1971–72 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

1971–72 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
1971–72 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 19
1971–72 record	18–6 (10–4 )
Head coach	Fred Taylor
MVP	Mark Minor
Captain	Mark Minor
Home arena	St. John Arena
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The 1971–72 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Ohio State managed a Top 20 ranking at season's end but did not qualify for the 1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament. The season was highlighted by an infamous brawl during a January game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
December 1, 1971*	No. 5	at Georgia Tech	63–55	1–0	–	–	–	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
December 4, 1971*	No. 5	Oregon	68–57	2–0	–	–	–	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
December 6, 1971*	No. 4	Utah State	71–60	3–0	–	–	–	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
December 11, 1971*	No. 4	at Ohio	68–79	3–1	–	–	–	Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
December 18, 1971*	No. 10	at Butler	82–70	4–1	–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
December 20, 1971*	No. 6	Brown	62–56	5–1	–	–	–	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
December 23, 1972*	No. 6	Wisconsin–Milwaukee	78–63	6–1	–	–	–	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
December 29, 1971*	No. 6	vs. Arizona Bruin Classic	90–47	7–1	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
December 30, 1971*	No. 6	at No. 1 UCLA Bruin Classic	53–79	7–2	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
January 3, 1972*	No. 10	Creighton	94–76	8–2	–	–	–	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
January 8, 1972	No. 10	at Purdue	78–70	9–2 (1–0)	–	–	–	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
January 15, 1972	No. 9	Michigan	84–73	10–2 (2–0)	–	–	–	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
January 22, 1972	No. 7	Indiana	80–74	11–2 (3–0)	36 – A. Hornyak	–	–	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
January 25, 1972	No. 6	at No. 16 Minnesota	50–44	12–2 (4–0)	–	–	–	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 29, 1972	No. 6	at Michigan	78–88	12–3 (4–1)	–	–	–	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
February 1, 1972	No. 9	Iowa	82–77	13–3 (5–1)	–	–	–	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
February 5, 1972	No. 9	Wisconsin	79–69	14–3 (6–1)	–	–	–	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
February 8, 1972	No. 7	at Iowa	67–80	14–4 (6–2)	–	–	–	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
February 12, 1972	No. 7	Purdue	64–62	15–4 (7–2)	–	–	–	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
February 19, 1972	No. 8	at Illinois	62–64	15–5 (7–3)	–	–	–	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
February 26, 1972	No. 15	at Northwestern	76–74	16–5 (8–3)	–	–	–	McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston, Illinois
February 29, 1972	No. 14	Illinois	103–70	17–5 (9–3)	–	–	–	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
March 4, 1972	No. 14	at Indiana	57–65	17–6 (9–4)	–	–	–	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
March 7, 1972		Michigan State	92–73	18–6 (10–4)	–	–	–	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Personnel[edit]

1971–72 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
	Bernie Allison	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So
	Bob Childs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So
G	Dan Gerhard	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So
G	Allan Hornyak	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	Bellaire
F	Wardell Jackson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So
C	Gary Kiracofe	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr
G	Dave Merchant	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr
F	Mark Minor (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
	Curtis Moody	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr
F	Chris Reinhardt	—	—	So
G	Gary Repella	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So
F	Bob Siekmann	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
G	Gregg Testerman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
F	Mark Wagar	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr
C	Luke Witte	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	—	Jr	Alliance
F	Jack Wolfe	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So

Head coach

Fred Taylor

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2022-Dec-17

Starting Lineup

Allan Hornyak
Luke Witte
Dan Gerhard
Wardell Jackson
Mark Minor

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Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	5	4	10	6	6	10	9	7	6	9	7	8	15	14	–	19
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Honors, awards, records[edit]

All-Americans: Allan Hornyak (AP - Honorable Mention, National Assn. of Basketball Coaches - 2nd Team, UPI - 2nd Team), Luke Witte (AP - Honorable Mention, National Assn. of Basketball Coaches - 2nd Team)
All-Big Ten: Allan Hornyak

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References[edit]

↑ College Basketball @ Sports-Refrence.com. Retrieved 2022-Dec-17.
↑ 2022-23 Ohio State Men's Basketball Media Information/Record Book. Retrieved 2022-Dec-18.
↑ 2022-23 Ohio State Men's Basketball Information/Record Book. Retrieved 2022-Dec-18.
↑ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2922-Dec-17.
↑ 2022-23 Ohio State Men's Basketball Information/Record Book. Retrieved 2022-Dec-18.

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[1] College Basketball @ Sports-Refrence.com. Retrieved 2022-Dec-17.

[2] 2022-23 Ohio State Men's Basketball Media Information/Record Book. Retrieved 2022-Dec-18.

[3] 2022-23 Ohio State Men's Basketball Information/Record Book. Retrieved 2022-Dec-18.

[4] College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2922-Dec-17.

[5] 2022-23 Ohio State Men's Basketball Information/Record Book. Retrieved 2022-Dec-18.

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1971–72 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Contents

Schedule[edit]

Personnel[edit]

Rankings[edit]

Honors, awards, records[edit]

References[edit]

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1971–72 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Minnesota	11	–	3	.786	17	–	6	.739
No. 19 Ohio State	10	–	4	.714	18	–	6	.750
No. 17 Indiana	9	–	5	.643	17	–	8	.680
Michigan	9	–	5	.643	14	–	10	.583
Michigan State	6	–	8	.429	13	–	11	.542
Wisconsin	6	–	8	.429	13	–	11	.542
Purdue	6	–	8	.429	12	–	12	.500
Illinois	5	–	9	.357	14	–	10	.583
Iowa	5	–	9	.357	11	–	13	.458
Northwestern	3	–	11	.214	5	–	18	.217

Rankings from AP Poll