PF/C Kyle Madsen (official thread)

[Bestbuck36]

Wonderful matchup problems we shall be creating across the board methinks!

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Madsen will get the opportunity to earn some playing time, but at this point I see him as a quality back-up who could spell Oden or whoever is playing the 5 spot next year.....they will have more depth in the front court next year that is for sure.

[Best Buckeye]

Originally Posted by sm00r

Kyle Madsen on the left.

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Dublin-Coffman High School (Dublin, Ohio)

Height: 6-10
Weight: 245

Madsen was recently granted a release from Vanderbilt.

Named 2005 Ohio Capital Conference Player of the Year, averaging 16.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks for Dublin Coffman. Ranked the #1 center in Ohio as a senior. Madsen is an athletic post player who has great upside. He's a great scorer and shot blocker, but like many high school big men, he must get stronger to be an effective post player in college. Madsen is rated among the top post players in Ohio's 2005 class.

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5/31/06

Just to bring us up to date on Kyle Madsen This is old but it is something to go on

[calibuck]

When Madsen transferred from Vandy, thought he was going to be the next solid 4. Instead, it appears (through the box score summaries) that he's not appearing much in the games, but does appear to be more of a practice player.

I didn't see any thread (back through the last three pages), so wondered if anyone could 'clear the fog away' from my eyes, and enlighten me.....

Thanks, and a tip of the hat.....and while I'm on a roll , I was wondering why Lauderdale spent so much time on the pine (again my cursory look showed now real thread). I know Hunter was either muy fuego or muy frio, but thought Dallas would get more minutes than he did......

[fourteenandoh]

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PF/C Kyle Madsen (official thread)

[jimotis4heisman]

Originally Posted by calibuck

When Madsen transferred from Vandy, thought he was going to be the next solid 4. Instead, it appears (through the box score summaries) that he's not appearing much in the games, but does appear to be more of a practice player.

I didn't see any thread (back through the last three pages), so wondered if anyone could 'clear the fog away' from my eyes, and enlighten me.....

Thanks, and a tip of the hat.....and while I'm on a roll , I was wondering why Lauderdale spent so much time on the pine (again my cursory look showed now real thread). I know Hunter was either muy fuego or muy frio, but thought Dallas would get more minutes than he did......

tall to relatively tall...

[DaytonBuck]

I'm guessing this will get merged so I'll add my thoughts here. Madsen if nothing else gives a guy who'll graduate and help our APR score. I still think he can help OSU and be a guy who can play a role similar to Matt Terwiliger with a better outside shot. Remember this guy red shirted at Vanderbilt and transfered here. That's 2 years without playing in a game competitively. It takes a transfer a while to adjust and think doubly so given Kyle's situation.

[LitlBuck]

I was wondering why Lauderdale spent so much time on the pine

I have heard some very good things about Madsen from someone who went to a couple practices when Oden was still here and he said that Kyle played against Greg during practice. He is supposed to be a pretty good outside shooter and we will be thin for height next year along the front line. He is a decent player, hard worker, and a good student.

The reason you did not see Dallas playing more was because Othello has a much more offensive game than does Lauderdale plus if you will remember Hunter played some quality minutes last year also when Dallas was still in high school.

[crazybuckfan40]

I am not writing off Kyle like some have...He can and will contribute in some way here...

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Link

MBK: Madsen Featured in Bowling Green Program Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Release: 11/24/2008
Buckeye big man happy to be back in Central Ohio
Family First
Columbus native returns home to be part of the Buckeye family
by David Oglethorpe, athletics commnications
Whether you spend your freshman year 20 minutes or 20 hours from home, the first year at college is a difficult transition for an entire family. For Dublin, Ohio, native Kyle Madsen, this was never more apparent as he decided to make the move to Nashville, Tenn., and enroll at Vanderbilt University.
The Madsen?s are a close-knit family and the distance from Columbus to Nashville proved to quite a challenge.
?I missed my family and my friends,? Madsen said, taking a break from team weight-training. ?We?re really busy all the time with basketball, so I was only able to come home once my freshman year. I liked my teammates and I liked my coaches, but it was really more of just wanting to be in Columbus.?
Madsen?s first year at Vanderbilt led to an unexpected surprise; he was redshirted. However, this ended up as a blessing in disguise as he began to feel even more homesick as the year progressed. Patty, Madsen?s mother, remembers the year well.

