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2011-2012 Men's Buckeye Basketball (Final Four Season)

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Play Like this

I cant wait to see the set up for 2011-2012 and glad to have sully back.

I want him to play like this .....I know its high school but he can do more then shown
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7Nlrpxo390"]YouTube - Jared Sullinger Highlights 2010 Regular Season - Columbus Northland Senior - Class of 2010[/ame]
 
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Change is in order for Buckeyes next season
Sunday, April 3, 2011
By Bob Baptist
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Ohio State fans have moved on to spring football and the ongoing saga of coach Jim Tressel. Meanwhile, coach Thad Matta and the men's basketball team must move on, too.

The top seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Buckeyes had hoped to be in Houston today preparing for the championship game Monday. Instead, they have been home for a week after a second consecutive Sweet 16 loss. They must wait till next year for another shot.

What happens between now and then? Here are five offseason issues to chew on:
Lineup

Matta faces his biggest lineup overhaul in four years after the departure of seniors Jon Diebler, Dallas Lauderdale and David Lighty. They played in more games than any three teammates in the history of the program.

The best guess at a 2011-12 starting lineup now, from center to point guard: Jared Sullinger, Deshaun Thomas, William Buford, Aaron Craft and incoming freshman Shannon Scott.

With five freshmen arriving in June, Matta will have more options, with two or three players competing for minutes at each position. He said on his WBNS radio show last week that he would like to play Sullinger more at power forward if he's in better shape. He also mentioned playing Scott and Craft together in the backcourt and Craft being asked to score more when he's off the ball.

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http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten...n-order-for-buckeyes-next-season.html?sid=101
 
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After The Confetti, Our Top 32 For ?11-12

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Which team will be in that huddle next year, in a tunnel at the Superdome in New Orleans? Who will be last 13, 14 or 15 guys standing in 2012? Before the Tourney Blog makes its mad dash to catch a flight out of Houston, here?s our way-too-early look at next season?s top 32. A full, Power Rankings-style version will come after the deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft in May; consider this an appetizer to tide you over ? or infuriate you ? until then.

(Written assuming UConn?s Walker, Arizona?s Derrick Williams, Duke?s Kyrie Irving, Kansas? Morris twins and Josh Selby, Kentucky?s Terrence Jones and Brandon Knight, and Texas? Jordan Hamilton and Tristan Thompson all turn pro early.)

1. North Carolina: If the Tar Heels pull off the coup of keeping first-round picks Barnes, John Henson and Tyler Zeller in school for an extra year, they?ll have the country?s most talented starting five, and be the clear national title favorite.
2. Ohio State: The Buckeyes will once again be built around the beastly, back-to-basket game of All-America power forward Jared Sullinger, but look for fellow sophomore Deshaun Thomas to put up big offensive numbers in a starting frontcourt role.
3. Duke: Freshman combo guard Austin Rivers, Rivals.com?s No. 1 overall recruit and a son of Celtics coach Doc, is an electric scorer with expansive range. He, Seth Curry and Andre Dawkins should form the country?s sweetest-shooting backcourt.
4. Syracuse: The Orange lack a transcendent star, but they have enough experience (in the upperclassmen 1-2-3 punch of Scoop Jardine, Brandon Triche and Kris Joseph) and depth to win the Big East and make a run at the Final Four.
5. Kentucky: The next wave at One-and-Done U is headlined by the Class of 2011′s No. 1 point guard (Marquis Teague) and No. 1 small forward (Mike Gilchrist). They?ll join returnees Darius Miller and Doron Lamb in a stacked starting lineup.
6. Kansas: Thomas Robinson, the nation?s most productive backup big man in ?10-11, is the key: If he holds off on the NBA, the Jayhawks can still win the Big 12. Elijah Johnson and Travis Releford, who have bided their time in the backcourt rotation behind more veteran guards, are capable of breakout seasons.
7. Florida: Billy Donovan has a backcourt bumper crop, with Erving Walker and Kenny Boynton set to be joined by Rutgers transfer Mike Rosario and super-frosh Brad Beal. The big questions: Are there enough shots to go around for four scoring-minded guards, and are the Gators strong enough in the frontcourt to contend with Kentucky in the SEC?
8. Butler: The Bulldogs will remain powerful if Shelvin Mack passes on the draft after testing the waters. Khyle Marshall?s NCAA tournament success suggests he could be their next frontcourt star, and Chrishawn Hopkins is the future of their backcourt. It just seems unwise, at this juncture, to leave a Brad Stevens team out of the top 10.
9. Pittsburgh: Reasons to remain bullish on the Panthers despite key senior departures: Ashton Gibbs, who?s unlikely to remain in the draft, is the Big East?s most efficient scoring guard, and forwards Dante Taylor and Talib Zanna ? both big-time offensive rebounders off the bench ? are primed for breakout seasons.
10. Wisconsin: Jordan Taylor, who had a 3.83-to-1 assist-to-turnover rate as a junior, should be a preseason All-America at the point, and carrot-fro?d junior Mike Bruesewitz is ready to become the featured forward in the Badgers? swing offense.
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13. Michigan John Beilein is on the verge of a breakthrough in Ann Arbor ? that is, if point guard Darius Morris returns for his junior season. Tim Hardaway Jr. was perhaps the nation?s most underrated freshman in ?10-11, and the Wolverines showed flashes of their potential by nearly knocking off Duke in the ?third? round. They could make an outside run at the Big Ten title.
Note: I saw where Morris opted for the NBA draft. http://www.freep.com/article/201103...sophomore-Darius-Morris-test-NBA-draft-waters
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See entire list: http://tourney.si.com/2011/04/05/after-the-confetti-our-top-32-for-11-12-2/?eref=sircrc
 
