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SF David Lighty (Most Career Buckeye Wins, ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket - France)

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Lighty finished the game with 18 points and five rebounds and became just the third player in OSU history to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists in his career. The only two other Buckeyes to accomplish the feat were Jim Jackson and Evan Turner.
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Congrats Lighty, that's some pretty good company!
 
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Buckskin86 linked this article in the Matta thread but I thought the Lighty specific bits were interesting...

The Lantern


David Lighty, now in his fifth year at Ohio State, has seen just about all there is to see as a college basketball player.

He's played in a National Championship Game; he's won a National Invitation Tournament title; he's won the Big Ten twice; he's played alongside six NBA first-round draft picks; and his 113 wins are the most of any Buckeye basketball player in history.

His four-plus years and, going back a little further, coach Thad Matta's more than six seasons in Columbus, have provided the Buckeye basketball program with a consistent level of success that the school hasn't seen since the 1960s.

And although OSU is, was and may always be a football school, the basketball program is catching up.

"Hopefully they're looking at it as on the uprise," Lighty said of the public's perception of OSU basketball. "When you're Ohio State, of course everyone thinks of the Horseshoe and the great football tradition, but I think it's kind of starting to become a dual-sport school."
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I have to say, there's nothing that gets me up out of my seat quite like a David Lighty jam! His exlplosiveness from ground to hoop is amazing! Love David's ability to do a little of everything out there.

With that said though, he had a Rough game this afternoon....his shot wasn't falling and he got beat quite a bit on defense. Let's hope he can turn it around quickly because the Bucks really need his leadership and scoring ability down the stretch.
 
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I have to say this because while David does a lot for the Buckeyes sometimes he plays out of control and turns the ball over more than he should. Also, in the game yesterday, he tried to take the ball to the hole when time was our ally and he should have slowed it down.
 
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Just a comment..

Just a comment about David Lighty. I have watched him for years. He is a well spoken, obviously bright young man who also exhibits a lot of class. He has grown as a young man and as as basketball player. Kudos to him, his family and his coaches.
 
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