 men’s basketball team, graduated with a bachelor’s in Ohio State history. 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- Jim Jackson, one of the all-time great players in tion of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court Ohio State men’s basketball history and current- for academic excellence. Trevor ompson, who ly the program’s seventh all-time leading scorer, is lettered from 2016-17, also completed Ohio State’s among six former players and two coaches who Degree Completion Program with a degree in sport have been selected to the National Collegiate Bas- industry last summer. 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 Aaron Craft, who starred for the Buckeyes from and four assists per game while shooting over 50 2011-14, is back on campus. Craft ended his profes- percent from the eld. He led Ohio State to Big • e Buckeyes are 40-70 vs. Top 5 opponents all- sional basketball career earlier this summer to focus Ten titles in 1991 and 1992 and was a two-time time. e Buckeyes knocked off No. 1 Michigan State attention on the next chapter of his life — attending All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year. In 80-64 in Columbus and No. 3 Purdue 64-63 in West medical school at Ohio State. Achieving steady and February of 2001, his No. 22 was retired. Lafayette in 2018. Ohio State’s last non-conference consistent success academically led to numerous game vs. a Top 5 opponent was in New Orleans vs. accolades during his undergraduate career. He is a No. 5 North Carolina in the CBSSports Classic three-time rst-team Academic All-American and June 9, 2017 marked the rst day of the Chris (L, 86-72, 12/23/17). Ohio State’s last win vs. a was the Academic All-American of the Year in men’s Holtmann era at Ohio State. After six seasons as a non-conference Top 5 opponent was 74-67 in the basketball, twice (2013 and 2014). head coach, including three at Butler, Holtmann CBS event over No. 4 Kentucky in Brooklyn, New became the 14th head coach in Ohio State men’s York, Dec. 19, 2015. Ohio State was unranked vs. basketball history. In his career to date, Holtmann Michigan State, the Tar Heels and Wildcats. Against Michael Redd, an Olympic gold medalist and for- already has earned coach-of-the-year honors in the the nation’s No. 1 team, Ohio State is 9-11 all-time, mer NBA All-Star for the Milwaukee Bucks, deliv- Big South Conference (2013), where he spent three including a 6-5 record in Columbus. At Value City ered the commencement address to summer Ohio seasons coaching Gardner-Webb (2001-13), and Arena, Ohio State is 34-27 vs. ranked opponents, State University graduates. Approximately 1,600 in the Big East (2017) in the nal of three seasons 29-22 vs. ranked Big Ten foes, 6-3 vs. Top 5 teams graduates were honored during the virtual ceremo- with the Bulldogs. His rst game in Columbus, a and 3-2 against No. 1 ranked competition. ny Aug. 9. win over Robert Morris, was the 200th of his head coaching career. Holtmann was named the 2018 6 202021 HOOPS NOTES
given in the strength and conditioning coaching Kyle Young and Musa Jallow were selected as profession, and the ceremony is the highlight of Abel Porter, a 6-3 guard from Farmington, Utah, members of the 2019-20 NABC Honors Court, the association’s National Conference each year. Jimmy Sotos, a 6-3 guard from Elk Grove Vil- recognizing more than 1,350 men’s collegiate Master Strength and Conditioning Coach Jeff lage, Illinois, and Seth Towns, a 6-7 forward from basketball student-athletes who excelled in ac- Madden will present Coach Banks with the blue Columbus, Ohio, transfered to Ohio State over ademics during the past season. In order to be MSCC Jacket, May 6, 2021, in Fort Worth, Tex- the summer of 2020 to complete their collegiate named to the Honors Court, a student-athlete as, at the 2021 CSCCa National Conference be- careers with Chris Holtmann, head coach of the must meet a high standard of academic criteria. cause the 2020 CSCCa National Conference was Buckeyes, and the Ohio State men’s basketball e quali cations are as follows: canceled as a result of COVID-19. program. e trio join Justice Sueing, a 6-6 for- 1. Academically a junior or senior and a varsity ward from Honolulu, Hawai’i, who joined the player. Buckeyes prior to the start of the 2019-20 season 2. Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 Four members of the Ohio State men’s basket- after two years at California. Sueing sat out last or higher at the conclusion of the 2019-20 aca- ball program were named Academic-All-Big Ten year at in Columbus and is eligibile this season. demic year. by the conference offi ce May 11, 2020. e same Towns earned a sociology degree from Har- 3. Students must have matriculated at least one four earned OSU Scholar-Athlete honors for the vard after playing for two years (2017, 2018) and year at their current institution. 2019-20 academic year, the Ohio State Depart- sitting out the last two years (2019, 2020) while 4. Member of a NCAA Division I, II, III, or ment of Athletics announced May 13. e group recovering from knee injuries. He will have two NAIA Division I or II institution with a NABC was part of 647 Ohio State student-athletes rec- years of eligibility at Ohio State beginning with member coach. ognized with the honor. To receive the distinc- the 2020-21 season. tion, student-athletes must carry a 3.0 or better Porter, who played recently at Utah State, had grade-point average. Kyle Young (Sport Industry) his career cut short because of a heart condition, Danny Hummer, a graduate student at guard and Musa Jallow (Exercise Science Education) discovered at by Ohio State medical personnel with the Ohio State men’s basketball team in along with graduate student Danny Hummer last summer. Sotos, who elected to transfer fol- 2019-20, was named a 2020 Big Ten Distin- (Kinesiology) and Harrison Hook n (Biology) lowing his junior season at Bucknell, was origi- guished Scholar, the conference offi ce announced made the list. nally going to sit out this season to satisfy NCAA July 1. To be eligible for the honor, Big Ten stu- transfer rules but was granted immediate eligi- dent-athletes must have a grade-point average of bility by the NCAA just prior to the start of the 3.7 or higher the previous academic year. Hum- Freshmen Eugene Brown III and Zed Key season. Sotos was the starting point guard for the mer, who also earned Academic All-Big Ten hon- joined the returning members of the Ohio State Bison last year in all 34 games (14-20). He led the ors in both 2019 and 2020, claimed Ohio State’s men’s basketball team over the summer to begin team in scoring (11.5 ppg.) and assists (3.9 apg.). 2020 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award and was an workouts in preparation of the 2020-21 sea- As a sophomore with the Crimson, Towns OSU Scholar Athlete (2020), is working on a son. Brown, a 6-6 wing/guard from Southwest earned Associated Press honorable mention postgraduate degree in kinesiology. He remains DeKalb (Georgia) High School, averaged 17 All-America honors after being named the Ivy a part of the Ohio State program as a graduate points and nine rebounds as a senior. He nished League Player of the Year. He averaged 16 points manager. his high school career with 1,120 points, 584 and 5.7 rebounds while making 44 percent from rebounds, 149 steals, 139 assists and 138 blocks 3-point range (63-143). while playing for his father, Eugene Brown Jr. Sueing averaged a team-high 14.3 points and Quadrian Banks, strength and conditioning Key, a 6-8 forward from Long Island (New York) 6.0 rebounds as a sophomore with the Cal Bears. coach for the Ohio State men’s basketball team, Lutheran High School, was both the team’s lead- He has two years of eligibility with the Buckeyes. was named Master Strength and Conditioning ing scorer and rebounder with 18 points and 8.7 Coach by the Collegiate Strength and Condition- rebounds per game. He also blocked 2.0 shots a ing Coaches Association (CSCCa), the organiza- contest. From the eld he made 178-261 (68%) tion announced May 13. is honor is the highest and made 71% at the foul line (178-261).
