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Feb. 19, 2014 2013-14 No. 24 Ohio State Results/Schedule Opponent: ...... (14-10, 6-6) 2013-14 HONORS/POLLS (20-6, 7-6) Site: ...... (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 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 . 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 Maryland ...... 4-2 Ohio State leads the all-time series with the Wild- Aaron Craft averaged 12.0 points while record- Central Connecticut State ...... 3-0 ing 10 assists and nine steals in a pair of wins last cats 113-45. Ohio State has won the last eight Bryant ...... 1-0 week. Th e Buckeyes downed No. 17 Iowa on the meetings overall and the last 29 games played in North Dakota State ...... 1-0 road and then dispatched Purdue at home last Sat- Columbus. Th e Buckeyes last fell to Northwest- Delaware ...... 3-0 urday. Craft scored 17 points while handing out ern in Columbus Feb. 24, 1977. Ohio State is Notre Dame ...... 8-4 six assists and recording six steals at Iowa, the best 66-14 overall vs. Northwestern in Columbus. As Louisiana-Monroe ...... 1-0 single-game numbers in the Big Ten since 2001. a ranked team, Ohio State is 36-2 vs. the Wild- Purdue ...... 81-83 Nebraska ...... 10-3 Craft moved to No. 7 all-time in assists (650) in cats. Th e Buckeyes have won the last 16 games as Michigan State...... 54-62 a ranked team in the Northwestern series. Lenzelle Big Ten history while also taking over the No. 1 Iowa...... 72-74 spot in career steals (313) since the NCAA of- Smith Jr., an Illinois native, averages a team best Minnesota ...... 80-56 fi cially recognized steals in 1985-86. Craft has 13.0 points per game in the Northwestern series. Illinois ...... 68-101 earned three career Big Ten POW honors and two Senior classmate Aaron Craft contributes 9.3 ppg. Penn State ...... 29-13 this season. in the NU series. Junior Amir Williams is Ohio Wisconsin...... 86-67 State’s top rebounder vs. the Wildcats with 6.0 Michigan ...... 93-74 Craft Makes Capital One All-District IV rpg. Northwestern ...... 113-45 Indiana...... 76-101 For the third-consecutive year, Aaron Craft has A Look at the Wildcats qualifi ed for Academic All-America consideration. Michigan State 54 62 10 10 He was named Capital One Academic All-District Th ree Wildcats average in double fi gures off ensi- Minnesota 80 55 10 6 IV Jan. 30 and is on the ballot for the 2014 Co- vley for the the 12-14 Wildcats. Nebraska 10 3 6 1 SIDA Capital One Academic All-America team. (15.6 ppg.), JerShon Cobb (.12.4 ppg.) and Tre Northwestern 113 45 15 1 Craft is a two-time Capital One Academic All- Demps (10.7 ppg.) pace Northwestern off ensive- Penn State 29 13 17 1 American, winning as both a sophomore and ly. Crawford also leads the squad in rebounds with Purdue 81 83 16 6 junior. In 2013 he was named the Academic All- 6.8 a game. Northwestern started the conference Wisconsin 86 67 12 11 America of the year in men’s basketball. Craft is season 0-3 but then rattled off wins in fi ve of the Totals 762 678 140 58 Ohio State’s only two-time Academic All-Amer- next seven league games. Th e Wildcats enter the ican. Th ere have been just three Big Ten student game at Ohio State following three-consecutive Matta Extends Streak vs. Non-Conference Foes losses vs. Nebraska, at Michigan State and most athletes in men’s basketball to be named a three- Th ad Matta has directed Ohio State to at least 10 recently at home vs. Minnesota. time CoSIDA Academic All-American. wins during non-conference play in each of his 10 seasons in Columbus. Matta is 133-23 vs. non- Three-Time Big Ten Academic All-Americans Ohio State vs. The Big Ten Men’s Basketball conference competition at Ohio State and 137-56 Ohio State is in its 102nd season as a member of Steve Grote, MICH, 1975-76-77 vs. Big Ten foes (regular season and Big Ten tour- Shon Morris, NU, 1986-87-88 the . Th e Buckeyes own an nament games) for an overall record of 270-79. In , MSU, 2004-05-06 overall record of 762-678 against current league 14 seasons as a head coach (1 at Butler, 3 at Xavier members. Th ad Matta, in 14 seasons as a head and 10 at Ohio State) Matta is 140-58 vs. the Big Vote coach, owns an overall record of 140-58 vs. league Ten. He has winning records vs. 10 league teams: After the fi rst round of the third annual Coaches’ members, including a mark of 137-56 while ILL (14-5), IND (11-7), IOWA (12-5), MICH Charity Challenge, head coach Th ad Matta is coaching the Buckeyes. leading all coaches with 35 percent of votes and (17-5), MINN (10-6), NW (15-1), PSU (17-1), PUR (16-6), NEB (6-1) and WIS (12-11). Matta a 17-point percentage lead over Matt Painter of OHIO STATE VS. THE BIG TEN is 10-10 vs. Michigan State. Purdue. With 48 coaches participating at the Overall Matta (career)

start, the fi eld is now set at 24 and votes have been Illinois 68 101 14 5 reset to zero. For the next week, fans can vote once Indiana 76 101 11 7 a day at VoteCoachMatta.com to help Matta ad- Iowa 72 74 12 5 vance to the round of 16. Th e Coaches’ Charity Michigan 93 74 17 5

2013-14 Ohio State Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Notes 2 Marc Loving F 6-7 215 Fr. Career high 23 mins. at Michigan State (10 pts.) ... career high 13 points vs. Nebraska (Jan. 4) ... 8 pts in decisive run at Illinois in 48-39 win 3 Shannon Scott** G 6-1 185 Jr. Scored a career-high 18 pts at Purdue Dec. 31 ... made 4 3s vs. Morgan State in season opener, a career high ... 2+ stls in 17 games this season 4 Aaron Craft*** G 6-2 195 Sr. 114 career wins, 3 NCAA appearances, 2 B1G titles ... OSU career leader in asts (650), stls (313) ... 7th all-time in B1G history in asts, dished 10 at Purdue 10 LaQuinton Ross** F 6-8 220 Jr. 3 double doubles this season ... recorded career high 25 pts at Purdue ... 15+ pts in 14 of last 21 games ... has made 32 of last 38 FTs 12 Sam Thompson** F 6-7 200 Jr. 18 pts. (7-10 FGs) at MSU Jan. 7, season high ... scored 14 pts off bench in opener vs. Morgan St. ... 4 alley-oop dunks vs. Maryland, 3 made @SCTop10 15 Kam Williams G 6-2 175 Fr. Slowed by illness during fall camp ... has demonstrated ability to score from all over the court ... will redshirt this season 23 Amir Williams** C 6-11 250 Jr. Career high 18 pts vs. North Florida. ... career-best 16 rebs vs. Wyoming ... leads B1G in shooting pct. at .604 (84-139) ... 35-62 FGs in B1G play (.565) 24 Andrew Goldstein G 6-3 200 Jr. Became eligible in December after sitting out to satisify NCAA transfer rules ... has a year and a half of eligibility remaining 32 Lenzelle Smith, Jr. ** G 6-4 210 Sr. Starter in the last 102 games for the Buckeyes ... led Buckeyes with 20 points vs. Wyoming, also added 8 rebounds ... 15 gms with 10+ pts. in last 21 33 Amedeo Della Valle* G 6-5 190 So. Earned MVP of the 2013 U20 European Championships in leading Italy to the Gold Medal last summer ... career high 17 pts (5 of 8 from 3) vs. N. Florida 34 Jake Lorbach* F 6-7 210 Jr. Played both volleyball and basketball at St. Edward HS before joining the Buckeyes a year ago ... made all 3 shots for career high 6 pts vs. Bryant 55 Trey McDonald** C 6-8 240 Jr. Has the ability to score and defend in the paint for the Buckeyes ... increased minutes this season ... 10+ mins in 17 of 26 games this season Possible starters in Italic // * Indicates letters earned

2013-14 Ohio State Men’s Basketball-2 Non-Conf. Big Ten Overall 3, 1949 in the season opener. Since the 1949-50 OSU Games Played, Career Starts Yr. W L W L W L season, Ohio State’s longest streak of holding op- No.-Player Career GP-GS 2005 11 3 9 9 20 12 ponents under 70 points is 32 games from Dec. 5, 4-Aaron Craft...... 139-103 2006 12 1 14 5 26 6 1949 to Dec. 30, 1950. Th ad Matta teams have 32-Lenzelle Smith Jr...... 122-102 2007 17 3 18 1 35 4 three of the top four longest streaks in Ohio State 23-Amir Williams ...... 92-52 2008 14 4 10 9 24 13 12-Sam Thompson ...... 102-42 2009 10 2 12 9 22 11 history holding opponents under 70 points. Th e 10-LaQuinton Ross ...... 72-26 2010 12 4 17 4 29 8 15-game streak this season of not allowing an op- 3-Shannon Scott...... 99-21 2011 15 1 19 2 34 3 ponent to reach 70 points this season (15-0) is the 55-Trey McDonald ...... 58-0 2012 16 2 15 6 31 8 fourth longest all-time in Ohio State history. 33-Amedeo Della Valle ...... 40-0 2013 13 3 16 5 29 8 2-Marc Loving ...... 26-0 2014 13 0 7 6 20 6 Ohio State Streaks Holding Opponents Under 70 points 34-Jake Lorbach ...... 9-0 Totals 133 23 137 56 270 79 (Since 1949-50 season) 15-Kam Williams...... 0-0 Strk. First Game Last Game Rcd.

