2007–08 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 2007-08 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team competed in the 2008 National Invitation Tournament. The Buckeyes finished in fifth place in the Big Ten.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	14	Jamar Butler	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Lima, OH
G	33	Jon Diebler	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Upper Sandusky, OH
G	4	P. J. Hill	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Minneapolis, MN
F	45	Othello Hunter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Winston-Salem, NC
F/C	31	Kosta Koufos	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Fr	Canton, OH
F	52	Dallas Lauderdale	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Solon, OH
G/F	23	David Lighty	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Cleveland, OH
C	15	Kyle Madsen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Dublin, OH
G	13	Danny Peters	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	New Albany, OH
F/C	42	Matt Terwilliger	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Troy, OH
G	34	Mark Titus	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Brownsburg, IN
G/F	21	Evan Turner	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Chicago, IL
G/F	2	Eric Wallace	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Winston-Salem, NC

Head coach

Thad Matta (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Alan Major (Purdue)
Archie Miller (NC State)
Brandon Miller (Butler)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 03-29-2010

2007-08 Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
October 31* no, BTN		Ashland	W 88-59		Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
November 6* no, Big Ten Network		Findlay	L 68-70		Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
Regular Season
November 12* no, ESPN2		Wisconsin-Green Bay NIT Season Tip-Off	W 91-68	1-0	Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
November 13* no, ESPN		Columbia NIT Season Tip-Off	W 68-54	2-0	Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
November 21* no, ESPN2		vs. No. 21 Syracuse NIT Season Tip-Off	W 79-65	3-0	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
November 23* no, ESPN2		vs. No. 15 Texas A&M NIT Season Tip-Off Championship Game	L 47-70	3-1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
November 25* no, BTN		VMI	W 90-57	4-1	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
November 28* no, ESPN		No. 1 North Carolina ACC – Big Ten Challenge	L 55-66	4-2	Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
December 1* no, ESPNU		at Butler	L 46-65	4-3	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 10* no, BTN		Coppin State	W 47-39	5-3	Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
December 15* no, BTN		Presbyterian College	W 87-43	6-3	Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
December 18* no, STO		vs. Cleveland State	W 80-63	7-3	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
December 22* no, CBS		Florida	W 62-49	8-3	Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
December 29* no, BTN		Maryland-Baltimore County	W 92-83	9-3	Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
January 3 no, ESPN		at Illinois	W 74-58	10-3 (1-0)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
January 6 no, BTN		Northwestern	W 62-51	11-3 (2-0)	Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
January 9 no, BTN		Iowa	W 79-48	12-3 (3-0)	Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
January 12 no, BTN		at Purdue	L 68-75	12-4 (3-1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 15 no, ESPN		at Michigan State	L 60-66	12-5 (3-2)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
January 19* no, CBS		at No. 7 Tennessee	L 69-74	12-6 (3-2)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 22 no, BTN		Illinois	W 64-58	13-6 (4-2)	Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
January 26 no, BTN		Minnesota	W 76-60	14-6 (5-2)	Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
January 26 no, ESPN		at Penn State	W 68-56	15-6 (6-2)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
February 2 no, BTN		at Iowa	L 48-53	15-7 (6-3)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
February 5 no, ESPN		Michigan	W 65-55	16-7 (7-3)	Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
February 10 no, CBS		No. 13 Indiana	L 53-59	16-8 (7-4)	Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
February 13 no, BTN		at Northwestern	W 65-47	17-8 (8-4)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 17 no, CBS		at Michigan	L 70-80	17-9 (8-5)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
February 24 no, CBS		No. 11 Wisconsin	L 53-58	17-10 (8-6)	Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
February 28 no, ESPN		at No. 12 Indiana	L 69-72	17-11 (8-7)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
March 1 no, ESPN		at Minnesota	L 57-71	17-12 (8-8)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
March 4 no, ESPN		No. 15 Purdue	W 80-77 ^OT	18-12 (9-8)	Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
March 9 no, BTN		No. 18 Michigan State	W 63-54	19-12 (10-8)	Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
Big Ten Tournament
March 14 no, ESPN		vs. No. 19 Michigan State Quarterfinals	L 60-67	19-13	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
NIT Tournament^[1]
March 18 no, ESPN2	No. NR (1)	(8) UNC Asheville First Round - Ohio State Bracket	W 84-66	20-13	Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
March 24 no, ESPN	No. NR (1)	(4) California Second Round - Ohio State Bracket	W 73-56	21-13	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
March 26 no, ESPN2	No. NR (1)	(3) Dayton Quarterfinal - Ohio State Bracket	W 74-63	22-13	Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
April 1 no, ESPN2	No. NR (1)	vs. (2) Mississippi Semifinal	W 81-69	23-13	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
April 3 no, ESPN	No. NR (1)	vs. (2) Massachusetts Champioship Game	W 92-85	24-13	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Kosta Koufos, NIT Most Valuable Player

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	23	Kosta Koufos	Utah Jazz

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References

^ "NIT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - History". NIT. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=2008&lg=N

[1] "NIT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - History". NIT. Retrieved 29 March 2010.

[2] ttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=2008&lg=N

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