Men’s Basketball to Face The Chanticleers – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/13/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 13, 1999
No. 13 Ohio State Buckeyes
%^$Probable Starters (3-1)
%^$G 12-Scoonie Penn, 5-10, Sr.
%^$G 22-Michael Redd, 6-6, Jr.
%^$G 13-Brian Brown, 6-3, So.
%^$C 32-Ken Johnson, 6-11, Sr.
%^$F 40-George Reese, 6-7, Sr.
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%^$Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
%^$Probable Starters (1-5)
%^$G 5-Steve Miles, 6-2, So.
%^$G 3-Todd Shannon, 6-0, Sr.
%^$C 34-Cedric Davis, 6-5, So.
%^$F 22-Matt Gladieux, 6-5, Sr.
%^$F 21-Clint Reed, 6-6, Fr.
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%^$Seats available for remaining December schedule
%^$About 2,000 seats, including many in the lower bowl of Value City Arena, are available for the game against Coastal Carolina (8 p.m., Dec. 13). The remainder of the OSU men’s basketball schedule in December also have seats available. Games against Eastern Kentucky (2 p.m., Dec. 19), Toledo (8 p.m., Dec. 22), Oakland (8 p.m., Dec. 27) and American (8 p.m., Dec. 29) also have seats available. For more information contact the OSU Athletics Tickets Office at 1-800-GO-BUCKS or (614 ) 292-2624.%^$
%^$Several Buckeyes set personal bests in win over Florida A&M, 99-47
%^$Freshman Slobodan Ocokoljic scored a season-high 18 points as No. 16 Ohio State continued to get well, pulling away early and never looking back in a 99-47 blowout of Florida A&M. %^$
%^$The Buckeyes have won three straight since a disappointing 59-57 home loss to Notre Dame in the Preseason NIT on November 16. George Reese had 12 of his 16 points in the first half to pace Ohio State to a 54-24 halftime bulge and it cruised the rest of the way, holding its fourth straight opponent below 60 points. Michael Redd collected 17 points and backcourt mate Scoonie Penn added nine for the Buckeyes, who have outscored their last three opponents by an average of 35.6 points. Travis Grant scored 13 points for the Rattlers (1-5), who have dropped four straight after a 1-1 start. This was the first meeting between the schools.%^$
%^$Noting the win over Florida A&M, 99-47
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The last time the Buckeyes held an opponent under 50 points wasin the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season when OSUcrushed Detroit 75-44 (3/13/99) to advance to the Sweet 16.%^$
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OSU is unbeaten all-time vs. the Mid-Eastern AtlanticConference at 6-0.%^$
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The 52-point win is OSU’s largest since a 61-point triumph(114-53) over Howard on Dec. 14, 1991. Ohio State tied the ValueCity Arena of 99 points, set last season vs. Florida Atlantic(12/17/98). The scoring margin was OSU’s largest ever at VCA. %^$
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OSU has held all four of its opponents under 60 points thisseason. The last time Ohio State held four-consecutive opponentsunder 60 points was in 1981 when the Buckeye defense held nineopponents, all wins, below 60 from Dec. 15, 1981 to Jan. 14,1982.%^$
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OSU held the Rattlers to 16.2 percent field goal shooting inthe first half and 22.4 percent shooting for the game.%^$
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Five OSU players – George Reese (16), Brian Brown (12), DoylanRobinson (7), Cobe Ocokoljic (18) and Will Dudley (12) – set careerhighs in points in the victory.%^$
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Ohio State has now connected on at least one three-point fieldgoal attempt over the last 224 games. Scoonie Penn extended thestreak with a trey early in the first half. Penn has extended thestreak in each of the last three games. %^$
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With his 17-point performance, Michael Redd moved into 17thplace on the all-time Ohio State scoring chart with 1,423 points,climbing past Larry Borden (1,408). Redd stands 13 points behind16th-place Paul Ebert.%^$
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Ken Johnson blocked seven shots in the contest, tying a careerhigh, which he now has set four times in his career. Third on theall-time blocked shots chart with 177, Johnson stands 10 blocksbehind second-place Brad Sellers (187). Johnson also grabbed 11rebounds, tying the OSU record at VCA, set by Johnson (1/9/99 vs.Indiana) and Redd (12/4/99 vs. Duquesne).%^$
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OSU’s 54-point first-half performance was its highest scoringhalf of the season. The previous high of 45 was set during thefirst half vs. Duquesne (12/4/99).%^$
