Basketball
Venue
Carver Hawkeye Arena
Official Ticket Marketplace of the Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Basketball History
Ohio State first fielded a basketball team in 1898 and played its games through 1919 at an on-campus building known as the Armory. In 1912, the Buckeyes joined the Big Nine conference. Four years later, the league was rechristened to its current name as the Big Ten.
Over the years, Ohio State has been guided to success by several notable coaches, including Fred Taylor, who helmed the team between 1959 and 1976, and Jim O'Brien, whose tenure stretched from the late ’90s to the early ’00s. Future Basketball Hall of Famers John Havlicek and Jerry Lucas as well as 2010 Naismith College Player of the Year Evan Turner have also passed through the program. The Buckeyes' main competitors tend to be their fellow Big Ten members, although their biggest rival is the Michigan Wolverines.
The Columbus-based Buckeyes have earned 31 appearances in the NCAA March Madness tournament, making 10 advancements to the Final Four and winning the national championship in 1960. Meanwhile, Ohio State has played in the National Invitation Tournament 10 times, taking home titles in 1986 and 2008 and advancing to the quarterfinals in 2024.
Ohio State Buckeyes Team Info
Conference: Big Ten
Team Colors: Scarlet and gray
Team Rivals: Michigan
Ohio State Buckeyes at the Schottenstein Center
The Buckeyes play in Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center (often shortened to the Schottenstein Center). Opened in 1998, Schottenstein Center is the largest arena in the Big Ten, seating 19,500 for basketball. Appropriately, the school boasts a vocal, robust student fanbase that cheers on the team in a section known as the Buckeye NutHouse.
Tickets for the 2025-26 regular season can be purchased on Ticketmaster, the Official Ticket Marketplace of the Ohio State Buckeyes.
The Buckeyes play their basketball games in Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center (or Schottenstein Center), located in Columbus, Ohio. The seating map for Schottenstein Center can be viewed on Ticketmaster(Opens in new tab).
I think that it was great that you can buy extremely reasonable priced tickets (20-25$) for the NIT tournament that were close to the court. It's a great venue all the time, but affordability depends on the event.
Great to see the support for the team. GO BUCKS !!
Had to exchange tickets. 2 for 3. Call Ticketmaters to exchange. Agent was very helpful. Took maybe 5 minutes. Getting better at viewing my tickets, since every venue is going cashless.
My family and I went to the OSU Men's NIT basketball game against Virginia Tech ...we thoroughly enjoyed our experience. From the Shuttle Bus , to entering the Schott, to the Red Coats in the Huntington Club everyone made us feel valued. The Spirit in the arena was great and the Bucks delivered with a win. Go Bucks!!!!
Once again, Ticketmaster comes through with Great Seats and great prices too. Excellent service!
Brought my grandson to a NIT game and it was so much fun. I was able to find great seats and we both had a wonderful time. Go Buckeyes!
Best thing you can do is go to a Buckeye Men's Basketball game and cheer them on. It is so much fun for me, I love it!!
I highly recommend the Schottenstein centnter for any event. Today was particulary special because I was able to bring my 2.5 year old to his first Buckeye basketball game. The staff was beyond friendly, inclduing the stand that sold us the soft pretzel, which my son dropped and with no hesitation gave us another one at no charge. The usher offered headphones when they saw my son get antsy when the crowd noise increased. I also found the areana extremely clean. Highly recommend visisting the Schott.
It was incredible seats. We were very excited and happy, and my family was so surprised it was well worth the money and the time to get them.
Expensive parking $15 If you want fan support make sure at end of games Bus transport is available for fans saw 1 bus over 100 people waiting saw a lot of elderly people walking
Saw the Buckeyes play in the NIT. They continued their good play under the new coach. Usher staff are really helpful anc courteous. Recommended venue.
Purchased the best seats in the house for the N.I.T. Tournament 1st Round at a great price & venue!!!
Everything was great, but $9 a cup is ridicules, the women's basketball game soft drink price was reasonable.
Had a great experience and we won.Also at a great price!
Lower Ticket prices to get more loyal fans to come out and support the Buckeyes. Parking should not be 15 dollars for an NIT game.
Good game and win! Our concern is that the PA and announcer are too loud and overwhelming. We can’t even talk to each other during the announcements because it is so loud. We don’t need to be “entertained” in every moment in the Schott. We bought tickets for a basketball game, not a WWE event. Tone it fown, please.
My family and I had a fabulous time at the game and the ticket process was super easy
Great experience through Ticketmaster. Great seats at reasonable price.
On a clear, no precipitation day, Ohio State had a completely disorganized arrangement for parking. It took over 45 minutes to get from the highway exit to the parking and 15 minutes to get to the venue. And it was the 14th home game of the season. No excuse for treating fans so poorly.
Great game. Biggest upset of the year. The game kept the kids attention as well as between time outs and quarters. Seats were center court so they were great.
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