Continued..............

[LitlBuck]

Never knew that he had a brother playing football for ORD's favorite school

[LitlBuck]

Interesting article regarding Madsen

Dispatch

OSU men's basketball: Madsen breathes easy
Nasal surgery gives junior forward the energy he needs to play his game
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 3:00 AM
By Bob Baptist

For three years, Kyle Madsen's most valuable asset on a basketball court -- other than standing 6 feet 9 -- was stifled, and no one was sure why.


The fourth-year junior at Ohio State, a Dublin Coffman graduate, couldn't run for more than a few minutes at a time without becoming winded.


"Obviously, hustle is kind of my game," said Madsen, who hasn't played much more than mop-up minutes for the Buckeyes since becoming eligible last season. "That tended to hurt it for a while."

Before he transferred from Vanderbilt after his freshman season, Madsen was tested for asthma and started using an inhaler. It didn't work. Ohio State tested him again for asthma after he arrived. Nothing again. He had his heart checked. No problems.

It was only after he ran on a treadmill while having an arthroscopic camera stuck up his nose and down his throat that doctors discovered the problem: vocal cord dysfunction. Basically, his cords would not open when he ran.

It took longer still to find a remedy.

Madsen had the vocal cords injected with Botox last season to paralyze them while open.

"That worked for the running part," he said, "but I was whispering for half the season. I couldn't speak. So it was like, 'I'm either not going to be out there because I can't run, or I'm not going to be out there because I can't talk.'"

Finally, Madsen was found to have a deviated septum -- the part of the nose that separates the two airways. He had surgery last summer to correct it.

"I don't sleep too well," Madsen said, "and someone told me, 'Well, at least maybe you'll be able to sleep a little better if you do this.' "

Better than that, it has awakened the best part of Madsen's game, and he might hustle his way into a more significant role with the Buckeyes if he can play as well tonight at eighth-ranked Michigan State as he did Saturday in a loss at Minnesota.

In the 12 minutes that Madsen was at power forward in a "big" lineup alongside center Dallas Lauderdale or B.J. Mullens, the Buckeyes appeared to flow better on offense and be more cohesive on defense.

"Here's the great thing with Kyle: He has a great understanding and he does what he can do and what he's supposed to do," coach Thad Matta said yesterday "That's awesome for this team."

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[LitlBuck]

Madsen is giving this team some quality minutes over the past couple games and while he hasn't put up any big numbers he is doing exactly what a player of his caliber should be doing and that is giving some of the starters some much-needed rest while not hurting the team. Props to him

[DaytonBuck]

Originally Posted by LitlBuck

Madsen is giving this team some quality minutes over the past couple games and while he hasn't put up any big numbers he is doing exactly what a player of his caliber should be doing and that is giving some of the starters some much-needed rest while not hurting the team. Props to him

Don't forget the APR help

[LitlBuck]

Ohio State men's basketball team lacks 7-foot phenoms, but still needs scoring from inside
By Doug Lesmerises
October 16, 2009, 5:05AM

the Buckeyes don't need scouts to drool over their centers. But they need their big men to provide some kind of threat.

"We have a lot of guys who can score, so we've got to get them the ball," Madsen said. "But they will be locked on those guys, so we've got to have some guys inside that are going to put up some points and make people guard us."

According to their teammates, Madsen can do that with a baseline jumper he drains whenever he's open. Sarikopoulos is said to be a good passer from the post, which hasn't always been the case with some of the other recent big men.

"I try to create, whether that's scoring or passing the ball," Sarikopoulos said. "I want to know where everybody is."

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