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Scoonie Penn notched his first career double-figure assistgame, setting a career high with 12 assists. His previous high waseight, which he has set several times during his career, last vs.St. John’s in last season’s NCAA Tournament (3/20/99). He fell twoshort of Curtis Wilson’s OSU school record of 14 assists, set vs.Purdue Jan. 7, 1988.%^$
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For the second-consecutive game, George Reese broke his careerhigh in scoring. Reese tallied 16 points, breaking his high of 15,set last week vs. Duquesne (12/4/99).%^$
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Cobe Ocokoljic set a career high with 18 points, doubling hisprevious high of nine, set vs. Duquesne last week.%^$
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OSU dominated on the boards, outrebounding the Rattlers, 57-34.Ohio State’s 57 rebounds set a Value City Arena record, breakingthe previous high of 51, set vs. Duquesne last week.%^$
%^$Numerically noting the Buckeyes
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Scoonie Penn: Penn is closing in on 100 career starts…he has96 including 40 at Ohio State…With a pair of 3-pointers vs. FAMUPenn reached 200 for career, 96 at OSU..Penn eclipsed 1,400 (1,404)career points with 9 vs. FAMU…667 points have been scored in anOSU uniform…He is closing in on 400 career assists…with 21 thisyear, his career total is 362, 175 coming at OSU…500 career fieldgoals will be reached with 34 more this season, Penn has 466 in hiscareer, 223 at Ohio State. %^$
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Michael Redd: Redd has started all 70 games of his career…heneeds three made 3-pointers to reach 100 (97-300)…he needs 14points vs. Coastal Carolina to take over 16th place and 19 pointsto claim 15th on the OSU career scoring list…Redd has 1,423career points…Paul Ebert (16th, 1952-54) scored 1,436 and BillHosket (17th, 1966-68) scored 1,441 …Redd is 15 of 15 from thefoul line this year…with 8 minutes vs. the Chanticleers, Reddwill reach 2,500 career minutes of court time at Ohio State…hehas averaged nearly 36 mpg. as a Buckeye. %^$
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George Reese: Reese has nearly doubled his offensive outputfrom a year ago…he averaged 5.5 points last season and is thirdon the team this year at 12.0 ppg. %^$
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Ken Johnson: Johnson has started the last 41 games atcenter…Johnson has 177 career blocks and is averaging 4.8 bpg.(19) this season…Johnson is a career 51 percent shooter from thefield (189-368) and is connecting on 67 percent this season(12-18). %^$
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Will Dudley: Dudley is a career 67 percent shooter from thefield…he has connected on 24-36 shots from the field in 19 careergames.%^$
%^$Blocks, steals excels OSU defense
%^$Ohio State, led by senior center Ken Johnson’s 19 blocks, has rejected 24 shots this season while foes have just three. Senior guard Scoonie Penn leads the team with nine steals. OSU leads opponents 25-14 in thefts.%^$
%^$No DQs are Ok with OSU
%^$Ohio State has not had a player foul out this season and has not had a player disqualified since Jason Singleton fouled out in the Big Ten Tournament loss to Illinois last season (March 6, 1999). OSU has gone nine-consecutive games without a disqualification. OSU guard Scoonie Penn has not fouled out of a game in his last 45 games (last vs. Villanova 2/27/96 while at Boston College). The OSU starting five (Redd (1), Penn (0), Johnson (1), Reese (1) and Brown (1)) have combined for just four ejections in the last two seasons. %^$
%^$Buckeyes spend last 15 weeks in AP poll
%^$Ohio State spent the final 10 weeks of the 1998-99 season and the first five weeks of 1999-00 ranked among the Top 25 teams nationally in the Associated Press Poll. The Buckeyes finished No. 14 in the AP and No. 4 in the ESPN/USA Today polls. OSU is currently 13th in the AP Poll (12/6/99). %^$
%^$Buckeyes hit the boards early on with Columbus connection
%^$Ohio State is averaging 43.8 rebounds a contest, which is nearly 10 more than opponents (34.0) after the first four games of the season. Senior George Reese and junior Michael Redd, both of Columbus, lead the way with 7.8 rpg.%^$
%^$Centers click for Buckeyes
%^$The OSU center position, made up of senior Ken Johnson and sophomore Will Dudley, has combined to shoot 22 of 33 (.667) from the field so far this season. Johnson is 12-18 (.667) and Dudley is 10-15 (.667) from the floor in 1999-00.%^$
%^$Dayton improves to 8-0 with impressive win over Chants
