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Ohio State coach Thad Matta has a well-earned reputation as one of the top recruiters in the country.

Evan Turner scores two of his 14 points the easy way. Hoops & Scoops Check out our Ohio State men's basketball blog The word was out by halftime.

Ohio State started its season off right Monday night in Value City Arena, beating Alcorn State 100-60. Alcorn state didna TMt have an answer for much of anything against the Buckeyes, who had four players in double figures.A John Diebler had 22 points for the Bucks, and his counterpart, Alcorn State's Jonathan Boyd, had 20 points.

Coming off last week's exhibition victory over Walsh, the Ohio State men's basketball team opens its regular season today against Alcorn State.

For the first time since 2005, the hype surrounding the Ohio State men's basketball team has nothing to do with incoming freshmen.

Ten days of practice with a roster that includes no clueless freshmen and the return of injured David Lighty, the glue of Ohio State's basketball team? "It's almost like we're cheating," Lighty said Thursday.

One of the drawbacks to a college basketball team playing summer exhibition games outside the United States is that the NCAA prohibits incoming freshmen from making the trip.