THE PEOPLE. THE TRADITION. THE EXCELLENCE.

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1 A T H L E T I C S C O M M U N I C A T I O N S Rm. 124, St. John Arena 410 Woody Hayes Dr. Columbus, OH Phone (614) Fax (614) THE PEOPLE. THE TRADITION. THE EXCELLENCE. Ohio State (5-1) vs Opponents Opponent...(All-Time Series Record) Alcorn State James Madison North Carolina California Lipscomb St. Francis (Pa.) Florida State Eastern Michigan Butler Presbyterian Delaware State Cleveland State Wisconsin Michigan Indiana Minnesota Purdue Northwestern West Virginia Iowa Illinois Penn State Michigan State Big Ten Standings (as of Nov. 30) Big Ten Overall Purdue 0-0/ /1.000 Michigan State 0-0/ /.833 Northwestern 0-0/ /.833 Ohio State 0-0/ /.833 Wisconsin 0-0/ /.800 Illinois 0-0/ /.667 Minnesota 0-0/ /.667 Penn State 0-0/ /.667 Michigan 0-0/ /.600 Indiana 0-0/ /.500 Iowa 0-0/ /.333 Ohio State Athletics Communications Assistant Athletics Dir.-Comm. (MBK):... Dan Wallenberg ...wallenberg.1@osu.edu Office: Wallenberg Cell: Twitter:...Twitter.com/Wally1440 Director of Athletics Communications:... Shelly Poe Associate Director:... Leann Parker Assistant Directors:...Alissa Clendenen (asst. mbk), Jerry Emig, D.C. Koehl, Courtney Marsh, Danielle Warner, Adam Widman Graduate Interns:...Emily Meyer, Brett Rybak Big Ten Players of the Week (11/16/09) Evan Turner, Jr., G (19 ppg., 17 rpg., 14 assts.) (11/23/09) Evan Turner, Jr., G (24.5 ppg., 12.5 rpg.) (11/30/09) Evan Turner, Jr., G (16.0 ppg., 9.0 rpg.,.714 FG pct.) Dec. 2, 2009 Opponent:...Florida State (6-1) Site:... Value City Arena (19,049) Game Time:...9:35 p.m. ET Television:...ESPN2 Talent:...John Saunders (play-by-play) Fran Fraschilla (expert analysis) Radio:... OSU Radio Network (60 stations) Local Radio:...WBNS FM-97.1 AM-1460 Radio Talent:...Paul Keels (play-by-play) Ron Stokes (expert analysis) FSU, BUCKEYES FACE OFF IN CHALLENGE The Florida State Seminoles travel to Columbus with a 6-1 record to take on the Buckeyes in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. FSU has a trio averaging 10 or more points led by Chris Singleton s 12.3 points and team-leading 8.1 rebounds. Derwin Kitchen and Solomon Alabi both contribute just about 10 points a game. The Seminoles are fresh off winning the Old Spice Classic Sunday in Orlando, Fla. Florida State beat Iona (54-49), Alabama (60-51) and Marquette (57-56) to earn the title. TURNER EARNS 3RD POW OF Evan Turner was selected the Big Ten s co-player of the week, the third conference award in as many weeks for the junior guard from Chicago. Turner recorded Ohio State s third all-time triple-double in win vs. Lipscomb Nov. 24 with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. He shot 71 percent from the field for the week (15-21) and was a perfect 7-7 from the field vs. St. Francis Nov. 28. Averaged 16 points, 9.0 rebounds and 8.0 assists for the week with four blocks and three steals. Turner also became the 44th Buckeye all-time to reach 1,000 points with 16 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) in just 27 minutes vs. the Red Flash. THE OHIO STATE, FSU SERIES Ohio State is 3-0 all-time vs. Florida State. The teams last played in 1968 in Tallahassee, a victory for the 16th-ranked Buckeyes. No. 1 Ohio State downed FSU in the series opener in 1961 and then again in 1967, The first two games were played in Columbus. Overall, Ohio State is vs. the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Buckeyes own at least one victory over every member of the league except Clemson (0-1) and North Carolina State (0-1). Ohio State is playing the second league member this season. A Buckeye rally fell short in a loss to North Carolina earlier this year in the 2K Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer in New York Ohio State Results (5-1) Date Opp. (TV)...W/L...Score NOVEMBER (5-1) 4 WALSH (exh.)... W ALCORN ST. (BTN)... W...100(16) JAMES MADISON (BTN)... W...74(16) vs. North Carolina& (ESPN2)...L...73(15)-77(6) 20 2-vs. California (ESPN2)...W...76(15)-70(13) 24 LIPSCOMB (BTN)... W...84(17) ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) (BTN)... W...110(17)-47 DECEMBER (0-0) 2 3-FLORIDA ST.&...9:30 p.m.... ESPN2 5 EASTERN MICHIGAN...Noon...ESPNU 12 at Butler&... Noon...ESPN 16 PRESBYTERIAN... 7 p.m....btn 19 DELAWARE STATE... 4 p.m....espnu 22 CLEVELAND STATE&... 8:30 p.m...btn 31 at Wisconsin&... 2 p.m....espn2 JANUARY 3 at Michigan&...4:30 p.m....btn 6 INDIANA...8:30 p.m....btn 9 at Minnesota&...3:30 p.m....btn 12 at Purdue&... 7 p.m....espn 16 WISCONSIN&... 8 p.m....btn 19 NORTHWESTERN%... 7 p.m....btn 23 at West Virginia&... 2 p.m....cbs 27 at Iowa...8:30 p.m....btn 31 MINNESOTA&... 1 p.m....cbs FEBRUARY 3 PENN STATE%...6:30 p.m....btn 7 IOWA...Noon...BTN 10 at Indiana...6:30 p.m....btn 14 at Illinois&... 1 p.m....cbs 17 PURDUE&...6:30 p.m....btn 20/21 at Michigan State&... TBA...TBA 24 at Penn State%...6:30 p.m....btn 27/28 MICHIGAN&...TBA...TBA MARCH 3 ILLINOIS&...6:30/8:30 p.m....btn Big Ten Tournament... TBA...TBA Home games in BOLD CAPS // All Times Eastern and subject to change 1-2K Sports Classic benefi ting Coaches vs. Cancer, Columbus 2-2K Sports Classic benefi ting Coaches vs. Cancer, New York 3-Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Columbus 4-Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis (&) 2009 NCAA Tournament Participant (%) 2009 (Postseason) NIT Participant BUCKEYES IN THE CHALLENGE Ohio State is participating in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge for the eighth-consecutive year and has a 2-5 record in the event. The Buckeyes first participated in the event during the season against Duke in Greensboro, N.C., a Blue Devils victory. Georgia Tech traveled to Ohio State in 2004 and won The Buckeyes traveled to Clemson in and fell to the Tigers, Ohio State defeated Virginia Tech in Columbus in , 69-59, for its first victory in the event. ohiostatebuckeyes.com

