2023–24 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2023–24 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
2023–24 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Emerald Coast Classic champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	12–5 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Chris Holtmann (7th season);
Associate head coach	Jake Diebler (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Jack Owens (2nd season); Mike Netti (2nd season); Brandon Bailey (1st season);
Home arena	Value City Arena

2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Wisconsin	5	–	1	.833	13	–	4	.765
No. 2 Purdue	5	–	2	.714	16	–	2	.889
No. 14 Illinois	3	–	2	.600	12	–	4	.750
Northwestern	3	–	2	.600	12	–	4	.750
Indiana	4	–	3	.571	12	–	6	.667
Nebraska	3	–	3	.500	13	–	4	.765
Minnesota	3	–	3	.500	12	–	5	.706
Iowa	3	–	3	.500	11	–	6	.647
Maryland	3	–	3	.500	11	–	6	.647
Penn State	3	–	4	.429	9	–	9	.500
Ohio State	2	–	4	.333	12	–	5	.706
Michigan State	2	–	4	.333	10	–	7	.588
Michigan	2	–	4	.333	7	–	10	.412
Rutgers	1	–	4	.200	9	–	7	.563

† 2024 Big Ten tournament winner As of January 15, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represents Ohio State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Chris Holtmann, who is heading into his seventh season with the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes play their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the season 16–19, 5–15 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place. They would go on to defeat Wisconsin, Iowa, and Michigan State in the Big Ten tournament to advance to the semifinals. However, they would lose to Purdue, ending their hopes of the tournament championship.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Tanner Holden	0	G	6'6"	200	Senior	Wheelersburg, OH	Transferred to Wright State
Eugene Brown III	3	G	6'7"	195	Junior	Conyers, GA	Transferred to Georgia State
Sean McNeil	4	G	6'4"	205	GS Senior	Union, KY	Graduated
Brice Sensabaugh	10	F	6'6"	235	Freshman	Orlando, FL	Declared for 2023 NBA draft
Isaac Likekele	13	F	6'5"	215	GS Senior	Arlington, TX	Graduated
Justice Sueing	14	G	6'6"	210	RS Senior	Honolulu, HI	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Dale Bonner	4	G	6'2"	170	Senior	Shaker Heights, OH	Baylor
Evan Mahaffey	12	F	6'6"	200	Freshman	Cincinnati, OH	Penn State
Jamison Battle	10	F	6'7"	225	Junior	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota

Source^[1]

Roster

2023–24 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Scotty Middleton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Miami, Florida
G	1	Roddy Gayle Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Wasatch Academy	Niagara Falls, New York
G	2	Bruce Thornton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Milton HS	Alpharetta, Georgia
G	3	Taison Chatman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Totino-Grace HS	Minneapolis, Minnesota
G	4	Dale Bonner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	Baylor	Shaker Heights, Ohio
F	10	Jamison Battle	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Minnesota	Robbinsdale, Minnesota
G/F	12	Evan Mahaffey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Penn State	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	15	Bowen Hardman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Princeton HS	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	23	Zed Key	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Long Island Lutheran HS	Bay Shore, New York
F	24	Kalen Etzler	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Crestview HS	Van Wert, Ohio
C	25	Austin Parks	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	St. Marys Memorial HS	Saint Marys, Ohio
C	34	Felix Okpara	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Link Academy	Lagos, Nigeria
G	42	Colby Baumann	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	IMG Academy	Houston, Texas
F	44	Owen Spencer	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	The Citadel	Cincinnati, Ohio

