2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Thad Matta, and played their home games at the Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 35–4, 15–1 in Big Ten play to win the regular season Big Ten championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Michigan, Purdue, and Wisconsin to win the tournament championship. As a result, the team earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, received the No. 1 seed in the South regional, and was the overall top seed of the tournament. They defeated Central Connecticut State and Matta's former team, Xavier, to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The Buckeyes then defeated Tennessee and Memphis to advance to the Final Four, their first trip to the Final Four under Matta. With a win over Georgetown, the team advanced to the national championship game against Florida, where they lost 84–75. Of note, the Florida football team also defeated the Buckeyes to win the National Championship in the same year.

2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up AP Poll National Champion Big Ten regular season champions Big Ten tournament champions
National Championship Game, L 75–84 vs. Florida
Conference	Big Ten
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 1
Record	35–4 (15–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Thad Matta (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Alan Major John Groce Dan Peters
Home arena	Value City Arena
Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Ohio State†	15	–	1		.938			35	–	4		.897
No. 6 Wisconsin	13	–	3		.813			30	–	6		.833
Indiana	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
Iowa	9	–	7		.563			17	–	14		.548
Purdue	9	–	7		.563			22	–	12		.647
Illinois	9	–	7		.563			23	–	12		.657
Michigan State	8	–	8		.500			23	–	12		.657
Michigan	8	–	8		.500			22	–	13		.629
Minnesota	3	–	13		.188			9	–	22		.290
Penn State	2	–	14		.125			13	–	18		.419
Northwestern	2	–	14		.125			11	–	19		.367
† 2007 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 13, 2007 Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Preseason

Recruiting

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mike Conley Jr. PG	Indianapolis, IN	Lawrence North HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 29, 2005
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Daequan Cook SG	Dayton, OH	Dunbar HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Mar 23, 2005
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David Lighty SF	Cleveland, OH	Villa Angela-St. Joseph HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 29, 2005
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Greg Oden C	Indianapolis, IN	Lawrence North HS	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jun 29, 2005
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Junior College/Transfers
Othello Hunter PF	Winston-Salem, NC	Hillsborough CC	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 18, 2007
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Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 2    Rivals: 2
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "Ohio State 2006 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved April 4, 2010. "2006 Ohio State Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved April 4, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved April 4, 2010. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved April 4, 2010.

Roster

2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 14 Jamar Butler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Shawnee High School Lima, OH G 1 Mike Conley Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lawrence North High School Indianapolis, IN G 31 Daequan Cook 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Dunbar High School Dayton, OH F 3 Ivan Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Oak Hill Academy Springfield, OH F 45 Othello Hunter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr R.J. Reynolds HS/Hillsborough CC Winston-Salem, NC F 12 Ron Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Brookhaven HS/Bowling Green State Columbus, Ohio G/F 23 David Lighty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Villa Angela-St. Joseph HS Cleveland, OH C 15 Kyle Madsen (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Dublin Coffman High School Dublin, OH C 20 Greg Oden 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Lawrence North High School Indianapolis, IN G 13 Danny Peters 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr New Albany High School New Albany, OH F/C 42 Matt Terwilliger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Troy High School Troy, OH G 34 Mark Titus (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Brownsburg High School Brownsburg, IN	Head coach Thad Matta (Butler) Assistant coach(es) Alan Major (Purdue) Dan Peters (Kent State) Strength and conditioning coach(es) Dave Richardson (Louisiana–Monroe) Athletic trainer(s) Vince O'Brien (Ohio State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2010-04-04