2 OSU Games Played, Career Starts No.-Player Career GP-GS 23-David Lighty Evan Turner Jon Diebler Dallas Lauderdale P.J. Hill Kyle Madsen William Buford Jeremie Simmons Mark Titus Danny Peters Nikola Kecman Zisis Sarikopoulos OSU s Record When Playing ranked teams Leading at the half Trailing at the half Tied at the half Leading with 5:00 left Trailing with 5:00 left Tied with 5:00 left In overtime Outrebounding opponent Opp. outrebounds OSU Teams tie in rebounds Shooting 50 pct. or better Shooting less than 50 pct Opp. shoots 50 pct. or better Opp. shoots less than 50 pct OSU shoots better than opp Opp. shoots better than OSU OSU/Opp. tie in FG pct OSU makes 10 3s Opp. makes 10 3s OSU scores 70 or more OSU scores less than Opp. scores 70 or more Opp. scores less than OSU has 15 or fewer TOs OSU has more TOs than opp Teams tie TOs Ohio State in Overtime Games Home (.513) Away (.319) Neutral (.286) Totals (.437) Ohio State One-Point Games Home (.579) Away (.429) Neutral (.636) Totals (.537) Ohio State traveled to Chapel Hill in where the Tar Heels defeated the Buckeyes, UNC brought its No. 1 ranking to Columbus in and won The Buckeyes then claimed a come-from-behind victory at Miami (73-68) in November NOTING THE BUCKEYES IN THE BIG TEN Several Buckeyes are leading the 11 Big Ten Conference teams in the early portion of the season. Evan Turner is one of two league players averaging a double double with 19.8 points per game and 12.8 rebounds a contest. He is second in scoring among league players and leads the Ohio State Men s Basketball-2 conference in rebounding. Turner also is No. 1 in defensive rebounds (9.17 drpg.), No. 2 in offensive rebounds (3.67 orpg.) and assists (6.67 apg.), No. 6 in field goal percentage and No. 8 in blocks (1.33 bpg.). Jon Diebler is tied for the top spot in free throw shooting (15-16/.938), is No. 1 in 3-pointers made per game (3.83) and is No. 5 in 3-point field goal shooting percentage (.489). Dallas Lauderdale is No. 1 in shooting percentage (15-16/.938) and blocked shots (21/4.20 bpg.). As a team, Ohio State is No. 1 in scoring margin (+25.5 ppg.), Field goal percentage ( )/.522) and 3-pointers made per game (54/9.0) and No. 2 in scoring offense (85.8 ppg.), 3-point shooting percentage (54-139/.388), blocked shots (42/7.0 bpg.) and assists (107/ apg.). TURNER NEARING RARE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Only 20 players in Ohio State history have scored more than 1,000 points and collected 500 rebounds. Turner has 1,004 career points and 485 career rebounds at Ohio State. The most recent addition to the list was Terence Dials, who from , scored 1,566 points and grabbed 876 rebounds. He was the Big Ten Player of the Year in Just 26 Ohio State players have recorded 500 or more career rebounds. J.J. Sullinger was the last to join the list in 2006 in his third season in Columbus. He finished his career with 535 career rebounds. Turner could become just the second player in recorded history to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists. Jim Jackon is the only other Buckeye to do so with 1,785 career points, 552 career rebounds and 372 career assists from Turner has 269 career assists to date and is averaging 6.7 assists a game this season. SIX OPPONENTS IN TOP 25 Ohio State has six opponents currently in the Top 25 nationally in the ESPN/USA Today Poll and the Associated Press weekly poll. Purdue, West Virginia, Michigan State, North Carolina, Butler and California are listed in the ESPN poll while Florida State takes the place of California (RV) in the AP poll. Five Big Ten teams - Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northwestern and Illinois - are receiving votes in at least one of the polls. TURNER RECOGNIZED BY LEAGUE OFFICE Ohio State s Evan Turner collected his second of three-consecutive weekly laurels Nov. 23 after recording his fourth double-double in as many outings in the Buckeyes two-game stint at Madison Square Garden. Turner began the week with a game-high 23 points and 11 rebounds to fuel the late comeback against North Carolina Nov. 19. The Chicago native added four helpers and two steals against the reigning national champions. Turner proved to be the offensive catalyst for the Buckeyes once again Nov. 20 as Ohio State rolled past No. 13 California, 76-70, to claim third place in the 2K Sports Classic. The 6-7 guard tallied a season-high 26 points while connecting on nine of 14 shots from the floor (.643) and eight of 11 (.727) from the charity stripe. OSU Postgame Procedures Ohio State players along with head coach Thad Matta will be available following a minimum 10-minute cooling-off period both at home and on the road. AT HOME: The visiting coach will be asked to address the media in the postgame interview room located near the loading dock (NW corner) of Value City Arena as soon as possible following the conclusion of the game. Matta and requested players will address the media following the visiting coach. ON THE ROAD: Matta will be taken to the designated interview room following Ohio State s scheduled postgame radio commitment. Players will be available outside the Ohio State locker room. Please direct questions about interview policies and locations to Dan Wallenberg, OSU assistant athletics director, or any member of the Ohio State Athletics Communications staff. TURNER STREAK A FIRST SINCE Evan Turner opened the season with five-consecutive double-doubles for the first time since Clark Kellogg did so in Turner reached 10 or more points and rebounds vs. Alcorn State (14/17/10 assts.), James Madison (24-17), North Carolina (23/11), California (26/14) and Lipscomb (16/10/11 assts.). Kellogg began the campaign with double-doubles in five-consecutive games vs. Cleveland State (23/14), at Kentucky (12/13), Colgate (16/17), South Alabama (18/18) and at Arizona State (18/10). TORRID PACE SET EARLY BY TURNER Evan Turner s rebounding average of 12.8 rebounds is currently third in the NCAA and is nearly double the total he posted last year to lead Ohio State (7.1 rpg). He has career average of 6.3 boards a game. His.617 shooting percentage from the field (50-81) is up 114 percentage points from last year when he connected on 50.3 percent of his shots ( ). His career shooting percentage is 51 percent ( ). OHIO STATE VS. THE RANKED The Buckeyes have a record of vs. ranked opponents in the Associated Press Top 25. That includes a mark of vs. Top 10 foes. The Buckeyes are 2-4 in the last six games vs. Top 10, including an victory vs. Michigan State last March in the Big Ten tournament. THE NEXT TO 1, Evan Turner has scored 1,004 points over 76 Ohio State games in his career for an average of 13.2 points a game. His 16 points vs. St. Francis (Pa.) Nov. 28 made him the 44th player in Ohio State history to reach 1,000 career points. Two others on the current roster are on pace to reach 1,000 points. Junior David Lighty has 618 career points over 89 career games. Jon Diebler has 681 points in his three seasons at Ohio State. William Buford is well on his way as a sophomore as well (440).

