The Buckeyes will open conference play at Penn State and finish at home against Michigan State and Michigan.
The Ohio State men’s basketball program has known since May which Big Ten opponents it will play at home and on the road this season, but now the Buckeyes know exactly when those games will take place after the conference announced its full scheduled on Wednesday afternoon.
This marks the fifth straight season in which Ohio State will begin conference play during the first week of December. The Buckeyes open on the road at Penn State and finish the schedule in early March with consecutive home games against Michigan State and Michigan.
Ohio State’s entire 2021-22 schedule is as follows, with tipoff times set to be announced at a later date.
- Nov. 1 - Exhibition vs Indianapolis
- Nov. 9 - Akron
- Nov. 12 - Niagara
- Nov. 15 - Bowling Green (Fort Myers Tip-Off in Columbus)
- Nov. 18 - at Xavier (Gavitt Games)
- Nov. 22/24 - Seton Hall and Cal or Florida (Fort Myers Tip-Off in Fort Myers)
- Nov. 30 - Duke (ACC-Big Ten Challenge)
- Dec. 5 - at Penn State
- Dec. 8 - Towson
- Dec. 11 - Wisconsin
- Dec. 19 - Kentucky (CBS Sports Classic in Las Vegas)
- Dec. 21 - Tennessee-Martin
- Dec. 28 - New Orleans
- Jan. 2 - at Nebraska
- Jan. 6 - at Indiana
- Jan. 9 - Northwestern
- Jan. 13 - at Wisconsin
- Jan. 16 - Penn State
- Jan. 22 - Nebraska
- Jan. 27 - at Minnesota
- Jan. 30 - at Purdue
- Feb. 3 - Iowa
- Feb. 6 - Maryland
- Feb. 9 - at Rutgers
- Feb. 12 - at Michigan
- Feb. 15 - Minnesota
- Feb. 19 - Indiana
- Feb. 24 - at Illinois
- Feb. 27 - at Maryland
- March 3 - Michigan State
- March 6 - Michigan
- March 9-13 - Big Ten Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis
The Buckeyes will begin preseason practice during the final week of September. They'll be without sixth-year senior forward Seth Towns, who will be sidelined three to four months following back surgery, but are otherwise healthy as they start their fifth year under head coach Chris Holtmann.
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