Their head coach was Thad Matta, in his tenth season with the Buckeyes.

The team played its home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament where they lost to rival Michigan.

They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Dayton.

The Buckeye finished the season with 29-8 overall, 13-5 in Big Ten play and won the Big Ten tournament to earn a trip to the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.