24-Andrew Goldstein ...... 0-0 32 12/5/49 12/30/50 25-7 400 and 4,000 Club 22 11/20/10 2/6/11 22-0 OSU’s Record When . . . Aaron Craft scored three fi eld goals at home vs. 18 1/13/07 3/15/07 18-0 ‘13-14 ...... Matta Michigan Feb. 11 to reach 400 for his career and 15 11/09/13 1/4/13 15-0 13 12/15/81 1/28/82 10-3 @OSU to become just the sixth Buckeye to record 400 ca- Playing ranked teams 3-3 ...... 48-54 reer fi eld goals and play 4,000 or more minutes. Ohio State Records 10+ Win Streak for 13th Time Leading at the half 15-1 ...... 223-25 Craft has played in 139 career games to date and Trailing at the half 4-4 ...... 39-48 With 15-consecutive wins this season, Ohio State has logged 4,511 career minutes. William Buford Tied at the half 1-1 ...... 8-6 now has won 10 or more consecutive games in 13 scored 744 career fi eld goals and logged 4,726 ca- Matta Career Record...... 270-79 seasons all-time. Th is year also marks the sixth year reer minutes, an Ohio State record, in 145 games. Leading with 5:00 left 18-3 ...... 253-11 in which an Ohio State team has won 10 or more David Lighty was added to the exclusive club fol- Trailing with 5:00 left 2-3 ...... 15-66 games to start the year. Tied with 5:00 left 0-0 ...... 2-2 lowing the game vs. Illinois Jan. 22, 2011. Lighty Matta Career Record...... 270-79 made 516 career fi eld goals and logged 4,582 ca- In overtime 0-2 ...... 2-8 Yr. Streak Final Rcd. Postseason reer minutes during his 157-game career. Lighty’s 1933 14 17-3 Outrebounding opponent 10-1 ...... 164-25 classmate Jon Diebler had 473 made baskets (374 Opp. outrebounds OSU 9-5 ...... 89-53 1950 12 22-4 NCAA Regional Semifi nals of which were 3s) while playing a total of 4,687 Teams tie in rebounds 1-0 ...... 17-1 1960 13 25-3 NCAA National Champions Matta Career Record...... 270-79 minutes in 144 games. Herb Williams and Jamar 1961 27* 27-1 NCAA Final Four Shooting 50 pct. or better 7-0 ...... 123-8 Butler also logged 4,000+ minutes at Ohio State. 1962 22* 26-2 NCAA Final Four Shooting less than 50 pct. 13-6 ...... 147-71 Williams (1978-81) made 834 career fi eld goals 1963 10 20-4 Matta Career Record...... 270-79 over 114 games and 4,216 minutes. Butler con- 1971 11 20-6 NCAA Regional Semifi nals Opp. shoots 50 pct. or better 0-2 ...... 14-18 nected on 420 FGs (242 3FGs) over 139 games 1991 17* 27-4 NCAA Regional Semifi nals Opp. shoots less than 50 pct. 19-4 ...... 256-61 and 4,213 minutes played. Four of the fi ve all-time Matta Career Record...... 270-79 2006 11* 26-6 NCAA Second Round Buckeyes in this group have played for Th ad Matta. 2007 22 35-4 NCAA Runner-up OSU shoots better than opp. 16-1 ...... 236-22 Career FGs Career Mins Opp. shoots better than OSU 4-5 ...... 31-55 William Buford (2009-12) 744 4,726 2011 24* 34-3 NCAA Regional Semifi nals OSU/Opp. tie in FG pct. 0-0 ...... 3-2 Jon Diebler (2008-11) 473 4,687 2013 11 29-3 NCAA Regional Finals Matta Career Record...... 270-79 David Lighty (2007-08-10-11) 516 4,582 2014 15* OSU makes 10 3s 3-0 ...... 59-10 Aaron Craft (2011-present) 407 4,511 * Win streak at start of season Opp. makes 10 3s 0-1 ...... 39-13 Jamar Butler (2005-08) 420 4,219 11 seasons ended with 20 or more wins (1950-60-61-62-63-71-91-2006-07-11-13) OSU scores 70 or more 12-2 ...... 183-16 Herb Williams (1978-81) 834 4,216 OSU scores less than 70 8-4 ...... 87-63 11 seasons resulted in Big Ten Championship Matta Career Record...... 270-79 (1933-50-60-61-62-63-71-91-2006-07-11) 10 seasons led to NCAA tournament appearance Opp. scores 70 or more 0-4 ...... 30-48 Defense Clicking for Buckeyes Ohio State did not allow an opponent to reach 70 (1950-60-61-62-71-91-06-07-11-13) Opp. scores less than 70 20-2 ...... 240-31 8 seasons resulted in NCAA Sweet 16 appearance Matta Career Record...... 270-79 points this season over the fi rst 15 games before (1960-61-62-71-91-07-11-13) OSU has 15 or fewer TOs 19-4 ...... 231-63 No. 5 Michigan State reached 72 in an overtime 6 seasons started with 10 or more wins OSU has more TOs than opp. 2-2 ...... 66-34 win Jan. 7. Th e 15-game streak to start the season (1961-62-91-2006-11-14) 4 seasons resulted in NCAA Final Four appearance Teams tie TOs 2-0 ...... 14-4 without an opponent scoring 70 or more points OSU consecutive games, made 3 ...... 364 (1960-61-62-07) was the longest for Ohio State since a 22-game 2 seasons resulted in 30+ wins (2007, 2011) Last with 0 made: Jan. 10, 2004 at PSU (0-13) streak during the 2010-11 season from Nov. 20, 1 season resulted in NCAA National title (1960) Opp. consecutive games, made 3 ...... 90 Last with 0 made: Lamar, Dec. 20, 2011 (0-12) 2010 to Feb. 6, 2011. Th e Buckeyes were 22-0 over that streak. Ohio State has held 16 of the Buckeyes Among National Stat Leaders Ohio State in Overtime Games last 20 Big Ten opponents under 70 points dating After 26 games, Ohio State ranks No. 4 nation- Home ...... 20-20 (.500) back to Feb. 20, 2013. In 13 of those games, the ally in 3-point fi eld goal percentage defense (.273), Away ...... 14-22 (.389) opponent was held to 60 or fewer points. No. 4 No. 8 in scoring defense (58.5 ppg.), No. 12 in Neutral ...... 6-10 (.333) Michigan State scored 60 in a 68-60 loss to the fewest fouls per game (16.1) and No. 19 in scoring Totals ...... 40-52 (.435) No. 18 Buckeyes in Columbus Feb. 24, 2013. Th e margin (12.0 ppg.). Aaron Craft is No. 7 nation- fi rst, all-time, team to score 70 points in a game ally in total steals (65). Ohio State One-Point Games vs. the Buckeyes was New York University in an Home ...... 