2011-2012 Ohio State Buckeyes

2011-2012 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- William Buford Sr SG 6-5 215 Jan 10, 1990 Toledo (OH) United States Libbey High School
- Aaron Craft So G 6-2 195 Feb 12, 1991 Findlay (OH) United States Liberty Benton High School
- Trey McDonald Fr FC 6-8 240 Jul 31, 1993 Battle Creek (MI) United States Battle Creek Central High School
- Evan Ravenel Jr FC 6-8 250 Nov 24, 1989 Tampa (FL) United States Brandon High School
- LaQuinton Ross Fr F 6-8 220 Nov 19, 1991 Jackson (MS) United States Life Center Academy
- Shannon Scott Fr G 6-1 185 Dec 21, 1992 Alpharetta (GA) United States Milton High School
- Jordan Sibert So SG 6-4 187 Aug 1, 1992 Cincinnati (OH) United States Princeton High School
- Lenzelle Smith, Jr. So G 6-4 210 Oct 3, 1991 Zion (IL) United States Zion-Benton Township High School
- Jared Sullinger So C 6-9 260 Mar 4, 1992 Columbus (OH) United States Northland High School
- Deshaun Thomas So F 6-7 220 Aug 29, 1991 Fort Wayne (IN) United States Bishop Luers High School
- Sam Thompson Fr F 6-7 200 Nov 11, 1992 Chicago (IL) United States Whitney Young High School
- J.D. Weatherspoon So F 6-6 215 Sep 1, 1992 Columbus (OH) United States Northland High School
- Amir Williams Fr C 6-11 250 Dec 23, 1992 Birmingham (MI) United States / Switzerland Detroit Country Day School

Ohio State Transfers Sitting Out 2011-2012

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Alex Rogers Jr G 6-2 200 - Cincinnati (OH) United States Christian Brothers

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

2011-2012 Ohio State Buckeyes Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jared Sullinger Consensus All-American First Team
Jared Sullinger NABC All-American First Team
William Buford NABC All-District (7) First Team
Jared Sullinger NABC All-District (7) First Team
Jared Sullinger AP All-American First Team
Jared Sullinger USBWA All-American First Team
Jared Sullinger Sporting News All-American First Team
Aaron Craft Academic All-American First Team
Jared Sullinger All-Big Ten First Team (Coaches)
William Buford All-Big Ten Second Team (Coaches)
Deshaun Thomas All-Big Ten Second Team (Coaches)
Aaron Craft All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Jared Sullinger All-Big Ten First Team (Media)
William Buford All-Big Ten Second Team (Media)
Aaron Craft All-Big Ten Third Team (Media)
Deshaun Thomas All-Big Ten Third Team (Media)
Jared Sullinger Big Ten All-Tournament Team
Deshaun Thomas Big Ten All-Tournament Team
Aaron Craft Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
Aaron Craft All-Big Ten Defensive Team

2011-2012 Ohio State Buckeyes Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters A. Craft L. Smith, Jr. W. Buford D. Thomas J. Sullinger
Rotation S. Scott J. Sibert S. Thompson E. Ravenel  
Lim PT     J. Weatherspoon T. McDonald A. Williams
Lim PT     L. Ross    

2011-2012 Ohio State Buckeyes Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Jared Sullinger 37 30.4 17.5 9.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.9
Deshaun Thomas 39 31.4 15.9 5.4 0.9 0.4 0.2 1.2
William Buford 39 33.8 14.5 5.0 2.7 0.8 0.2 2.2
Aaron Craft 39 32.2 8.8 3.2 4.6 2.5 0.2 2.2
Lenzelle Smith, Jr. 39 25.4 6.8 4.6 2.0 0.9 0.1 1.2
Evan Ravenel 39 10.2 3.4 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.7
Jordan Sibert 24 11.4 3.0 1.4 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.6
J.D. Weatherspoon 26 6.0 2.9 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
Sam Thompson 39 10.6 2.1 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.5
LaQuinton Ross 9 3.9 2.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3
Amir Williams 29 6.6 1.7 2.1 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.3
Shannon Scott 37 10.3 1.2 1.0 1.6 0.5 0.1 1.0
Trey McDonald 13 3.0 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3

2011-2012 Ohio State Buckeyes Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Thad Matta Head Coach 2004-2005 N/A
Dave Dickerson Associate Head Coach 2011-2012 Assistant Coach (Ohio State, 2010 to 2011)
Jeff Boals Assistant Coach 2009-2010 N/A
Greg Paulus Video Coordinator 2011-2012 N/A
David Egelhoff Director of Basketball Operations 2006-2007 N/A
Jerry Emig Assistant Director of Sports Information 2007-2008 N/A
Doug Calland Head Athletic Trainer 1995-1996 N/A
Dave Richardson Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach 2005-2006 N/A