2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Thad Matta, in his 13th season with the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes played their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the first round to Rutgers.

2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–15 (7–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Thad Matta (13th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Purdue144 .778278  .771
No. 25 Wisconsin126 .6672710  .730
Maryland126 .667249  .727
Minnesota117 .6112410  .706
No. 23 Michigan108 .5562612  .684
Northwestern108 .5562412  .667
Michigan State108 .5562015  .571
Iowa108 .5561915  .559
Illinois810 .4442015  .571
Ohio State711 .3891715  .531
Indiana711 .3891816  .529
Penn State612 .3331518  .455
Nebraska612 .3331219  .387
Rutgers315 .1671518  .455
2017 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On June 5, 2017, the school announced that head coach Thad Matta would not return as head coach. On June 9, the school hired Butler head coach Chris Holtmann as head coach.

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