2018–19 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Michigan State †	16	–	4	.800	32	–	7	.821
No. 13 Purdue	16	–	4	.800	26	–	10	.722
No. 8 Michigan	15	–	5	.750	30	–	7	.811
No. 21 Wisconsin	14	–	6	.700	23	–	11	.676
Maryland	13	–	7	.650	23	–	11	.676
Iowa	10	–	10	.500	23	–	12	.657
Minnesota	9	–	11	.450	22	–	14	.611
Ohio State	8	–	12	.400	20	–	15	.571
Indiana	8	–	12	.400	19	–	16	.543
Penn State	7	–	13	.350	14	–	18	.438
Illinois	7	–	13	.350	12	–	21	.364
Rutgers	7	–	13	.350	14	–	17	.452
Nebraska	6	–	14	.300	19	–	17	.528
Northwestern	4	–	16	.200	13	–	19	.406

† 2019 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented The Ohio State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Chris Holtmann, in his second season with the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes played their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the 2017–18 season 25–9, 15–3 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they lost to Penn State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West region. They defeated South Dakota State in the First Round before losing to Gonzaga in the Second Round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jae'Sean Tate	1	F	6'4"	230	Senior	Pickerington, OH	Graduated
Andrew Dakich	13	G	6'2"	190	RS Senior	Zionsville, IN	Graduated
Kam Williams	15	G	6'2"	185	RS Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated
Keita Bates-Diop	33	F	6'7"	235	Junior	Normal, IL	Declare for 2018 NBA draft
Matt Lehmann	43	G	6'4"	205	Junior	Columbus, OH	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Connor Fulton	45	G	6'4"	175	Freshman	Salt Lake City, UT	Walk-on; play professional in Japan

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
C. J. Walker	13	G	6'1"	195	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred from Florida State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Walker will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Keyshawn Woods	32	G	6'3"	205	Graduate Student	Gastonia, NC	Transferred from Wake Forest. Will be eligible to play immediately since Woods graduated from Wake Forest.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaedon LeDee SF	Houston, TX	The Kinkaid School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 19, 2017
Jaedon LeDee SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Duane Washington PG	Grand Rapids, MI	Sierra Canyon School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 20, 2017
Duane Washington PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Luther Muhammad SG	Jersey City, NJ	Hudson Catholic High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 22, 2017
Luther Muhammad SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Justin Ahrens SF	Versailles, OH	Versailles High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Sep 24, 2017
Justin Ahrens SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
D.J. Carton #5 PG	Bettendorf, IA	Bettendorf High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 14, 2018
D.J. Carton #5 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Alonzo Gaffney #5 SF	Cleveland, OH	Brewster Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 10, 2018
Alonzo Gaffney #5 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	0	Micah Potter	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Montverde Academy	Mentor, Ohio
G	1	Luther Muhammad	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Hudson Catholic Regional High School	Jersey City, New Jersey
G	2	Musa Jallow	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Bloomington High School North	Bloomington, Indiana
G	3	C. J. Jackson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Eastern Florida State College	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	4	Duane Washington Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Sierra Canyon School	Grand Rapids, Michigan
F	10	Justin Ahrens	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Versailles High School	Versailles, Ohio
G	13	C. J. Walker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Florida State	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	14	Joey Lane (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Deerfield High School (IL)	Deerfield, Illinois
F	23	Jaedon LaDee	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	The Kinkaid School	Houston, Texas
F	24	Andre Wesson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Westerville South High School	Westerville, Ohio
F	25	Kyle Young	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Jackson High School	Massillon, Ohio
G	32	Keyshawn Woods	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Wake Forest	Gastonia, North Carolina
F	34	Kaleb Wesson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	So	Westerville South High School	Westerville, Ohio
G	40	Daniel Hummer (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Air Force	Upper Arlington, Ohio

Head coach

Chris Holtmann (Taylor)

Assistant coach(es)

Ryan Pedon (Wooster)
Mike Schrage (Indiana)
Terry Johnson (Purdue Fort Wayne)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus	UNC Pembroke	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Regular season
Nov 7, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	at Cincinnati	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Nov 11, 2018* 4:00 pm, BTN	Purdue Fort Wayne Buckeye Basketball Classic	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Nov 15, 2018* 7:00 p.m., FS1	at Creighton Gavitt Tipoff Games	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm, BTN Plus	South Carolina State Buckeye Basketball Classic	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Nov 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus	Samford Buckeye Basketball Classic	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Nov 23, 2018* 8:00 pm, FS1	Cleveland State Buckeye Basketball Classic	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Syracuse ACC–Big Ten Challenge	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Dec 2, 2018 7:00 pm, BTN	Minnesota	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Dec 5, 2018 7:00 pm, BTN	vs. Illinois	United Center Chicago, IL
Dec 15, 2018* 12:00 pm, BTN	Bucknell	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN	Youngstown State	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Dec 22, 2018* 3:00 pm, CBS	vs. UCLA CBS Sports Classic	United Center Chicago, IL
Dec 29, 2018* BTN/BTN Plus	High Point	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Jan 5, 2019 12:00 pm, FOX	Michigan State	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, BTN	at Rutgers	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Jan 12, 2019 2:30 pm, BTN	at Iowa	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Jan 18, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1	Maryland	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, BTN	Purdue	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Jan 26, 2019 12:00 pm, FS1	at Nebraska	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Jan 29, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Michigan	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 2, 2019 12:00 pm, BTN	Rutgers	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Penn State	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Feb 10, 2019 1:00 pm, CBS	at Indiana	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Illinois	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Feb 17, 2019 1:00 pm, CBS	at Michigan State	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 20, 2019 8:30 pm, BTN	Northwestern	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Maryland	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
Feb 26, 2019 7:00 pm, BTN	Iowa	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Purdue	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Mar 6, 2019 9:00 pm, BTN	at Northwestern	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IN
Mar 10, 2019 4:30 pm, CBS	Wisconsin	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 13–17, 2019	vs.	United Center Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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Rivalries	Michigan
Culture & lore	Brutus Buckeye Buckeye Nuthouse WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State Sports Network
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

2019 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References