2015 saw the rise of the Gavitt Games, an early season college basketball event designed to matchup the Big Ten against the Big East.
Unfortunately for Thad Matta and the Ohio State basketball team, the Bucks got left on the outside looking in.
It doesn't look like that'll be the case in 2016.
Per Jon Rothstein of CBSSports.com, the Buckeyes are set to host Ed Cooley and the Providence Friars in the 2016 edition of the tipoff affair. Providence won a thrilling 8/9 matchup against USC they wound up winning on a buzzer beater in this year's NCAA Tournament.