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Schedule

Mon, Nov 09  Alcorn State Columbus, Ohio   7:00 p.m. BTN    Thu, Nov 12  James Madison Columbus, Ohio   7:00 p.m. BTN    Thu, Nov 19  North Carolina at New York, NY   9:30 p.m. ESPN2    Fri, Nov 20  California/Syracuse at New York, NY   TBA ESPN2    Tue, Nov 24  Lipscomb Columbus, Ohio   7:00 p.m. BTN    Sat, Nov 28  St. Francis (PA) Columbus, Ohio   5:30 p.m. BTN  Big Ten/ACC Challenge   Wed, Dec 02  Florida State Columbus, Ohio   9:30 p.m. ESPN2    Sat, Dec 05  Eastern Michigan Columbus, Ohio   12:00 p.m. ESPNU    Sat, Dec 12  Butler at Indianapolis, Ind.   12:00 p.m. ESPN    Wed, Dec 16  Presbyterian Columbus, Ohio   7:00 p.m. BTN    Sat, Dec 19  Delaware State Columbus, Ohio   4:00 p.m. ESPNU    Tue, Dec 22  Cleveland State Columbus, Ohio   8:30 p.m. BTN    Thu, Dec 31  Wisconsin * at Madison, Wisc.   2:00 p.m. ESPN 2    Sun, Jan 03  Michigan * at Ann Arbor, Mich.   4:30 p.m. BTN    Wed, Jan 06  Indiana * Columbus, Ohio   8:30 p.m. BTN    Sat, Jan 09  Minnesota * at Minneapolis, Minn.   3:30 p.m. BTN    Tue, Jan 12  Purdue * at West Lafayette, Ind.   7:00 p.m. ESPN    Sat, Jan 16  Wisconsin * Columbus, Ohio   8:00 p.m. BTN    Tue, Jan 19  Northwestern * Columbus, Ohio   7:00 p.m. BTN    Sat, Jan 23  West Virginia at Morgantown, WV   2:00 p.m. CBS    Wed, Jan 27  Iowa * at Iowa City, Iowa   8:30 p.m. BTN    Sun, Jan 31  Minnesota * Columbus, Ohio   1:00 p.m. CBS    Wed, Feb 03  Penn State * Columbus, Ohio   6:30 p.m. BTN    Sun, Feb 07  Iowa * Columbus, Ohio   12:00 p.m. BTN    Wed, Feb 10  Indiana * at Bloomington, Ind.   6:30 p.m. BTN    Sun, Feb 14  Illinois * at Champaign, Ill.   1:00 p.m. CBS    Wed, Feb 17  Purdue * Columbus, Ohio   6:30 p.m. BTN    Sat, Feb 20  Michigan State * at East Lansing, Mich.   TBA OR Feb. 21  ESPN, BTN/CBS    Wed, Feb 24  Penn State * at University Park, Penn.   6:30 p.m. BTN    Sat, Feb 27  Michigan * Columbus, Ohio   TBA OR Feb. 28 (Noon or 2 PM)  ESPN or BTN    Wed, Mar 03  Illinois * Columbus, Ohio   TBA BTN    Thu, Mar 11 -   Sun, Mar 14  Big Ten Tournament * at Big Ten Tournament   TBA TBA

* Conference Games   Roster   2   Simmons, Jeremie G 6-2 170 Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Mott C.C.) (Von Steuben) 3   Offutt, Walter G 6-3 190 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central) 4   Hill, P.J. G 6-1 165 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Midland JC) (Minneapolis North) 10   Days, Eddie G 6-0 180 Jr. Richmond Heights, Ohio (Richmond Heights) 12   Reynolds, Dustin F 6-6 215 Jr. Portage, Ohio (Elmwood) 13   Peters, Danny G 6-2 180 Sr. New Albany, Ohio (New Albany) 15   Madsen, Kyle C 6-9 240 Sr. Dublin, Ohio (Dublin Coffman) 21   Turner, Evan G/F 6-7 205 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (St. Joseph's) 23   Lighty, David G/F 6-5 220 Jr. Cleveland, Ohio (Villa Angela-St. Joseph) 24   Kecman, Nikola F 6-8 220 So. Belgrade, Serbia (Eastern Arizona College) 33   Diebler, Jon G 6-6 205 Jr. Upper Sandusky, Ohio (Upper Sandusky) 34   Titus, Mark G 6-4 210 Sr. Brownsburg, Ind. (Brownsburg) 44   Buford, William G 6-5 190 So. Toledo, Ohio (Libbey) 45   Sarikopoulos, Zisis C 7-0 265 So. Athens, Greece (Olympiakos) 52   Lauderdale, Dallas F 6-8 255 Jr. Solon, Ohio (Solon)

thanks for the schedule!  I heard theyre ranked 16 in the preseason polls.  If they can stay healthy they might not be too bad.

Oct 30, 2009 -- 4:33PM, DoctorFuture23(CF Poker Player) wrote:

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^Andy Katz reminds readers that the Buckeyes are not to be overlooked in this upcoming season.  We're a very experienced bunch, and with ET running the point for us, we should create many match-up problems for opposing teams.  Should be a pretty good year, I don't think it's unrealistic to say that we'll make the sweet 16.

To be honest, I am hoping Simmons and PJ see the bulk of playing time at point.

ET just turns the ball over way, way too often(hopefully those turnovers will come down a bit this season) to run the point on a consistent basis. Plus, him running the point takes away part of his game...the part that can really kill an opposing defense.

PJ started to step up a little bit last season. It's extremely important that he continues that progress. Having Lighty back is a boost, especially on the defensive side of the ball.

As for JD...I seriously hope his shot comes around...but he's going to need to come off the bench, imo. Big Buford is just a better all around player. Hopefully JD can provide a much needed spark off the bench.

I'm not sure about the Sweet 16, but I think we should deff be in the Tourney.

A few "experts" on the radio here believe that the Buckeyes will be NITing lol

Oct 30, 2009 -- 7:32PM, RightDownEuclid (M.I.A. in MIA) wrote:

Exciting stuff.  This is by far a sports fans favorite time of the year with NBA, NHL kickin off.  NFL and CFB in full force,

the World Series wrapping up, and Mens Basketball just around the corner!

 

One of the main things I look for this year is I hope Diebler has a break out scoring year.  I was really high on him out of HS, even saw him play his senior year in which he dominated with a broken nose, but so far for the Bucks has been a dissapointment.

It's nice to see 5 Big Ten teams in the Top 25 preseason, hopefully we'll be able to compete which I think we will.  Lighty's back, and Turner coming off a huge year.  Can't wait!  and hopefully I'll get to a few games this year, I still haven't forgiven myself for never getting off my butt to go see Conley, Oden, and Cook play in person.

Eh, doe and I went to a lot of games..we usually get a fair amount of bball tix. It was fun while it lasted, but Scoonie, Redd, Boban, Johnson etc were WAY more fun for me to watch in person. I still haven't seen the Arena quite like it was back then at times. Even with oden, Conley etc, the energy was lacking inside the Schott.

I'm expecting BIG things from Mr.Titus this season.

Nov 1, 2009 -- 2:49PM, ILOVEGibson1 wrote:

GOOOOO UNC!