33-25 (.569) overtime NCAA tournament game March 25, Ohio State in the Big Ten Away ...... 20-24 (.454) Th e Buckeyes are holding opponents to 58.5 Neutral ...... 15-7 (.682) 1945. Ohio State lost in the Final Four 70-65 at points per game to lead the Big Ten in scoring de- Totals ...... 68-56 (.548) Madison Square Garden. Marquette was the fi rst team to score 70 points vs. Ohio State in a regular- fense. Th e Buckeyes are No. 3 in scoring margin season game. Th e Golden Eagles fell to Ohio State (+12.0 ppg.), No. 1 in 3-point percentage defense in Milwaukee 83-70 Dec. 13, 1947. Th e fi rst team (.273) and fi eld goal percentage defense (.397) and to score 70 against the Buckeyes in Columbus was No. 2 in steals (7.5 spg.). Th e Buckeyes are No. 1 DePaul, who defeated the Buckeyes 70-68 Dec. in turnover margin (+3.4). Junior Amir Williams

2013-14 Ohio State Men’s Basketball-3 2013-14 QUICK FACTS 2013-14 ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL 2013-14 ESPN/USA TODAY POLL UNIVERSITY FACTS (Feb. 17) (Feb. 17) Location ...... Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) Rk Team (No. 1 votes) Rcd...... Points Rk Team (No. 1 votes) Rcd...... Points Founded ...... 1870 1 Syracuse (64) 25-0 ...... 1,624 1 Syracuse (32) 25-0 ...... 800 Enrollment ...... 53,715 (Columbus), 61,568 (All campuses) 2 Florida (1) 23-2 ...... 1,543 2 Florida 23-2 ...... 752 Nickname ...... Buckeyes 3 Wichita State 27-0 ...... 1,489 3 Wichita State 27-0 ...... 747 Colors ...... Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429) 4 Arizona 23-2 ...... 1,427 4 Arizona 23-2 ...... 679 Mascot ...... Brutus Buckeye 5 Duke 20-5 ...... 1,296 5 Louisville 21-4 ...... 618 President (Interim)...... Joseph Alutto (Manhattan College) 6 San Diego State 22-2 ...... 1,232 6 Duke 20-5 ...... 611 Athletics Director...... Eugene Smith (Notre Dame, ‘77) 7 Cincinnati 23-3 ...... 1,157 7 San Diego State 22-2 ...... 591 Faculty Representative...... John Bruno (Pittsburgh, ‘75) 8 Kansas 19-6 ...... 1,129 8 Kansas 19-6 ...... 554 Conference...... Big Ten 9 Villanova 22-3 ...... 1,020 9 Cincinnati 23-3 ...... 526 10 Saint Louis 23-2 ...... 1,019 10 Saint Louis 23-2 ...... 513 BASKETBALL HISTORY 11 Louisville 21-4 ...... 991 11 Villanova 22-3 ...... 506 First Year ...... 1898 11 Creighton 21-4 ...... 991 12 Creighton 21-4 ...... 423 All-Time Record ...... 1,577-1,024 (114 seasons)* 13 Michigan State 21-5 ...... 788 13 Virginia 21-5 ...... 416 NCAA Appearances 25 (1939-44-45-46-50-60-61-62-68-71-80- 14 Virginia 21-5 ...... 752 14 Michigan State 21-5 ...... 406 82-83-85-87-90-91-92-06-07-09-10-11-12-13) 15 Iowa 19-6 ...... 721 15 Iowa 19-6 ...... 375 NCAA Record...... 48-24 16 Wisconsin 21-5 ...... 609 16 Kentucky 19-6 ...... 302 National Championships ...... 1 (1960) 17 Iowa State 19-5 ...... 597 17 Texas 20-5 ...... 278 National Runners-up ...... 4 (1939-61-62-07) 18 Kentucky 19-6 ...... 579 18 Wisconsin 21-5 ...... 255 NCAA Final Fours...... 10 (1939-44-45-46-60-61-62-68-07-12) 19 Texas 20-5 ...... 577 19 Iowa State 19-5 ...... 227 NCAA Elite Eights ...... 14 20 Michigan 18-7 ...... 421 20 Michigan 18-7 ...... 159 (1939-44-45-46-50-60-61-62-68-71-92-07-12-13) 21 Connecticut 20-5 ...... 382 21 Connecticut 20-5 ...... 158 NCAA Sweet 16s ...... 14 22 Memphis 19-6 ...... 204 22 Gonzaga 23-4 ...... 128 (1960-61-62-68-71-80-83-91-92-07-10-11-12-13) 23 UCLA 20-5 ...... 168 23 Ohio State 20-6 ...... 97 NIT Appearances ...... 8 (1979-84-86-88-89-93-03-08) 24 Ohio State 20-6 ...... 133 24 Memphis 19-6 ...... 85 NIT Record ...... 18-7 25 Gonzaga 23-4 ...... 112 25 UCLA 20-5 ...... 72 NIT Championships ...... 2 (1986, 2008) Others receiving votes: North Carolina 54, Arizona State 45, Southern Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 31, North Carolina 22, Kansas State 19, Pittsburgh 17, Southern Methodist 7, Stephen F. Austin 7, New Mexico NIT Runners-up ...... 1 (1988) Methodist 21, Pittsburgh 21, Stephen F. Austin 8, Oklahoma 7, New Mexico 3, Virginia Commonwealth 2, Green Bay 1, Kansas State 1, Louisiana Tech 1 6, Arizona State 6, West Virginia 2, Louisiana Tech 2, California 1, Nebraska All-Time Big Ten Reg. Season Rec. ....746-673 (102 seasons)* 1, Virginia Commonwealth 1 Big Ten Championships (reg. season) ...... 20 2013-14 Opponents in Italic (1925-33-39-44-46-50-60-61-62-63-64-68-71-91-92-06-07-10-11-12) Outright Big Ten Titles ...... 13 is No. 1 in the conference in fi eld goal percent- percent shooting 25 times this season (Illinois: (1925-39-44-46-50-60-61-62-71-92-06-07-11) Big Ten Tourney Title Game Appearances/Titles ...... 8/4 age (84-139/.604). Aaron Craft and Shannon 28.3 percent, 15-53). (2003-06-07-09-10-11-12-13/2007-10-11-13) Scott are No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in steals • Illinois shot 31.3 percent from 3-point range Big Ten Tournament Record ...... 22-9 (2.5/2.2). Craft is No. 3 in assists (4.6). (5-16). Ohio State entered the game second in Home Court Value City Arena (19,049/18,809-students present) Year Opened/1st Game .1998-99/Oakland (11/13/98), W 89-61 Division I in 3-point fi eld goal percentage defense VCA Home Record ...... 188-30 (16 years)* Noting the Illinois Game (27.1 percent). • Illinois leads the all-time series vs. Ohio State • Ohio State posted 10 steals and six blocks, 2012-13 INFORMATION 101-68. Th e Illini own a 60-24 record in Cham- while forcing 13 turnovers ... held a 17-2 advan- Overall Record ...... 29-8 Big Ten Record/Place ...... 13-5/T-2nd paign. tage in bench points. Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 10/2 • Ohio State has held Illinois to fewer than 40 • Ohio State went on a 12-0 run at 11:57 in the Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/1 points 33 times with 15 wins in those games. second half vs. Illinois after a put-back dunk by TEAM FACTS Ohio State last held Illinois under 40 Jan. 12, Trey McDonald. Head Coach...... Thad Matta (Butler, 1990) 1946, a 41-35 win for the Buckeyes in Columbus. • Th ad Matta is 270-79 during his career at Record at Ohio State (Yrs.) ...... 270-79 (10 yrs.) Th e last time Ohio State held Illinois to less than Ohio State and 372-110 overall as a head coach. Career Record (Yrs.) ...... 372-110 (14 yrs.) 40 points in Champaign was an 18-13 OSU win • In 14 seasons as a head coach, Matta owns an Big Ten Regular Season Record ...... 118-51 (10 yrs.) Big Ten Championships ...... 5 (2006-07-10(t)-11-12(t)) Jan. 13, 1936. overall record of 140-58 vs. Big Ten members, Big Ten Tournament Titles/Record 4 (2007-10-11-13)/19-5 • As a ranked team, Ohio State holds a record including a mark of 137-56 while coaching the NCAA Tournaments ...... 11 of 25-11 against Illinois. In the last 16 games Buckeyes. (2001-02-03-04-06-07-09-10-11-12-13) NCAA Final Fours ...... 2 (2007-12) in which OSU has been ranked vs. Illinois, the • As a head coach, Matta has recorded at least 20 NCAA Tournament Record ...... 24-11 Buckeyes have won 15 times. wins each season (14), 10 at Ohio State. NIT Appearances ...... 1 (2008) • Ohio State has won nine of the last 11 meet- • Matta is 14-5 against Illinois. Assoc. Head Coach ....Dave Dickerson (4th yr./Maryland, 1990) ings in the series. • At the helm of the Ohio State program, Matta Assistant Coaches ...... Jeff Boals (5th yr./Ohio Univ., 1995), Greg Paulus (1st yr./Duke, 2009) • Th e Buckeyes own an overall record of 762- is 48-23 in the month of February. Dir. of Basketball Operations ...... David Egelhoff 678 against current Big Ten members. • Aaron Craft led all scorers with 14 points. (8th yr./Ohio State, 2001) • Ohio State has held opponents to under 50 He has 1,218 for his career, passing Luke Witte Video Coordinator...... Jake Diebler Recruiting and Operations Coordinator ....Christopher Spartz Athletic Trainer ...... Vince O’Brien Head OSU Athletics Physican ...... Dr. Chris Kaeding MATTA REACHES 300 GAMES COACHED AT OHIO STATE Team Physician ...... Dr. Grant Jones When Ohio State played at Illinois Jan. 5, 2013, Th ad Matta, who was then 14 games into his ninth Strength/Conditioning ...... Dave Richardson season with the Buckeyes, coached in game No. 300 at Ohio State. Only two previous coaches, Har- Equipment Manager ...... Eric Buchanan old G. Olsen (1923-46) and Fred Taylor (1959-76), reached 300 or more games at Ohio State. Olsen OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS coached 456 (259-197) and Taylor 455 (297-158). Matta has 349 games to his credit as a Buckeye. Associate Athletics Director, Communications His winning percentage after 100 games was second only to Taylor. At 200 games, Matta tied Taylor (MBK contact): ...... Dan Wallenberg E-mail: ...... [email protected] for best winning percentage to that point in OSU history. Matta’s winning mean of .773 at 300 games Offi ce / Cell: ...... 614-292-6861 / 614-266-4306 topped Taylor and Olsen at the 300-game plateau. Twitter: ...... @OSUADAthComm Secondary Contact: ...... Danielle Warner Ohio State Coaches (300 Games) E-mail: ...... [email protected] 100 games 200 games 300 games Seasons to 300 Offi ce / Cell: ...... 614-292-3270 / 614-209-5994 Thad Matta (2005- ) 67-33/.670 147-53/.735 232-68(300)/.773 9 (8 full, 14 games in to year 9) Twitter: ...... @DWarner_OSU Fred Taylor (1959-76) 75-25/.750 147-53/.735 215-85/.717 12 (11 full, 21 games in to year 12) *113 games (82-31) vacated by the NCAA between 1998-99 and 2001-02, including 56 Big Ten games (41-15) and 56 games at VCA (49-7). Harold G. Olsen (1923-46) 43-57/.430 107-93/.535 164-136/.547 17 (16 full, 6 games in to year 17)

2013-14 Ohio State Men’s Basketball-4 (1,211) for 34th all-time ... has collected 11 2013-14 BENCH POINTS 30-WIN SEASONS IN MATTA ERA multi-point performances this season. OSU OPP Ohio State’s 31-8 overall record in 2011-12 was Morgan State ...... 32 ...... 5 • Craft dished two assists. He is Ohio State’s all- Ohio ...... 20 ...... 5 time leader with 650 for his career. He needs the third best in Ohio State history in terms of Marquette ...... 18 ...... 23 25 assists to pass Dee Brown of Illinois (674) for wins behind the 35 victories recorded in 2006- American ...... 17 ...... 2 sixth on the all-time Big Ten list. 07 and the 34 victories recorded in 2010-11. Wyoming ...... 13 ...... 6 • LaQuinton Ross had nine points with six re- Th ad Matta teams have never failed to win at North Florida ...... 29 ...... 9 least 20 games and his teams own the Top 5 Maryland ...... 26 ...... 17 bounds and is one point shy for 700 in his career. Central Connecticut State ...... 9 ...... 20 • Marc Loving scored eight points vs. the Illini season win totals at Ohio State. Matta owns all Bryant ...... 33 ...... 19 off the bench ... scored eight-consecutive points three Ohio State seasons with 30 or more wins. North Dakota State ...... 29 ...... 14 Th e 65 wins over the 2010-11 and 2011-12 Delaware ...... 20 ...... 23 for the Buckeyes in a span of four minutes in the second half beginning at 9:58. campaigns tied a Big Ten record for most wins Notre Dame ...... 6 ...... 1 in consecutive seasons. Louisiana-Monroe ...... 