2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Thad Matta, in his 7th season with the Buckeyes. The team played its home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes finished the regular season 32–2 and were ranked #1 overall in the media polls seven weeks during the season. The team won their second consecutive Big Ten regular season championship and Big Ten tournament championship. They entered the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as the overall #1 seed. They defeated Texas–San Antonio in the second round and George Mason in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they were upset by Kentucky to finish the season 34–3.

2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten regular season champions
Big Ten tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 1
Record34–3 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Thad Matta
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Ohio State162 .889343  .919
No. 13 Purdue144 .778268  .765
No. 16 Wisconsin135 .722259  .735
Michigan99 .5002114  .600
Illinois99 .5002014  .588
Penn State99 .5001915  .559
Michigan State99 .5001915  .559
Northwestern711 .3892014  .588
Minnesota612 .3331714  .548
Iowa414 .2221120  .355
Indiana315 .1671220  .375
2011 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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