Ohio State Basketball

The Ohio State basketball team of the Ohio State University is also called the Ohio State Buckeyes basketball team. The team has a cute mascot called Brutus Buckeye, a mascot that is shared with the rest of the athletic teams of the school. The Ohio State basketball team sports the school colors of scarlet and gray and is part of the Big Ten conference. The Ohio State Buckeye basketball teams play their home court games at the Jerome Schottenstein Center which can accommodate around 19,000 people.

The Ohio State mens basketball team is one of the teams that recently made it to the NCAA playoffs and was, in fact, ranked number 1 in the tournament. The Ohio State men's basketball team has shown time and again that they are indeed a team that can come up with fantastic plays on the floor, getting them all the way to the NCAA final four numerous times in the past. Despite the numerous trips of the team into the final four of the NCAA National tournaments, however, Ohio State basketball history dictates that the team only got a hold of the NCAA National Championship title once in 1960. This year was no exception as the Ohio State University basketball team failed to gain top honors again, bowing out to the Florida Gators in the finals.

The Ohio State Buckeyes basketball team is only one of the varsity teams that represent the university in numerous athletic competitions. The current Ohio State mens basketball coach tries to ensure that the team is up to the constant pressure of performing well, coming from a university that is known to have outstanding athletes for their teams. The Ohio State basketball team is often talked about on the Ohio State basketball radio station, WOSU-AM, transmitting from the campus. The Ohio State basketball schedule and Ohio State basketball tickets can be availed from the official website of the team as well as from other campus outlets and even at the gate of the Jerome Schottenstein Center on the day of the game itself.

In line with creating future basketball stars and encouraging youngsters to indulge in healthy activities like basketball and other sports, the University of Ohio has come up with basketball camps to help give the younger basketball enthusiasts a lesson or two in playing the game properly. Ohio State basketball camps are often overseen by some of the players and the Ohio State basketball coach himself to help encourage the younger set to get themselves involved in sports and to teach them a few of the fundamentals of the game. Since Greg Oden is joining the 2007 NBA draft, they will need a new star very soon.