The Ohio State men's basketball team officially misses the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017.
The 2020 NCAA Tournament was canceled due to COVID-19, but the Buckeyes were a lock to earn an at-large bid as an AP Top 25 team with a 21-10 record heading into the Big Ten Tournament that season. Outside of that, Ohio State earned a spot in the Big Dance in every year under Holtmann before this season.
Counting the COVID year, Holtmann’s streak of five straight NCAA Tournament appearances is the second-longest in Ohio State history. Holtmann’s predecessor, Thad Matta, went to seven straight NCAA Tournaments from 2009 to 2015. Holtmann also made the NCAA Tournament in all three seasons at the helm of the Butler program from 2015 to 2017 before taking over for Matta at Ohio State.
Barring an unforeseen development, Ohio State won’t play again this season. The Buckeyes’ 16-19 record doesn’t preclude them from candidacy for an NIT invite, given the rule change that allows sub-.500 teams to potentially earn a bid, but Holtmann said Saturday that undisclosed injuries wouldBesides 2020, the last time Ohio State did not participate in postseason play beyond the Big Ten Tournament was 2016-17, when Matta’s final Buckeye roster went 17-15.
Ohio State’s 19 losses and .457 win percentage this season are the worst marks for the programs since 1997-98, when O’Brien’s first Buckeye team went 8-22 on the year.
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