Head coach

Chris Holtmann (Taylor)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+/BSOH	at Dayton	W 78–70	-	21 – Thornton	5 – Battle	3 – Bonner	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN Plus	Oakland	W 79–73	1–0	17 – Tied	8 – Tied	5 – Gayle Jr.	Value City Arena (9,244) Columbus, OH
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 15 Texas A&M	L 66–73	1–1	24 – Thornton	7 – Tied	6 – Gayle Jr.	Value City Arena (12,704) Columbus, OH
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN	Merrimack	W 76–52	2–1	20 – Gayle Jr.	12 – Key	6 – Thornton	Value City Arena (7,929) Columbus, OH
November 19, 2023* 4:00 p.m., BTN	Western Michigan Emerald Coast Classic campus site game	W 73–56	3–1	13 – Tied	11 – Okpara	6 – Thornton	Value City Arena (9,505) Columbus, OH
November 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. No. 17 Alabama Emerald Coast Classic semifinals	W 92–81	4–1	29 – Thornton	10 – Okpara	4 – Thornton	The Arena at NFSC (2,196) Niceville, FL
November 25, 2023* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Santa Clara Emerald Coast Classic Championship	W 86–56	5–1	21 – Battle	7 – Okpara	7 – Thornton	The Arena at NFSC (2,196) Niceville, FL
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN	Central Michigan	W 88–61	6–1	25 – Thornton	9 – Okpara	5 – Mahaffey	Value City Arena (8,223) Columbus, OH
December 3, 2023 6:30 p.m., BTN	Minnesota	W 84–74	7–1 (1–0)	26 – Thornton	7 – Tied	5 – Thornton	Value City Arena (10,481) Columbus, OH
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN Plus	Miami (OH)	W 84–64	8–1	15 – Gayle Jr.	10 – Key	4 – Key	Value City Arena (9,098) Columbus, OH
December 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., BTN	at Penn State	L 80–83	8–2 (1–1)	17 – Thornton	11 – Key	6 – Mahaffey	Bryce Jordan Center (9,732) University Park, PA
December 16, 2023* 3:00 p.m., CBS	vs. UCLA CBS Sports Classic	W 67–60	9–2	19 – Gayle, Jr.	7 – Thornton	4 – Thornton	State Farm Center (17,058) Atlanta, GA
December 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BTN Plus	New Orleans	W 78–36	10–2	17 – Battle	9 – Battle	4 – Battle	Value City Arena (11,749) Columbus, OH
December 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FOX	vs. West Virginia Legends of Basketball Showcase	W 78–75 ^OT	11–2	32 – Gayle, Jr.	9 – Battle	6 – Gayle, Jr.	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (12,211) Cleveland, OH
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN	Rutgers	W 76–72	12–2 (2–1)	24 – Thornton	7 – 2 tied	7 – Thornton	Value City Arena (10,614) Columbus, OH
January 6, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX	at Indiana	L 65–71	12–3 (2–2)	17 – Battle	15 – Okpara	5 – Thornton	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (16,584) Bloomington, IN
January 10, 2024 8:30 p.m., BTN	No. 15 Wisconsin	L 60–71	12–4 (2–3)	18 – Battle	8 – Battle	6 – Thornton	Value City Arena (11,276) Columbus, OH
January 15, 2024 12:00 p.m., FOX	at Michigan Rivalry	L 65–73	12–5 (2–4)	19 – Thornton	9 – Okpara	3 – Bonner	Crisler Center (12,202) Ann Arbor, MI
January 20, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN	Penn State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock	at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
January 27, 2024 8:30 p.m., BTN	at Northwestern						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock	Illinois						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1	at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock	Indiana						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., FS1	Maryland						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 13, 2024 9:00 p.m., Peacock	at Wisconsin						Kohl Center Madison, WI
February 18, 2024 1:00 p.m., CBS	Purdue						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 22, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN	at Minnesota						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 25, 2024 4:00 p.m., CBS	at Michigan State						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
February 29, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1	Nebraska						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
March 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., CBS	Michigan Rivalry						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
March 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN	at Rutgers						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten Tournament
March 13–17, 2024	vs. TBA						Target Center Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—									Not released
Coaches	RV	—	—	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

↑ "2023 Ohio State Basketball Transfer Portal". ON3. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
↑ "EXCITING HOME SCHEDULE AHEAD FOR 2023-24 SEASON". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved May 20, 2023.

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[1] "2023 Ohio State Basketball Transfer Portal". ON3. Retrieved May 20, 2023.

[2] "EXCITING HOME SCHEDULE AHEAD FOR 2023-24 SEASON". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved May 20, 2023.

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Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Venues	The Armory (1897–1918) Fairgrounds Coliseum (1918–1956) St. John Arena (1956–1998) Value City Arena (1998–present)
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics