2008-2009 Ohio State Buckeyes

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2008-2009 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- William Buford Fr SG 6-5 215 Jan 10, 1990 Toledo (OH) United States Libbey High School
- Anthony Crater RS-Fr G 6-1 170 - Flint (MI) United States Brewster Academy
- Jon Diebler So SF 6-6 205 Jun 22, 1988 Upper Sandusky (OH) United States Upper Sandusky High School
- J.J. Grycko Fr PF 6-9 210 - Cincinnati (OH) United States Moeller High School
- P.J. Hill Jr G 6-1 165 Sep 13, 1987 Minneapolis (MN) United States North Community High School
- Nikola Kecman So F 6-8 220 - Belgrade Serbia N/A
- Dallas Lauderdale So F 6-8 260 Sep 11, 1988 Solon (OH) United States Solon High School
- David Lighty RS-Jr SF 6-6 216 May 27, 1988 Cleveland (OH) United States / France Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School
- Kyle Madsen So F 6-9 240 Dec 15, 1986 Dublin (OH) United States Dublin Coffman High School
- Byron Mullens Fr C 7-0 270 Feb 14, 1989 Canal Winchester (OH) United States Canal Winchester High School
- Walter Offutt Fr G 6-4 202 Jul 26, 1989 Indianapolis (IN) United States Warren Central High School
- Danny Peters Jr G 6-2 180 Jul 5, 1986 New Albany (OH) United States New Albany High School
- Jeremie Simmons Jr G 6-2 170 Sep 20, 1987 Chicago (IL) United States Von Steuben High School
- Mark Titus Jr G 6-4 210 Jun 25, 1987 Brownsburg (IN) United States Brownsburg High School
- Evan Turner So GF 6-7 220 Oct 27, 1988 Chicago (IL) United States St. Joseph High School

Ohio State Transfers Sitting Out 2008-2009

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Zisis Sarikopoulos So C 7-0 265 May 31, 1990 Athens Greece UAB

Recent Ohio State Buckeyes History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 22-14 (9-11) 9th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
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

2008-2009 Ohio State Buckeyes Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Evan Turner NABC All-District (7) First Team
Evan Turner All-Big Ten First Team (Coaches)
William Buford All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Jon Diebler All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Evan Turner All-Big Ten First Team (Media)
Jon Diebler All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)
Evan Turner Big Ten All-Tournament Team
Byron Mullens Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year
William Buford Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Coaches)
William Buford Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Media)
William Buford All-Big Ten Freshman Team
Byron Mullens All-Big Ten Freshman Team

2008-2009 Ohio State Buckeyes Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Simmons W. Buford J. Diebler E. Turner D. Lauderdale
Rotation P. Hill     D. Lighty B. Mullens
Rotation A. Crater     N. Kecman  
Lim PT D. Peters W. Offutt   J. Grycko K. Madsen
Lim PT   M. Titus      

2008-2009 Ohio State Buckeyes Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Evan Turner 33 36.4 17.3 7.1 4.0 1.8 0.8 3.5
William Buford 33 29.4 11.3 3.7 1.1 0.8 0.4 1.2
Jon Diebler 33 36.7 11.2 3.6 2.5 1.0 0.3 1.6
David Lighty 7 32.9 9.7 5.7 1.9 1.4 0.3 1.9
Byron Mullens 33 20.3 8.8 4.7 0.3 0.5 1.1 1.5
Jeremie Simmons 33 22.5 6.8 1.4 2.5 0.5 0.1 1.4
Nikola Kecman 1 11.0 6.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dallas Lauderdale 33 21.5 4.7 3.6 0.2 0.3 2.0 1.3
P.J. Hill 27 17.4 3.2 1.7 1.9 0.4 0.1 1.4
Anthony Crater 10 13.1 1.2 0.8 1.9 0.4 0.1 0.9
Kyle Madsen 29 7.7 1.1 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.6
Walter Offutt 21 4.9 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3
J.J. Grycko 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Danny Peters 3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mark Titus 2 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0

2008-2009 Ohio State Buckeyes Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Thad Matta Head Coach 2004-2005 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