# 2013–14 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Thad Matta, in his tenth season with the Buckeyes. The team played its home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament where they lost to rival Michigan. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Dayton.

## Before the season
### Previous season

The Buckeye finished the season with 29-8 overall, 13-5 in Big Ten play and won the Big Ten tournament to earn a trip to the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They were in the 2nd seed in the west and defeated Iona in the second round, Iowa State in the third round, and Arizona in the sweet sixteen before falling in the elite eight against Wichita State.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Deshaun Thomas | 1 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Fort Wayne, IN | NBA draft |
| Alex Rogers | 14 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Senior | Cincinnati, OH | Graduated |
| Evan Ravenel | 30 | F | 6'8" | 250 | Senior | Tampa, FL | Graduated |

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kameron Williams SG | Baltimore, Maryland | Mount St. Joseph | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Marc Loving SF | Toledo, Ohio | Saint John's | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 5, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 5, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 3* 4:00 pm | No. 11 | Walsh | W 93–63 | – | Value City Arena (14,092) Columbus, OH |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 9* 12:00 pm | No. 11 | Morgan State | W 89–50 | 1–0 | Value City Arena (16,777) Columbus, OH |
| Nov 12* 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 10 | Ohio | W 79–69 | 2–0 | Value City Arena (17,388) Columbus, OH |
| Nov 16* 1:00 pm, FOX | No. 10 | at No. 17 Marquette | W 52–35 | 3–0 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,756) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 20* 7:30 pm, BTN | No. 8 | American | W 63–52 | 4–0 | Value City Arena (14,639) Columbus, OH |
| Nov 25* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 7 | Wyoming | W 65–50 | 5–0 | Value City Arena (15,438) Columbus, OH |
| Nov 29* 5:00 pm, BTN | No. 7 | North Florida | W 99–64 | 6–0 | Value City Arena (14,758) Columbus, OH |
| Dec 4* 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | Maryland ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 76–60 | 7–0 | Value City Arena (16,206) Columbus, OH |
| Dec 7* 4:30 pm, BTN | No. 5 | Central Connecticut | W 74–56 | 8–0 | Value City Arena (13,640) Columbus, OH |
| Dec 11* 7:30 pm, BTN | No. 3 | Bryant Gotham Classic | W 86–48 | 9–0 | Value City Arena (12,723) Columbus, OH |
| Dec 14* 8:15 pm, BTN | No. 3 | North Dakota State Gotham Classic | W 79–62 | 10–0 | Value City Arena (15,272) Columbus, OH |
| Dec 18* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 3 | Delaware Gotham Classic | W 76–64 | 11–0 | Value City Arena (14,420) Columbus, OH |
| Dec 21* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | vs. Notre Dame Gotham Classic | W 64–61 | 12–0 | Madison Square Garden (10,138) New York City, NY |
| Dec 27* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 3 | Louisiana–Monroe | W 71–31 | 13–0 | Value City Arena (18,534) Columbus, OH |
| Dec 31 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | at Purdue | W 78–69 | 14–0 (1–0) | Mackey Arena (13,287) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 4 12:00 pm, BTN | No. 3 | Nebraska | W 84–53 | 15–0 (2–0) | Value City Arena (17,536) Columbus, OH |
| Jan 7 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | at No. 5 Michigan State | L 68–72 $^{OT}$ | 15–1 (2–1) | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Jan 12 1:30 pm, CBS | No. 3 | No. 20 Iowa | L 74–84 | 15–2 (2–2) | Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH |
| Jan 16 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 11 | at Minnesota | L 53–63 | 15–3 (2–3) | Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 20 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 17 | at Nebraska | L 62–68 | 15–4 (2–4) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,342) Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 23 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 17 | Illinois | W 62–55 | 16–4 (3–4) | Value City Arena (16,774) Columbus, OH |
| Jan 29 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 24 | Penn State | L 70–71 | 16–5 (3–5) | Value City Arena (15,453) Columbus, OH |
| Feb 1 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 24 | at No. 14 Wisconsin | W 59–58 | 17–5 (4–5) | Kohl Center (17,249) Madison, WI |
| Feb 4 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 17 Iowa | W 76–69 | 18–5 (5–5) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 8 6:00 pm, BTN | | Purdue | W 67–49 | 19–5 (6–5) | Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH |
| Feb 11 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 22 | No. 15 Michigan | L 60–70 | 19–6 (6–6) | Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH |
| Feb 15 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 22 | at Illinois | W 48–39 | 20–6 (7–6) | State Farm Center (16,618) Champaign, IL |
| Feb 19 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 24 | Northwestern | W 76–60 | 21–6 (8–6) | Value City Arena (15,878) Columbus, OH |
| Feb 22 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 24 | Minnesota | W 64–46 | 22–6 (9–6) | Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH |
| Feb 27 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | at Penn State | L 63–65 | 22–7 (9–7) | Bryce Jordan Center (8,736) University Park, PA |
| Mar 2 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 22 | at Indiana | L 64–72 | 22–8 (9–8) | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| Mar 9 4:30 pm, CBS | | No. 22 Michigan State | W 69–67 | 23–8 (10–8) | Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| Mar 13 2:30 pm, BTN | No. 24 | vs. Purdue First round | W 63–61 | 24–8 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 14 2:30 pm, ESPN | No. 24 | vs. Nebraska Quarterfinals | W 71–67 | 25–8 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 15 1:40 pm, CBS | No. 24 | vs. No. 8 Michigan Semifinals | L 69–72 | 25–9 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20* 12:15 pm, CBS | No. 22 (6 S) | vs. No. (11 S) Dayton Second round | L 59–60 | 25–10 | First Niagara Center (19,260) Buffalo, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) denotes seed within region S=South. ||||||
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## Rankings

Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Wk 20 | Final |