The 2007–08

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finished in fifth place in the Big Ten, squarely on the NCAA tournament bubble. However, they were not selected, marking the only time in coach Thad Matta's head coaching career his team missed the NCAA tournament while being eligible. The team dominated in the 2008 National Invitation Tournament on their way to a 92–85 victory over Massachusetts in the final.

Preseason

The Buckeyes lost three important players from their 2006–07 NCAA Runners-up team to the NBA draft. Greg Oden, the 2007 Second Team All-American, was selected in the lottery of the 2007 NBA Draft, going #1 to the

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. Mike Conley, Jr. and Daequan Cook also were drafted in the first round, by the

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and

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, but traded to

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, respectively. Senior guard Ron Lewis also declared to the draft but was undrafted.

Recruiting

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Roster

2007–08 Schedule

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Awards and honors

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, NIT Most Valuable Player

Team players drafted into the NBA

2008 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com

2008 Recruiting Class

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References

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