Ohio State to Face Clemson in Columbus for 2017 Big Ten/ACC Challenge

By Tim Shoemaker on June 8, 2017 at 11:18 am
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Want some more Ohio State basketball news?

Well, here you go: Ohio State will host Clemson in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. 

The date and time for the matchup between the Buckeyes and Tigers have not yet been announced. 

2017 Big Ten/ACC Challenge Matchups
Date Tipoff Matchup
TBD TBD NORTHEWSTERN at GEORGIA TECH
TBD TBD DUKE at INDIANA
TBD TBD NOTRE DAME at MICHIGAN STATE
TBD TBD MIAMI at MINNESOTA
TBD TBD PENN STATE at NORTH CAROLINA STATE
TBD TBD BOSTON COLLEGE at NEBRASKA
TBD TBD MICHIGAN at NORTH CAROLINA
TBD TBD CLEMSON at OHIO STATE
TBD TBD LOUISVILLE at PURDUE
TBD TBD FLORIDA STATE at RUTGERS
TBD TBD MARYLAND at SYRACUSE
TBD TBD WISCONSIN at VIRGINIA
TBD TBD IOWA at VIRGINIA TECH
TBD TBD ILLINOIS at WAKE FOREST

Marquee matchups in this year's Big Ten/ACC Challenge include Duke at Indiana, Notre Dame at Michigan State, Louisville at Purdue and Michigan at North Carolina. 

In last year's Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Ohio State fell on the road at Virginia, 63–61.

Additionally in non-conference play, Ohio State will face Gonzaga in the opening round of the Phil Knight Invitational in Portland, Oregon. The Buckeyes will also play either Florida or Stanford in the tournament as well as one more game. 

Ohio State also plays North Carolina on Dec. 23 in New Orleans as part of the annual CBS Sports Classic.

First things first, though: The Buckeyes need a head coach. After parting ways with Thad Matta after 13 seasons, Ohio State reportedly offered its job to Creighton's Greg McDermott on Wednesday night. 

Ohio State holds a 6–9 record in Big Ten/ACC Challenge over the last 15 seasons. The Buckeyes have faced a ranked ACC opponent 11 times during the challenge, notably in 2011 when No. 2 Ohio State throttled No. 3 Duke, 85-63. OSU has won five of their last nine Challenge games and are 4–3 at home in the event.

The Buckeyes are 67–47 all-time vs. current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Ohio State has faced every league member at least once and have wins against every team except Clemson (0–1) and North Carolina State (0–1).

Ohio State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Date Opponent Result
Dec. 3, 2002 vs. No. 4 DUKE L, 76-91
Dec. 3, 2003 vs. No. 13 GEORGIA TECH L, 53-73
Dec. 1, 2004 at CLEMSON L, 73-80
Nov. 28, 2005 vs. VIRGINIA TECH W, 69-59
Nov. 29, 2006 at No. 7 NORT CAROLINA L, 89-98
Nov. 29, 2007 vs. No. 1 NORTH CAROLINA L, 55-66
Dec. 2, 2008 at No. 21 MIAMI W, 73-68
Dec. 2, 2009 vs. No. 21 FLORIDA STATE W, 77-64
Nov. 30, 2010 at FLORIDA STATE W, 58-44
Nov. 29, 2011 vs. No. 3 DUKE W, 85-63
Nov. 28, 2012 at No. 2 DUKE L, 68-73
Dec. 4, 2013 vs. MARYLAND W, 76-60
Dec. 2, 2014 at No. 5 LOUISVILLE L, 55-64
Dec. 1, 2015 vs. No. 10 VIRGINIA L, 58-64
Nov. 30, 2016 at No. 7 VIRGINIA L, 61-63
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