The 2017–18 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Chris Holtmann, in his first season with the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes played their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 15–3 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Penn State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West region. They defeated South Dakota State in the First Round before losing to Gonzaga in the Second Round.

Previous season The Buckeyes finished the 2016–17 season 17–15, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the first round to Rutgers.

On June 5, 2017, the school announced that head coach Thad Matta would not return as head coach. On June 9, the school hired Butler head coach Chris Holtmann as head coach.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Marc Loving 2 F 6'8" 220 Senior Toledo, OH Exhausted Eligibility D. J. Funderburk 4 F 6'9" 205 Freshman Lakewood, OH Dismissed from the team due to failure to meet team expectations Later enrolled at NC State to play basketball. David Bell 10 C 6'9" 225 RS Sophomore Cleveland, OH Transferred to Jacksonville JaQuan Lyle 13 G 6'5" 210 Sophomore Evansville, IN Transferred to New Mexico Jimmy Jent 23 G 6'4" 195 Sophomore Columbus, OH Left the team for personal reasons Trevor Thompson 32 C 7'0" 250 RS Junior Indianapolis, IN Declared for 2017 NBA draft

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Andrew Dakich 13 G 6'2" 190 Graduate Student Zionsville, IN Transferred from Michigan. Will be eligible to play immediately since Dakich graduated from Michigan. Daniel Hummer 40 G 6'0" 175 Junior Upper Arlington, OH Transferred from Air Force. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hummer will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on.

2017 recruiting class

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results The 2018 Big Ten tournament was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Due to the Big East's use of that venue for their conference tournament, the Big Ten tournament took place one week earlier than usual, ending the week before Selection Sunday. This resulted in teams having nearly two weeks off before the NCAA tournament.

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!colspan=9 style=| Regular season

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Rankings

^Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll at the same time AP did. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

See also 2017–18 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

References