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Chris Holtmann begins his fourth season at the HOLTMANN QUICK FACTS helm of the Buckeyes in 2020-21. His three seasons at Ohio State have followed the blueprint estab- • Full Name: Christopher Holtmann lished during his tenures at both Gardner-Webb and • Born: Nov. 11, 1971 Butler -- Success. • Hometown: Nicholasville, Kentucky • High School: Jessamine County HS He was named the 2018 Big Ten Coach of the Year • Alma Mater: Taylor, 1994 (Psychology); Ball after leading the Buckeyes to a 25-9 overall record, State, 2000 (Masters/Athletic Administration) a No. 2 fi nish in the Big Ten regular-season stand- ings (15-3) and a Second Round appearance in the • Playing Career: Lettered from 1991-94 at Taylor 2018 NCAA Tournament. (Ind.) University. As a senior, earned All-America honors while leading Taylor to a No. 1 ranking in In Year Two with Ohio State, Holtmann took a de- the NAIA rankings. pleted roster, which was without the 2018 Big Ten Player of the Year (Keita Bates-Diop), a four-year • Coaching Career: Taylor (GA), 1997; Geneva starter (Jae’Sean Tate), a fi fth-year senior contribu- (asst.), 1998-99; Taylor (asst.), 1999-2003; tor (Kam Williams) and a graduate transfer (Andrew Gardner-Webb (asst.), 2003-08; Ohio (asst.), Dakich) and led a youthful squad to another Second 2008-10; Gardner-Webb (head coach), 2010-13; Round appearance in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Butler (asst.), 2013-14; Butler (head coach), 2014- The Buckeyes won 20 games in 2018-19 (20-15), 17; Ohio State (head coach), 2017 to present. marking the sixth-consecutive season Holtmann Chris Holtmann at a Glance teams have won 20 or more games. • Enters fourth season as Ohio State Head Coach • Assisted Under: Paul Patterson (Taylor); Jeff (66-34 Record; 2017 to present) Santarsiero (Geneva); Rick Scruggs (Gardner- Year Three was cut short with the cancellation of the • Three seasons as Butler Head Coach (70-31 Re- Webb); John Groce (Ohio); Brandon Miller (Butler). 2020 Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments. The Buck- cord; 2015-17) eyes had built an impressive resume and was po- • Nine seasons as a head coach (180-119 Record) • 2017-18 Big Ten Coach of the Year • Highlights: Big Ten Coach of the Year (2018), sitioned for another NCAA Tournament appearance • 2017-18 Naismith National Coach of the Year Big South Coach of the Year (2013), Big East with an overall record of 21-10, which included wins Finalist over four conference champions (Cincinnati, Villa- Coach of the Year (2017); Collegeinsider.com John • 2018 USBWA District V Coach of the Year McLendon National Coach of the Year (2017); NAIA nova, Kentucky and Maryland), four wins vs. Top 10 • 2016-17 BIG EAST Coach of the Year opponents (Villanova, at North Carolina, Kentucky • 2016-17 John McLendon Award Winner (col- All-American (1994). and Maryland). legeinsiders.com) • 2016-17 and 2014-15 Jim Phelan National Coach ismith COY Award, not only earned awards in The 2019-20 Buckeyes fi nished tied for fi fth in the of the Year Finalist 2017-18, he coached award winners as well. Big Ten at 11-9, winning nine of the fi nal 12 league • 2014-15 Naismith National Coach of the Year games, tied for the top fi nish in conference regu- Finalist Bates-Diop, who suff ered a season-ending leg inju- • Three Seasons as Gardner-Webb Head Coach lar-season play. Ohio State climbed to as high as ry early in the 2016-17 season, returned to the Ohio (44-54 Record; 2011-13) No. 2 in the polls after an 11-1 