The Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represents Ohio State University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. The Buckeyes are a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The first basketball team of Ohio State, formed in 1898
The Buckeyes’ 1960 national championship team.
Former head coach Thad Matta, whose 337 wins is most in school history.
Evan "The Villain" Turner set new Big Ten records for number of career and single season Player of the Week awards during the 2009–10 season.
John Havlicek
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John Joseph Havlicek, often nicknamed Hondo, was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire 16-year career with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. Havlicek
Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
…the 1958–1959 season. However, in 1960, the second-year coach, Taylor, and future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame players Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek led the Buckeyes to their first national championship, defeating California 75–55 in the final game. The 1960 season is the only NCAA Tournament…
Havlicek in the 1960s
Havlicek was an All-American at Ohio State.
Havlicek in the 1960s
Havlicek dribbling around Dave DeBusschere, and Terry Dischinger in the mid 1960s