Ohio State Basketball: Strengths and Weaknesses of Buckeyes’ 2013-14 Roster
Deshaun Thomas or no Deshaun Thomas, the goals of the Ohio State basketball team heading into the 2013-14 season remain the same—a Big Ten regular-season championship, a Big Ten tournament title and a…
Ohio State Forward Deshaun Thomas Will Enter NBA Draft
If Ohio State wants to return to the Elite Eight for the third straight time in 2014, it will have to do so without leading scorer Deshaun Thomas. CBS Sports’ Jeff Goodman reported…
Deshaun Thomas Will Not Return to Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Deshaun Thomas, a junior on the Ohio State men’s basketball team, has elected to forgo his senior season of eligibility to enter the 2013 National Basketball Association Draft. “My three…
Ohio State’s Deshaun Thomas writes classy letter honoring standout athletes from non-rev sports
Deshaun Thomas won the Big Ten’s regular season scoring title and just reached the Elite Eight with his Ohio State teammates before falling to Wichita State on Saturday.
Thomas, however, wants to make sure his spotlight is a shared one. In a very classy gesture, the junior forward wrote a letter to the school’s student newspaper on Monday to make sure that other Buckeye athletes receive the same type of attention that he and his teammates do.
Craft plays forward, saves OSU at end
DAYTON, Ohio — With less than 5 seconds left in a tied game, perhaps the best pure scorer in the country came off a pair of screens that did exactly what they were designed to do: get him open. Deshaun Thomas called for the ball — screamed for it, waved his hands high above the 6-foot-7 inch frame that had made him essentially unguardable for the first 39 minutes and 55 seconds of his team’s second-round NCAA tournament thriller — but the pass never came.
NCAA tournament capsules: West region (Yahoo! Sports)
The fawning over Aaron Craft is well-deserved, but Ohio State would likely be a .500 team without Deshaun Thomas. The 6-foot-7 forward leads the team in rebounding (6.2 rpg) and is the Buckeyes’ only real offensive threat, averaging 19.6 points per game.
Buckeyes beat Illini 68-55 on 19 by Deshaun Thomas (The Associated Press)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Thomas , playing perhaps his final home game for No. 14 Ohio State, scored 19 points Sunday to lead the Buckeyes over Illinois 68-55 and keep alive their Big Ten title hopes. The victory put Ohio State (23-7, 13-5) in position to grab a share of the conference title if No. 7 Michigan can win at home against No. 2 Indiana later on Sunday. The Buckeyes are assured the No. 2 seed in next week’s Big Ten tournament at Chicago’s United Center. Brandon Paul scored 21 points for Illinois (21-11, 8-10), which is guaranteed the No. 8 seed in the Big Ten tournament Aaron Craft added 14 points and six assists while creating his usual havoc on defense. Lenzelle Smith Jr. had 10 points. The Buckeyes have won five in a row, including wins over No. 2 Indiana and No. 4 Michigan State. They left the arena in the odd position of having to root for archrival Michigan to get a share of the title. They were seeking …
Ohio State spoils Indiana’s Big Ten title party (The SportsXchange)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The wild celebration never materialized. Ohio State spoiled the final home game for three Indiana seniors and kept its hopes alive for a share of the Big Ten title. The Hoosiers were denied in their first opportunity to win the league crown outright for the first time since 1993. The No. 14 Buckeyes did it with a 67-58 win Tuesday night over second-ranked Indiana in which they led by at least six points for the last four minutes. The Buckeyes have won at least a share of the regular season title in each of the past three seasons. “We’ve got a great chance,” Ohio State forward Deshaun Thomas said. “Hopefully we can get it. We’ll root for Michigan.” Indiana, guaranteed at least a share of the title, can have it all to themselves with a victory Sunday against the Wolverines. Ohio State concludes its…
Buckeyes go 0-2 vs. No. 1 and 3 teams this week (The Associated Press)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — His head down, his cheeks a fiery red, Ohio State point guard Aaron Craft was asked what it was like to go through a week when you played two of the top three teams in the nation. ”A typical week in the conference,” Craft said, only half joking. After losing 76-74 in overtime at third-ranked Michigan on Tuesday night, the 10th-ranked Buckeyes came up short again on Sunday at home in an 81-68 loss to top-ranked Indiana, 81-68. While the Hoosiers (21-3, 9-2 Big Ten) were able to bounce back after collapsing down the stretch in a devastating 74-72, last-second defeat at Illinois on Thursday night, the Buckeyes could not in the rough-and-tumble Big Ten. Deshaun Thomas, the conference’s leading scorer, had 26 points playing 40 minutes. He said the Buckeyes (17-6, 7-4) had the desire but maybe just didn’t have enough energy – or maybe were just outplayed. ”Coming off that Michigan loss, we showed heart. We fought really hard,” he said. ”We knew IU was going to be a good, a tough…
Thomas pushes Buckeyes past Badgers
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Even Wisconsin’s agonizingly sluggish pace couldn’t slow down Deshaun Thomas on Tuesday night. Ohio State’s preseason All-American took over the game at Value City Arena.