start that included wins • 2013 Big South Conference Coach of the Year State roster as a redshirt junior in 2017-18 to be- over No. 10 Villanova, No. 6 North Carolina in Chapel come the 2018 Big Ten Player of the Year while also Hill and No. 6 Kentucky in Las Vegas. earning Second Team All-America honors (Sporting The 2018 Big Ten Coach of the Year award was News, USBWA). He helped the Buckeyes to the most Holtmann become just the second Ohio State coach the second COY honor in as many seasons, and wins (25) under a fi rst-year head coach in Ohio State to win 20 or more games in each of his fi rst three third overall for Holtmann, who earned Big East history. Bates-Diop also was a 2018 First Team All- seasons in Columbus joining Thad Matta (12 from COY in 2017. The Big East award culminated Big Ten selection while teammate Tate was named 2005-2016). Holtmann is the second Ohio State three seasons as head coach at Butler University. Second Team All-Big Ten. Kaleb Wesson earned a coach to take teams to the NCAA Tournament in his spot on the 2018 Big Ten All-Freshman Team and was fi rst two years: Randy Ayers (3, 1990-92). Matta’s Holtmann became the 14th head coach in Ohio State an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection in 2019. 2005 team, his fi rst in Columbus, was not eligible history when he was named to the position June 9, 2017. for postseason competition. The next two played in As a team, the Buckeyes returned to the national the NCAA (2006, 2007) before an NIT appearance The Buckeyes exceeded any and all expectations rankings prior to a road game at Northwestern in in 2008. in Holtmann’s fi rst season in Columbus. Picked to which Ohio State, ranked No. 20 in the weekly As- fi nish no better than 11th in preseason media polls, sociated Press poll, downed the Wildcats 71-65 In the fi rst three years as an Ohio State coach, the Buckeyes stormed out to a 9-0 record in Big Jan. 17, 2018. Ohio State remained in the poll the Holtmann’s 66 combined wins (2018/25, 2019/20, Ten Conference play, the best start to a league remainder of the season, reaching as high as the 2020/21) are the third most behind Matta’s 81 vic- season by a fi rst-year Big Ten coach in 95 years. No. 8 spot before ending the season at No. 17. tories (in 2005/20, 2006/26, 2007/35) and Ayers’ 70 (1990/17, 1991/27, 1992, 26) in Ohio State history. Highlighting the 2018-19 season were home In three seasons at Butler, Holtmann compiled wins over Michigan, overcoming a fi rst-half a record of 70-31 as a member of the BIG EAST Holtmann teams have won an opening-round game 20-point defi cit, and No. 1 Michigan State conference. In eight years as a head coach, in the NCAA Tournament in each of the last fi ve years along with a road victory at No. 3 Purdue, the which includes three years at Gardner-Webb in which the NCAA Tournament was contested, a feat Boilermakers’ only home loss of the season. (44-54) and two in Columbus (45-24), his ca- accomplished by a select group of Division I coaches. reer record is 159-109. His teams have won at Holtmann, the USBWA District V Coach least 20 games in each of the last six seasons. of the Year and a fi nalist for the 2018 Na- 8 202021 HOOPS NOTES HEAD COACH CHRIS HOLTMANN
