The Buckeyes finished the 2015 – 16 season with a record of 21 – 14 , 11 – 7 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place . They defeated Penn State in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Michigan State . They received an invitation to the National Invitational Tournament where they defeated Akron in the first round to before losing to Florida
Big Ten Tournament
2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team