Conference Big Ten AP No. 5 Head coach Thad Matta | Coaches No. 11 2009–10 record 29–8 (14–4 Big Ten) Assistant coach Jeff Boals | |
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The 2009–10 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented The Ohio State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. Their head coach was Thad Matta, in his 6th season with the Buckeyes. The team played its home games at the Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, and is a member of the Big Ten Conference.
On March 14, 2010, the Ohio State Buckeyes won the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2007, defeating the Minnesota Golden Gophers 90–61. The Buckeyes now have three Big Ten Tournament Championships (2002, 2007, 2010), the most of any team in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes also made the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, making it for the second consecutive year and four out of the six years Thad Matta has been head coach. They were a 2 seed in the Midwest Region. Ohio State ended the 2009–10 season with a loss to 6 seed and AP #15 Tennessee Volunteers in the Sweet Sixteen. Their final record was 29–8.
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