AS AN ASSISTANT Butler advanced to the NCAA Tournament in all three HOLTMANN’S CAREER RECORD BY YEAR seasons with Holtmann as the head coach. He was Year School Record Conference Postseason the 2016-17 BIG EAST Coach of the Year, the 2013 1998-99 Geneva 11-20 Big South Conference Coach of the Year and a Na- 1999-2000 Taylor 19-14 6-8 ismith National Coach of the Year Finalist in 2014-15. 2000-01 Taylor 17-16 7-7 2001-02 Taylor 25-7 11-3 In 2016-17, Butler advanced to the NCAA “Sweet 2002-03 Taylor 25-9 10-4 NAIA First Round 16” for the fi rst time since 2011, tallying a 14-5 reg- 2003-04 Gardner-Webb 9-20 6-14 ular-season record against 12 teams that made 2004-05 Gardner-Webb 18-12 13-7 the 2017 NCAA Tournament fi eld. Wins over Arizo- 2005-06 Gardner-Webb 9-20 6-14 na, Cincinnati, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Vermont, 2006-07 Gardner-Webb 9-21 7-11 and Bucknell, in addition to a pair of wins over 2007-08 Gardner-Webb 16-16 9-7 Villanova, helped the Bulldogs to a second-place 2008-09 Ohio University 15-17 7-9 fi nish in the BIG EAST and a No. 4 seed in the 2009-10 Ohio University 22-15 7-9 NCAA Tournament. Butler’s win over Villanova at 2013-14 Butler 14-17 4-14 Hinkle Fieldhouse Jan. 4, 2017 was the second win over a No. 1-ranked team in Butler history. AS A HEAD COACH Year School Record Conf/Place Postseason Holtmann, one of only two coaches in Butler his- 2010-11 Gardner-Webb 11-21 6-12/9th tory to lead the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament 2012-12 Gardner-Webb 12-20 6-12/9th in each of his fi rst three seasons -- Brad Stevens is 2013-13 Gardner-Webb 21-13 11-5/2nd (South) CIT First Round the other -- garnered BIG EAST Coach of the Year 3-Year Gardner-Webb Record 44-54 23-29 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- 2014-15 Butler 23-11 12-6/3rd NCAA Third Round bascz was named fi rst team All-BIG EAST, while Ke- 2015-16 Butler 22-11 10-8/4th NCAA Third Round lan Martin was selected to the All-BIG EAST second 2016-17 Butler 25-9 12-6/2nd NCAA Sweet 16 team and Kamar Baldwin was voted on to the BIG 3-Year Butler Record 70-31 34-20 EAST’s fi ve-member All-Freshman Team in 2016-17. 2017-18 Ohio State 25-9 15-3/2nd NCAA Second Round In 2015-16, Butler ranked in the Top 25 nationally, 2018-19 Ohio State 20-15 8-12/8th NCAA Second Round scoring 79.9 points per game, and ascended to as 2019-20 Ohio State 21-10 11-9/5th Postseason Cancelled high as ninth in the AP poll after opening the sea- 2020-21 Ohio State 8-3 2-3 son win an 11-1 non-conference record. The 2014-15 Fourth Year at Ohio State 74-37 36-27 campaign, Holtmann’s fi rst leading the Butler pro- 10-Year Collegiate Record 188-122 (.606) 5 NCAA/1 CIT gram, saw the Bulldogs post a 23-11 record, fi nish in a tie for second place in the BIG EAST and win spent fi ve seasons, including four as associ- at least one game in the NCAA Tournament for ate head coach, on the staff at Gardner-Webb the fi rst of three-consecutive seasons. The Bull- dogs’ success in his initial season as head coach Holtmann, from Nicholasville, Ky., was an NAIA earned Holtmann a spot as a fi nalist for both the All-American guard at Taylor University, helping Naismith National Coach of the Year Award and guide the Trojans to a 25-9 record, a No. 1 na- the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award. tional ranking and a berth in the NAIA National Tournament in 1993-94. After his playing days, Holtmann spent the 2013-14 season as an assistant Holtmann spent the 1997-98 season as a gradu- coach for the Bulldogs before being named inter- ate assistant at Taylor and the 1998-99 season as im head coach in October 2014 and then being an assistant at Geneva College before returning elevated to head coach at Butler in January 2015. to Taylor as an assistant coach under Paul Patter- son from 1999-2003. In his last two