This season hasn’t been a memorable one for Ohio State basketball players, fans or coaches — at least not in the positive sense. But I always like to remind folks that the Buckeye basketball program is one they should be proud of.
Many other schools that are so-called basketball schools don’t have nearly the same historic pedigree as Ohio State. Yeah, there may be more down seasons than anyone would like, but the program has had its fair share of Final Fours, Player of the Year winners, NCAA Tournament success and Big Ten Conference championships.
With all of that success, you’d think home court would be an advantage, and you would be right. But maybe, just maybe, it’s been better than you think.
Case in point: 247Sports ranked the 15 basketball programs that had the best winning percentage at home since 2005, and YOUR Ohio State Buckeyes are in the thick of it. In fact, OSU is right there with North Carolina, UCLA and Kentucky in the top 10. And that’s with most of this year factored in as well, a season that has knocked down the winning percentage a wee bit.
So which teams are in the top 15? We count down from No. 15 to the alpha dog when it comes to protecting the home court. Keep in mind, this list was published on Feb. 21, so the numbers might have changed a little, but still very relevant.