3 FLORIDA STATE ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 0 Pierre Jordan G Fr. Atlanta, Ga. 1 Xavier Gibson F/C So. Dothan, Ala. 2 Jordan DeMercy F Jr. Norcorss, Ga. 3 Luke Loucks G So. Clearwater, Fla. 4 Deividas Dulkys G So. Silute, Lithuania 15 Terrance Shannon F Fr. Forsyth, Ga. 21 Michael Snaer G Fr. Moreno Valley, Calif. 22 Derwin Kitchen G Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. 31 Chris Singleton F So. Canton, Ga. 32 Solomon Alabi C So. Kaduna, Nigeria 33 Joey Moreau G Fr. Bradenton, Fla. 42 Ryan Reid F Sr. Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. WINS FOLLOW BUCKEYE DOUBLE-DOUBLES Ohio State has had a player record a doubledouble (10+ points, rebs, assists, steals or blocks) in 792 games. The Buckeyes are in those contests (.678). Evan Turner has 16 career doubledoubles and the Buckeyes are 10-6 in those contests, including wins in eight of his last 10 games with a D-D. Turner is among the Top 20 players in OSU history with 16 career double-doubles at No. 20, tied with Jim Cleamons ( ) and Wardell Jackson ( ). Dennis Hopson ( ) and Steven Wenner ( ) are tied for the No. 18 spot with POINTS EQUATES TO NEAR PERFECTION Ohio State has scored 100 or more points 68 times all-time and has a record of 67-1 in those games. The Buckeyes are 48-0 at home when reaching the century mark, 3-0 on neutral courts and 16-1 on opponent courts. The last win with 100 or more points was a victory vs. St. Francis (Pa.) Nov. 28. The only loss for OSU when scoring 100 points was a double-overtime thriller at LSU Jan. 15, The Buckeyes battled the Tigers throughout but fell Pronunciation Guide Players Jon Diebler... DEE-blur Nikola Kecman...NICK-oh-la KETZ-man Dallas Lauderdale... Lau-DER-dale Zisis Sarikopoulos... ZIZ-iss SAR-uh-COPE-uh-liss Coach Thad Matta... MAH-tuh Hometowns Hoopeston, Ill. (Matta)...HOOPS-ton DOUBLE DIGIT 3S... Ohio State has made 10 or more 3-pointers in a game 61 times since the long-range shot was instituted for the season. The Buckeyes are in those games after knocking down 13 of 31 treys against St. Francis (Pa.) Nov. 28. Opponents have made double-digit 3s 81 times and are in those games vs. the Buckeyes. Matta s Ohio State teams are 36-8 when making 10 or more 3s in a game. FIRST FOUR GAMES PART OF 2K CLASSIC The first four games of the regular-season made up the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer event on the Ohio State schedule. Alcorn State (Nov. 9) and James Madison (Nov. 12) traveled to Columbus before the Buckeyes played at Madison Square Garden in New York vs defending national champions North Carolina Nov. 19 and California Nov. 20. NOTING THE ST. FRANCIS GAME Last Saturday was the first meeting between Ohio State and St. Francis. The Buckeyes are now 8-0 against teams from the Northeast Conference. Thad Matta s Buckeyes are 26-5 in the month of November and 5-1 this season. The 2005 team was 5-1 and the 2007 squad was 6-1. For the game Ohio State shot 62.9 percent (39-of-62) from the field and 41.9 percent (13-of-31) from the 3-point line. With a made basket and 12th point of the game in the second half, Evan Turner scored the 1,000th point of his career, joining the likes of Dennis Hopson and Herb Williams in Ohio State at Value City Arena vs. Non-Conf. vs. Big Ten Total * * * * Totals (.928) (.717) (.832) the Ohio State record book. Turner is one of 44 Buckeyes to reach 1,000 points. The Buckeyes made 13 three-pointers, marking the 61st time 10 or more have been made in one game since the shot was instituted for the season. Matta s Ohio State teams are 36-8 when making 10 or more 3-pointers in a game. With the 13 3-pointers, the team ties for seventh all-time in Ohio State school history. The Buckeyes had 14 against Alcorn State in the season opener this year. Junior center Dallas Lauderdale surpassed 200 rebounds (203) in his Ohio State career. Ohio State had six players reach double figures in scoring (Diebler 17, Turner - 16, Lauderdale 11, Buford 15, Simmons 18, P.J. Hill 10). Jeremie Simmons had a career-high and gamehigh 18 points in 19 minutes off the bench. Nikola Kecman s nine points also are a career high. The Buckeyes have won 67 of their last 68 games against unranked opponents in Columbus (63 in Value City Arena, 3 in St. John Arena and 1 in Nationwide Arena). Their last loss to an unranked team was vs. West Virginia, Dec. 27, 2008 (76-48). Under Matta, Ohio State is 76-2 against unranked opponents in Columbus, including a 71-2 mark in VCA, 4-0 in St. John Arena and 1-0 in Nationwide Arena. Ohio State has scored 100 or more points 68 times all-time and has a record of 67-1 in those games. The Buckeyes are 48-0 at home when reaching 100 or more points, 3-0 on neutral courts and 16-1 on opponent courts Ohio State Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Notes 2 Jeremie Simmons G Sr. Spent majority of season as lead point guard... career-high 18 points off bench vs. SFU... suited for 2G spot 4 P.J. Hill G Sr. Energizes team with defense... improved outside shooting over summer... sister Tayler plays for OSU women s team 10 Eddie Days G Jr. Nephew of OSU great and current L.A. Lakers asst. Jim Cleamons... made team as walkon, fall of eligible in Jan. 12 Dustin Reynolds F Jr. Will redshirt... joined team after walk-on tryouts, fall of sister DiDi Reynolds played for WBK team from Danny Peters G Sr.