seasons as an Prior to his time at Butler, Holtmann was head assistant at his alma mater, Holtmann helped lead coach at Gardner-Webb for three seasons from the Trojans to a 50-16 record, back-to-back confer- 2010-13, leading the Runnin’ Bulldogs to a school ence titles and a ranking in the Top 15 nationally. Division I record 21 victories in his fi nal season after taking over a program that won just eight Holtmann earned his bachelor’s degree in psychol- games in 2009-10. In his last season at Gard- ogy from Taylor in 1994 and a master’s degree in ner-Webb, Holtmann garnered Big South Confer- athletic administration from Ball State in 2000. He ence and NABC District 3 Coach of the Year laurels. and his wife, Lori, have one daughter, Nora Jane.
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
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HOLTMANN VS. ALL OPPONENTS
Opponent ...... W L Howard ...... 1 0 Nebraska ...... 5 0 Tennessee Martin ...... 1 0 Akron ...... 0 0 Illinois ...... 3 2 Norfolk State ...... 1 0 Tennessee Tech ...... 1 1 Alabama A&M...... 0 0 Illinois State ...... 1 0 North Carolina ...... 2 3 Texas ...... 1 0 Alice Lloyd College ...... 1 0 Indiana ...... 6 3 North Carolina Asheville ...... 2 4 Texas Southern ...... 1 0 Appalachian State ...... 1 0 Indiana State ...... 2 1 Northern Colorado ...... 1 0 Texas Tech ...... 1 0 Arizona ...... 1 0 IUPUI ...... 1 0 Northeastern ...... 1 0 UCLA ...... 2 0 Arizona State ...... 0 1 Iowa ...... 3 3 Northwestern ...... 5 2 Utah ...... 1 0 Austin Peay ...... 1 0 Iowa State ...... 1 0 Notre Dame ...... 1 1 Vanderbilt ...... 1 0 Belmont ...... 1 0 Kennesaw State ...... 1 0 Oklahoma ...... 0 2 Vermont ...... 1 0 Bucknell ...... 2 0 Kent State ...... 1 0 Penn State ...... 2 4 Villanova ...... 3 4 Butler ...... 0 2 Kentucky ...... 1 0 Presbyterian ...... 2 3 Virginia ...... 0 1 Campbell ...... 2 2 Lees-McRae ...... 1 0 Providence ...... 2 5 Virginia Intermount ...... 1 0 Central Arkansas ...... 1 0 Liberty ...... 1 4 Purdue ...... 3 3 Virginia-Wise Highland ...... 1 0 Charleston ...... 2 0 Lipscomb ...... 1 1 Purdue Fort Wayne ...... 2 0 VMI ...... 3 3 Charleston Southern ...... 4 2 Longwood ...... 1 0 Radford...... 4 2 Wake Forest ...... 0 1 Chattanooga ...... 2 0 Louisville ...... 0 1 Robert Morris ...... 1 0 West Virginia ...... 0 1 Cincinnati ...... 4 0 Loyola Maryland...... 1 0 Rutgers ...... 5 1 Western Carolina ...... 1 0 Citadel ...... 3 0 Maine ...... 1 0 Samford ...... 1 0 William and Mary ...... 1 1 Clemson ...... 0 2 Marquette ...... 5 1 Savannah State ...... 0 1 Winthrop ...... 3 4 Cleveland State ...... 2 0 Maryland ...... 2 3 Seton Hall ...... 5 1 Wisconsin ...... 1 3 Coastal Carolina...... 3 4 Mary Washington ...... 1 0 South Carolina State ...... 2 1 Woff ord ...... 0 1 Covenant ...... 1 0 Massachusettes Lowell...... 2 0 South Dakota State ...... 1 0 Xavier ...... 3 5 Creighton ...... 4 3 Mercer ...... 1 0 Southeast Missouri ...... 1 0 Youngstown State ...... 1 0 Delaware State ...... 1 0 Miami, Florida ...... 0 1 Southern Ill. Edwardsville ...... 1 0 Totals (.606) ...... 188 122 DePaul ...... 7 0 Miami, Ohio ...... 1 0 Southern Utah ...... 1 0 East Carolina ...... 0 2 Michigan ...... 3 3 Spalding ...... 1 0 Eastern Kentucky ...... 0 1 Michigan State ...... 1 4 St. John’s ...... 5 1 Elon ...... 0 1 Middle Tennessee ...... 1 0 Stanford ...... 1 0 Florida State ...... 0 1 Minnesota ...... 2 3 Stetson ...... 1 0 Georgetown ...... 4 3 Missouri State ...... 1 0 Syracuse ...... 0 1 Gonzaga ...... 0 2 Morehead State ...... 1 0 Temple ...... 1 0 High Point ...... 3 4 Morgan State ...... 1 0 Tennessee ...... 1 1 Houston ...... 0 1
