2023-2024 Ohio State Men's Basketball (apathy, depression, hope?)

[ScriptOhio]

Ohio State Men's Basketball to Play Five Games on Peacock This Season

Five of Ohio State's men's basketball games will be broadcast by Peacock this season, including its non-conference home game against Texas A&M and four Big Ten games.

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OHIO STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL TO PLAY FIVE GAMES ON PEACOCK THIS SEASON​

Ohio State's full schedule for 2023-24:

DATE	TIME	AT	OPPONENT	LOCATION	TV	TOURNAMENT
October 22, 2023	6:00 p.m.	Away	Dayton (Exh.)	Dayton, Ohio
November 06, 2023	7:00 p.m.	Home	Oakland	Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena	B1G+
November 10, 2023	7:00 p.m.	Home	#12 Texas A&M	Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena	Peacock
November 15, 2023	7:00 p.m.	Home	Merrimack	Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena	BTN
November 19, 2023	4:00 p.m.	Home	Western Michigan (Emerald Coast Classic)	Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena	BTN
November 24, 2023	7:00 PM	Neutral	#21 Alabama (Emerald Coast Classic)	Niceville, Fla.	CBS Sports Network	Emerald Coast Classic
November 25, 2023	TBA	Neutral	Oregon/Santa Clara (Emerald Coast Classic)	Niceville, Fla.	Flo Sports/CBS SN	Emerald Coast Classic
November 29, 2023	7:00 p.m.	Home	Central Michigan	Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena	BTN
December 03, 2023	6:30 p.m.	Home	Minnesota	Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena	BTN
December 06, 2023	7:00 p.m.	Home	Miami (Ohio)	Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena	B1G+
December 09, 2023	6:00 p.m.	Away	Penn State	State College, Pa.	BTN
December 16, 2023	3:00 PM	Neutral	UCLA	Atlanta, Ga.	CBS	CBS Sports Classic
December 21, 2023	6:00 p.m.	Home	New Orleans	Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena	B1G+
December 30, 2023	7:00 p.m.	Neutral	West Virginia	Cleveland, Ohio	FOX
January 03, 2024	7:00 p.m.	Home	Rutgers	Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena	BTN
January 06, 2024	8:00 p.m.	Away	Indiana	Bloomington, Ind.	FOX
January 10, 2024	8:30 p.m.	Home	Wisconsin	Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena	BTN
January 15, 2024	Noon	Away	Michigan	Ann Arbor, Mich.	FOX
January 20, 2024	Noon	Home	Penn State	Coilumbus, Ohio | Value City Arena	BTN
January 23, 2024	7:00 p.m.	Away	Nebraska	Lincoln, Neb.	Peacock
January 27, 2024	8:30 p.m.	Away	Northwestern	Evanston, Ill.	BTN
January 30, 2024	7:00 p.m.	Home	Illinois	Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena	Peacock
February 02, 2024	7:00 p.m.	Away	Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	FS1
February 06, 2024	7:00 p.m.	Home	Indiana	Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena	Peacock
February 10, 2024	4:00 p.m.	Home	Maryland	Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena	FS1
February 13, 2024	9:00 p.m.	Away	Wisconsin	Madison, Wisc.	Peacock
February 18, 2024	1:00 p.m.	Home	Purdue	Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena	CBS
February 22, 2024	8:00 p.m.	Away	Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minn.	BTN
February 25, 2024	4:00 p.m.	Away	Michigan State	East Lansing, Mich.	CBS
February 29, 2024	6:30 p.m.	Home	Nebraska	Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena	FS1
March 03, 2024	4:00 p.m.	Home	Michigan	Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena	CBS
March 10, 2024	2:00 p.m.	Away	Rutgers	Piscataway, N.J.	BTN
March 13, 2024	TBA	Neutral	Big Ten Tournament	Minneapolis, Minn.	Big Ten Tournament

 

[brodybuck21]

Conference media members believe Ohio State basketball will improve this year.

The Buckeyes' men's basketball team was selected to finish seventh in the Big Ten by the conference’s unofficial media poll, which was compiled by The Athletic’s Brendan Quinn and Adam Jardy of the Columbus Dispatch.
Defending Big Ten regular season and tournament champion Purdue, who returns star center Zach Edey, is picked to finish first in the conference and received 24 of 28 first-place votes in the poll.
Michigan State collected the other four first-place votes to finish second in the prognostication. Maryland, Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana, in that order, bridge the gap to Ohio State.
UNOFFICIAL PRESEASON BIG TEN MEDIA POLL

RANK	TEAM	VOTES	FIRST-PLACE VOTES
1	Purdue	388	24
2	Michigan State	368	4
3	Maryland	304
4	Illinois	301
5	Wisconsin	276
6	Indiana	244
7	Ohio State	228
8	Northwestern	195
9	Iowa	164
10	Rutgers	147
11	Michigan	131
12	Nebraska	90
13	Penn State	71
14	Minnesota	33

Seventh would be an upgrade of six spots from Ohio State's 13th-place finish in the conference in 2022-23. The Buckeyes finished a dismal 5-15 in conference play and went 16-19 overall, not even making the NIT, let alone the NCAA Tournament. They lost 14 of 15 games in conference play during a brutal streak in January and February.
The unofficial preseason media poll also gathered picks for Big Ten Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Transfer of the Year and the All-Big Ten teams. Edey, who won the award last year, received 27 of 28 votes for Player of the Year, with Michigan State's Tyson Walker receiving the lone other vote.
Buckeye forward Jamison Battle received four votes for Transfer of the Year, with Penn State guard Ace Baldwin Jr. leading the charge in that category at 14 votes. Indiana forward Mackenzie Mgbako is the pick for Freshman of the Year with 19 votes, though Ohio State's Scotty Middleton did receive one vote in that category.
No Buckeyes were selected as favorites to earn first-team or second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2023-24, though Bruce Thornton received the most votes among players who didn’t make the first or second team.

