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OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor | 2400 Olentangy River Rd. | Columbus, Ohio 43210 Feb. 19, 2014 2013-14 No. 24 Ohio State Results/Schedule Opponent: .........Northwestern Wildcats (14-10, 6-6) 2013-14 HONORS/POLLS (20-6, 7-6) Site: ...................................Value City Arena (18,809) Individual Date Opp. (TV) .............................................W/L ....Score (AP) Aaron Craft Game Time: ................................................7 p.m. ET 2014 Bob Cousy Award Finalist ......................................(2/17/14) NOVEMBER (6-0) Television: .......................................................... BTN 2014 Senior CLASS Award Finalist .................................(2/12/14) 3 WALSH-Exh (BTN.com) .....................W ..........93(11)-63 Talent: ............................... Eric Collins (play-by-play) 2014 AllState Good Works Team ....................................(2/11/14) 9 MORGAN STATE (BTN.com) ..............W ..........89(11)-50 Stephen Bardo (expert analysis) Capital One Academic All-District IV ..............................(1/30/14) 12 OHIO UNIVERSITY (BTN) ...................W ..........79(10)-69 2014 Allstate NABC Good Works Team Nominee .........(12/3/13) 16 at No. 17 Marquette (FOX) .....................W .....52(10)-35(17) Naismith Award Watch List-Top 50 .................(11/21/13) 20 AMERICAN (BTN) ................................W ............63(8)-52 Radio: ..........OSU-IMG Sports Network (56 stations) John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50......(11/12/13) 25 WYOMING (BTN) ................................W ............65(7)-50 Satellite Radio:...............................Sirius 85/XM 85 John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 ......(1/22/14) 29 NORTH FLORIDA (BTN) ......................W ............99(7)-64 Local Radio: ....................WBNS FM-97.1 AM-1460 Preseason Second Team All-America ......CBSSports.com DECEMBER (8-0, 1-0) Radio Talent: .....................Paul Keels (play-by-play) USA Today 4 MARYLAND 1 (ESPN) ..........................W ............76(5)-60 Ron Stokes (expert analysis) Preseason Third Team All-America ...........Sporting News 7 CENTRAL CONN. STATE (BTN) .........W ............74(5)-56 Preseason First Team All-Big Ten ...................USA Today 11 BRYANT 2 (BTN) ...................................W ............86(3)-48 Big Ten Media 2 Bob Cousy Award Names Craft a Finalist 14 NORTH DAKOTA STATE (BTN) .........W ............79(3)-62 Oscar Robertson Watch List (USBWA) ..............(11/5/13) 2 18 DELAWARE (BTN) ..............................W ............76(3)-64 Th e Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Lockdown Defenders (No. 1) ...................Jay Bilas, ESPN 3 21 vs. Notre Dame (ESPN2) .......................W .............64(3)-61 announced Feb. 17 the 23 watch list fi nalists for Perfect 2013-14 Team (point guard) ........Jay Bilas, ESPN 27 Louisiana-Monroe (BTN) ...................W ............71(3)-31 31 at Purdue (ESPN2) ..................................W .............78(3)-69 the 2014 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Top On-Court Leaders (No. 2) ..................Jay Bilas, ESPN Year Award. Senior Aaron Craft made the list of JANUARY (2-5, 2-5) 23. Named after Hall of Famer and former Boston LaQuinton Ross 4 NEBRASKA (BTN) ...............................W ............84(3)-53 Celtic Bob Cousy, the annual honor recognizes Preseason 7 at Michigan State (ESPN) ......................L ot ........68(3)-72(5) the top point guards in men’s college basketball. Naismith Award Watch List-Top 50 .................(11/21/13) 12 IOWA (CBS) ...........................................L ......74(3)-84(20) John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50......(11/12/13) 16 at Minnesota (ESPN2) .............................L ............53(11)-63 Th e original watch list of 80 candidates was nar- First Team All-Big Ten .....................................USA Today 20 at Nebraska (BTN) ...................................L ............62(17)-68 rowed down to the list of 23 by a nationally based 23 ILLINOIS (ESPN) ..................................W ..........62(17)-55 29 PENN STATE (BTN) ...........................L ot ........70(24)-71 committee. Beginning Tuesday February 18th Preseason through Monday March 10th, fans from around Team FEBRUARY (4-1, 4-1) the country will have the chance to vote for the top No. 9 .........................................................CBSSports.com 1 at Wisconsin (ESPN) ..............................W .....59(24)-58(14) point guard in college basketball – fans can vote at No. 10 ........................................USA Today/Coaches Poll 4 at Iowa (ESPN) ........................................W ...........76-69(17) www.cousyaward.com. No. 11 ....................................................Associated Press 8 PURDUE (BTN) .....................................W ................67-49 No. 11 ........................................................Sporting News 11 MICHIGAN (ESPN) ...............................L ....60(22)-70(15) No. 11 ....................................................Sports Illustrated 15 at Illinois (BTN) .......................................W ...........48(22)-39 Craft Among Senior CLASS Award Finalists 19 NORTHWESTERN (BTN) ....................................... 