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SERIES INFORMATION WITH RUTGERS Dec. 23, 2020 // Value City Arena (18,809) // Columbus, Ohio // BTN W, 80-68 Series ...... Ohio State leads 9-3 Games at Ohio State...... Ohio State leads 6-0 Noon, Jan. 9, 2021 // Rutgers Athletic Center (8,000) // New Brunswick, New Jersey // BTN Games at Value City Arena ...... Ohio State leads 6-0 Games at Rutgers ...... Ohio State leads 3-1 GENERAL INFORMATION OSU VS. RANKED RUTGERS TEAMS Games at Rutgers Athletic Cntr. Ohio State leads 3-1 Location (Enrollment) ...... New Brunswick, N.J. (50,146) Date W/L Site ...... OSU(#)-RU(#) Neutral Games ...... Rutgers leads 2-0 Colors ...... Scarlet 12/23/20 W H ...... 80(23)-68(11) Big Ten Tournament Games ...... Rutgers leads 1-0 Conference ...... Big Ten Last OSU Win ...... 80-68 (12/23/20, Columbus) Nickname...... Scarlet Knights RANKED OSU TEAMS VS. RUTGERS Last RU Win ...... 64-61 (1/9/19, Piscataway, N.J.) Arena (Capacity) ...... Rutgers Athletic Center (8,000) Date W/L Site ...... OSU(#)-RU(#) Longest OSU win streak...... 4 (2015 -2017) Athletics Director...... Patrick Hobbs 2/8/15 W A ...... 79(20)-60 Longest OSU home win streak ...... 6 (2016-2020) 2/20/18 W H ...... 79(16)-52 Longest OSU away win streak ...... 3 (2015-2018) BASKETBALL INFORMATION 1/9/10 L A ...... 61(19)-64 Longest RU win streak ...... 1 (3), (1978, 2017, 2019) Head Coach ...... Steve Pikiell 12/23/20 W H ...... 80(23)-68(11) Longest RU home win streak ...... 1 (2019-present) Alma Mater ...... Connecticut (1990) (#) indicates AP ranking Longest RU away win streak ...... 0 Record at Rutgers (Yrs.) ...... 64-65 (4 years) SERIES HISTORY WITH RUTGERS Current Series Streak ...... Ohio State 3-2 Career Record (Yrs.) ...... 261-239 (16 years) Date W/L OSU RU Site Ranked OSU teams vs. RU ...... 3-1 12/30/78 L-1 96 97 N OSU vs. ranked RU teams ...... 1-0 SPORTS INFORMATION 2/8/15 W 79 60 A OSU when both teams are ranked ...... 1-0 Basketball SID ...... Jordan Ozer 1/13/16 W 94 68 H Offi ce Phone ...... 973-202-9728 2/13/16 W 79 69 A WHEN OSU SCORES.... SID E-mail ...... [email protected] 2/8/17 W 70 64 H Press Row Phone ...... 732-445-7894 OSU Record OSU Record 3/8/17 L 57 66 N Website ...... scarletknights.com W L Pct. W L Pct. 1/14/18 W 68 46 A Credentials ...... [email protected] 100+ 0 0 0.000 2/20/18 W 79 52 H 90-99 1 0 0.000 90+ 1 0 0.000 1/9/19 L 61 64 A 80-89 1 1 0.500 80+ 2 1 0.667 2/2/19 W 76 62 H 70-79 6 0 1.000 70+ 8 1 0.889 2/12/20 W 72 66 H 60-69 1 1 0.000 60+ 9 2 0.818 12/23/20 W 80 68 H (1) ECAC Holiday Tournament, Madison Square Garden, New York. 50-59 0 1 0.000 50+ 9 3 0.750
40-49 0 0 0.000 40+ 9 3 0.750 39 or fewer 0 0 0.000 2020-21 Ohio State Roster vs. Rutgers Total (12) 9 3 0.750 No. Player Gms. Mins. Avg. FG FGA FG% 3FG FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Pts. Avg. Rebs. Avg. RUTGERS SERIES SCORING ANALYSIS 1 Jimmy Sotos 1 3 3.0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.0 0 0.0 Points (Gms.) OSU RUT Margin OSU Rcd. 2 Musa Jallow 5 61 12.2 3 11 0.273 0 5 0.000 6 7 0.857 4 0.8 15 3.0 All Games (12) 911 782 129 9-3 3 Eugene Brown III 1 4 4.0 0 1 0.000 0 1 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0.0 1 1.0 Avg. 75.9 65.2 10.8 4 D. Washington Jr. 4 79 19.8 12 31 0.387 5 19 0.263 8 9 0.889 37 9.3 8 2.0 OSU Wins (9) 697 555 142 10 Justin Ahrens 3 28 9.3 3 6 0.500 3 6 0.500 1 2 0.000 10 3.3 1 0.3 Avg. 77.4 61.7 15.8 13 C.J. Walker 3 95 31.7 7 26 