-5th Will leave Ohio State with 5 varsity letters, 1 as manager ( 06) and 4 as a player ( 07-10) 15 Kyle Madsen C GR Earned B.S. degree in marketing in spring of grad student in sports mngt.... steady defender and baseline scorer 21 Evan Turner G/F Jr. All-America candidate... started season on double-double streak (5)... 2 triple doubles... 44th Buckeye with 1,000 pts. 23 David Lighty G/F Jr. Missed most of with a broken foot... career-high 22 points in win vs. Lipscomb... also went 3-3 from long range 24 Nikola Kecman F So. Played 1 game a season ago before suffering knee injury... has recovered and will help front court depth 33 Jon Diebler G Jr. One of the Big Ten and nation s top 3-point shooters... led Buckeyes with 22 pts. vs. Alcorn State... 6 made 3s in opener 34 Mark Titus G Sr. Author of popular basketball blog clubtrillion.com, get your Club Tril T-shirt at his site...proceeds go to charity 44 William Buford G So. Big Ten freshman of the year in skilled offensive player with consistent mid-range shooting ability 45 Zisis Sarikopoulos C So. Sat out the campaign to satisfy NCAA transfer rules (UAB)... will contribute significant minutes in frontcourt 52 Dallas Lauderdale F Jr.. Back in starting lineup vs. California... improved physically over summer... tied career high with 7 blocks vs. Cal in NYC Letters // Possible starters in Italic Ohio State Men s Basketball-3

4 Ohio State Quick Facts Location...Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) Founded Enrollment...53,715 (Columbus campus) 61,568 (All campuses) Nickname...Buckeyes Colors...Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429) Mascot... Brutus Buckeye President... Gordon Gee (Utah, 68) Athletics Dir....Eugene Smith (Notre Dame, 77) Faculty Rep.... John Bruno (Pittsburgh, 75) Conference... Big Ten BASKETBALL HISTORY First Year All-Time Record...1, (111 seasons)* NCAA Appearances ( ) NCAA Record NCAA Final Fours... 9 ( ) National Championships... 1 (1960) National Runners-up... 4 ( ) NIT Appearances... 8 ( ) NIT Record NIT Championships... 2 (1986, 2008) NIT Runners-up... 1 (1988) All-Time Big Ten Rcd (97 seasons)* Big Ten Championships (reg. season) ( ) Outright Big Ten Titles ( ) Home Court... Value City Arena (19,049) Year Opened First Game...Oakland (11/13/98), W VCA Home Record (12 years)* Overall Record Big Ten Rcd./Place /T-4th Letterwinners Ret./Lost...10/ Starters Returning/Lost...5/0 TEAM FACTS Head Coach...Thad Matta (Butler, 1990) Rcd. at Ohio State (Yrs.) (6 yrs) Career Rcd. (Yrs.) (10 yrs.) NCAA Tournaments... 7 ( ) NCAA Tournament Record NIT Appearances... 1 (2008) Assistant Coaches... Alan Major (6th yr./purdue, 1992) Brandon Miller (2nd yr./butler, 2003) Jeff Boals (1st yr./ohio University, 1995) Dir. of Basketball Operations... David Egelhoff (7th yr./ohio State, 2001) Video Coordinator... Kevin Kuwik Athletic Trainer... Vince O Brien Head OSU Athletics Physican... Dr. Chris Kaeding Team Physicians... Drs. Grant Jones, Don LeMay Strength/Conditioning...Dave Richardson Equipment Manager... Eric Buchanan Basketball Secretary... Debby Cacchio *113 games (82-31) vacated by the NCAA between and , including 56 Big Ten games (41-15) and 56 games at VCA (49-7). The 110 points tie for the 11th-most scored in Ohio State history and the most since the 1995 season vs. George Mason (121-96). Ohio State has scored 100 or more points at least twice in one season in 18 seasons. The Buckeyes defeated Alcorn State, , earlier this year. Matta improved his career record to in his 10th season as a head coach. He is in his sixth year at Ohio State Ohio State Men s Basketball ESPN/USA Today Poll (Nov. 30) Rk Team (No. 1 votes) Rcd.... Points 1. Kansas (30) Texas Villanova Kentucky Duke (1) Purdue Syracuse West Virginia Michigan State Washington North Carolina Tennessee Connecticut Georgetown Ohio State Gonzaga Florida Louisville Clemson Butler UNLV Texas A&M Georgia Tech Cincinnati California Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma State 71, Florida State 62, Portland 62, Vanderbilt 51, Miami (FL) 47, Michigan 45, Marquette 44, Brigham Young 36, Minnesota 24, St. John s 20, Arizona State 19, Mississippi 18, Washington State 12, Wisconsin 11, Kansas State 11, Pittsburgh 8, Memphis 8, Texas Tech 7, Missouri 5, Illinois State 4, Dayton 3, New Mexico 2, Notre Dame 2, Maryland 2, Saint Mary s 2, Richmond 1, Utah State 1, Cornell 1, Illinois Opponents in Italic Ohio State led at the half. Matta is when leading at halftime as head coach for the Buckeyes. CLUB TRIL T-SHIRTS NOW AVAILABLE Mark Titus, senior walk-on from Brownsburg, Ind., has been writing and publishing his blog - clubtrillion.com - for the last two years on college basketball from an end-of-the-bench perspective. Approaching 2,000,000 hits, the blog is somewhat popular in college basketball circles. To take advantage of the interest in the site, Titus has teamed with A Kid Again, a local charity for children with life-threatening illnesses, to help support the charity s efforts. For a $25 donation fans of the blog will receive a Club Tril T-shirt. All the proceeds will then go to support A Kid Again. Get your shirt today by placing an order at clubtrillion.com. BUCKEYES PICKED 3RD IN BIG TEN PRESEASON MEDIA POLL Evan Turner was tabbed a preseason first team All-Big Ten selection by league media at the annual media day in Chicago. Turner is the league s top returning scorer (17 ppg.). He led the Buckeyes in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals as a sophomore last year. Thad Matta s Buckeyes