The Buckeye Battle Cry: Ohio State News and Commentary » Amedeo Della Valle

Ohio State Rips Minnesota 71-45

Jason — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 03:04:12 +0000

In a lengthy regular season that results in a conference tournament followed by a national championship tournament, it’s hard to call a game on a Wednesday night against Minnesota a “must win” game. But that’s exactly what tonight’s battle at the Schottenstein Center with the Minnesota Golden Gophers was for our Ohio State Buckeyes basketball team. Coming off a horrible loss on Sunday at Wisconsin and with Michigan State looming this Sunday, the Buckeyes needed the Gophers to right the ship and did just that in a convincing 71-45 win.

With the win the Buckeyes improve to 19-7 on the year, 9-5 in the Big Ten.

Aaron Craft’s buzzer beating three ended what was a first half of missed opportunities for Ohio State. The Buckeye defense regained its lost mojo and forced Minnesota into 12 first half turnovers but could only convert the miscues into ten points. The Bucks lead … [Read More]

Counting The Cost With Silver Bullet Points

MaliBuckeye — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:54:14 +0000

It’s a relatively quiet week for Ohio State sports (*knocks on wood*); coaches are recruiting, hoops is preparing for an attempt to sweep That State Up North, and all the students are above average. So, let’s dig around the ol’ interwebs and see what we can find to chat about today, shall we? Oh, and I’m enjoying this at the moment.

Buckeye 411

Tress Talks- He’s gone, but not forgotten, and 97.1 had an interview with the new Akron administrator today that was chock full of the types of discussion that Ohio State fans were familiar with for ten years. He comments that he does “everything but Saturday afternoons” at Akron, but that he hasn’t had a moment where he felt like he needed to put the whistle back on an coach as much as he misses the chess game and camaraderie. He said that there’s a “whole

[Read More]

Pregame Glance – Walsh University

WVaBuckeye — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:34:22 +0000

The pre-season #4 team in the country gets things started off with a scrimmage of sorts against the Cavaliers of Walsh University from North Canton, Ohio. Still competing in the NAIA in basketball, they will be making the switch to NCAA D2 for the 2013-14 season. Led by former player Jeff Young in his 10th season at head coach, they will provide us with an opportunity to see what bench players will give us this season. The Cavs and the Buckeyes have met six times with the first exhibition taking place in 2006-07.

… [Read More]

School:	Walsh University
Location:	North Canton, Ohio
Founded:	Walsh University was first founded as LaMennais College in Alfred, Maine in 1951
Student Population:	2,500
School Type:	Private – Roman Catholic Church
Division:	NAIA D1 – Moving to NCAA D2 by 2013-14
Conference:	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Stadium:	Alumni Arena
Seating:	1,800
Built:	2009
Head Coach:	Jeff Young – Walsh University
Experience

tBBC Basketball Roundtable – Preseason Wrap-up

WVaBuckeye — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:24:09 +0000

It’s been a great season of football so far and not too surprisingly basketball has snuck up on us. We have done our best to try and get everybody’s input on the upcoming season from around the blogosphere including a nice two-parter with people from around the B1G that can be read here and here. We also spoke with fellow Buckeye Bloggers about the Buckeyes and that can be read here.

We finish up our pre-season of roundtable with an in-house brand. Look forward to starting the season off soon but let’s first get everyone’s opinions.

Who is the Key returner other than Craft or Thomas?

WVa. The bottom line for this team will be defense this season and the key returner to make that happen will be Shannon Scott. As much as he may contribute offensively is up to him, the defensive side of the ball comes easy for … [Read More]

2012 Basketball Preview: Amedeo Della Valle

Gary Russell II — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:45 +0000

This week’s basketball schedule has been altered slightly, so expect Tim’s look at Trey McDonald on Friday night and Eric’s look at Evan Ravenel on Sunday. The Tuesday/Thursday schedule will resume next week!

The loss of several stars to early entry into the NBA draft has made recruiting little tougher for Thad Matta. The scholarships have dwindled for the 2012-2013 season leaving just one open spot for a new-comer. Amedeo Della Valle will have the honor of being the lone newbie to this year’s squad.

Over the last couple of years the Bucks have lost the likes of Jon Diebler and William Buford. This has left Matta searching for someone to step in to fill the scoring void in the Buckeyes’ lineup. If Della Valle (or ADV for short) lives up to his hype, Matta will have found that someone and maybe even more.

Hometown: Alba, Italy
High School: Findlay … [Read More]

tBBC Basketball Roundtable

WVaBuckeye — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:00:13 +0000

Yes, your eyes do not deceive you, it does indeed say “basketball” up there. While everyone is overloading from the celebration of Coach Meyers first game as the head coach of THE Ohio State university and a W against Miami of Ohio, we thought we’d introduce you to a Tuesday fixture of basketball with tBBC. Myself, Eric, and Gary Russell are going to do our best to keep you updated on the basketball Buckeyes with news as it is ready and a roundtable or maybe even a chat on Tuesday’s with some people in the know.

Who’s the one carryover from last season who needs to have a big off season and why?

Eric – In terms of needing a big off-season, there’s only one obvious answer – Amir Williams. Matta teams tend to under perform when he doesn’t have a top notch guy in the paint to focus the attention on. Amir … [Read More]

One Fan’s Opinion- BasketBucks 2012 Recruiting

MaliBuckeye — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:43:23 +0000

Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be hearing from some “new voices” here at tBBC… If you’re interested in being a part of this series, drop us a line!

Today, former Lantern staffer Tim Shoemaker takes a look at the state of basketball recruiting this post-season… be sure to follow him on Twitter!

Buckeye Fans: Don’t Panic Over (lack of) 2012 Recruiting Class

Like every coach in college basketball, Ohio State’s Thad Matta is often criticized by fans and supporters. One thing Matta is not usually criticized for, though, is his ability to recruit top-notch talent.

Except for this upcoming season.

Ohio State’s 2012 recruiting class does not have any player ranked in the top 150. In fact, the Buckeyes’ class contains a grand total of one commit: Amedeo Della Valle, a 6’3” point guard from Henderson, Nevada.

Coming off a season that resulted in a trip … [Read More]

Amedeo Della Valle is a Buckeye!

Joe Dexter — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:54:34 +0000

[blackbirdpie url="https://twitter.com/#!/Ame_DV_2/statuses/193736551820300288"]

The Buckeyes have finally added someone to the 2012 class, and boy is he a good one to add to the talent pool next year. If your a fan of European play, then you will be excited about the addition of Amedeo Della Valle. The 6’6″ Italian combo guard out of Nevada chose Ohio State today over Texas A&M and Arizona.

At one point, it looked like Michigan was going to be the favorite when rumors swirled that Trey Burke was headed to the NBA. After Burke decided to come back for another season and the commitment of fellow point guard Spike Albrecht, Della Valle made his interest known in Ohio State.

After a visit this Tuesday, it became clear that the Ohio State Buckeyes were the favorite. Arizona has a slew of guards within the 2012 class. Texas A&M is an upstart that could of used his … [Read More]