0.269 2 10 0.200 16 17 0.941 32 10.7 7 2.3 OSU Losses (3) 214 227 -13 14 Justice Sueing 1 15 15.0 0 3 0.000 0 2 0.000 2 2 1.000 2 2.0 2 2.0 Avg. 71.3 75.7 -4.3 23 Zed Key 1 8 8.0 2 3 0.667 0 0 0.000 0 2 0.000 4 4.0 0 0.0 In Columbus (6) 471 380 91 6-0 25 Kyle Young 5 66 13.2 12 19 0.632 3 5 0.600 4 6 0.667 31 6.2 24 4.8 Avg. 78.5 63.3 15.2 31 Seth Towns 1 6 6.0 2 3 0.667 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 4 4.0 4 4.0 Home Wins (6) 471 380 91 32 E.J. Liddell 2 43 21.5 9 18 0.500 0 4 0.000 7 9 0.778 25 12.5 8 4.0 Avg. 78.5 63.3 22.8 Home Losses (0) 0 0 0 Avg. 0.0 0.0 0.0 In Piscataway (4) 287 239 48 3-1 Avg. 71.8 59.8 12.0 Away Wins (3) 226 175 51 Avg. 75.3 58.3 17 Away Losses (1) 61 64 -3 Avg. 61.0 64.0 -3 Neutral Site (2) 153.0 163.0 -10 0-2 Avg. 76.5 81.5 -5 Neutral Wins (0) 0.0 0.0 0 Avg. 0.0 0.0 0
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Rutgers Series Records Ohio State Team vs. Rutgers OSU W/L Score Rutgers Team vs. Ohio State OSU W/L Score FG 41 (87) vs. Rutgers (12/30/78) L 3ot 96-97 FG 39 (84) vs. Rutgers (12/30/78) L 3ot 96-97 FGA 87 (41) vs. Rutgers (12/30/78) L 3ot 96-97 FGA 84 (39) vs. Rutgers (12/30/78) L 3ot 96-97 FG % .529 (27-51) Rutgers (2/2/19) W 76-62 FG % 46.4 (39-44) vs. Rutgers (12/30/78) L 3ot 96-97 3 FG 13 (28) Rutgers (2/2/19) W 76-62 3 FG 10 (25) Rutgers (12/23/20) W 80-68 3 FGA 28 (13) Rutgers (2/2/19) W 76-62 3 FGA 25 (10) Rutgers (12/23/20) W 80-68 3 FG % 46.4 (13-28) Rutgers (2/2/19) W 76-62 3 FG % 42.9 (9-21) Rutgers (2/9/20) W 72-66 FT 22 (29) Rutgers (12/23/20) W 80-68 FT 19 (28) vs. Rutgers (12/30/78) L 3ot 96-97 FTA 29 (22) Rutgers (12/23/20) W 80-68 FTA 28 (18) Rutgers (1/13/16) W 94-68 FT % 85.7 (18-21) Rutgers (2/9/20) W 72-66 FT % 75.0 (15-20) @ Rutgers (1/9/19) L 64-61 OR 21 vs. Rutgers (12/30/78) L 3ot 96-97 OR 19* vs. Rutgers (3/8/17) L 57-66 DR 35 @ Rutgers (2/13/16) W 79-69 DR 28 vs. Rutgers (3/8/17) L 57-66 Rebs. 52 vs. Rutgers (12/30/78) L 3ot 96-97 Rebs. 47 vs. Rutgers (3/8/17) L 57-66 PF 26 vs. Rutgers (12/30/78) L 3ot 96-97 PF 22 Rutgers (2/8/17) W 70-64 Pts. 96 vs. Rutgers (12/30/78) L 3ot 96-97 Pts. 97 vs. Rutgers (12/30/78) L 3ot 96-97 Assists 21 @ Rutgers (2/8/15) W 79-60 Assists 21 vs. Rutgers (12/30/78) L 3ot 96-97 Steals 10 Rutgers (1/13/16) W 94-68 Blocks 6 @ Rutgers (1/9/19) L 64-61 Blocks 6* @ Rutgers (1/14/18) W 68-46 Steals 10 @Rutgers (2/13/16) W 79-69
Ohio State Individual vs. Rutgers Rutgers Individual vs. Ohio State FG 17 (28) Kelvin Ransey (12/30/78) L 96-97 FG 13 (29) James Baily (12/30/78) L 96-97 FGA 28 (17) Kelvin Ransey (12/30/78) L 96-97 FGA 29 (13) James Baily (12/30/78) L 96-97 3 FG 5 (8) Kam Williams (2/13/16) W 79-69 3 FG 4 (10) Ron Harper Jr. (12/23/20) W 80-68 3 FGA 8 (5) Kam Williams (2/13/16) W 79-69 3 FGA 10 (4) Ron Harper Jr. (12/23/20) W 80-68 FT 6 (11) Jae’Sean Tate (3/8/17) L 57-66 FT 8 (9)* Nigel Johnson (3/8/17) L 57-66 FTA 11 (6) Jae’Sean Tate (3/8/17) L 57-66 FTA 9 (6) Corey Sanders (2/8/17) W 70-64 OR 6 Herb Williams (12/30/78) L 96-97 OR 6 Kelvin Troy (12/30/78) L 96-97 DR 11 Keita Bates-Diop (2/13/16) W 79-69 DR 7* Mike Williams (3/8/17) L 57-66 Rebs. 16 Herb Williams (12/30/78) L 96-97 Rebs. 11 Junior Etou (2/8/15) W 79-60 Pts. 38 Kelvin Ransey (12/30/78) L 96-97 Pts. 31 James Baily (12/30/78) L 96-97 Assists 11 JaQuan Lyle (1/13/16) W 94-68 Assists 8 Tom Brown (12/30/78) L 96-97 Blocks 5 Keita Bates-Diop (1/14/18) W 68-46 Blocks 3 Shaquille Doorson (1/9/19) L 64-61 Steals 2 Several Steals 4 Mike Williams (2/13/16) W 79-69
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