were selected No. 3 in the preseason media poll behind Michigan State and Purdue. SCHEDULE HAS BUCKEYES PLAYING THE NATION S BEST Ohio State will play five of the preseason Top 10 ranked teams (ESPN/coaches poll) in the country this year. Preseason No. 2 Michigan State, No Associated Press Poll (Nov. 30) Rk Team (No. 1 votes) Rcd.... Points 1. Kansas (63) , Texas (1) , Villanova , Purdue , Kentucky , Duke , West Virginia , Syracuse (1) , Michigan State , North Carolina Tennessee Washington Florida Connecticut Ohio State Georgetown Gonzaga Clemson Texas A&M Louisville Florida State Cincinnati Butler UNLV Portland Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma State 112, Georgia Tech 97, Marquette 82, Mississippi 79, Miami (FL) 77, Brigham Young 76, Memphis 66, Vanderbilt 64, Notre Dame 52, Kansas State 41, Michigan 40, California 39, Minnesota 35, Wisconsin 28, St. John s 26, Northwestern 15, Dayton 8, Missouri State 7, New Mexico 6, Pittsburgh 6, Richmond 6, North Carolina State 5, Arizona State 5, Illinois 5, Illinois State 4, Washington State 4, South Carolina 3, Maryland 3, Missouri 2, Texas Tech 2, Virginia Commonwealth 1, Cal State Fullerton North Carolina, No. 7 Purdue, No. 9 West Virginia and No. 10 Butler all dot the Ohio State slate in Five Big Ten teams were ranked among the Top 20 with No. 15 Michigan, No. 18 Minnesota, and No. 17 Ohio State all slated among the top teams nationally. Ohio State also faced No. 12 California at the 2K Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer in New York, defeating the Bears Illinois was just outside the preseason Top 25 at No. 27 but has since moved up the national rankings. SEVEN FORMER BUCKEYES IN NBA ROSTERS IN Ohio State leads all Big Ten teams with seven players on current NBA rosters. The Big Ten started the season with 33 players on NBA active lists. Nine Big Ten teams have at least one player competing in the NBA. Michael Redd (Milwaukee Bucks) is the longest-tenured Buckeye in the NBA. Greg Oden (Portland), Michael Conley (Memphis), Daequan Cook (Miami), Othello Hunter (Atlanta), Kosta Koufos (Utah) and B.J. Mullens (Oklahoma) represent Ohio State in the NBA. BIG TEN SEASON STARTS WITH BUCKEYES ON THE ROAD Four of the first five games of the Big Ten season will be played away from Value City Arena. The Buckeyes open the league season at Wisconsin Dec. 31 before a trip to Michigan Jan. 3. A home game vs. Indiana Jan. 6 splits road games at Minnesota (Jan. 9) and at Purdue Jan. 12. The Buckeyes face a similar stretch of road games at Indiana Feb. 10, at Illinois Feb. Illinois, home vs. Purdue Feb. 17 and away vs. Michigan State Feb. 20/21 and at Penn State Feb. 24.

5 Buckeye Bench Points Game OSU Opp Alcorn State James Madison 12 8 North Carolina California 5 11 Lipscomb St. Francis Totals Buckeye Career Double Doubles Evan Turner Opponent Pt./Reb. W/L Score 1/19/08 at Tennessee 21/10 L /17/08 at Michigan 16/11 L /29/08 Samford 16/10 W /6/08 vs. Notre Dame 28/10 W /27/08 West Virginia 10/11 L /6/09 at Mich. St. 14/10 L /31/09 at Indiana 29/10 W /3/09 vs. Purdue 26/12 W /7/09 vs. Minnesota 18/10 W /14/09 vs. Mich. St. 18/10 W /15/09 vs. Purdue 22/10 L /9/09 vs. Alcorn State 14/17/10 ast. W /12/09 vs. James Madison 24/17 W /19/09 vs. North Carolina 23/11 L /20/09 vs. California 26/14 W /24/09 vs. Lipscomb 16/10/11ast. W Big Ten Triple-Doubles since Stats, Inc., Chicago pts. rebs. ast. stls. blk Calvin Booth, Penn State, 03/16/ Evan Eschmeyer, NW, 1/13/ Charlie Bell, Michigan St, 11/19/ Sergio McClain, Illinois, 01/13/ Evan Turner, Ohio State, 11/09/ Evan Turner, Ohio State, 11/24/ MATTA ADDS PAIR TO ROSTER The Ohio State roster grew by two in late October when Thad Matta added walk-on juniors Eddie Days and Dustin Reynolds. Days is the nephew of Buckeye great Jim Cleamons, a current assistant coach with the Los Angeles Lakers. Reynolds is the younger brother of former Ohio State women s basketball player DiDi Reynolds. Dustin will sit out the season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules (from Hillsdale College in Michigan). Days is expected to be in uniform in January. The Buckeyes now have four walk-on players on the roster. Danny Peters is a fifth-year senior and Mark Titus is in his senior campaign as well. Peters will end his career with five varsity letters, one as a manager (2006) and four as a student-athlete ( ). TURNER, USA EARN BRONZE AT WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES Junior Evan Turner averaged 4.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and led Team USA with 18 assists at the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia. The United States finished with a 6-1 record at the early- July event with Turner making three starts and averaging 16.3 minutes a game. He connected on 52 percent of his shots (12-23) and 4 of 5 free throws. BUCKEYES RETURN VETERAN SQUAD Accustomed to starting over virtually from scratch each of the last four seasons, Thad Matta, head coach of the Buckeyes, returns all five starters from a squad in In addition to the five regulars that finished the season with an appearance in the 2009 NCAA Tournament, the Buckeyes also return senior Jeremie Simmons, who started 25 of 33 games last year, and junior David Lighty, who started the first seven games of the season before suffering a broken foot. Lighty, who started all 37 games as a true sophomore, received a medical-redshirt, and will have two full seasons of eligibility