2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2021–22 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 Big Ten Tournament winner ; As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
2021–22 record	8–2 (2–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Chris Holtmann (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Ryan Pedon (5th season); Jake Diebler (3rd season); Tony Skinn (1st season);
Home arena	Value City Arena

The 2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represents The Ohio State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Chris Holtmann, in his fifth 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

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Buckeyes finished the 2020–21 season 21–10, 12–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place.[1] They defeated Minnesota, Purdue, and Michigan before losing to Illinois in overtime in the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the South region. However, they were upset in the First Round by No. 15-seeded Oral Roberts, ending their season.

Offseason

On October 14, 2020, the NCAA announced that all student-athletes in winter sports during the 2020–21 school year, including men's and women's basketball, would receive an extra year of athletic eligibility.[2] Seniors CJ Walker and Kyle Young were eligible to use the extra year. Walker chose to forgo the extra year while Young elected to remain with the team.[3][4]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Musa Jallow	2	G	6'5"	210	RS Junior	Bloomington, IN	Transferred to Charlotte
Duane Washington Jr.	4	G	6'3"	210	Junior	Grand Rapids, MI	Entered the 2021 NBA draft
CJ Walker	13	G	6'1"	195	RS Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated
Ibrahima Diallo	15	C	6'10"	220	Sophomore	Saly, Senegal	Transferred to San Jose State
Jansen Davidson Jr.	40	G	5'11"	190	Senior	Kettering, OH	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Cedric Russell	2	G	6'2"	190	Graduate Student	Alexandria, LA	Transferred from Louisiana. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Joey Brunk	50	C	6'11"	255	Graduate Student	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred from Indiana. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Jamari Wheeler	55	G	6'1"	170	Senior	Live Oak, FL	Transferred from Penn State. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.

2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Malaki Branham #4 SG	Akron, OH	St. Vincent–St. Mary	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 22, 2020
Malaki Branham #4 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kalen Etzler #21 PF	Convoy, OH	Crestview	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 12, 2019
Kalen Etzler #21 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Roddy Gayle Jr. SG	Mount Pleasant, UT	Wasatch Academy (UT)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 13, 2020
Roddy Gayle Jr. SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Bowen Hardman SG	Cincinnati, OH	Princeton (OH)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	May 13, 2020
Bowen Hardman SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Felix Okpara C	Branson, MO	Link Year Prep (MO)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 20, 2021
Felix Okpara C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Brice Sensabaugh SF	Orlando, FL	Lake Highland Prep (FL)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Sep 29, 2021
Brice Sensabaugh SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Bruce Thornton PG	Alpharetta, GA	Milton (GA)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 26, 2020
Bruce Thornton PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Meechie Johnson Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	So	Garfield Heights HS	Cleveland, Ohio
G	1	Jimmy Sotos	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Bucknell	Elk Grove Village, Illinois
G	2	Cedric Russell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Louisiana	Alexandria, Louisiana
G	3	Eugene Brown III	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Southwest DeKalb HS	Conyers, Georgia
F	10	Justin Ahrens	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Versailles HS	Versailles, Ohio
F	14	Justice Sueing	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	California	Honolulu, Hawaii
G	22	Malaki Branham	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	St. Vincent–St. Mary HS	Columbus, Ohio
F	23	Zed Key	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Long Island Lutheran HS	Bay Shore, New York
F	24	Kalen Etzler	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Crestview HS	Van Wert, Ohio
F	25	Kyle Young	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Jackson HS	Canton, Ohio
F	31	Seth Towns	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Harvard	Columbus, Ohio
F	32	E. J. Liddell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Belleville HS	Belleville, Illinois
F	42	Harrison Hookfin (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Lebanon HS	Cincinnati, Ohio
C	50	Joey Brunk	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	GS	Indiana	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	55	Jamari Wheeler	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	Penn State	Live Oak, Florida

Head coach

Chris Holtmann (Taylor)

Assistant coach(es)

Roster[5]