Ohio State Basketball Picked to Finish Seventh in Big Ten by Media Poll

Ohio State men's basketball was picked to finish seventh in the Big Ten’s unofficial preseason media poll.

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[ScriptOhio]

 

[Zem]

Keels, on the radio broadcast of the Purdon't football game just said Edey is back this year with Purdue for his Senior year, lol. wtf

 

[Bestbuck36]

Keels, on the radio broadcast of the Purdon't football game just said Edey is back this year with Purdue for his Senior year, lol. wtf

Put his name in the draft, didn't like the report he got so yeah more of that shit

 

[Bill Lucas]

Edey is the wrong type of big for today's NBA. I'm not saying he won't have a career in the NBA just that he doesn't fit the modern game. The tourney loss showed glaring weaknesses that don't translate.

 

[brodybuck21]

 

[brodybuck21]

• Holtmann opened his press conference by discussing the opportunity that both teams get to spread mental health awareness in Sunday's exhibition game.
• Holtmann said that the matchup with Dayton will have a "spring game" feel, in football vernacular. "The game will be very much an exhibition. We'll play different rotations, different lineups."
• "We're really excited about this group, they've been working extremely hard."
• On the impact of experiencing a hostile environment during an exhibition: "I think it's great. That will be an environment that mimics what a Big Ten road environment will be like. ... Going on the road and doing it, we look at it as a great opportunity."
• On Dayton's fanbase and arena: "Love their arena, love the size of it and I love ours as well. ... For decades, that place has been really passionate. I think they have one of the great basketball fanbases in the country."
• There are a ton of benefits to playing an opponent the caliber of Dayton in an exhibition, Holtmann said. "Any time you're going into this, you only look at it as a coach as a really positive thing, because you get instant impact that you can take back."

Presser Bullets: Chris Holtmann Discusses Ohio State's Exhibition with Dayton, Importance of Mental Health

Chris Holtmann said Ohio State's exhibition against Dayton can only be a "really positive thing" from a coaching perspective and discussed the importance of mental health.

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[brodybuck21]

WHAT’S NEXT?​

Ohio State gets 15 days to review film, make tweaks and prepare for its season opener. It will play a “secret scrimmage” against Clemson next weekend in the meantime. The Buckeyes open their season against Oakland on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in Value City Arena.

 

[Jake]

TLDR: they want more mediocre P5 teams hosting NIT games.

 

[brodybuck21]

Apparently Bucks had their "secret" scrimmage vs Clemson and it didn't go well. Lost by 22. Battle (family issue) amd Royal (banged up) didn't play

 

[GreenwoodBuck]

talking to the locals, Clemson basketball will surprise folks this year. They're expected to be very good in the ACC this year, so hopefully this loss will give plenty to work on.

 

[brodybuck21]

Apparently Bucks had their "secret" scrimmage vs Clemson and it didn't go well. Lost by 22. Battle (family issue) amd Royal (banged up) didn't play

Low down from Jardy on the scrimmage:

- Battle out of town tending to family issue, should be back soon.

- Royal out due to a minor injury, also should return soon

- Gayle and Thornton with rough games

- Felix and Zed both started and played a lot together (probably out of necessity)

- Bonner and Mahaffey played well, but I assume that is relative considering they got beat by 20.

So I think the 7 available probably means 7 from their likely 9 man rotation. With considering Chatman is out as well, is basically the same thing. Hardman-Etzler-Parks aren't gonna make up much, if any, difference for Battle-Royal-Chatman being out.

So not great coming off the promising Dayton win, but no major injuries to speak of. Also, since they were basically forced to play Key and Okpara together and they got crushed, maybe it is more likely they pass on that experiment when Battle and Royal are available.

 

[brodybuck21]

2023-24 BASKETBALL SEASON PREVIEW: YOUNG CORE WITH POTENTIALLY HIGH CEILING SEARCHES FOR RESURGENT SEASON​

By Andy Anders on November 3, 2023 at 1:15 pm @andyanders55

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There is no shortage of storylines surrounding the Ohio State men’s basketball team as it enters the 2023-24 season.
The Buckeyes are coming of off their worst season by winning percentage since the 1997-98 campaign. They went 16-19 a year ago with a massive cold stretch in January and February that saw them lose 14 of 15 games.
Ohio State’s record stood at 13-18 entering the Big Ten Tournament, but it was there the team managed to snag some momentum for the following year. The Buckeyes knocked off Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan State to become the first team ever to play on day one of the league’s tourney as a bottom-four team and reach the semifinals.
Big Ten regular season and tournament champion Purdue ended the Cinderella ride there, but it was an overall bright close to a season that had its fair share of dark times.
"After five years of NCAA Tournament teams and a solid level of success on the court, the results this past season were unacceptable," Holtmann wrote in his performance self-review following the season. "I love being a Buckeye and take great pride in representing this University and program. Although we did not meet our standards here last season I am really excited about our program and team."

2023-24 Basketball Season Preview: Young Core With Potentially High Ceiling Searches for Resurgent Season

“Hungry” to right the wrongs of last season, Ohio State men’s basketball enters its 2023-24 campaign with a young core and a high ceiling.

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[Bestbuck36]

I honestly think it will be Okparas improvement and ability to stay out of foul trouble that makes or breaks this season. There is skill up front and in the back.