2018 – 19 Ohio State Buckeyes men 's basketball team represented The Ohio State University in the 2018 – 19 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Their head coach is Chris Holtmann , in his second season with the Buckeyes . The Buckeyes played their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus , Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference . The Buckeyes finished the season 20 – 15 , 8 – 12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eighth place . As the No. 8 seed in the Big Ten Tournament , they defeated Indiana in the second round before losing to Michigan State in the quarterfinals . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 11 seed in the Midwest region . There they upset Iowa State in the First Round before losing to Houston in the Second Round
Big Ten Tournament
2019 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team