The 2018–19 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was 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.

Previous season The Buckeyes finished the 2017–18 season 25–9, 15–3 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Penn State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West region. They defeated South Dakota State in the First Round before losing to Gonzaga in the Second Round.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Micah Potter 0 C 6'9" 240 Mentor, OH Transferred to Wisconsin Jae'Sean Tate 1 F 6'4" 230 Pickerington, OH Graduated Andrew Dakich 13 G 6'2" 190 Zionsville, IN Graduated Kam Williams 15 G 6'2" 185 Baltimore, MD Graduated Keita Bates-Diop 33 F 6'7" 235 Normal, IL Declared for 2018 NBA draft; selected 48th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves Matt Lehmann 43 G 6'4" 205 Columbus, OH Graduated Connor Fulton 45 G 6'4" 175 Salt Lake City, UT Professionalized in Japan

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School CJ Walker 13 G 6'1" 195 Junior Indianapolis, IN Florida State Keyshawn Woods 32 G 6'3" 205 Graduate Student Gastonia, NC Wake Forest

2018 recruiting class

2019 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=9 style=| Regular season

!colspan=9 style=|Big Ten tournament

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Rankings

^Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll at the same time AP did.

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

See also 2018–19 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

References