Michael Redd, Big Ten Rookie of the Year, was the lone bright spot. Scootie Penn transfers from Boston College to form a dynamite backcourt with Redd. The Buckeyes open the brand new Schottenstein Center, a sparkling facility with capacity near 20,000. Everyone loves new digs, but defining homecourt advantage in a strange building will be crucial. The offense is here with Redd and Penn.
Defense is still a question mark, as is the frontcourt.
The Buckeyes will be much improved, but still in the lower echelon of the conference. There is nothing left in the Michigan frontcourt, and not much anywhere else after Bullock and Robbie Reid. Brian Ellerbe is in for a rocky first season as full-fledged coach. Opening of the new Kohl Center the only memorable aspect of a season that saw troubled forward Saw Okey booted from team. Ty Calderwood returns from knee injury.