2018–19 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Chris Holtmann, in his second season with the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes played their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes finished the season 20–15, 8–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Indiana in the second round before losing to Michigan State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. There they upset Iowa State in the First Round before losing to Houston in the Second Round.

2018–19 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–15 (8–12 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Schrage (2nd season)
  • Ryan Pedon (2nd season)
  • Terry Johnson (2nd season)
Home arenaValue City Arena
2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State †16–4 .80032–7  .821
No. 13 Purdue16–4 .80026–10  .722
No. 8 Michigan15–5 .75030–7  .811
No. 21 Wisconsin14–6 .70023–11  .676
Maryland13–7 .65023–11  .676
Iowa10–10 .50023–12  .657
Minnesota9–11 .45022–14  .611
Ohio State8–12 .40020–15  .571
Indiana8–12 .40019–16  .543
Penn State7–13 .35014–18  .438
Illinois7–13 .35012–21  .364
Rutgers7–13 .35014–17  .452
Nebraska6–14 .30019–17  .528
Northwestern4–16 .20013–19  .406
† 2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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