%^$The University of Dayton Flyers improved to a perfect 8-0 on the season as they demolished Coastal Carolina 104-79 Saturday night in front of 12,453 fans at the UD Arena. The Chanticleers jumped out to a 15-5 lead as Matt Gladieux’s 10 points led Coastal Carolina to the early lead after the first four minutes of the ball game. The Flyers responded with a 29-2 run in the next nine minutes and never looked back. Dayton took a 62-32 lead into the locker room at the half. The second half featured more of the same for the Flyers as they increased their lead to 41 points (89-48) midway through the second half and cruised to the win. Junior Tony Stanley (Arlington, VA) led Dayton with a double-double — 22 points and 11 rebounds — as six players scored in double figures and 10 players contributed in the 25-point victory. Coastal Carolina was led by Matt Gladieux with a game high 26 points. Steve Miles scored 19. %^$
%^$Coastal Carolina starts season 1-5
%^$The Chanticleers enter the meeting with the Buckeyes with a 1-5 record and on a four-game losing streak. Jacksonville handed Coastal Carolina a home-opening loss, 88-84, Nov. 20. CCU then won 68-60 at The Citadel before falling to Fairleigh Dickinson (68-56), UNC Greensboro (78-76) and George Mason (72-66) and Dayton (104-79).%^$
%^$Ohio native Gladieux leads Chants in scoring
%^$Rossford, Ohio native Matt Gladieux, a 6-5, guard, leads the Chanticleers in scoring with a 19.2 average. He has scored nearly twice as many points as any member of his team. His 115 points outdistances the 64 scored by sophomore guard Steve Miles. Gladieux’s 4.7 rebounds also leads the team.%^$
%^$Strickland ready for round two with Chanticleers
%^$Pete Strickland took the job at Coastal Carolina April 17, 1998. He finished fourth in the Big South Conference with a 4-6 record in the league and an overall mark of 7-20. In his first year, he coached guard Steve Miles to the Big South Rookie of the Year Award.%^$
%^$Ohio State 2-0 vs. the Big South
%^$Ohio State has won both meetings with teams representing the Big South Conference but has not faced Coastal Carolina. Ohio State’s only meetings with Big South members has been in wins over North Carolina A&T and Radford. %^$
%^$Charleston Southern n/a%^$Coastal Carolina n/a%^$Elon n/a%^$High Point n/a%^$Liberty n/a%^$North Carolina Asheville 1-0%^$Radford 1-0%^$Winthrop n/a%^$Totals 2-0 %^$
%^$Redd leads Big Ten teams in free throw shooting
%^$Ohio State junior Michael Redd has connected on all 15 of his free throws this season. He leads all Big Ten players from the foul line with a perfect shooting percentage. He is a career 63 percent foul shooter (280-446). As a team, the Buckeyes are shooting 66 percent (59-89) from the line this season.%^$
%^$OSU 3-point field goal streak extended to 224
%^$Ohio State has connected on at least one 3-point field goal attempt over the last 224 games. Senior Scoonie Penn extended the streak with a trey early in the first half against Florida A&M. The last time an OSU team missed all attempts from 3-point range was Feb. 2, 1992 when the Buckeyes went 0 for 5 in a 68-58 OSU win over Michigan. Buckeye opponents have a streak of 216-consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer made. Michigan went 0-10 from long range March 3, 1992 in an OSU 75-66 victory, marking the last time an opponent was held without a 3-pointer.%^$
%^$OSU defense holding down opposing offenses
%^$None of the three OSU opponents heading into the game with Coastal Carolina has been able to score 60 or more points. The Buckeyes fell in the season opener 59-57 on a buzzer beater. OSU held Vermont to just 51 points in a 74-51 victory and Duquesne to 55 points in an 87-55 win. The Buckeyes kept the streak alive with a 99-47 win over Florida A&M (12/11). Opponents are shooting just 32 percent from the field and just 58 percent from the free-throw line. Foes are connecting better from 3-point range (.37 pct.) than from the field (32 pct.).%^$
%^$Home Sweet Home
%^$Ohio State will play nine of its first 10 games at home, including 7 of 8 contests in December. The only road trip before Big Ten play begins Jan. 6 on the road at Illinois is a matchup at Kansas Dec. 16.%^$
%^$1999 Final Four banner unveiled
%^$A banner celebrating the 1999 Final Four appearance by the Ohio State men’s basketball team was unveiled in a pregame ceremony Nov. 29 vs. Vermont. The banner will hang at Value City Arena throughout the 1999-00 season and then will be moved to the Ohio State practice facility. The banner was raised by 1998-99 captains Neshaun Coleman and Jason Singleton. %^$
%^$Lucas named to SI All-Century Team
%^$Ohio State basketball legend Jerry Lucas (1960-62) was selected to the Sports Illustrated All-Century Team, one of only five players to be so honored. Lucas is joined on the team by Bill Bradley (Princeton, 1963-65), David Thompson (N.C. State, 1973-75), Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati 1958-60) and Lew Alcindor (UCLA, 1967-69). Lucas averaged 24.3 points a game in his OSU career and an astounding 17.2 rebounds a contest. He was a three-time All-America selection and the Big Ten’s only three-time player of the year. Lucas’ 1,411 career rebounds stands as the career record. His 17.2 average also is a career record. He averaged 17.8 rebounds as a senior, which stands as the OSU single season record. %^$
%^$Penn named 1st Team AP All-American
%^$Senior guard Scoonie Penn was named to the Associated Press Preseason First Team All-America team. Penn joins Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State, Terence Morris, Maryland, Chris Porter, Auburn and Quentin Richardson, DePaul. %^$
%^$VCA sold out for 1999-00 Big Ten season
%^$The entire 1999-00 home Big Ten men’s basketball season at Value City Arena is sold out. All 19,100 seats are sold this year, including 4,000 student season tickets. A total of 10,000 student season ticket applications were submitted for the 4,000 available seats. Split season tickets were distributed to 8,000 students who submitted applications this year. Last season 650 student season tickets were sold. The Buckeyes averaged 17,228 fans last season. Ohio State was 14-1 in its first season a VCA.%^$
%^$Buckeyes sign three for 2000-01
%^$Jim O’Brien, Ohio State head men’s basketball coach, announced the signing of three highly recruited players to be added to the Buckeye program. Matt Marinchick (Hudson, Ohio), Velimir Radinovic (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) and Zach Williams (Middle Village, N.Y.) all signed letters of intent Nov. 11.%^$
%^$Marinchick (Ma-RIN-chick), a 6-10 center from Hudson (Ohio) H.S. is ranked No. 20 nationally at his position by Athlons Sports. He led his high school team with 12.8 points per game as a junior. %^$
%^$Radinovic (VEL-ah-mere Ra-DIN-o-vich) is a 7-0 center/forward from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Last season, he averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds at T.A. Blakelock High School in Toronto.%^$
%^$Williams, a 6-6 power forward comes to Ohio State as the No. 4-ranked player in New York. Williams, of Christ the King High School, averaged 15 pts. and 8 rebs on his high school team that was ranked No. 3 in the nation last season%^$
%^$Penn, Redd earn preseason Big Ten recognition by both coaches and media
%^$Ohio State senior guard Scoonie Penn (Salem, Mass./Salem) was selected as the preseason Big Ten Player of the Year by the league coaches during the conference-sponsored media day. %^$
%^$Michigan State senior Mateen Cleaves was selected by the Big Ten media as its preseason player of the year candidate. Ironically, the coaches tabbed Cleaves the Big Ten Player of the Year at the conclusion of last season while the media selected Penn. Penn along with OSU junior Michael Redd (Columbus, Ohio/West) were both selected as first team all-conference members by both the media and coaches.%^$
%^$The coaches also added Cleaves and Morris Peterson of Michigan State to the first team along with A.J. Guyton of Indiana. The media selected a similar first team but replaced Guyton with Cory Bradford of Illinois. League coaches picked Michigan State to win the conference this year followed by Ohio State, Illinois, Purdue and Indiana. The media picked MSU, Ohio State and Illinois as its top three.%^$
%^$Redd, Penn named OSU captains
%^$Senior Scoonie Penn and junior Michael Redd were named team captains during preseason camp. It will be the second season Penn has served in that capacity at Ohio State. He along with seniors Neshaun Coleman and Jason Singleton served last season. Redd will be serving his first season as an OSU captain. %^$
%^$Both Buckeye captains named to Wooden Awards watch list
%^$Scoonie Penn along with running mate Michael Redd were named Wooden Award preseason All-Americans. The OSU guard tandem is among the 25 of the nation’s elite players to be considered for the award.%^$
%^$Penn, Redd listed on several preseason All-America lists
%^$Buckeye senior Scoonie Penn is listed on several first team All-America teams. Some of the publications or preseason pollsters who have deemed Penn among the nation’s best include: Sport Magazine, Athlon Sports, Basketball Times, Street & Smith’s and Blue Ribbon. Lindy’s picks Penn and junior Michael Redd as First Team all-Big Ten Conference selections. Redd has been consistently deemed a second team nomination in most of the preseason publications. %^$
