2022–23 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2022–23 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented The Ohio State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . Their head coach was Chris Holtmann , who was in his sixth 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 16–19, 5–15 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place. They defeated Wisconsin , Iowa , and Michigan State in the Big Ten tournament to advance to the semifinals. There they lost to Purdue .
Previous season
The Buckeyes finished the 2021–22 season 20–12, 12–8 in Big Ten play to finish a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 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. 7 seed in the South region where they defeated in Loyola in the First Round before losing to Villanova in the Second Round.
Offseason
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Reason for departure
Meechie Johnson Jr.
0
G
6'2"
172
Sophomore
Cleveland, OH
Transferred to South Carolina
Jimmy Sotos
1
G
6'3"
200
GS Senior
Elk Grove Village, IL
Graduated
Cedric Russell
2
G
6'2"
190
Senior
Alexandria, LA
Graduated
Justin Ahrens
10
F
6'6"
195
Senior
Versailles, OH
Transferred to Loyola Marymount
Malaki Branham
22
G
6'5"
180
Freshman
Columbus, OH
Declare for 2022 NBA draft
Kyle Young
25
F
6'8"
225
GS Senior
Canton, OH
Graduated
Seth Towns
31
F
6'8"
230
GS Senior
Columbus, OH
Left the team for personal reasons
E. J. Liddell
32
F
6'7"
240
Junior
Belleville, IL
Declare for 2022 NBA draft
Harrison Hookfin
42
F
6'6"
195
Senior
Cincinnati, OH
Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Joey Brunk
50
C
6'11'
255
GS Senior
Indianapolis, IN
Left the team for personal reasons
Jamari Wheeler
55
G
6'1"
170
GS Senior
Live Oak, FL
Graduated
Incoming transfers
Recruiting classes
2022 recruiting class
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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:
2023 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2023)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Scotty Middleton SF
Miami, FL
Sunrise Christian Academy
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Aug 7, 2022
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 91
Devin Royal PF
Pickerington, OH
Pickerington Central High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Aug 3, 2022
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 85
Scotty Middleton SF
Miami, FL
Sunrise Christian Academy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Aug 7, 2022
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 88
Austin Parks C
Saint Marys, OH
Memorial High School
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
Feb 13, 2022
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 81
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:
Roster
2022–23 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Tanner Holden
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Wright State
Wheelersburg, Ohio
G
1
Roddy Gayle Jr.
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Wasatch Academy
Niagara Falls, New York
G
2
Bruce Thornton
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Milton HS
Alpharetta, Georgia
G
3
Eugene Brown III
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Southwest DeKalb HS
Conyers, Georgia
G
4
Sean McNeil
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
GS
West Virginia
Union, Kentucky
F
10
Brice Sensabaugh
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Fr
Lake Highland Prep
Orlando, Florida
G
13
Isaac Likekele
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
GS
Oklahoma State
Arlington, Texas
F
14
Justice Sueing
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr
California
Honolulu, Hawaii
G
15
Bowen Hardman
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Princeton HS
Cincinnati, Ohio
F
23
Zed Key
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Jr
Long Island Lutheran HS
Bay Shore, New York
F
24
Kalen Etzler
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Fr
Crestview HS
Van Wert, Ohio
C
34
Felix Okpara
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Link Academy
Lagos, Nigeria
G
42
Colby Baumann (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
IMG Academy
Houston, Texas
F
44
Owen Spencer (W)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
The Citadel
Cincinnati, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2022 *7:00 p.m., BTN+
Chaminade
W 101–57
0–0
25 – Holden
8 – Sensabaugh
11 – Thornton
Value City Arena (7,884)Columbus, OH
Regular season
November 7, 2022 *7:00 p.m., BTN+
Robert Morris
W 91–53
1–0
20 – Sueing
10 – Key
6 – Likekele
Value City Arena (9,141)Columbus, OH
November 10, 2022 *6:30 p.m., BTN
Charleston Southern
W 82–56
2–0
17 – Key
13 – Key
4 – Likekele
Value City Arena (8,409)Columbus, OH
November 16, 2022 *7:00 p.m., BTN
Eastern Illinois
W 65–43
3–0
20 – Sensabaugh
14 – Key
3 – Gayle
Value City Arena (8,350)Columbus, OH
November 21, 2022 *9:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 17 San Diego State Maui Invitational Tournament quarterfinals
L 77–88
3–1
22 – McNeil
6 – Sueing
3 – Thornton
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Maui, HI
November 22, 2022 *5:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Cincinnati Maui Invitational Tournament consolation round
