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SF William Buford - 4 BTT Title Games, most Buckeye starts (Virtus Roma - Italy)

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- William Buford's stat line was instructive, I think. He made 10 of 17 shots from the field, including four of 10 from behind the three-point arc. That meant he made six of seven inside the arc, including a pair of pullup jumpers as Minnesota was trying to cut further into Ohio State's lead in the second half.
"Honestly, what we told him was take what they give you," Matta said. "They were really pushing up on him, and I thought he did a very good job of reading what was there and was under control."
I think Buford would be better off taking more twos and fewer than threes at this point in the season. But I realize 33 percent shooting from three equals 50 percent shooting from two. Through 13 Big Ten games, Buford has made 37.5 percent of his three-point attempts and 46.2 percent of his twos.
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One record down

- Buford made the 126th start of his Ohio State career, tying the program record shared by Jamaal Brown and Jerry Francis. He will set a new record Sunday against Wisconsin in his final home game.
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- Buford said the good start was welcome after the Buckeyes never led at Michigan.

"It feels real great when we come out and we start scoring at the beginning and we’re feeling good. Then we feel like we’re hard to beat," he said.

"Our problem is when we come out and we’re not making shots. That’s when we need to get stops and then start making shots. We need to learn how to pick it up and stay together when things are going bad."
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William Buford's last stand at the Schottenstein Center
By Tyler Robinson
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Published: Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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OSU senior guard William Buford drives to the basket against Illinois Feb. 21. OSU won, 83-67.

Following the Ohio State men's basketball team's 56-51 loss against Michigan Saturday, sophomore guard Aaron Craft noticed something about senior guard William Buford, who had his worst game of the season with six points on 3-of-12 shooting.

"You can sense a little bit more sense of urgency with him. I think he understands he has 80 minutes left in this gym, and that's definitely eye-opening for him," Craft said.

The lone senior on the OSU roster, Buford had two home games, or 80 minutes, remaining as a Buckeye entering Tuesday night's game against Illinois. He put the first 40 of those minutes to good use, tallying 17 points and shooting 7-of-9 from the floor as the Buckeyes dismantled the Fighting Illini, 83-67.

Buford said he didn't dwell on his disappointing performance against the Wolverines.

"I just tried to come in and not make the same mistakes that I did last time," Buford said. "(Tuesday) we were getting easy shots and we were able to knock them down. My bigs were screening great for me, we had a great pace to us today and we were just getting great shots."

Coach Thad Matta said he talked to Buford about focusing on his shot selection.

"Just have a gauge in your mind of what's a good one and what's a great one," Matta said.

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Buford's last home game

Sad to think that WB think that some Ohio State fans hate him:(

From theozone
by Brandon Castel

  • Matta on Buford being only senior: "We've joked about him being the last man standing." Also called him the "lone ranger" of his recruiting class.
Matta said they attempted to count all the players Buford has played with at OSU, but they couldn't name them all.

After being with him for four years, Matta said he knows Buford cares and wants to play well.

  • Matta talked about how much Buford has developed as a person. "He used to come in with his hat pulled down, now he's bright eyed."​
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  • Matta said he hopes Buford goes down as one of the best Ohio State has had. ?He will in my mind, and the statistics certainly support it.?
  • Buford admitted he really didn't plan on staying for 4 years when he got to Ohio State, but he has had so much fun and he graduates in June with degree in African-American studies.
  • Buford said he hopes Ohio State fans have good memories of him, "I know they hate me sometimes."
  • Buford doesn?t think the bar was set for him by Samantha Prahalis for Senior Day, "My bar is winning the game."
  • Buford said he remembers last year?s seniors being a little sad on Senior Day. They have told him to cherish every minute.
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