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MBB: Big Ten Announces Home and Away Designations for Big Ten/ACC Challenge
By Big Ten Conference on April 14, 2011

The Big Ten Conference has announced the home and away designations for the 2011 Big Ten/ACC Men's Basketball Challenge. Complete matchup information will be available in May. The Big Ten won the 2010 Challenge, 6-5.

Big Ten Home Teams: Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue
Big Ten Away Teams: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Northwestern, Penn State, Wisconsin
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http://www.bigten.org/blog/mens-basketball/

It is going to be an absolute nuisance next season for teams to attempt to run their offense against Ohio State. The Buckeyes will have two tenacious defenders in the backcourt next season as Aaron Craft will be joined by pesky freshman Shannon Scott. Like Craft, the 6-foot-2 Scott isn't afraid to be physical and frequently uses his defense to create offense.
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http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/14945526
 
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korchiki;1908589; said:
Ya I meant one of the "real ones".
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I figured thats what you meant and I believe I heard Coach Matta on his radio show say not until the following year will we be in one of the "real" ones...but i could be mistaken.
 
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Men's basketball: NBA can wait, say Buckeyes
Buford, Sullinger eager to become leaders next season
Sunday, April 24, 2011
By Bob Baptist
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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Neal C. Lauron | Dispatch
William Buford, left, and Jared Sullinger say they have unfinished business at Ohio State.

Jared Sullinger knew before he played a game for Ohio State that he probably would not be the next Buckeyes big man to go pro after one season.

"Pretty much," he said.

But that sliver of uncertainty was enough to keep him from sharing his secret with anyone other than those he trusted.

When Sullinger told coach Thad Matta last summer that he would sign a two-year contract with the Buckeyes, Matta appreciated the gesture but advised him, as Sullinger's father had, to keep it under wraps.

"You never know what can happen," Sullinger said. "Coach Matta said if you win a (national) championship, I would understand why you would leave."

But the Buckeyes didn't win one. Ranked no lower than fourth all season and No.1 for much of the final three months, they got no further than the Sweet 16 before losing by two points to Kentucky.

"When (that) happened," Sullinger said, "I just decided to put it all out there."

Sullinger, a would-be top-10 pick in the NBA draft, said after the loss that he would return next season. So did junior guard William Buford, a high second-round projection. Their pledges were met with skepticism, and the two are still asked if they're leaving.

It will be a moot point after midnight tonight, the deadline for college underclassmen to enter the 2011 draft. Both confirmed last week that they will not enter.

Why?

"Honestly, college basketball is fun," Sullinger said. "I like the atmosphere of the Nuthouse (in Value City Arena), and I like playing against other teams in their atmospheres. I just want to enjoy it and soak it all in.

"You only live life once, and I can't go back to college and be a college student and play college basketball again. So I didn't want to pass up that chance of being here and having fun at Ohio State, and especially being in my hometown. I just wanted to enjoy it."

Both also are mindful of unfinished business - especially Buford, who said he still thinks every day about missing 14 of 16 shots from the field against Kentucky, including a three-pointer in the final second.

"I was pretty sure I wasn't leaving," Buford said, "but after that, I knew for a fact I wasn't leaving. I didn't want to end it on that note at Ohio State because of all they've done for me. I love the program, and I love the people around the program."

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http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten.../04/24/nba-can-wait-say-buckeyes.html?sid=101

at Spring Games...

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Kansas, Wright State, Knight, etc.

In case you missed it in the newspaper this morning, Kansas announced its 2011-12 nonconference schedule yesterday and revealed that its home game against Ohio State will be Dec. 10, a Saturday, in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. A tipoff time will be announced later.

Kansas will return the game to Ohio State during the 2012-13 season.

Also, I confirmed with Ohio State last week that the Buckeyes' opener will be against Wright State as part of a season-opening, five-team "exempt" tournament that also will include home games against Florida, Jackson State and North Florida.

No dates were revealed. Opening night for many college basketball teams next season is Nov. 11.

Dave Egelhoff, the program's director of basketball operations, also confirmed that a home game against Lamar is being discussed with the Texas program that recently hired Pat Knight as head coach.

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http://blog.dispatch.com/hoopsscoops/2011/04/kansas_wright_state_knight_etc_1.shtml
 
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