27 ...... 13 • Shannon Scott had three assists. Scott needs Year Wins Postseason Purdue ...... 8 ...... 8 six helpers for 300 in his OSU career. 2006-07 35 NCAA Final Nebraska ...... 38 ...... 12 • Scott posted three steals vs. the Illini ... has Michigan State...... 30 ...... 29 2010-11 34 NCAA Sweet 16 notched at least one in all but two games in Iowa...... 23 ...... 19 2011-12 31 NCAA Semifi nals 2014. Minnesota ...... 12 ...... 14 2012-13 29 NCAA Elite Eight Nebraska ...... 21 ...... 21 Illinois ...... 4 ...... 6 Four Foes Among AP Top 25 2009-10 29 NCAA Reg. Semifi nals Penn State ...... 13 ...... 8 In the most recent Associated Press Top 25 poll, 1960-61 27 NCAA Final Wisconsin...... 26 ...... 19 four Ohio State opponents are among the Top 1990-91 27 NCAA Reg. Semifi nals Iowa...... 13 ...... 27 2005-06 26 NCAA Second Round Purdue ...... 10 ...... 25 25 (No. 13 Michigan State, No. 15 Iowa, No. 16 Michigan ...... 4 ...... 18 Wisconsin and No. 20 Michigan). Th e Buckeyes Illinois ...... 17 ...... 2 are scheduled to play six games this season against MATTA JOINED SELECT BIG TEN GROUP Total ...... 498 ...... 365 teams currently among the AP Top 25. Ohio State clinched its fi fth Big Ten title in the last eight years under the direction of Th ad Buckeye Career Double Doubles This Year vs. the AP Top 25 Matta after the win at Michigan State March Aaron Craft (2 career, 2-0 record) Date Ranked Opponent W/L Score (AP) Date Opponent Pt./Asts. W/L Score Nov. 16 @No. 17 Marquette W 52(10)-35(17) 4, 2012. Th e Buckeyes have 20 Big Ten titles 3/17/12 vs. Gonzaga 17/10 asts W 73-66 Jan. 7 @No. 5 Michigan State L 68(3)-72(5) OT in history (1925-33-39-44-46-50-60-61-62- 11/16/13 at Marquette 10/10 asts W 52-35 Jan. 14 No. 20 Iowa L 74(3)-84(20) 63-64-68-71-91-92-06-07-10-11-12) with 13 Feb. 1 @No. 14 Wisconsin W 59(24)-58(14) of those outright titles (1925-39-44-46-50-60- LaQuinton Ross (4 career, 4-0 record) Feb. 4 @No. 17 Iowa W 76-69(17) Date Opponent Pt./Reb. W/L Score Feb. 11 No. 15 Michigan L 60(22)-70(15) 61-62-71-92-06-07-11). Matta is one of fi ve 11/09/13 Morgan State 14/11 W 89-50 coaches in the history of the Big Ten to win 12/21/13 vs. Notre Dame 16/11 W 64-61 Buckeyes Win BlackRock Gotham Classic four league regular-season championships over 12/27/13 Louisiana-Monroe 15/10 W 71-31 LaQuinton Ross (15.5 ppg.), Lenzelle Smith Jr., the fi rst seven seasons as coach of the Big Ten 12/31/13 at Purdue 25/12 W 78-69 (15.0 ppg.) and Amir Williams (10.0 ppg.) all av- school. Coach School Seasons Titles Shannon Scott (1 career, 1-0 record) eraged better than 10 points over the four games of Fred Taylor Ohio State 1959-64 5 Date Opponent Pt./Reb. W/L Score the 2013 BlackRock Gotham Classic. Ohio State, Walter Meanwell Wisconsin 1912-17, 1921 5 11/23/12 Kansas City 10/10 asts W 91-45 4-0 in the event, downed Notre Dame 64-61 last Bob Knight Indiana 1972-78 4 Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York Tom Izzo Michigan State 1996-2002 4 Lenzelle Smith Jr. (1 career, 1-0 record) Thad Matta Ohio State 2005-11 4 Date Opponent Pt./Reb. W/L Score in the fi nal game of the event. Th e Buckeyes scored 1/29/11 vs. Michigan 17/12 W 64-49 14 points in the fi nal minute to overcome an eight THAD MATTA COACHING TREE point defi cit. Williams shot 63 percent from the Since becoming a head coach 14 seasons ago Sam Thompson (1 career, 1-0 record) fi eld in the event (17-27). Ross made 7 of 15 from Date Opponent Pt./Reb. W/L Score at Butler (2001), assistant coaches who have 3/22/13 vs. Iona 20/10 W 95-70 3-point range (.467) and Smith Jr. connected on worked for Th ad Matta during stints at Butler, 55 percent from the fi eld (18-33) and knocked Xavier and Ohio State have gone on to become Amir Williams (2 career, 2-0 record) down 19 of 22 foul shots (.864). He scored all nine successful head coaches. Matta is 12-4 in games Date Opponent Pt./Reb. W/L Score of his points vs. Notre Dame in the fi nal minute. coached against his former assistant coaches. 11/12/13 vs. Ohio 14/10 W 79-69 Aaron Craft handed out 16 assists, becoming Ohio 11/25/13 vs. Wyoming 12/16 W 65-50 12/18/13 vs. Delaware 11/12 W 76-64 State’s all-time leader in that category, while also Matta Assistant Coaches climbing the all-time steals list in the Big Ten, to (head coaching jobs with Matta’s record vs.) WINS FOLLOW BUCKEYE DOUBLE-DOUBLES No. 3, with 10 over the last four games. Shannon Todd Lickliter Ohio State has had a player record a double- Scott also was credited with 16 helpers and led the (Marian Univ., Iowa 5-1, Butler 1-0) double (10+ points, rebs, assists, steals or Buckeyes with 11 steals in the Gotham event. Brad Stevens (Butler 1-2, ) blocks) in 857 games. Th e Buckeyes are 595- John Groce (Illinois 3-1, Ohio Univ.) 262 in those contests (.694). LaQuinton Ross Ross Named B1G Player of the Week Sean Miller (Arizona 1-0, Xavier 1-0) (25/12) last recorded a double-double at Purdue Junior LaQuinton Ross earned Big Ten Player of Alan Major (Charlotte) Dec. 31. the week honors Dec. 9 following back-to-back Archie Miller (Dayton) 20-point scoring games in wins over Maryland Brandon Miller (Butler) Ohio State Team Double-Double Records and Central Connecticut State. Ross averaged Games with W L OSU W% Total 1 or more 595 262 .694 857 21.5 points in the wins while shooting 61.5 per- 2 or more 131 51 .720 182 cent from the fi eld (16-26) and 50 percent from 3-point range (4-8). He scored 20 points in the Maryland win and then tallied a career high 23 points vs. the Blue Devils of CCSU.

