Ohio State Buckeyes NCAA Basketball News

While it's certain these players will have a huge impact on their team's success in the Big Ten tournament and beyond, the role players on many teams will be almost as important.

Remember when some of us thought this game might decide the Big Ten a few months ago? That's definitely not the case anymore, but MSU can still get the #2 seed in the Big Ten Tourney with a win and Wisconsin loss.

The Canton Charge acquired former Ohio State guard William Buford in a trade and released former Cavalier Kevin Jones on Saturday.

Here's a look at the big matchups and top storylines from around the nation as we begin another busy weekend of college basketball action: Amidst all the NCAA tournament and conference championship hullabaloo, the last batch of regular season games can sometimes be overlooked.

Two weeks ago, a 7-year-old from Orlando, Fla., and his Ohio-born parents who have raised him to love the Buckeyes flew into town to see the Ohio State men's basketball team play Minnesota.

Ameryst Alston scored 33 points and Cait Craft added 24 as No. 8 seed Ohio State stunned top-seeded and No.

Once upon a time, they were a half-dozen strong. But Sunday, Ohio State will only honor two players at senior day.

Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Thad Matta reacts to what he thought was a bad call.

Originally, I do not think the pun was intended, but let's go with it. Although Kris Humphries is in his 10th year in the league, Brad Stevens has not handled his minutes with much consistency this season, and rightfully so.

For Ohio State's three-time Academic All-American who admits he can get so far inside his own head that he reverse-psychology-ed himself into doing exactly what he didn't want to do in his final season of college basketball, maybe this is no surprise.

Senior guards Lenzelle Smith Jr. and Aaron Craft look on during a game against Iowa Jan. 12 at the Schottenstein Center.

For college basketball coaches, the regular season lasts four months, but recruiting is a year-round job.

March Madness is ramping up with the conference tournaments starting this week and the NCAA tournament just around the corner.

Reporters who cover the NBA get accustomed to living in a world of height, but Z has the same striking effect on others as did the towering Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain.

If Ohio State's basketball season was any more of a roller-coaster, half their fanbase would have puked over the side of the car by now.

Since we finally got a temporary break from the Browns and the Indians are still in Goodyear, let's jump through a bunch of hoops in Rick-o-chet-style fashion: Ohio State is probably going to make the NCAA Tournament, but if the Buckeyes keep losing - and losing while looking real bad - they will have only themselves to blame if they are not a part ... (more)

Feb 12, 2014; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Celtics forward/center Jared Sullinger is guarded by San Antonio Spurs forward/center Tim Duncan during the third quarter at TD Garden.

Most years, Thad Matta's Buckeyes seem to get stronger as the winter turns to spring.

Will Sheehey communicates with the team during a break in the action as IU beat Ohio State at Assembly Hall in Bloomington on March 2, 2014.

Ohio State coach Thad Matta met with the media shortly after the No. 22 Buckeyes fell 72-64 at Indiana on Sunday.