1898–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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1898–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	12-4
Head coach	Unknown
Seasons1899–1900 →

1898–99 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bloomsburg		–		–	10	–	0	1.000
Illinois State		–		–	2	–	0	1.000
Nebraska		–		–	4	–	0	1.000
Notre Dame		–		–	2	–	0	1.000
Syracuse		–		–	1	–	0	1.000
Wabash		–		–	2	–	0	1.000
Widener		–		–	1	–	0	1.000
West Chester		–		–	11	–	1	.917
Allegheny		–		–	8	–	1	.889
Yale		–		–	9	–	2	.818
Hiram		–		–	4	–	1	.800
Ohio State		–		–	12	–	4	.750
Temple		–		–	18	–	6	.750
Wisconsin–Stevens Point		–		–	6	–	2	.750
Macalester		–		–	7	–	3	.700
Kansas		–		–	7	–	4	.636
North Dakota State		–		–	2	–	2	.500
Washington		–		–	1	–	1	.500
Mount Union		–		–	2	–	3	.400
Penn State		–		–	2	–	3	.400
Bucknell		–		–	3	–	5	.375
Geneva		–		–	3	–	6	.333
Westminster College		–		–	2	–	4	.333
Cornell		–		–	1	–	3	.250
Butler		–		–	0	–	2	.000
Grove City		–		–	0	–	2	.000
Michigan State		–		–	0	–	2	.000

The 1898–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented the Ohio State University in its first season of collegiate basketball. They finished with a 12-4 record.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 2, 1898*	East High	W 25-4	1-0	The Armory Columbus, Ohio
December 9, 1898*	East High	W 16-0	2-0	The Armory Columbus, Ohio
December 10, 1898*	East High	W 34-8	3-0	The Armory Columbus, Ohio
December 15, 1898*	at Piqua	L 7-9	3-1	Piqua, Ohio
December 29, 1898*	at Urbana	L 8-12	3-2	Urbana, Ohio
January 7, 1899*	Otterbein	W 25-2	4-2	The Armory Columbus, Ohio
January 14, 1899*	Kenyon	W 18-2	5-2	The Armory Columbus, Ohio
January 21, 1899*	Urbana	L 6-10	5-3	The Armory Columbus, Ohio
January 28, 1899*	Kenton	W 17-8	6-3	The Armory Columbus, Ohio
February 4, 1899*	Springfield YMCA	W 16-4	7-3	The Armory Columbus, Ohio
February 9, 1899*	at Kenton	W 10-8	8-3	Kenton, Ohio
February 22, 1899*	at Kenyon	W 14-11	9-3	Gambier, Ohio
February 28, 1899*	Trinity	W 47-0	10-3	The Armory Columbus, Ohio
March 3, 1899*	at Kenton	W 11-6	11-3	Kenton, Ohio
March 10, 1899*	at Circleville	W 21-1	12-3	Circleville, Ohio
April 3, 1899*	vs. Urbana	L 7-11	12-4	Kenton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

Ohio State University Athletics, 2013-14 Men's Basketball Media Guide, p 182.

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

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