2013-14 Ohio State Men’s Basketball-5 USBWA Places Craft on Preseason List Aaron Craft is among 15 players selected (Nov. 5) Nov. 14, 2013 to the preseason watch list for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, presented annually to the national player Buckeyes Sign Four to Men’s Basketball Program of the year by the United States Basketball Writ- COLUMBUS, Ohio-Th e Ohio State men’s basketball coaching staff has signed one of the na- ers Association. (2010) was the last tion’s elite 2014 recruiting classes with four high school student-athletes signing National Letters Buckeye to earn national player of the year hon- of Intent to play for the Buckeyes. ors. Jerry Lucas claimed the USBWA award twice Th ad Matta, head coach of the Buckeyes, and his coaching staff assembled another class rated (1961, 1962). among the Top 5 recruiting class nationally. Th e 2006 class was rated the No. 1 class in the coun- try. Th e most recent group has been ranked among the Top 3. 2014 Ohio State Men’s Basketball Big Ten Media Select Craft to First Team Recruiting Class Th e Big Ten men’s basketball media selected Aaron Craft to its preseason fi rst team All-Conference D’Angelo Russell, Guard, 6-5, 180 team Oct. 31 in Chicago. Th e Buckeyes were Louisville, Ky. tabbed in the No. 3 spot behind No. 1 Michigan • Named a 2014 McDonald’s All-American Jan. 29, 2014. State and No. 2 Michigan. Craft entered the 2013- • Five-star prospect according to ESPN (No. 12 overall), Scout (No. 17) and Rivals (No. 21). 14 season among the all-time leaders in Big Ten • Averaged 12.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game as a junior at Montverde Acad- steals. He already owns the Ohio State career steals emy (Montverde, Fla.). and assist records. • Enjoyed an outstanding summer on the AAU circuit, winning titles at Peach Jam with E1T1 Elite and the Adidas Nations championship with USA Blue. Russell was co-MVP of the Nike Matta Continues to Build Impressive Global Challenge. Ohio State Résumé • Helped Montverde Academy to a 27-2 record during the 2012-13 season and the National Th ad Matta has accomplished a remarkable list High School Invitational championship. of accomplishments in 10 years as head coach of • In his fi rst season at Montverde as a sophomore in 2011-12, the team fi nished with a 22-5 the Buckeyes and the 2012-13 season was no dif- record and No. 14 ranking nationally. ferent. Matta’s teams have never failed to win 20 • 2014 McDonald’s All-American Games Nominee games, a record streak (10 seasons) in Ohio State history. In fact, Matta has never failed to reach the Keita Bates-Diop (Kay-tah Bates Dee-opp), Forward, 6-7, 190 20-win plateau in 14 years as a head coach. Ohio Normal, Ill. State reached 20 wins in 2013-14 with a win at • Five-star prospect according to Scout (No. 20 overall), ESPN (No. 22) and Rivals (No. 24). Illinois. Th e Buckeyes fi nished 29-8 in 2012-13, • 2013 and 2012 First Team All-State (Class 3A) selection by the Associated Press. advancing to the 2013 NCAA Elite Eight in Los • Averaged 18.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.4 blocks and shot 52 percent from the fi eld as a junior Angeles. Ohio State has reached 30 or more wins in 2013, leading University High to a 22-6 record and a second-consecutive Corn Belt Confer- three times, all with Matta at the helm. Back-to- ence championship. back seasons with 30 wins in 2010-11 (34) and • 2014 McDonald’s All-American Games Nominee 2011-12 (31) only trail the 35 wins recorded in 2006-07, the Ohio State record for single-season Jae’Sean Tate (Jay-shawn Tate), Forward, 6-4, 190 victories. In addition, Matta has won fi ve Big Ten Pickerington, Ohio regular-season titles, including three of the last • Four-star prospect according to ESPN (No. 25 overall), Scout (No. 53), Rivals (No. 75) and four (2010-12), four Big Ten postseason tourna- 247Sports (No. 75). ment crowns in seven title game opportunities, • 2013 Division I Second Team All-Ohio selection by the Associated Press. First Team All-Dis- seven NCAA tournament appearances, including trict and All-Ohio Capital Conference. Columbus Dispatch All-Metro Player of the Year. four-consecutive runs to the “Sweet 16,” a pair of • Averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds as a junior, leading Pickerington Central to a 19-8 Final Four trips (2007, 2012) and a title game ap- record and the regional semifi nals. pearance in 2007. Th row in a National Invitation • Helped Central to a 26-2 record and the OHSAA Division I State Championship as a sopho- Tournament title in 2009 and Matta has guided more in 2012. the Buckeyes to postseason play in eight-consec- • Named MVP of the 2013 Bill Hensley Memorial Run-n-Slam Classic. utive attempts and in every year in which Ohio • Son of former OSU letterwinner Jermaine Tate, who averaged 12.1 points per game for the State was eligible. Buckeyes in 1996. Th e last father-son duo to play for the Buckeyes was Bill Hosket (1966-68) and Wilbur “Bill” Hosket, Sr. (1932-33). Bill’s son, Brad, was a member of the 1998-99 squad MATTA YEAR-BY-YEAR but did not play. Year Record Big Ten/Finish Postseason 2004-05 20-12 8-8/6th • 2014 McDonald’s All-American Games Nominee 2005-06 26-6 12-4/1st NCAA Rd. 2 2006-07 35-4 15-1/1st NCAA Title Game David Bell, Center, 6-10, 225 2007-08 24-13 10-8/5th NIT Championship Garfi eld Heights, Ohio 2008-09 22-11 10-8/4th-T NCAA Rd. 1 2009-10 29-8 14-4/1st-T NCAA Sweet 16 • Four-star prospect according to 247Sports (No. 111 overall), and a three-star prospect accord- 2010-11 34-3 16-2/1st NCAA Sweet 16 ing to ESPN, Rivals and Scout. 2011-12 31-8 13-5/1st-T NCAA Final Four • Averaged 17.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.6 blocks as a junior in 2013. 2012-13 29-7 13-5/2nd-T NCAA Elite Eight 2013-14 20-6 7-6 • 2013 Special Mention All-District (Northeast Lakes) selection.

Craft Moving Up Big Ten Steals, Assist Charts Aaron Craft is No. 1 in all-time steals in Big Ten history since the NCAA began tracking steals (1985-86) and cracked the Top 10 in assists with 10 helpers at Purdue Dec. 31. Craft has 313 steals for his career. Craft is currently No. 7 all-time in Big Ten career assists with 650.

2013-14 Ohio State Men’s Basketball-6 three NCAA “Sweet 16” appearances, two Elite Last Time vs. Northwestern Ohio State at Value City Arena Eights and one trip to the Final Four (2012) to vs. Non-Conf. vs. Big Ten Total Game 28 his credit. Classmate Lenzelle Smith Jr., shares the *-1998-99 0-0 1-0 1-0 No. 16 Ohio State 63, Northwestern 53 successes in 100 career game appearances (84-16). *-1999-2000 6-0 2-1 8-1 Feb. 28, 2013, Evanston Th e pair won its 100th game Nov. 29 vs. North *-2000-01 0-0 0-0 0-0 Evanston, Ill. - Lenzelle Smith scored a season-high 24 Florida. Th e feat was accomplished in an Ohio *-2001-02 0-0 0-0 0-0 2002-03 7-1 4-4 11-5 points, Deshaun Th omas added 19 and No. 16 Ohio State record 119 games, the fewest number of State used a late run to beat Northwestern 63-53. 