Lighty, a Cleveland, Ohio, native, played 16.3 minutes a game and upped that average with 20- and 19-minute games in the 2007 NCAA South Region games vs. Tennessee and Memphis and a 25-minute effort vs. Georgetown in the 2007 National Semifinals.

He started all 37 games as a sophomore and has earned court time with defense, giving the Buckeyes a spark off the bench as a freshman.

A quality rebounder from his guard spot, he can guard several positions.

One of four Ohio State freshmen in 2006-07 to play for a state title as a high school senior in March of 2006.

• Rated No. 30 on SI.com’s list of 2006 Top 100 players
• Averaged 25.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.5 steals in 31 minutes of action in the final two games of the Division III state finals in Columbus
• Named to The Associated Press D-III all-state tournament team in 2006 ... also selected by the AP as a first-team all-state honoree in Division III as a senior
• During the Roundball Classic game at the United Center in Chicago (4/9/06), Lighty played for the first time with three of his future Ohio State teammates (Oden, Conley and Cook). He contributed 14 points in the West’s 118-102 victory
• An Associated Press Ohio Division III first-team honoree in his final two years at Villa Angela-St. Joesph ... averaged 24.5 points and 11.8 rebounds a game as a junior after contributing 19.4 points a game during his sophomore campaign
• Named the Cleveland Plain Dealer Player of the Year in 2004-05
• Played for Dave Wojciechowski
• Lettered in football as a freshman at Villa Angela-St. Joseph
• Son of David and Emily

LIGHTY IN 2008-09
• Missed 26 games with a broken bone in left foot
• Will have 2 remaining years of eligibility after he received a medical redshirt in 2008-09
• Made his 50th career start vs. Butler Dec. 13
• Ranked 2nd for the Buckeyes in rebounds (40) and steals (10) before his injury ... has 78 career steals
• Recorded his 500th career point (544) against Miami (12/2/08)
• Tallied 10 or more points in four games
• Tied his career best in points with a game-high 21 points vs. JU Dec. 17 ... went 7-of-8 from the field and 5-of-7 from the charity line ... also tallied four assists, seven rebounds and three steals
• One of five Buckeyes to knock down a 3-point basket vs. JU and 1 of 4 players to score in double figures, marking the first time since the 2008 NIT title game against Massachusetts April 3, 2008
• Against Butler (12/13/08) added 10 pts. and 8 rebs. in 38 mins. of play
• Played 34 minutes in win vs. No. 7 Notre Dame (12/6/08) ... grabbed 7 rebounds and handed out 3 assists vs. the Irish
• Scored 11 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge win over Miami (12/2/08)
• In 83 games for Ohio State has averaged 6.6 ppg.
• Started his 44th-consecutive game vs. Jacksonville Dec. 17
• Added 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 4 points and 1 block for the Buckeyes against BGSU
• Posted a team-high tying 13 points against Delaware State in OSU’s season opener, while adding 3 blocks and 2 steals

AS A SOPHOMORE
• Ranked 2nd for the Buckeyes in minutes played (1,185) ... No. 9 in the Big Ten in minutes played (32.0 mpg.)
• Played about twice the minutes (32.0 mpg.) as he did as a true freshman (16.3 mpg.) … and his 9.0 ppg. improved from 3.7 ppg. as a rookie
• Played 40 or more minutes in five games
• In NIT games, averaged 10.8 ppg. and 2.4 spg. in 32.2 mpg. ... made 20-42 FGs (.476)
• Playing in his hometown, scored 15 pts and handed out a career-high 8 assists in 80-63 win vs. Cleveland State (12/18/07)
• Recorded a career-best 9 rebs and 3 3-pointers in 40 minutes of play vs. UNC (11/28/07)
• Scored a career-high 21 points vs. UW Green Bay in the season opener ... also recorded career best in FG made (9)
• Served as captain for the United States Under-19 World Championship team in summer of 2007 ... started all nine games, averaged 23.7 min and shot 69 pct (31-45) from the field

AS A FRESHMAN
• Had 7 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in victory over Memphis in NCAA South Region final ... went 2-4 FG and 3-5 FT line (3/24/07)
• Also had 7 points in South Region semifinal win over Tennessee ... made 2-3 FG and 1-2 from 3-point range (3/22/07)
• Grabbed 5 rebounds vs. Central Connecticut State in NCAA first round (3/15/07)
• Fourth double-figure scoring effort vs. Coppin State (12/30/06) with 10 points on 4-of-6 FG shooting
• Scored a career-high 11 points vs. Youngstown State (11/24/06)
• Played 30 minutes in title game of BCA Classic vs. Kent State (11/12/06)
• Highlight reel driving dunk in traffic in win vs. Iowa State (12/19/06)
• Lighty and the U.S. team participated in the 2007 FIBA U19 World Championships July 12-22 in Novi Sad, Serbia.
• Amassed a total of 79 points for an average of 8.8 a game and started all nine contests ... 31-45 from the field (.689) in 213 minutes of action ... named team captain prior to start of event ... scored a team-high 19 points in the 90-81 win against Lithuania July 16