2022–23 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2022–23 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2023 Big Ten tournament winner; As of December 1, 2023; Rankings from AP poll

2022–23 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
2022–23 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Chris Holtmann (6th season);
Associate head coach	Jake Diebler (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Jack Owens (1st season); Mike Netti (1st season);
Home arena	Value City Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team will represent Ohio State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Chris Holtmann, who will be in his sixth season with the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes will play their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference.

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 due to 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 due to personal reasons
Joey Brunk	50	C	6'11'	255	GS Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Left the team due to personal reasons
Jamari Wheeler	55	G	6'1"	170	GS Senior	Live Oak, FL	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tanner Holden	0	G	6'6"	185	Senior	Wheelersburg, OH	Wright State
Sean McNeil	4	G	6'3"	205	GS Senior	Union, KY	West Virginia
Isaac Likekele	13	G	6'5"	215	GS Senior	Arlington, TX	Oklahoma State
Owen Spencer	44	F	6'9"	205	Junior	Cincinnati, OH	The Citadel

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Roddy Gayle Jr. SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Bowen Hardman SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Felix Okpara C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Brice Sensabaugh SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Bruce Thornton PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
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
Scotty Middleton SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Devin Royal PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Austin Parks C	Saint Marys, OH	Memorial High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Feb 13, 2022
Austin Parks C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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, TX
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

Chris Holtmann (Taylor)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
November 10, 2022* 6:30 p.m., BTN	Charleston Southern						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
November 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN	Eastern Illinois						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
November 21, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. San Diego State Maui Invitational tournament quarterfinals						Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
November 22, 2022* 5:00 p.m./10:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	vs. Arizona/Cincinnati Maui Invitational Tournament						Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
November 23, 2022* TBA	vs. TBA Maui Invitational Tournament						Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
November 30, 2022* 7:15 p.m., ESPN	at Duke ACC–Big Ten Challenge						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 3, 2022* 12:00 p.m., BTN	Saint Francis (PA)						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
December 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	Rutgers						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
December 17, 2022* 3:00 p.m., CBS	vs. North Carolina CBS Sports Classic						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 21, 2022* 8:30 p.m., BTN	Maine						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
December 29, 2022* 3:00 p.m., BTN	Alabama A&M						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
January 1, 2023 7:30 p.m., BTN	at Northwestern						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1	Purdue						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
January 8, 2023 1:00 p.m./3:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Maryland						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
January 12, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1	Minnesota						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
January 15, 2023 12:00 p.m./2:15 p.m./4:30 p.m., BTN	at Rutgers						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
January 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN	at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m./8:00 p.m., FOX	Iowa						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
January 28, 2023 8:00 p.m., FOX	at Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1	Wisconsin						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 5, 2023 1:00 p.m., CBS	at Michigan Rivalry						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
February 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1	Northwestern						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 12, 2023 1:00 p.m., CBS	Michigan State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 16, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
February 19, 2023 1:00 p.m., CBS	at Purdue						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
February 23, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1	Penn State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN	Maryland						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
March 4, 2023 12:00 p.m./2:00 p.m./4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	at Michigan State						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Big Ten tournament
March 8–12, 2023 TBA	vs.						United Center Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

Game summeries

Exhibition

Chaminade (HAW) Silverwords vs Ohio State Buckeyes

BTN+

7:00 P.M. EST

Chaminade Silverwords 57, Ohio State Buckeyes 101
Scoring by half: 23-46, 34-55
Pts: Braden Olson, Isaac Amaral-Artharee - 12 Rebs: Braden Olson - 6 Asts: Branden Olson - 2		Pts: Tanner Holdon - 25 Rebs: Brice Sensabaugh - 8 Asts: Bruce Thornton - 11

Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 7,884
Referees: Larry Scirotto, Bill Ek, Michael Griffin

Regular season

Robert Morris Colonials vs Ohio State Buckeyes

BTN+

7:00 P.M. EST

Robert Morris Colonials vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio

Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Ohio State Buckeyes

BTN

P.M. EST

Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Ohio State Buckeyes

BTN

7:00 P.M. EST

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio

Ohio State Buckeyes vs San Diego State Aztecs

ESPN2

9:00 P.M. EST

Ohio State Buckeyes vs. San Diego State Aztecs

Lahaina Civic Center, Maui, Hawaii (Maui Invitational tournament quarterfinals)

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** 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																			Not released
Coaches	RV	^

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

^ "Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio State Athletics.

[1] "Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio State Athletics.

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2022–23 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

2023 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Game summeries

Exhibition

Chaminade (HAW) Silverwords vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Regular season

Robert Morris Colonials vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio State Buckeyes vs San Diego State Aztecs

Rankings

References

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