Buckeyes Travel to Creighton for Gavitt Games Matchup
11/13/2018 1:24:22 PM | Men's Basketball
Ohio State Men's Basketball Gameday March 12, 2020
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Starting Five
• The Ohio State men’s basketball team traveled to Spain for 11 days over the summer. The Buckeyes played a total of three games, one in each stop during the trip, which began Aug. 1 with a flight to Madrid. Three days were spent in Madrid (W, 93-61 vs. Madrid Generals), Valencia (W, 95-63 vs. Valencia All-Stars) and Barcelona (W, 68-66 vs. Catalan All-Stars) before the team returned to Columbus Aug. 11. The team also experienced several cultural tours, team meals and excursions.
• Chris Holtmann and the coaching staff welcomed its first full recruiting class to campus in June. Guards Luther Muhammad and Duane Washington Jr. along with forwards Jaedon LeDee and Justin Ahrens comprise the freshman class. Fifth-year transfer Keyshawn Woods along with Florida State transfer C.J. Walker also joined the squad last summer. Woods was eligible immediately for one year after transferring from Wake Forest. Walker will sit out the 2018-19 season and will have two remaining years of eligibility beginning with the 2019-20 season.
• The Buckeyes opened the season on the road at Cincinnati Nov. 7 at renovated Fifth Third Arena. The teams had not met in the regular season since 1921. The Buckeyes had played just once at Cincinnati. That game took place in 1920. Prior to the win last week (64-56) the teams last met in 2012, an 81-66 Ohio State win in the NCAA East Regional Semifinals in Boston.
• Ohio State will appear on four major television networks again in 2018-19. This season marks the second year in which FOX will televise Big Ten Conference games. The Buckeyes, who have traditionally appeared on CBS, the Big Ten Network and the ESPN family of networks, will appear on FOX and/or FS1 four times this season. The first appearance will be at home Nov. 23 vs. Cleveland State at historic St. John Arena in the 2018 Buckeye Classic. (8 p.m./FS1).
• Ohio State will play 13 games against teams among the Associated Press Top 25 or receiving votes for Top 25 consideration. Eight of those games will be played away from Value City Arena. The Buckeyes face No. 11 Michigan State (home/away), No. 15 Syracuse (home), No. 18 Michigan (away), No. 20 UCLA (neutral) and No. 23 Purdue (home/away). Teams receiving votes are Cincinnati (road, W 64-56, Nov. 7), Indiana (road), Nebraska (road), Maryland (home/away) and Wisconsin (home).
Gavitt Tipoff Games
The Gavitt Tipoff Games is an annual series between the Big Ten and BIG EAST Conferences and named in honor of Dave Gavitt, founder of the BIG EAST and basketball visionary. The series is in its fourth year and will span eight years with games being played on home sites. The Games will be played in the first full week of the college basketball season. The Buckeyes are 1-0 in the event with a win vs. Providence in 2016.
Early Notable Numbers
C.J. Jackson is averaging 19 points a game and has the Buckeyes off to a 2-0 start … he needs four made 3-pointers to reach 100 for his Ohio State career (96-264/.364) … he has scored 645 career points and is on pace to become Ohio State’s next 1,000-point scorer … Jaedon LeDee scored 16 points the last time out vs. Purdue Fort Wayne on just two shots from the field … he went 12 of 14 at the foul line in 13 minutes off the bench … freshman Luther Muhammad has started both games this season and averages 28.5 minutes and 11.5 points a game … another rookie, Duane Washington Jr., is 7 of 11 from 3-point range (.636) in two appearances … Andre Wesson reached 100 career rebounds with two at Cincinnati … he will reach 1,000 career minutes with three at Creighton … Kyle Young has yet to miss a shot this season (5-5) and is 6-7 from the foul line and 1-1 from 3-point range.
Scouting The Creighton Bluejays
Creighton will play host to the Buckeyes in The 2018 Gavitt Games. Creighton enters the game at 2-0 after home wins over Western Illinois (78-67) and East Tennessee State (75-69). Four Bluejays average 10 or more points led by Ty-Shon Alexander (16.0 ppg.). Damien Jefferson leads the team in rebounding with seven boards a game. Over the first two contests, Creighton has connected on 20-of-38 3-pointers (.526). Ohio State last faced Creighton Nov. 11, 2004 at the Guardians Classic in Kansas City, Missouri. The Bluejays won that game 65-63. Ohio State has not played in Omaha since Dec. 30, 1972, a 79-71 win for Creighton. Ohio State’s only road win came in the series opener Dec. 21, 1936 (35-28). The Buckeyes are 5-3 all-time vs. the Bluejays.
Ohio State vs. The Big East
Ohio State is 65-30 all-time vs. the teams that currently make up the Big East Conference. The Buckeyes have faced each current member at least twice with Butler being the team with the most games played against the Buckeyes (42/OSU leads 31-11). Ohio State had Providence have met the fewest times (2, OSU 2-0). Ohio State fell to Butler 67-66 in overtime a year ago at the PK80 event in Portland, Oregon (11/26/17). The Buckeyes faced Providence in the Gavitt Games in Columbus Nov. 17, 2016. The Buckeyes won that game 72-67.
