The 2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Thad Matta, in his 11th season with the Buckeyes. The team played its home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament where they lost to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated VCU in the first round before losing in the second round to Arizona.
Before the season
Previous season The Buckeye finished the season with 25–10 overall, 10–8 in Big Ten play for a fifth-place finish. They lost in the semifinals of the 2014 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament to Michigan. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as a 6th seed in the south region which they were upset by Dayton in the second round 60–59.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Aaron Craft 4 G 6'2" 195 Senior Finday, OH Graduated/Undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft LaQuinton Ross 10 F 6'8" 220 Junior Jackson, MS Declare for 2014 NBA draft Lenzelle Smith Jr. 32 G 6'4" 210 Senior Zion, IL Graduated Amedeo Della Valle 33 G 6'5" 190 Sophomore Alba, Italy Signed to play professionally in Italy with Pallacanestro Reggiana
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Anthony Lee 31 F 6'9" 230 Senior Columbia, MD Transferred from Temple. Will be eligible to play immediately since Lee graduated from Temple. Trevor Thompson 32 F 6'11" 210 Sophomore Indianapolis, IN Transferred from Virginia Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thompson will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#B31021; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#B31021; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#B31021; color:white;"| Big Ten Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#B31021; color:white;"| Big Ten tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#B31021; color:white;"| NCAA tournament
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Rankings
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