Has Ohio State men’s basketball ever completed the NCAA Tournament at the top?
This season, the Buckeyes earned a No. 8 seed and will face No. 9 TCU at 12:15 p.m. March 19 in the first game of the day in the tournament’s Round of 64. Ohio State looks to pick up its first March Madness win since 2022, when the Buckeyes won a first-round matchup as a No. 7 seed against Loyola Chicago.
The East Region is highlighted by top tournament seed Duke and multiple national championship head coaches, including Rick Pitino with No. 5 St. John’s and Dan Hurley with No. 2 UConn. If Ohio State advances, it would face the winner of Duke and No. 16 Siena in the second round.
Has Ohio State men’s basketball ever won an NCAA title?
Yes, the Buckeyes have one the national championship once. The title came 66 years ago when Ohio State won the 25-team 1960 NCAA Tournament by beating California 75-55 in the national championship game.
Fred Taylor, the second-most winningest coach in program history, coached the Buckeyes. Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Jerry Lucas was named the tournament’s most outstanding player. All five Ohio State starters scored in double digits, with Lucas leading the team in points with 16. He also had 10 rebounds.
The Buckeyes outscored California 38-17 in the first half.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State basketball’s NCAA championship history