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhbition
November 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 17	Indianapolis	W 82–46		15 – Brown III	9 – Tied	3 – Tied	Value City Arena (8,302) Columbus, OH
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 17	Akron	W 67–66	1–0	25 – Liddell	11 – Liddell	3 – Tied	Value City Arena (11,947) Columbus, OH
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 17	Niagara	W 84–74	2–0	29 – Liddell	7 – Tied	6 – Wheeler	Value City Arena (9,749) Columbus, OH
November 15, 2021* 6:30 p.m., BTN	No. 19	Bowling Green Fort Myers Tip-Off campus site-game	W 89–58	3–0	13 – Tied	9 – Key	5 – Wheeler	Value City Arena (9,808) Columbus, OH
November 18, 2021* 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 19	at Xavier Gavitt Tipoff Games	L 65–71	3–1	17 – Liddell	8 – Brown III	6 – Wheeler	Cintas Center (10,379) Cincinnati, OH
November 22, 2021* 6:00 p.m., FS1		vs. No. 21 Seton Hall Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division semifinals	W 79–76	4–1	28 – Liddell	8 – Young	3 – Tied	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500) Fort Myers, FL
November 24, 2021* 8:30 p.m., FS1		vs. No. 23 Florida Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division Championship	L 68–71	4–2	23 – Liddell	5 – Young	3 – Ahrens	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500) Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2021* 9:30 p.m., ESPN		No. 1 Duke ACC-Big Ten Challenge	W 71–67	5–2	20 – Key	14 – Liddell	6 – Liddell	Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH
December 5, 2021 7:30 p.m., BTN		at Penn State	W 76–64	6–2 (1–0)	16 – Young	7 – Young	9 – Wheeler	Bryce Jordan Center (9,128) University Park, PA
December 8, 2021* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 21	Towson	W 85–74	7–2	18 – Young	9 – Key	5 – Wheeler	Value City Arena (9,472) Columbus, OH
December 11, 2021 12:00 p.m., BTN	No. 21	No. 22 Wisconsin	W 73–55	8–2 (2–0)	28 – Liddell	14 – Young	5 – Wheeler	Value City Arena (13,856) Columbus, OH
December 18, 2021* 5:15 p.m., CBS	No. 15	vs. No. 21 Kentucky CBS Sports Classic	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Ohio State					T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada
December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		UT Martin						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
December 28, 2021* 6:30 p.m., BTN		New Orleans						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
January 2, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN		at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1		at Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
January 9, 2022 BTN		Northwestern						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Wisconsin						Kohl Center Madison, WI
January 16, 2022 BTN		Penn State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
January 22, 2022 2:15 p.m./4:30 p.m., BTN		Nebraska						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Minnesota						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 30, 2022 12:00 p.m., CBS		at Purdue						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
February 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1		Iowa						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 6, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBS		Maryland						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN		at Rutgers						Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
February 12, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Michigan Rivalry						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
February 15, 2022 8:30 p.m., BTN		Minnesota						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 19, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN		Indiana						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 24, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1		at Illinois						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
February 27, 2022 4:00 p.m., CBS		at Maryland						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Michigan State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
March 7, 2022 12:30 p.m., FOX		Michigan Rivalry						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Big Ten Tournament
March 2022 TBD		vs. TBD						Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	17	19	RV	RV	21	15												Not released
Coaches	т17	т17^	RV	RV	22	15

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

"Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule 2020–21". ESPN. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
"DI Council extends eligibility for winter sport student-athletes" (Press release). NCAA. October 14, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
Lind, Andrew (12 April 2021). "Ohio State Guard C.J. Walker Declares For NBA Draft". Sports Illustrated.
Dooley, Josh. "Kyle Young is coming back to OSU for his basketball PhD, and we're all winners for it". Land-Grant Holy Land.
"2021–21 Roster". Ohio State Athletics.
"Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio State Athletics.

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[1] "Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule 2020–21". ESPN. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

[2] "DI Council extends eligibility for winter sport student-athletes" (Press release). NCAA. October 14, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

[3] Lind, Andrew (12 April 2021). "Ohio State Guard C.J. Walker Declares For NBA Draft". Sports Illustrated.

[4] Dooley, Josh. "Kyle Young is coming back to OSU for his basketball PhD, and we're all winners for it". Land-Grant Holy Land.

[5] "2021–21 Roster". Ohio State Athletics.

[6] "Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio State Athletics.

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