1969–70 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

1969–70 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	15–9 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fred Taylor (12th season)
Home arena	St. John Arena
Seasons ← 1968–69 1970–71 →

1969–70 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Iowa	14	–	0		1.000			20	–	5		.800
Purdue	11	–	3		.786			18	–	6		.750
Ohio State	8	–	6		.571			15	–	9		.625
Illinois	8	–	6		.571			15	–	9		.625
Minnesota	7	–	7		.500			13	–	11		.542
Michigan	5	–	9		.357			10	–	14		.417
Wisconsin	5	–	9		.357			10	–	14		.417
Michigan State	5	–	9		.357			9	–	15		.375
Northwestern	4	–	10		.286			9	–	15		.375
Indiana	3	–	11		.214			7	–	17		.292

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969–70 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Led by 12th-year head coach Fred Taylor, the Buckeyes finished 15–9 (8–6 Big Ten).

Roster

1969–70 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	35	Jim Cleamons	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr

Head coach

Fred Taylor (Ohio State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "1969-70 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 18, 2019.
^ "2019-20 Ohio State Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). Ohio State University Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

v t e Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Venues	The Armory (1897–1918) Fairgrounds Coliseum (1918–1956) St. John Arena (1956–1998) Value City Arena (1998–present)
Rivalries	Michigan
Culture & lore	Brutus Buckeye Buckeye Nuthouse WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State Sports Network
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics