Ohio State

Official Name: 
Ohio State University
Nickname: 
Buckeyes
Mailing Address: 

410 Woody Hayes Drive
124 St. John Arena
Columbus, OH 43210-1166

Website: 
www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com
Telephone: 
(614) 292-6861
Fax: 
(614) 292-8547
Enrollment: 
47,950
Arena: 

Value City Arena
Capacity: 19,560
Year Opened: 1999

School Colors: 
Scarlet and Gray
Conference: 

Big Ten (since 1912)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(13) 1950, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1971, 1980, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2006, 2007, and 2010

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(26) 1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010
45-25 record (.643)
Reached Final Four in 1939 (2nd), 1944 (T3rd), 1945 (T3rd), 1946 (3rd), 1960 (1st), 1961 (2nd), 1962 (2nd), 1968 (3rd), 1999 (T3rd) and 2007 (2nd)

NIT Appearances: 

(8) 1979, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2003, and 2008
18-7 record (.720)
Finished 4th in 1979, 1st in 1986 and 2008 and 2nd in 1988

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Fred Taylor (18 years from 1959-76, 297-158 record, .653)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Dennis Hopson (2,096 points from 1984-87)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Jerry Lucas (1,411 from 1960-62)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Gary Bradds (49 points vs. senior vs. Illinois on 2/10/64)

All-American Selections: 

(42) C Gary Bradds (1963 and 1964), F-G Jim Cleamons (1971), C Paul Ebert (1952, 1953 and 1954), G Wes Fesler (1931), G Robin Freeman (1955 and 1956), F Don Grate (1944 and 1945), F John Havlicek (1961 and 1962), G Dennis Hopson (1987), G Allan Hornyak (1972 and 1973), C Bill Hosket (1968), C-F Frank Howard (1957), F Jimmy Hull (1939), F-G Paul Huston (1946), G-F Jim Jackson (1991 and 1992), F Clark Kellogg (1982), C Jerry Lucas (1960, 1961 and 1962), C Greg Oden (2007), G James Scoonie Penn (1999 and 2000), G Kelvin Ransey (1979 and 1980), C Arnie Risen (1945), F Dick Schnittker (1949 and 1950), G Larry Siegfried (1960 and 1961), C Dave Sorenson (1969 and 1970), G Evan Turner (2010), C Herb Williams (1980 and 1981), C Luke Witte (1972)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(11) Wes Fesler (1931), Jimmy Hull (1939), Dick Schnittker (1950), Robin Freeman (1956), Jerry Lucas (1960, 1961 and 1962), Gary Bradds (1964), Jim Jackson (1991 and 1992), Evan Turner (2010)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(11) Don Grate (1944 and 1945), Robin Freeman (1955), Frank Howard (1957), Larry Siegfried (1961), John Havlicek (1962), Gary Bradds (1963), Kelvin Ransey (1980), Dennis Hopson (1987), Scoonie Penn (2000), Greg Oden (2007)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Gary Bradds (49 vs. Illinois)
February 10, 1964 (senior/30.6 ppg)

1

2

Total

Ohio State

57

53

110

Illinois

40

52

92

Ohio State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

DeVoe

5-11

2-4

12

Shaffer

0-1

0-0

0

Bradds

17-28

15-16

49

Ricketts

9-11

0-0

18

Bowman

2-7

1-1

5

Dove

6-11

2-4

14

Brown

2-2

2-2

6

Peters

0-0

0-2

0

Flatt

2-5

0-0

4

Frazier

0-1

0-1

0

Ahijevych

1-1

0-1

2

Castilow

0-1

0-0

0

Gregory

0-0

0-0

0

Halley

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

44-79

22-31

110

Percentages

.557

.710

Illinois

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Freeman

8-16

1-2

17

Redmon

3-8

1-1

7

Thoren

4-11

2-3

10

Brody

7-16

3-5

17

Vopicka

4-8

3-4

11

Brown

5-10

2-3

12

Edwards

1-3

4-4

6

Hinton

0-2

0-1

0

Love

1-3

1-2

3

Bauer

1-4

0-0

2

Blackwell

1-3

5-6

7

Totals

35-84

22-31

92

Percentages

.417

.710
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

D.C. Huddleson

2

1903-04

15-6

.714

both years

.714

J. Thomas Kibler

2

1909-10

22-2

.917

both years

.917

Lynn W. St. John

8

1912-19

79-69

.534

1914

10-4

George M. Trautman

3

1920-22

29-33

.468

1920

17-10

Harold G. Olsen

24

1923-46

255-192

.570

1925

14-2

William H.H. "Tippy" Dye

4

1947-50

53-34

.609

1950

22-4

Floyd S. Stahl

8

1951-58

84-92

.477

1956

16-6

Fred Taylor

18

1959-76

297-158

.653

1961

27-1

Eldon Miller

10

1977-86

174-120

.592

1980

21-8

Gary Williams

3

1987-89

59-41

.590

1987, 1988

20-13

Randy Ayers

8

1990-97

124-108

.534

1991

27-4

Jim O'Brien

7

1998-2004

133-88

.602

2000

23-7

Thad Matta

7

2005-11

190-57

.769

2011

34-3
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,498-993 (.601) from 1899 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Ohio State's coaches are unknown for eight seasons (1899-1901, 1905-08 and 1911)
  • Ohio State did not field a formal team in 1902
  • Miller's record does not reflect two forfeit victories awarded from Minnesota in 1976-77
  • Ayers' record does not reflect two forfeit victories awarded from Purdue in 1995-96
  • The Buckeyes vacated a total of 103 regular-season games in 1998-99 (22-7 record), 1999-2000 (11-3), 2000-01 (20-10) and 2001-02 (23-7). They vacated 10 NCAA Tournament games in 1999 (4-1), 2000 (1-1), 2001 (0-1) and 2002 (1-1).