The 2020–21 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Chris Holtmann, in his fourth 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 21–10, 12–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. 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.
Previous season
The Buckeyes finished the 2019–20 season 21–10, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The 2020 Big Ten men's basketball tournament and 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Alonzo Gaffney 0 F 6'9" 198 Cleveland, OH Transferred to Northwest Florida (JUCO) Luther Muhammad 1 G 6'3" 185 Jersey City, NJ Transferred to Arizona State D. J. Carton 3 G 6'1" 190 Bettendorf, IA Transferred to Marquette Andre Wesson 24 F 6'6" 220 Westerville, OH Graduated Kaleb Wesson 34 F 6'9" 270 Westerville, OH Declared for 2020 NBA draft Daniel Hummer 40 G 6'0" 175 Upper Arlington, OH Walk-on; graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Jimmy Sotos 1 G 6'3" 200 Senior Elk Grove Village, IL Transferred from Bucknell. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Seth Towns 31 F 6'8" 230 Graduate Student Columbus, OH Transferred from Harvard. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
2020 recruiting class
2021 Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
Ohio State canceled its game against Alabama A&M due to COVID-19 issues at Alabama A&M. They also postponed their game against Penn State, rescheduling the game to January 27, 2021.
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big Ten tournament
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Source
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
References