remaining with the Buckeyes. Leading the returning starters are juniors Evan Turner (33 starts last year), Jon Diebler (33 gs) and Dallas Lauderdale (31 gs). Sophomore William Buford (25) and senior P.J. Hill, who started the last eight games of the season, also return. TURNER AMONG CANDIDATES FOR PRESEASON HONORS Evan Turner led Ohio State and the Big Ten in scoring last season with an average of 17.3 points a game. He was No. 3 in rebounding as well with 7.1 and was among the Top 10 league players in steals (4th/1.8 spg.) and assists (8th/3.97). He was a finalist for Big Ten Player of the Year honors a season ago and will be among the favorites entering his junior season. His name has also garnered All- America consideration after earning a spot among the Top 15 finalists for the 2009 Oscar Robertson Award, given annually by the United States Basketball Writer s Association to the player of the year in college basketball. DIEBLER AMONG BIG TEN, NATION S TOP SHOOTERS Jon Diebler, the all-time leading scorer in Ohio High School history, started slow in the college game from behind the arc, where he made a name for himself as a prep at Upper Sandusky High School. After shooting 29 percent from long range as a rookie (48-166), Diebler responded with a breakout sophomore season. He knocked down 96 of 231 treys for 41.6 percent accuracy. That effort was second in the Big Ten for makes and is the second-most single season 3s made in Ohio State history. He already is second all-time at Ohio State in 3s made in a career (167) and his eight 3s made at Northwestern last year rates No. 2 in Ohio State s record book for 3s made in a game. Buckeyes by Month During Matta Era Year November December Janurary February March April Record Totals LAUDERDALE, MADSEN, SARIKOPOULOS MAN THE MIDDLE FOR BUCKEYES Junior Dallas Lauderdale returns to the paint for Ohio State after sharing time with B.J. Mullens, a 2009 NBA First Round draft pick (24th overall pick) of the Dallas Mavericks. Mullens, later traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, marks the fifth Buckeye first-round pick under Matta and sixth overall NBA player since taking over in Lauderdale continues to improve physically and defensively. He was among the nation s top shot blockers last season, rejecting 67 shots to finish No. 2 in the Big Ten with an average of 2.03 blocks per game. Madsen is in his third season with the Buckeyes and has earned his Ohio State degree. His experience with Thad Matta s system, ability to score and provide quality defensive minutes will earn playing time. He started three games this year while Lauderdale recovered from a right hand injury early in the season. Sarikopoulos, a transfer from UAB who sat out the season at Ohio State to satisfy NCAA transfer rules, becomes eligible this season. He adds size (7-0, 265), rebounding and post-passing skills to the Ohio State big man rotation. Sarikopoulos played sparingly during the U19 World Championships for his native Greece. A left-knee sprain hampered his playing time during the event. He averaged 1.3 points and 0.7 rebounds as the United States defeated Greece to claim gold. The event was held in Auckland, New Zealand in early July. WHERE TO POINT? The point guard position rotated between Jeremie Simmons and P.J. Hill a season ago with Simmons starting the first 25 games and Hill the final eight. Simmons moved over to provide minutes at the No. 2 guard spot, his natural position, down the stretch. Evan Turner will see the majority of the time directing traffic this year. He handed out 97 assists last season to lead the Buckeyes in that category while also recording 58 thefts at the defensive end. Buckeyes vs. Unranked/Ranked Opponents During Matta Era Year vs. unranked vs. ranked vs. unranked home vs. ranked home Season Rcd Rcd. in Columbus * / / % /19-0% ** / * / / / at VCA vs. unranked * Game(s) played in Columbus at St. John Arena 4-0 at St. John vs. unranked %Game played at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio 1-0at Nationwide vs. unranked 76-2 in Columbus vs. unranked Ohio State Men s Basketball-5

6 BUCKEYES IN THE OHIO STATE RECORDS BOOK Ohio State s 1,000 Point Scorers 1. Dennis Hopson...2, Herb Williams...2, Jerry Lucas...1, Kelvin Ransey...1, Michael Redd...1, Jim Jackson...1, Jay Burson...1, Dave Sorenson...1, Perry Carter...1, Robin Freeman...1, Allan Hornyak...1, Terence Dials...1, Gary Bradds...1, Tony Campbell...1, Troy Taylor...1, Jerry Francis...1, Bill Hosket...1, Paul Ebert...1, Larry Bolden...1, Brian Brown...1, Brent Darby...1, Jim Cleamons...1, Jamar Butler...1, Clark Kellogg...1, Ronnie Stokes...1, Larry Siegfried...1, John Havlicek...1, Luke Witte...1, Lawrence Funderburke...1, Frank Howard...1, Jamaal Brown...1, Richard Schnittker...1, Brad Sellers...1, Curtis Wilson...1, Ron Sepic...1, Mel Nowell...1, Scoonie Penn...1, Carter Scott...1, Jamie Skelton...1,055 Ken Johnson...1, Bill Andreas...1, Jason Singleton...1, Chris Jent...1, Evan Turner...1, CAREER REBOUND CLUB 1. Jerry Lucas (60-62) 1, Herb Williams (78-81) 1, Perry Carter (88-91) Bill Hosket (66-68) Terence Dials (02-06) Clark Kellogg (80-82) Luke Witte (71-73) Dave Sorenson (68-70) Ken Johnson (98-01) John Havlicek (60-62) Dennis Hopson (84-87) Gary Bradds (62-64) Brad Sellers (85-86) Frank Howard (56-58) Tony Campbell (81-84) Jim Smith (78-81) Michael Redd (98-00) 593 Larry Huston (57-59) Craig Taylor (73-76) Jerry Francis (86-89) Jim Jackson (90-92) Ron Sepic (65-67) J.J. Sullinger (04-06) Lawrence Funderburke (92-94) Jim Cleamons (69-61) Wardell Jackson (72-74) 508 Evan Turner (08-present) 475 CAREER 1,000 PTS., 500 REBOUNDS 1. Dennis Hopson (84-87)... 