This Year In Basketball Is Going To Be Good

The 2011 Ohio State Men's basketball team is going to be fantastic this year, and with less than 2 months away from games being played, we have some studs returning to this Sweet Sixteen team. We have Jared Sullinger, Aaron Craft, William Buford, DeShaun Thomas and so many more pieces that are essential to this team. Based off of Big Ten Network's Brent Yarina, here's the best Ohio State has to offer.

Player Rankings (Only Ohio State players included) :

1. Jared Sullinger - The Big Ten's best player on the Big Ten's best team, Sullinger has shed weight and expects to spend more time with his face to the basket. As if he wasn't hard enough to guard already.
2010-2011 Stats: 54%, 17.2 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 1.2 APG, 1 SPG, 0.5 BPG

5. Aaron Craft - The Big Ten's best on-the-ball defender, Craft dazzled as a freshman and impacts the game in ways that don't always show up in the box score, but his control on the game at hand usually helps swing the W/L column in Ohio State's favor at the end.
2010-2011 Stats: 6.9 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 4.8 APG, 2SPG,.

6. William Buford - We've yet to see Buford's best, and if he lives up to his high potential and continues to improve on defense, we could be looking at this year's E'Twaun Moore. We've already seen what he can do when he's hot, and now the challenge is to get him consistent.
2010-2011 Stats: 14.4 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 2.9 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.3 BPG


Player of the Year: Jared Sullinger - As mentioned above, he's the best player on the best team. Other than that, he's a beast who is a nightmare of a matchup for every team he faces. If he adds a successful face-to-the-basket game this season, as reports indicate, it won't even be fair.

Team of the Year: Ohio State - The Buckeyes have won at least a share of the Big Ten title each of the past 2 seasons and now they look as strong as ever and compete in what figures to be a less competitive Big Ten in 2011.