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1* 1:00 pm	No. 4	Findlay	W 80–57		Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
November 5* 1:00 pm	No. 4	Walsh	W 87–62		Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
Regular season
November 10* 8:00 pm	No. 4	VMI BCA Classic	W 107–69	1–0	Value City Arena (13,219) Columbus, OH
November 11* 8:00 pm	No. 4	Loyola (IL) BCA Classic	W 87–75	2–0	Value City Arena (13,269) Columbus, OH
November 12* 8:00 pm	No. 4	Kent State BCA Classic	W 81–59	3–0	Value City Arena (12,883) Columbus, OH
November 17* 7:00 pm	No. 4	Eastern Kentucky	W 74–45	4–0	Value City Arena (18,882) Columbus, OH
November 20* 8:00 pm	No. 3	San Francisco	W 82–60	5–0	Value City Arena (14,592) Columbus, OH
November 24* 8:00 pm	No. 3	vs. Youngstown State	W 91–57	6–0	Nationwide Arena (17,463) Columbus, OH
November 29* 9:00 pm	No. 1	at No. 6 North Carolina ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 89–98	6–1	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
December 2* 4:00 pm	No. 1	Valparaiso	W 78–58	7–1	Value City Arena (17,311) Columbus, OH
December 9* 2:00 pm	No. 4	Cleveland State	W 78–57	8–1	Value City Arena (17,158) Columbus, OH
December 16* 3:56 pm	No. 4	vs. Cincinnati John R. Wooden Tradition	W 72–50	9–1	Conseco Fieldhouse (18,356) Indianapolis, IN
December 19* 8:00 pm	No. 3	Iowa State	W 75–56	10–1	Value City Arena (18,905) Columbus, OH
December 23* 4:00 pm	No. 3	at No. 4 Florida	L 60–86	10–2	O'Connell Center (12,621) Gainesville, FL
December 30* 8:00 pm	No. 6	Coppin State	W 91–54	11–2	Value City Arena (18,943) Columbus, OH
January 2 8:00 pm	No. 6	Indiana	W 74–67	12–2 (1–0)	Value City Arena (18,813) Columbus, OH
January 6 1:00 pm	No. 6	at Illinois	W 62–44	13–2 (2–0)	Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL
January 9 8:05 pm	No. 5	at No. 4 Wisconsin	L 69–72	13–3 (2–1)	Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI
January 13* 1:00 pm	No. 5	No. 20 Tennessee	W 68–66	14–3	Value City Arena (18,817) Columbus, OH
January 17 8:00 pm	No. 7	Northwestern	W 73–41	15–3 (3–1)	Value City Arena (18,903) Columbus, OH
January 20 8:00 pm	No. 7	Iowa	W 82–63	16–3 (4–1)	Value City Arena (18,963) Columbus, OH
January 24 7:00 pm	No. 5	at Northwestern	W 59–50	17–3 (5–1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,646) Evanston, IL
January 27 9:00 pm	No. 5	Michigan State ESPN College GameDay	W 66–64	18–3 (6–1)	Value City Arena (18,965) Columbus, OH
January 31 7:00 pm	No. 4	at Purdue	W 78–60	19–3 (7–1)	Mackey Arena (13,961) West Lafayette, IN
February 3 4:00 pm	No. 4	at Michigan State	W 63–54	20–3 (8–1)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
February 6 7:00 pm	No. 3	Michigan	W 76–63	21–3 (9–1)	Value City Arena (18,927) Columbus, OH
February 10 12:15 pm	No. 3	Purdue	W 63–56	22–3 (10–1)	Value City Arena (18,988) Columbus, OH
February 14 7:00 pm	No. 2	at Penn State	W 64–62	23–3 (11–1)	Bryce Jordan Center (10,027) University Park, PA
February 18 12:00 pm	No. 2	at Minnesota	W 85–67	24–3 (12–1)	Williams Arena (13,026) Minneapolis, MN
February 21 8:00 pm	No. 1	Penn State	W 68–60	25–3 (13–1)	Value City Arena (18,957) Columbus, OH
February 25 4:00 pm	No. 1	No. 2 Wisconsin	W 49–48	26–3 (14–1)	Value City Arena (19,044) Columbus, OH
March 3 4:00 pm	No. 1	at Michigan	W 65–61	27–3 (15–1)	Crisler Arena (13,751) Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten tournament
March 9 11:00 am	(1) No. 1	(8) Michigan Quarterfinals	W 72–62	28–3	United Center (18,103) Chicago, IL
March 10 12:40 pm	(1) No. 1	(5) Purdue Semifinals	W 63–52 CBS	29–3	United Center (20,471) Chicago, IL
March 11 2:30 pm, CBS	(1) No. 1	(2) No. 4 Wisconsin Championship	W 66–49	30–3	United Center (17,538) Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
March 15 7:10 pm, CBS	(1 S) No. 1	vs. (16 S) Central Connecticut State First Round	W 78–57	31–3	Rupp Arena (20,752) Lexington, KY
March 17 1:10 pm, CBS	(1 S) No. 1	vs. (9 S) Xavier Second Round	W 78–71 OT	32–3	Rupp Arena (20,882) Lexington, KY
March 22 9:18 pm, CBS	(1 S) No. 1	vs. (5 S) Tennessee Sweet Sixteen	W 85–84	33–3	Alamodome (26,776) San Antonio, TX
March 24 3:40 pm, CBS	(1 S) No. 1	vs. (2 S) No. 5 Memphis Elite Eight	W 92–76	34–3	Alamodome (26,260) San Antonio, TX
March 31 6:07 pm, CBS	(1 S) No. 1	vs. (2 E) No. 8 Georgetown Final Four	W 67–60	35–3	Georgia Dome (53,510) Atlanta, GA
April 2 9:21 pm, CBS	(1 S) No. 1	vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Florida National Championship Game	L 75–84	35–4	Georgia Dome (51,458) Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	7	5	4	3 (15)	5	4 (2)	3 (3)	6	6	5	7	5	4	3	2	2 (31)	1 (62)	1 (70)	1 (71)	Not released
Coaches	4 (1)	4 (1)	3 (1)	1 (11)	4	4 (1)	3 (2)	6	6	5	7	5	4	3	2	1 (17)	1 (29)	1 (30)	1	2

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.