Osu Essay, Research Paper

Ohio State Basketball

1. 1999/2000 Ohio State Basketball Season

A. Started off losing to Notre Dame at home.

B. Rebounded and now are at 15-3 and is the number fifth ranked team in the associated press poll.

C. They are 5-1 in the Big Ten Conference.

D. Michael Redd and Scoonie Penn are the Buckeyes scoring leaders averaging each 15 points per game.

2. Pre-season Expectations 99/00 season

A. Pre-season pick was number five.

B. They are expected to make the strong tournament run that they made last year.

C. They have three returning starters from last year; Scoonie Penn, Ken Johnson and Micheal Redd.

3. The 98/99 Ohio State Basketball Season

A. Rebounded from a miserable 8-22 record to 27-9 record and Final

Four appearance.

B. Made it to the Final Four and lost to Uconn who went on to win the championship.