2, Herb Williams (78-81)... 2, , Jerry Lucas (60-62)... 1, , Michael Redd (98-00)... 1, Jim Jackson (90-92)... 1, Dave Sorenson (68-70)... 1, Ohio State Men s Basketball-6 7. Perry Carter (88-91)... 1, Terence Dials (02-06)... 1, Gary Bradds (62-64)... 1, Tony Campbell (81-84)... 1, Jerry Francis (86-89)... 1, Bill Hosket (66-68)... 1, Clark Kellogg (80-82)... 1, John Havlicek (60-62)... 1, Luke Witte (71-73)... 1, Lawrence Funderburke (92-94)... 1, Frank Howard (56-58)... 1, Brad Sellers (85-86)... 1, Ron Sepic (65-67)... 1, Ken Johnson (98-01)... 1, Evan Turner (2008- present)... 1, CAREER 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE Jamar Butler Jon Diebler present Brent Darby Scoonie Penn Sean Connolly Neshaun Coleman Jamie Skelton Je Kel Foster Tony Stockman Ivan Harris SEASON 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE Jamar Butler Jon Diebler Scoonie Penn Doug Etzler Je Kel Foster Jamar Butler Tony Stockman Dennis Hopson Tony Stockman Sean Connolly GAME 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 1. 9 Jay Burson vs. Florida...12/27/ Jon Diebler at Northwestern... 2/18/09 8 Doug Etzler vs. G. Mason...1/8/ Jon Diebler vs. Iowa... 12/31/08 7 Je Kel Foster vs. Minnesota...2/4/ Jon Diebler vs. Alcorn State... 11/9/09 6 Jon Diebler at Miami (Fla.)... 12/2/08 6 Jamar Butler vs. Purdue...1/12/08 6 Je Kel Foster vs. Illinois...2/12/06 6 Je Kel Foster vs. Iowa State...12/17/05 6 Je Kel Foster at LSU...1/15/05 6 Tony Stockman vs. Delaware...11/19/04 6 Tony Stockman vs. N western...2/4/04 6 Sean Connolly vs. Radford...12/23/02 6 Scoonie Penn vs. Wisconsin...2/24/99 6 Scoonie Penn at Iowa...2/13/99 6 Michael Redd vs. Fla. Atl....12/17/98 6 Michael Redd vs. Oakland...11/13/98 6 Doug Etzler at Indiana...1/28/95 6 Doug Etzler at Iowa...2/18/95 GAME 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE at LSU...1/15/ Chattanooga...11/27/ at Michigan...2/9/06 15 at Clemson...12/1/ Alcorn State... 11/9/09 14 Norfolk State...12/12/ St. Francis, Pa....11/28/09 13 at North Carolina...11/29/06 13 vs. Youngstown State...11/24/06 13 Kent State...11/12/06 13 Virginia Military Institute (VMI)...11/10/06 13 Illinois...2/12/06 13 Florida A&M...1/30/06 13 Purdue...2/23/02 13 Santa Clara...12/12/01 13 Oakland...11/13/98 CAREER 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Jamar Butler Jon Diebler present Scoonie Penn Neshaun Coleman Brent Darby Jamie Skelton Tony Stockman Michael Redd Sean Connolly Je Kel Foster SEASON 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Jamar Butler Jon Diebler Scoonie Penn Scoonie Penn Jamar Butler Tony Stockman Tony Stockman Je Kel Foster Ron Lewis Doug Etzler GAME 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Jon Diebler vs. North Carolina... 11/28/07 14 Scoonie Penn vs. Penn State...3/10/ Tony Stockman vs. Penn State...3/3/04 13 Tony Stockman at Michigan...2/29/04 13 Jamie Skelton vs. Penn State...1/6/93 13 Jay Burson vs. Florida...12/27/ Jon Diebler vs. Miami (Fla.)... 12/2/08 12 Scoonie Penn at Iowa...2/13/99 12 Doug Etzler at Iowa...2/18/95 12 Jamie Skelton vs. Iowa...1/9/93 CAREER 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Doug Etzler, Je Kel Foster, Sean Connolly, Ivan Harris, Jamaal Brown, Chris Jent, Brian Brown, Jon Diebler, 2008-present Jamar Butler, Brent Darby, SEASON 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Doug Etzler, Damon Stringer, Je Kel Foster, Dennis Hopson, Jon Diebler, Daequan Cook, Sean Connolly, Je Kel Foster, Ivan Harris, Scoonie Penn, GAME 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (Min. 5 Att.) Brian Brown vs. Fla. St., 11/23/00... (5-5) 1.00 Rick Yudt vs. Morgan St., 12/22/94... (5-5) Je Kel Foster vs. Minnesota, 2/4/06... (7-8) Je Kel Foster at LSU, 1/15/05... (6-7) Jamar Butler vs. Purdue, 3/4/08... (5-6).833 Jon Diebler at Cleveland State, 12/18/07)..(5-6).833 Je Kel Foster at Michigan, 2/9/06... (5-6).833 Damon Stringer vs. N western, 1/17/96... (5-6).833 Jamaal Brown at USC, 12/21/91... (5-6) Jon Diebler at Northwestern ( )...(8-10).800 Jamar Butler vs. Northwestern (1/17/07)... (4-5).800 Je Kel Foster vs. Chicago St., 11/20/05... (4-5).800 B. Brown vs. Mich. St., 2/26/02... (4-5).800 Michael Redd vs. UT-Martin, 12/14/98... (4-5).800 Michael Redd at Penn St., 2/27/99... (4-5).800 Jon Sanderson vs. Tenn. Tech, 11/24/98... (4-5).800 M. Redd vs. Vanderbilt, 11/29/97... (4-5).800 Jim Jackson vs. American, 12/29/91... (4-5).800 Dennis Hopson vs. Wisconsin, 1/17/87... (4-5)

7 Six Student-Athletes Added to Men s Basketball Program Thad Matta, Ohio State head coach, announced the addition of six student-athletes to the Buckeye men s basketball program Nov. 11. The class of six high school seniors is rated by many analysts as the No. 1 class in the nation and will be eligible to play for the Buckeyes in the fall of The highly-touted class includes a quartet of Ohioans and natives of Illinois and Indiana. Jared Sullinger, a 6-foot-9-inch power forward from Northland High School in Columbus, Ohio, is rated in most major recruiting publications as the No. 1 player at his position and the No. 1, 2 or 3 player overall nationally. His high school teammate, 6-6 small forward J.D. Weatherspoon, is ranked among the nation s best at his position. Ft. Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Luers) product Deshaun Thomas (6-7 forward) is the No. 1 small forward in the country. He ll be joined by Lenzelle Smith, Jr. (6-4, guard) one of the top shooting guard prospects and a consensus Top 75 recruit. Aaron Craft, a 6-2 point guard, from Findlay (Ohio) Liberty Benton, and Cincinnati, Ohio, native Jordan Sibert (6-4 guard) round out the Class of Craft and Sibert are both considered to be Top 100 by major recruiting services. Sullinger and Weatherspoon led Northland to its first state championship as juniors in Sullinger made the winning free throws with three seconds remaining. He was named Mr. Basketball for the state of Ohio after averaging 19.9 points and 14.8 rebounds last season and is considered to be one of the top prospects in America. The power forward is the brother of former Buckeye J.J. Sullinger. As a sophomore, Jared was named Third-Team All-Ohio. Weatherspoon averaged nearly 15 points and 8.0 rebounds a game as a junior and was Northland s leading scorer (18 pts.) in the state championship game. The past three summers, Sullinger and Weatherspoon led their AAU team, All-Ohio Red, to a record, collecting 29 titles out of 33 tournaments entered, including three national titles. Thomas is one of the most sought-after recruits to come out of the basketball-rich state of Indiana. The Fort Wayne native led his high school, Bishop Luers, to back-to-back state championships. In the process, Thomas has established himself as one of the state s most prolific scorers. He is already Luers all-time leading scorer. As a junior, he averaged 30.3 points to go along with 15.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.5 blocks. During the state basketball tournament, Thomas averaged 23.4 points. He is currently the 11th all-time scorer in Indiana high school history, needing just more than 800 points this season to surpass Damon Bailey as the all-time leading scorer for the state of Indiana. Thomas has averaged more than 29 points in his career. Smith, a bigger guard who has a knack for distributing the basketball, will add a new dimension to the Buckeyes guard play. The 6-4, 210 pound lefty can shoot the three off the catch or dribble and is able to post up smaller defenders with his unusual size for a guard. Smith was first-team allstate last season and led Zion-Benton High School to a state runner-up finish in He is one of the top guard recruits in the country and was coveted by more than a dozen teams. Along with his basketball skills, Smith is a star in the classroom, carrying a 4.1 grade-point average. Craft has made a name for himself with his stout defense and is considered one of the best guard defenders for the Class of Craft led Liberty-Benton High School to a state runner-up finish his freshman season and was named First- Team All-Ohio as a junior. He can also create opportunities for himself, averaging 19 points last year. He is an all-around point guard and has the qualities that should help him excel as a Buckeye. He too played for All-Ohio Red in the summers. In addition, Craft carries a 4.0 grade-point average. Sibert also played for All-Ohio Red. The shooting guard from Cincinnati led Princeton High School to a state runner-up finish last season, losing in the championship game to Northland High School and fellow OSU recruits Jared Sullinger and J.D. Weatherspoon. Sibert scored 21 points in the title game and was named Honorable Mention All-Ohio. Sibert is known for his ability to slash between defenders and get to the rim with his speed and athleticism. He suffered a leg injury after his high school season last summer and was not able to compete in the summer of What they are saying about EVAN TURNER... At 6-7, 205, Evan Turner is the most versatile player in the country. Thad Matta has him doing everything on the court: rebounding, passing, shooting. He makes everybody else around him better. It s about time we put Evan Turner in talks about national player of the year. -Jay Williams, ESPN Noting ET Evan Turner is one of two Big Ten players currently averaging a double-double (19.8 ppg./12.8 rebs.) One of 34 NCAA Division I players to record multiple triple-doubles in a single season.- ESPN Became Ohio State s 44th 1,000-point scorer with 16 points vs. St. Francis (Pa.) Nov. 28. Started season with fi ve-consecutive doubledoubles, has 16 for his career. Two career games with 10 or more assists. 51 games with 10 or more points and 15 games with 20 or more points. 17 career games with 10 or more rebounds. Career 51 pct. shooter from the field ( ). Will become just the 21st Ohio State player to record 1,000 career points (1,004) and 500 career rebounds (475). First Buckeye with fi ve-consecutive doubledoubles since Terence Dials in last Buckeye with six-consecutive D-Ds was Brad Sellers (streak of 9 D-Ds.) in from Dec. 5-Jan. 9. First Buckeye with fi ve-consecutive doubledoubles to open a season since Clark Kellogg in Named Big Ten Player of the Week six times over career, including fi rst three weeks this season. Ohio State Men s Basketball 2010 Recruiting Class Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Aaron Craft PG Findlay, Ohio/Liberty Benton Jordan Sibert SG Cincinnati, Ohio/Princeton Lenzelle Smith, Jr. SG Zion, Ill./Zion-Benton Jared Sullinger PF Columbus, Ohio/Northland Deshaun Thomas SF Ft. Wayne, Ind./Bishop Luers J.D. Weatherspoon PF Columbus, Ohio/Northland Ohio State Men s Basketball-7