Ohio State Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 7, 2021 · CSM Staff
 

Ohio State Buckeyes

Big Ten (21-9, 12-8)

 
 
Big Wins: 12/19 vs UCLA (77-70), 1/16 at Illinois (87-81), 2/4 at Iowa (89-85)
Bad Losses: 12/26 at Northwestern (70-71), 1/3 at Minnesota (60-77), 2/25 at Michigan State (67-71)
Coach:  Chris Holtmann
 
Probable Starters:
Musa Jallow, Junior, Guard, 2.9 ppg
Duane Washington, Junior, Guard, 16.2 ppg, 2.9 apg
Justice Sueing, Junior, Forward, 10.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg
Justin Ahrens, Junior, Forward, 5.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg
E.J. Liddell, Sophomore, Forward, 16.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.0 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Zed Key, Freshman, Forward, 5.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Seth Towns, Senior, Forward, 3.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg
CJ Walker, Senior, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 4.5 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.8 (54th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.9 (165, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.0 (72, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.8 (148, 11)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.2 (88, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.1 (64, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.0 (27, 1)
Rebound Margin: 3.0 (92, 6)
Assists Per Game: 12.7 (215, 14)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.4 (12, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019 NCAA Round of 64 win over Iowa State
2019 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Houston
2018 NCAA Round of 64 win over South Dakota State
2018 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Gonzaga
2016 NIT First Round win over Akron
2016 NIT Second Round loss to Florida
2015 NCAA Round of 64 win over VCU
2015 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Arizona
2014 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Dayton
2013 NCAA Round of 64 win over Iona
2013 NCAA Round of 32 win over Iowa State
2013 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Arizona
2013 NCAA Regional Final loss to Wichita State
2012 NCAA Round of 64 win over Loyola Maryland
2012 NCAA Round of 32 win over Gonzaga
2012 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Cincinnati
2012 NCAA Regional Final win over Syracuse
2012 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Kansas
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over Texas-San Antonio
2011 NCAA Round of 32 win over George Mason
2011 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Kentucky
2010 NCAA Round of 64 win over UC-Santa Barbara
2010 NCAA Round of 32 win over Georgia Tech
2010 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Tennessee
2009 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Siena
2008 NIT First Round win over UNC-Asheville
2008 NIT Second Round win over California
2008 NIT Quarterfinal win over Dayton
2008 NIT Semifinal win over Mississippi
2008 NIT Final win over Massachusetts
2007 NCAA Round of 64 win over Central Connecticut State
2007 NCAA Round of 32 win over Xavier
2007 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Tennessee
2007 NCAA Regional Final win over Memphis
2007 NCAA National Semifinal win over Georgetown
2007 NCAA National Final loss to Florida
 
*all team stats through 3/7