No. 10 Buckeyes Welcome Purdue Fort Wayne Friday Night
11/20/2019 4:12:13 PM | Men's Basketball
| Ohio State Men's Basketball Gameday | March 12, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Opponent | vs. Purdue (16-15) |
| Site | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,500) |
| Time | 6:30 p.m. ET |
| Television | BTN | BTN Plus |
| Talent | Kevin Kugler (Play-By-Play) Stephen Bardo (Expert Analysis) Rick Pizzo (Sideline) |
| Radio | OSU-IMG Sports Network (67 stations) Listen Free: Ohio State Buckeyes App | OhioStateBuckeyes.com |
| Local Radio | WBNS-FM 97.1 AM-1460 |
| Satellite Radio | Sirius (84) / XM (84) |
| Radio Talent | Paul Keels (Play-By-Play) Ron Stokes (Expert Analysis) |
| Live Stats | Gameday Live |
| Game Notes | Ohio State | Purdue | Big Ten |
| Preview Press Conference | Ohio State |
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| 2019-20 Game Notes | Game Notes Archive |
| Tickets | Single Game | Group | Season | Student |
Starting Five
- The Buckeyes are 1,152-415 all-time when playing in the state of Ohio (.735) … against Ohio teams, Ohio State is 236-79 (.749) all-time, regardless of location. The Buckeyes face a pair of intrastate foes this season. Ohio State defeated Cincinnati Nov. 6 at Value City Arena (64-56) and plays Kent State Nov. 25 at St. John Arena (6:30 p.m./BTN). Ohio State is 178-30 vs. Ohio teams in Columbus (.856).
- Three current Buckeyes were named Mr. Basketball in their respective states. Junior Kaleb Wesson was named Ohio Mr. Basketball as a senior at Westerville South High School … freshman D.J. Carton was named Mr. Basketball in Iowa in 2019 as a senior at Bettendorf High School and freshman E.J. Liddell was named Illinois Mr. Basketball in both 2018 and 2019 after leading Belleville High School to back-to-back state titles.
- Andre and Kaleb Wesson are one of 16 sets of brothers playing in NCAA Division I this season and one of three sets in the Big Ten. Iowa (McCaffery) and Maryland (Mitchell) also have siblings on the roster.
- Ohio State has 58 players all-time with 1,000 or more career points, the ninth most nationally and the most of any Big Ten school (research credit: Duke). Kaleb Wesson is the next Buckeye on schedule to reach the milestone with 837 career points over his career.
- There were a couple support staff changes during the offseason for the Buckeyes with the departure of Scoonie Penn, director of player development, and Jeff Deits, men’s basketball athletic trainer. Both Penn and Deits left for the National Basketball Association’s Memphis Grizzlies. Penn accepted an assistant coach position and Deits will be the head athletic trainer. Terence Dials will be the director of professional development in place of Penn.
The Purdue Fort Wayne Series
Ohio State and the Mastodons have met just once previously, a 107-61 win for the Buckeyes Nov. 11, 2018 at Value City Arena. Ohio State’s C.J. Jackson led all scorers with a then-career-high 25 points while Duane Washington Jr. added 20 points off the bench. Luther Muhammad scored 12 points in his second-career contest.
Ohio State vs. The Summit League
The Buckeyes are 7-1 vs. current members of The Summit League. Denver is the lone representative of the league with a win over the Buckeyes. Purdue Fort Wayne is the last league school to face the Buckeyes. The Mastodons opened the season with the Buckeyes a season ago.
Buckeyes Open 121st Season, 108th in B1G
This is the 108th season of Big Ten membership in men’s basketball for the Buckeyes and the 121st overall for the sport at Ohio State. The Buckeyes are 99-21 in season openers and 102-17 in the first home game of the season. Ohio State is 55-63 in the first true road game of the year. In Big Ten Conference play, the Buckeyes are 58-46 in league openers, 72-33 in the first conference home game of the season and 39-66 in league road openers. Ohio State is 40-20 when the first conference game of the year is at home and 19-26 when opening conference play on the road.
Kaleb Wesson Earns Big Ten Honor
Kaleb Wesson was named the Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference office announced Nov. 18. Wesson helped the Buckeyes to a 76-51 win over No. 10 Villanova in Columbus with 10 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks, three assists and a steal. The double-double was his second of the season and eighth of his career. The conference honor was his second as a Buckeye.