2003-04 5-2 3-5 8-7 games of any Ohio State class to win its 100th 2004-05 8-0 6-2 14-2 Th e Buckeyes led by 11 points early in the second game. 2005-06 9-0 7-1 16-1 half and regrouped after Northwestern took the lead, 2006-07 10-0 8-0 18-0 sending the Wildcats to their sixth straight loss and 2007-08 8-1 7-2 15-3 eighth in nine games. Northwestern led by a point Milestones Aaron Craft: Scored 17 points, handed out 2008-09 7-1 7-2 14-3 twice in the second half and was up 49-48 with about 2009-10 9-0 8-1 17-1 4 minutes remaining. But Ohio State outscored the six assists and recorded six steals at Iowa Feb. 4 2010-11 11-0 9-0 20-0 Wildcats 15-4 the rest of the way. Th omas scored six ... reached 1,000 points for his career with 10 at 2011-12 10-0 7-2 17-2 points during that stretch, and the Buckeyes took No. 17 Marquette Nov. 16 (1,218) ... recorded 2012-13 8-1 8-1 16-2 advantage of three turnovers to come away with a second career double-double with 10 points and 2013-14 11-0 3-3 14-3 tight win. Smith scored 14 points in the fi rst half and 10 assists in win over the Golden Eagles ... tied his Totals 109-6 80-24 189-30 had fi ve of Ohio State’s 10 fi eld goals, including four career high with seven steals in win vs. American (.947) (.769) (.863) 3-pointers, as the Buckeyes grabbed a seven-point lead. *-Records refl ect NCAA vacated games from 1998-99 through 2001-02 He was 7 of 13 overall and hit 6 of 11 3s in the game. Nov. 20 ... scored a career-high 21 points in the Tre Demps led Northwestern with 14 points. Dave win over No. 4 Michigan State Feb. 24, 2013 in OSU vs. the Big Ten ..... at VCA ...... Overall Sobolewski fi nished with 13 after scoring a total of 12 Columbus ... reached 500 career assists with eight Illinois ...... 8-2 ...... 68-101 in the previous three games, but Northwestern came vs. Nebraska March 15 ... reached 600 assists with Indiana...... 7-3* ...... 76-101 up short again. Ohio State was leading 33-22 early in 10 helpers at Purdue Dec. 31 ... his 650 career Iowa...... 7-4 ...... 72-74 the second half when Northwestern went on a 12-3 total rates No. 1 all-time at Ohio State and No. Michigan ...... 10-2 ...... 93-74 run, with Demps nailing a 3 and scoring on a backdoor 7 all-time in Big Ten history ... set assist record layup and hitting two free throws to make it a two- Michigan State...... 4-5 ...... 54-62 point game with 15:32 remaining. Northwestern took with seven helpers vs. North Dakota State Dec. Minnesota ...... 7-1 ...... 80-56 its fi rst lead of the game midway through the second 14, 2013 ... a career 74 percent foul shooter (314- Nebraska ...... 3-0 ...... 10-3 half when Kale Abrahamson hit a 3 to make it 41-40. 427) ... has more career steals (313) than turn- Northwestern ...... 10-0 ...... 113-45 Th omas scored on a tip-in and Smith hit a 3 to make overs (298) ... owns Ohio State and Big Ten career Penn State ...... 9-1 ...... 29-13 it 45-41, but the Wildcats hung in, tying it at 46 record for steals (313) which he set after record- Purdue ...... 9-1 ...... 81-83 on Alex Olah’s three-point play with 6:24 left. After ing four thefts vs. Iowa Jan. 22, 2013 ... just the Wisconsin...... 6-5* ...... 86-67 Th omas scored on a bank shot, Reggie Hearn buried second Buckeye in history (Jay Burson-204) to a 3 for Northwestern, but Smith answered with one Totals ...... 80-24 ...... 761-679 record 200 career thefts ... played in 100th career * Does not play at VCA in 2013-14 to put Ohio State on top 51-49. game Feb. 14 vs. Northwestern ... third player in Big Ten history with 500+ assists and 250+ steals Craft, reached 100 career wins with the victory Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Ohio State vs Northwestern ... only player in Ohio State history with 1,000 02/28/13 6:00 p.m. at Evanston, Ill. (Welsh-Ryan Arena) over North Florida Nov. 29 ... 125 made 3s in

Ohio State 63 • 21-7, 11-5 points, 500 assists and 200 steals ... won career career. Sam Thompson: As Ohio State’s sixth Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min game No. 100 Nov. 29 vs. North Florida. Shan- man, Th ompson scored a team-high 18 points 01 Thomas, Deshaun f 7-16 0-5 5-6 2 5 7 0 19 0 2 0 1 37 12 Thompson, Sam f 2-5 1-2 0-2 0 5 5 3 5 2 1 4 1 23 non Scott: Scored 16 points vs. Morgan State 23 Williams, Amir c 0-1 0-0 1-2 2 2 4 3 1010017 on 7-of-10 shooting to go with eight rebounds 04 Craft, Aaron g 1-4 0-0 1-3 1 0 1 1 3 5 0 0 1 38 32 Smith Jr., Lenzelle g 7-13 6-11 4-4 2 4 6 3 24 0 0 0 3 38 Nov. 9 to go with seven assists ... scored 10 points in an overtime loss at No. 5 Michigan State Jan. 03 Scott, Shannon 1-3 0-2 2-6 0 1 1 1 4 8 1 1 4 25 10 Ross, LaQuinton 2-21-10-00111 50100 5 30 Ravenel, Evan 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 9 and handed out six assists in come-from-behind 7 ... moved back to a starting role at Wisconsin 33 Della Valle, Amedeo 0-10-10-00000 00000 3 55 McDonald, Trey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 64-61 win vs. Notre Dame in New York Dec. 21 Team 101 Feb. 1 ... scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting in Totals 21-49 8-22 13-23 10 20 30 12 63 15 6 6 10 200 ... tied career-high with nine rebounds in win vs. FG % 1st Half: 10-25 40.0% 2nd half: 11-24 45.8% Game: 21-49 42.9% Deadball the season opener vs. Morgan State ... added 12 3FG % 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 8-22 36.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 9-14 64.3% Game: 13-23 56.5% 3 American Nov. 20 ... led a second-half charge to points vs. Ohio and 13 at No. 17 Marquette ... Northwestern 53 • 13-16, 4-12 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds fi nish with 13 points and fi ve steals in win over ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min reached 500 points for his career with 12 at Min- 13 Abrahamson, Kale f 3-61-32-23691 9030029 22 Olah, Alex c 3-8 0-1 3-3 0 5 5 1 9 4 4 0 1 29 No. 17 Marquette Nov. 16 in Milwaukee ... hand- nesota Jan. 16 (549) ... four of six fi eld goals vs. 11 Hearn, Reggie g3-62-20-00114 8130035 3 Sobolewski, Dave g 5-13 3-8 0-0 0 4 4 4 13 2 1 0 1 38 ed out 10 assists to tie a career-high in the win 4 Marcotullio, Alex g 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 4 0130017 Maryland Dec. 4 were alley-oop fi nishes, three 10 Turner, Mike 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 10 14 Demps, Tre 4-10 2-5 4-4 0 3 3 2 14 0 1 0 0 36 over Iona March 22, 2013 ... reached 100 career of which made ESPN’s Top 10 plays of the day. 15 Montgomery, James 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Team 134 Totals 18-43 8-19 9-9 5 25 30 19 53 12 15 0 2 200 steals with fi ve vs. Bryant Dec. 11 (138), added Amir Williams: Scored a career-high 25 points FG % 1st Half: 7-20 35.0% 2nd half: 11-23 47.8% Game: 18-43 41.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 8-19 42.1% Rebounds fi ve thefts at Illinois Feb. 15 ... scored a career- FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0 2nd half: 5-5 100.0 Game: 9-9 100.0 0 vs. North Florida Nov. 29 ... grabbed a career