7 p.m. 22 MINNESOTA (BTN) ................................................ 6 p.m. Aaron Craft was named a fi nalist for the 2014 Se- 2013-14 Big Ten Players of the Week 27 at Penn State (ESPN/ESPN2) .....................................7 p.m. nior CLASS award Feb. 12. Fans have a vote in LaQuinton Ross (12/9/13) ....21.5 pts., 61.5 FG% (16-26) selecting the 2014 Senior CLASS Award winner Aaron Craft (1/6/14) ........14 asts, 7 stls, 0 TOs, 7-14 FGs MARCH (0-0) in men’s basketball at http://go.osu.edu/Vote4AC. Aaron Craft (2/10/14) 12.0 ppg., 10 asts, 9 stls, 9-14 FGs 2 at Indiana (CBS) ..........................................................4 p.m. 9 MICHIGAN STATE (CBS) .................................. 4:30 p.m. Th irty men’s basketball student-athletes were 13-16 Big Ten Tournament4 .....................................................TBA named candidates at the start of the season. To Quotables: be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must “He just wants Ohio State to win. You don’t see a lot Home games in BOLD CAPS of kids like that anymore, where he just wants his team All Times Eastern and subject to change be classifi ed as an NCAA Division I senior and to win and he’ll do anything it takes.” -- Matt Painter, 1 - Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Columbus, Ohio have notable achievements in four areas of ex- 2 - Gotham Classic, Columbus, Ohio Purdue head coach, after Ohio State’s 78-69 win Dec. 31. 3 - Gotham Classic, Madison Square Garden, New York cellence - community, classroom, character and Craft’s Stat Line vs. Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind. 4 - Big Ten Tournament, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis competition. Media, coaches and fans will select 7 pts., 8 rebs., 10 asts., 0 turnovers, 4 stls, 40 minutes FOLLOW THE BUCKEYES the winner, who will be announced at the 2014 @OhioStateHoops @Greg_Paulus Final Four. Craft, a two-time fi rst team academic men’s and women’s basketball, will convene at @OSUADAthComm @DRich111 the 2014 Final Four to be recognized for their @DWarner_OSU @CoachCSpartz All-American, is the third Buckeye in the last four @JeffBoals @CoachJDiebler years to make the initial list of candidates. David career community service eff orts. Th e National Lighty (2011) and William Buford (2012) each Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and OhioStateMensBasketall advanced to make the fi nal list of 10 fi nalists. Allstate Insurance Company announced the 202 nominees for the 2014 AllState NABC and NABC Names Craft to 2014 Good Works Team WBCA Good Works Teams® Dec. 3. Th e award Aaron Craft was named one of fi ve men’s basket- recognizes a select group of college basketball @OhioStateHoops ball student-athletes in NCAA Division I to the student-athletes who have made signifi cant con- 2014 AllState Good Works Team. Th e group, tributions to the greater good of their commu- along with 15 others from Division I and II in nities through volunteerism and civic service. In OhioStateBuckeyes.com its second year, the AllState NABC and WBCA Challenge is a fan-vote contest that will run for Ohio State (20-6, 7-6) All-Time Good Works Teams® honor players at all levels of 10 weeks in a tournament-style format. Contri- vs. 2013-14 Opponents college basketball who represent the sport’s fi nest butions from the contest have exceeded 300,000. Opponent ............................................................ Series in the areas of leadership and charitable achieve- Matta won the challenge in 2012 and 2013 earn- Morgan State ..............................................................2-0 ments amongst their peers. Th e student-athletes ing 100,000 for the Ronald McDonald House of Ohio University ..........................................................18-4 nominated for this prestigious award embody the Charities of Central Ohio. He is once again sup- Marquette ...................................................................6-4 true spirit of teamwork and giving back. porting RMHC. American .....................................................................5-0 Wyoming .....................................................................3-1 Craft Earns 3rd Career B1G POW, 2nd of 2014 The Northwestern Series North Florida ..............................................................2-0