2002-2003 Ohio State Buckeyes

2002-2003 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Charles Bass Fr PF 6-9 215 Oct 1, 1983 University Park (IL) United States Crete-Monee High School
- Sean Connolly Sr G 6-5 210 Mar 8, 1980 Peabody (MA) United States Bishop Fenwick High School
- Brent Darby Sr G 6-1 195 Jun 6, 1981 River Rouge (MI) United States River Rouge High School
- Terence Dials RS-So FC 6-9 246 Jul 17, 1983 Detroit (MI) United States Boardman High School
- Brandon Fuss-Cheatham So G 6-1 190 Oct 15, 1982 Beaver Falls (PA) United States Blackhawk High School
- Shun Jenkins Jr F 6-6 235 Jan 1, 1981 Albany (GA) United States Albany High School
- Emonte Jernigan So G 6-3 200 Jan 3, 1981 Richmond (CA) United States El Cerrito High School
- Matt Marinchick So C 6-10 260 Sep 11, 1981 Hudson (OH) United States Hudson High School
- Ugo Nwankwo Fr G 6-2 185 Oct 3, 1983 Ann Arbor (MI) United States Ann Arbor Pioneer High School
- Velimir Radinovic Jr C 7-0 230 Jan 17, 1981 Toronto Canada N/A
- Nate Salley Fr G 6-3 195 Feb 5, 1984 Fort Lauderdale (FL) United States St. Thomas Aquinas High School
- Nick Sherman Fr G 6-3 190 Sep 27, 1981 Dayton (OH) United States N/A
- Shaun Smith Jr G 5-10 170 Oct 6, 1980 Cincinnati (OH) United States N/A
- Matt Sylvester Fr F 6-7 230 Jun 4, 1982 Loveland (OH) United States Moeller High School
- Zach Williams Jr F 6-7 240 Jun 20, 1982 Brooklyn (NY) United States Christ The King Regional High School

Ohio State Transfers Sitting Out 2002-2003

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Tony Stockman Jr G 6-1 180 Jul 10, 1981 Medina (OH) United States Clemson
- J.J. Sullinger So G 6-5 210 Oct 5, 1982 Columbus (OH) United States Arkansas

Recent Ohio State Buckeyes History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 20-13 (9-11) 9th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 16-19 (5-15) 13th (Big Ten) 4th Rnd N/A
2021-2022 20-12 (12-8) 4th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2020-2021 21-10 (12-8) 5th (Big Ten) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2019-2020 21-10 (11-9) 5th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 20-15 (8-12) 8th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2017-2018 25-9 (15-3) 2nd (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2016-2017 17-15 (7-11) 10th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2015-2016 21-14 (11-7) 7th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2014-2015 24-11 (11-7) 6th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2013-2014 25-10 (10-8) 5th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2012-2013 29-8 (13-5) 2nd (Big Ten) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2011-2012 31-8 (13-5) 1st (Big Ten) Runner Up NCAA 4th Rnd
2010-2011 34-3 (16-2) 1st (Big Ten) Champion NCAA 3rd Rnd
2009-2010 29-8 (14-4) 1st (Big Ten) Champion NCAA 3rd Rnd
2008-2009 22-11 (10-8) 4th (Big Ten) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 24-13 (10-8) 5th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT Champion
2006-2007 35-4 (15-1) 1st (Big Ten) Champion NCAA Runner Up
2005-2006 26-6 (12-4) 1st (Big Ten) Runner Up NCAA 2nd Rnd
2004-2005 20-12 (8-8) 6th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 14-16 (6-10) 9th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 18-14 (7-9) 8th (Big Ten) Runner Up NIT 2nd Rnd

2002-2003 Ohio State Buckeyes Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Brent Darby All-Big Ten Second Team (Coaches)
Brent Darby All-Big Ten Second Team (Media)
Sean Connolly Big Ten All-Tournament Team
Brent Darby Big Ten All-Tournament Team

2002-2003 Ohio State Buckeyes Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters B. Darby S. Connolly M. Sylvester Z. Williams V. Radinovic
Rotation B. Fuss-Cheatham E. Jernigan   S. Jenkins T. Dials
Lim PT S. Smith N. Salley   C. Bass M. Marinchick
Lim PT U. Nwankwo N. Sherman      

2002-2003 Ohio State Buckeyes Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Brent Darby 32 38.1 18.3 3.9 4.4 1.8 0.1 3.6
Sean Connolly 30 36.1 11.8 3.5 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.4
Velimir Radinovic 30 25.7 9.3 6.2 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.7
Zach Williams 31 32.1 9.3 5.3 1.2 0.6 0.2 2.4
Terence Dials 6 22.5 7.0 5.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.5
Matt Sylvester 32 21.6 5.7 2.8 1.4 0.5 0.2 1.6
Shun Jenkins 24 23.1 5.1 6.1 0.3 0.7 0.3 1.7
Emonte Jernigan 31 15.0 4.1 1.7 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.6
Brandon Fuss-Cheatham 22 15.2 1.6 2.4 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.2
Matt Marinchick 11 5.5 1.5 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2
Nate Salley 8 3.6 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
Shaun Smith 8 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Charles Bass 13 5.4 0.7 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2
Ugo Nwankwo 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nick Sherman 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

2002-2003 Ohio State Buckeyes Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Doug Calland Head Athletic Trainer 1995-1996 N/A