2016 – 17 Ohio State Buckeyes men 's basketball team represented The Ohio State University in the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Their head coach is Thad Matta , in his 13th season with the Buckeyes . The Buckeyes played their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus , Ohio and were members of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 17 – 15 , 7 – 11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place . As the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten Tournament , they lost in the first round to Rutgers
Big Ten Tournament
2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team