Officials: Mike Kitts, Pat Driscoll, Brian Dorsey Technical fouls: Ohio State-None. Northwestern-None. high 18 points at Purdue Dec. 31, 2013 ... helped best 16 rebounds in win vs. Wyoming Nov. 25 ... Attendance: 7036 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast orchestrate a comeback eff ort at No. 5 Michigan posted his second career double-double with 10 Ohio State 29 34 63 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench OSU 24 18 5 6 11 Northwestern 22 31 53 NU 14 7 2 2 14 State (L 72-68-ot, Jan. 7) with nine points, six points and 16 boards vs. Wyoming ... scored nine Last FG - OSU 2nd-00:26, NU 2nd-01:41. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - OSU by 12 1st-09:59, NU by 1 2nd-10:14. Lead changed - 4 times. rebounds, four assists and three steals ... eclipsed points with four blocks and four rebounds in a the 400 point mark for his career with 11 points career-high 36 minutes at Michigan Feb. 5, 2013 in road win at Iowa (2/4/14). Lenzelle Smith La- Craft, Smith Jr. Celebrate Century Marks ... shoots 58 percent for his career (143-247). Jr.: Led Ohio State with a season high 20 points Quinton Ross: Has four double-doubles this Aaron Craft (103 starts/139 games played) ap- in the win over Wyoming Nov. 25 ... made 5-of- season ... reached 600 points (699) for his Ohio peared in his 100th career game Feb. 14, 2013, 8 from distance vs. the Cowboys ... scored nine State career with 18 points at home vs. Illinois when Ohio State defeated Northwestern, 69-59, points, all in the fi nal minute, to rally the Buck- Jan. 23 ... has scored 15 or more points in 14 of in Columbus. Th e senior experienced great suc- eyes to a 64-61 win vs. Notre Dame at Madison the last 21 games. cess over the fi rst 100 games of his career. Ohio Square Garden Dec. 21 ... scored 18 points in the State was 83-17 (.830) overall and 36-11 (.766) season opener vs. Morgan State ... also added nine Russell Adds to Ohio State McDonald’s All- in Big Ten regular-season games over the fi rst 100 rebounds vs. the Bears ... 122 career games played America List games. He has two Big Ten regular-season titles, ... reached 400 career rebounds with six vs. North Ohio State incoming freshman D’Angelo Russell three Big Ten tournament title game appearances Florida Nov. 29 ... reached 900 career points with was named a 2014 McDonald’s All-American Jan. with two Big Ten Tournament titles (2011, 2013), 12 points at Iowa (2/4/14) ... along with Aaron 29. He is the 18th All-American to sign on to play 2013-14 Ohio State Men’s Basketball-7 for the Buckeyes. He will play for the East Team play. Over the 101 previous seasons, Ohio State 2013) and (2009, 2010) claiming in the 2014 game April 2 at the United Center has earned 20 Big Ten regular-season titles with the honor twice each. in Chicago. Shannon Scott and Amir Williams 25 NCAA tournament appearances, one national were selected Feb. 10, 2011. Four McDonald’s championship (1960) and 10 trips to the Final Four. AP Ohio Boys Basketball POY in Matta Era All-Americans were a part of Ohio State’s 2006-07 Eight former coaches and players are members of the YR Player (Lettered at OSU) ...... High School 2000 1-Tony Stockman (2004-05) ...... Medina squad that finished 35-4 overall, 15-1 in Big Ten Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame while 2004 2-Jamar Butler (2005-08) ...... Lima Shawnee Conference play, won the league regular-season title 50 student-athletes have been drafted by National 2007 Jon Diebler (2008-11) ...... Upper Sandusky outright and played for the NCAA national title Basketball Association teams, including 23 in the 2008 William Buford (2009-12) ...... Toledo Libbey vs. Florida in April of 2007. Ivan Harris (2003), first round. 2009 Jared Sullinger (2010-11) ...... Columbus Northland (2006), Mike Conley Jr. (2006) and 2010 Jared Sullinger (2010-11) ...... Columbus Northland (2006), all former McDonald’s Paulus Promoted, Diebler Hired 2012 Marc Loving-tie ...... St. John’s Jesuit (Toledo) All-Americans, played for the Buckeyes in 2006- After spending two seasons as the Ohio State video 2013 Marc Loving ...... St. John’s Jesuit (Toledo) 1-Was in 2nd year at OSU when Matta took over in July 2004 07. Others who have played for the Buckeyes who coordinator, Greg Paulus was elevated to assistant 2-Committed to Ohio State before Matta took over have been named McDonald’s All-Americans are: coach last July. Th e position was available after Jared Sullinger (2010), Deshaun Thomas (2010), Chris Jent, who spent two seasons as an assistant William Buford (2008), B.J. Mullens (2008), on Th ad Matta’s coaching staff , left the program Kosta Koufos (2007), Charles Macon (1992), Greg to become an assistant coach for the Sacramento Simpson (1992), Jim Jackson (1989) Perry Carter Kings in the National Basketball Association. (1987), Treg Lee (1987) and Clark Kellogg (1979). Matta fi lled the video coordinator vacancy with Jake Diebler, a former assistant coach and student- Ohio State vs. The Ranked athlete at Valparaiso. Jake is the older brother of Th e Buckeyes have an all-time record of 156-241 Jon Diebler, who played for the Buckeyes from (3-3 in 2013-14) vs. ranked opponents in the As- 2009-11. sociated Press Top 25. Th at includes a mark of 66- 119 vs. Top 10 foes. As a ranked team, Ohio State Della Valle Enjoys Productive Summer is 473-130 all-time. In games when both teams Amedeo Della Valle spent the summer after his enter with a Top 25 ranking, Ohio State is 75-67. freshman campaign with the Buckeyes playing for When ranked among the Top 10 nationally, Ohio the Italian 20 and under national team in Tallinn, State is 336-75. Estonia. Della Valle earned MVP honors in lead- All-Time (2013-14) ing his countrymen to a 67-60 win over Latvia in Ohio State in Top 25 ...... 473-130 (18-6) the championship game of the event. Della Valle Ohio State in Top 10 ...... 336-75 (14-2) averaged 13 points, nearly four rebounds and 1.4 Ohio State vs. Top 25 ...... 156-241 (3-3) steals during the tournament. Ohio State vs. Top 10 ...... 66-119 (0-1) Ohio State as No. 1 (AP) ...... 72-6 (0-0) Ohio State as No. 1 (ESPN) ...... 24-4 (0-0) Veterans Make Up 2013-14 Roster Both Teams Ranked in Top 25 ...... 75-67 (2-3) When Ohio State took the fl oor in the season Ohio State All-Time as AP... opener vs. Morgan State Nov. 9, Th ad Matta had All-Time (2013-14) a veteran roster to choose from when selecting the No. 3 ...... 44-9 (7-2) starting lineup. Seniors Aaron Craft and Lenzelle No. 5 ...... 39-6 (2-0) Smith Jr. lead a team with nine upperclassmen (2 No. 7 ...... 40-12 (2-0) Srs., 7 Jrs.). Four starters return from Ohio State’s No. 8 ...... 10-5 (1-0) 29-8 squad from a season ago. Th at team was a No. 10 ...... 20-9 (2-0) No. 11 ...... 10-8 (1-1) game way from winning its fourth-consecutive No. 17 ...... 14-2 (1-1) Big Ten regular-season title and back-to-back Fi- No. 22 ...... 1-1 (1-1) nal Four appearances. Craft, already Ohio State’s No. 24 ...... 3-5 (1-1) career leader in steals, took over the top spot in ca- reer assists with 581 with his seven thefts vs. North Matta’s 10 wins vs. Top 5 Opponents Dakota State Dec. 14. Craft now has 650 career AP Date Opponent Rank Score OSU-Opp assists. He became Ohio State’s 50th all-time 3/6/05 Illinois No. 1 ...... 65-64 1,000-point scorer with 10 points at Marquette. 2/25/07 Wisconsin No. 1 ...... 49(2)-48 3/11/07 (1) Wisconsin No. 3 ...... 66(1)-49 Smith has started each of the last 100 games for 3/24/07 (2) Memphis No. 5 ...... 92(1)-76 Ohio State and has 122 games of playing experi- 11/29/12 (3) Duke No. 3 ...... 85(2)-63 ence as a Buckeye. Juniors Sam Th ompson, Shan- 3/4/12 @Michigan St. No. 5 ...... 72(10)-70 non Scott, LaQuinton Ross, Amir Williams and 3/24/12 (4) Syracuse No. 2 ...... 77(7)-70 Trey McDonald also look to expand their roles this 1/13/13 Michigan No. 2 ...... 56(15)-53 season. 2/24/13 Michigan St. No. 4 ...... 68(18)-60 3/5/13 @Indiana No. 2 ...... 67(14)-58 Rookies Look to Make Impact 1-Big Ten Tournament, United Center, Chicago 2-NCAA South Regional Finals, Alamo Dome San Antonio Freshmen Marc Loving, Ohio’s high school player 3-Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Value City Arena, Columbus of the year in 2013 and fi rst team all-state, along with Kam Williams, a Maryland native and 2,000 102 Years in Big Ten point scorer for Mount St. Joseph High School in Ohio State celebrates 102 years as a member of the Baltimore, will look to make contributions this Big Ten Conference in men’s basketball in 2014. season. Loving, a Toledo, Ohio, n