Ohio State Buckeyes NCAA Basketball News

Mar 20, 2014; Buffalo, NY, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Thad Matta works from the sidelines against Dayton Flyers in the second half of a men Just as the football team, the Ohio State Basketball program has been one of the more consistent in the nation over the past few years, especially since Thad Matta has shown up to take over the reins.

The Warriors Summer League team, while consisting of only one first round draft pick , does sport a few big-name college studs hoping to impress NBA GM's in their first game of the summer on Friday.

Ohio State's season wasn't as much of a head-scratcher as Iowa's seemed to be, as long as you ignore the polls--the Buckeyes rose to No.

Jul 22, 2013; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Cameron Jones takes a three-point shot against the Phoenix Suns during the NBA Summer League Championship game at the Thomas and Mack Center Golden State won the game 91-77 to remain undefeated during the Summer League games..

Center Daniel Giddens, middle, committed to the Buckeyes' 2015 class on Friday out of Marietta, Ga.

NBA Summer League , where 23 teams will partake in summer contests that parlay into an elimination tournament before crowning a champ.

Thad Matta's basketball program set off its own fireworks over the July 4th holiday weekend.

Mar 19, 2014; Buffalo, NY, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes guard Aaron Craft speaks during a news conference at First Niagara Center.

Having narrowed his list of choices to six schools in February , 2015 four-star center Daniel Giddens is seen by scouts as a player capable of helping his new team immediately on the defensive end of the floor.

Sixers fans are about to get the treat they have been waiting for for over a year now.

The Buckeyes saw a player drafted seven consecutive years - dating back to 2007 - which was the top current streak in the nation, before the teams of the NBA elected to look elsewhere this year.

Orlando Johnson will play for the Warriors' NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas, the free agent's brother, Jamell Damon, confirmed Friday.

Mar 28, 2014; New York, NY, USA; Iowa State Cyclones guard DeAndre Kane drives to the basket against Connecticut Huskies forward DeAndre Daniels during the first half in the semifinals of the east regional of the 2014 NCAA Mens Basketball Championship tournament at Madison Square Garden.

Aaron Craft did get the chance to make some choices about his future after not getting picked in Thursday night's NBA Draft.

Russ Smith accomplished his fair share of success in his four years at Louisville, and the First-Team All-American has the hardware to show for it.

For the first time in eight years, the NBA draft came and went last night without an Ohio State player's name called.

C.J. Fair was the leader of the Syracuse men's basketball team, but the 6-foot-8 forward went undrafted in Thursday's NBA Draft.

The Suns will not make a first-round selection tonight with the purpose of adding a rookie who takes them to another level next season -- but a consistent shooting wing sure would not hurt.

Ohio State's seven-year streak of having players selected in the NBA Draft, the longest in college basketball, may end Thursday night.

At least one Ohio State player has been selected in each of the past seven NBA drafts, the longest such streak by an NCAA program : Former Ohio State forward LaQuinton Ross, second from right, joked around with other players after a workout with the Memphis Grizzlies last Thursday.