W 81–53
4–1
19 – Key
8 – Key
4 – Likekele
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Maui, HI
November 23, 2022 *2:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 21 Texas Tech Maui Invitational Tournament 5th-place game
W 80–73
5–1
33 – Sueing
8 – Sueing
5 – Sueing
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Maui, HI
November 30, 2022 *7:15 p.m., ESPN
No. 25
at No. 17 Duke ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 72–81
5–2
21 – Key
8 – Key
2 – Thornton
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)Durham, NC
December 3, 2022 *12:00 p.m., BTN
No. 25
Saint Francis (PA)
W 96–59
6–2
15 – Sensabaugh
12 – Okpara
4 – McNeil
Value City Arena (10,398)Columbus, OH
December 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 25
Rutgers
W 67–66
7–2 (1–0)
22 – Key
14 – Key
5 – Thornton
Value City Arena (14,042)Columbus, OH
December 17, 2022 *3:00 p.m., CBS
No. 23
vs. North Carolina CBS Sports Classic
L 84–89 OT
7–3
22 – Sensabaugh
9 – Sueing
5 – Thornton
Madison Square Garden (20,261)New York, NY
December 21, 2022 *8:30 p.m., BTN
Maine
W 95–61
8–3
19 – Sensabaugh
7 – Sensabaugh
7 – Sensabaugh
Value City Arena (10,641)Columbus, OH
December 29, 2022 *3:00 p.m., BTN
Alabama A&M
W 90–59
9–3
21 – Sensabaugh
10 – Key
5 –
Value City Arena (14,521)Columbus, OH
January 1, 2023 7:30 p.m., BTN
at Northwestern
W 73–57
10–3 (2–0)
18 – Sensabaugh
11 – Key
6 – Thornton
Welsh–Ryan Arena (4,372)Evanston, IL
January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 24
No. 1 Purdue
L 69–71
10–4 (2–1)
21 – Sensabaugh
5 –
3 – Thornton
Value City Arena (17,227)Columbus, OH
January 8, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 24
at Maryland
L 73–80
10–5 (2–2)
22 – Sensabaugh
7 – Sensabaugh
4 – Likekele
Xfinity Center (12,497)College Park, MD
January 12, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1
Minnesota
L 67–70
10–6 (2–3)
18 – Sensabaugh
10 – Sensabaugh
2 –
Value City Arena (11,202)Columbus, OH
January 15, 2023 2:15 p.m., BTN
at Rutgers
L 64–68 OT
10–7 (2–4)
20 – Sensabaugh
11 – Sensabaugh
2 – Sueing
Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)Piscataway, NJ
January 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN
at Nebraska
L 60–63
10–8 (2–5)
18 – Sensabaugh
10 –
4 – Sueing
Pinnacle Bank Arena (12,918)Lincoln, NE
January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., FOX
Iowa
W 93–77
11–8 (3–5)
27 – Sensabaugh
10 – Likekele
7 – Likekele
Value City Arena (13,630)Columbus, OH
January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN
at Illinois
L 60–69
11–9 (3–6)
14 – Sensabaugh
5 –
3 – McNeil
State Farm Center (15,544)Champaign, IL
January 28, 2023 8:00 p.m., FOX
at Indiana
L 70–86
11–10 (3–7)
23 – Sensabaugh
6 – Sensabaugh
3 –
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)Bloomington, IN
February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1
Wisconsin
L 60–65
11–11 (3–8)
13 – Sensabaugh
11 – Sueing
4 – Likekele
Value City Arena (11,918)Columbus, OH
February 5, 2023 1:00 p.m., CBS
at Michigan Rivalry
L 69–77
11–12 (3–9)
22 – Thornton
9 – Sensabaugh
2 –
Crisler Center (12,707)Ann Arbor, MI
February 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1
Northwestern
L 63–69
11–13 (3–10)
19 – Sueing
10 – Key
3 – Thornton
Value City Arena (12,305)Columbus, OH
February 12, 2023 1:00 p.m., CBS
Michigan State
L 41–62
11–14 (3–11)
10 – McNeil
8 – Key
2 –
Value City Arena (15,110)Columbus, OH
February 16, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Iowa
L 75–92
11–15 (3–12)
20 – McNeil
4 – Sueing
4 – Likekele
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,257)Iowa City, IA
February 19, 2023 1:00 p.m., CBS
at No. 3 Purdue
L 55–82
11–16 (3–13)
20 – Sensabaugh
5 – Sensabaugh
2 – Sensabaugh
Mackey Arena (14,876)West Lafayette, IN
February 23, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1
Penn State
L 71–75
11–17 (3–14)
20 – Sensabaugh
10 – Sueing
4 –
Value City Arena (11,996)Columbus, OH
February 26, 2023 12:00 p.m., CBS
Illinois
W 72–60
12–17 (4–14)
14 –
11 – Sueing
2 –
Value City Arena (14,212)Columbus, OH
March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN
No. 21 Maryland
W 73–62
13–17 (5–14)
15 – Sueing
12 – Okpara
4 – Likekele
Value City Arena (11,799)Columbus, OH
March 4, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN
at Michigan State
L 78–84
13–18 (5–15)
21 – Sensabaugh
9 – Sueing
7 – Sueing
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Big Ten tournament
March 8, 2023 6:30 p.m., BTN
(13)
vs. (12) Wisconsin First round
W 65–57
14–18
17 – McNeil
11 – Sensabaugh
3 – Gayle
United Center (15,405)Chicago, IL
March 9, 2023 2:30 p.m., BTN
(13)
vs. (5) Iowa Second round
W 73–69
15–18
17 – Thornton
5 –
6 – Thornton
United Center (15,537)Chicago, IL
March 10, 2023 2:30 p.m., BTN
(13)
vs. (4) Michigan State Quarterfinals
W 68–58
16–18
21 – Thornton
8 – Okpara
6 – Thornton
United Center (16,738)Chicago, IL
March 11, 2023 12:00 p.m., CBS
(13)
vs. (1) No. 5 Purdue Semifinals
L 66–80
16–19
20 – Gayle Jr.
6 – Brown III
5 – Likekele
United Center Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source[ 1]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP RV RV RV 25 25 23 RV RV 24 RV RV — — — — — — — — Not released Coaches RV RV RV 25 23 21 RV RV 23 RV RV — — — — — — — —
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics