Ohio State and Jake Diebler added a familiar face through the transfer portal on April 2 as former Buckeyes guard Meechie Johnson announced he is transferring back to the program after spending two seasons at South Carolina.
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Ohio State’s most productive player from the 2023-24 season is staying in Columbus for another year.
Sophomore guard Bruce Thornton announced Tuesday that he will return to the Jake Diebler-led Buckeyes for his third season with the program.
Thornton, a two-time team captain who has two seasons of collegiate Read More
Ohio State fifth-year forward Jamison Battle will showcase his three-point shooting skills on a national stage during Final Four weekend, as he has accepted an invitation to compete in the Hanes Men’s 3-Point Championship held at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix on April 4.Â
Battle will test his three-point Read More
Ohio State sophomore guard Bowen Hardman entered his name in the transfer on Thursday after two seasons with the Buckeyes.Â
Hardman, a former three-star prospect out of Cincinnati Princeton High School, saw limited action in his short Ohio State career, logging just 3.8 minutes and 1.8 points per game in Read More
Ohio State’s 2023-24 season ended in disappointing fashion Tuesday night at Value City Arena with a 79-77 upset loss to No. 4 seed Georgia in the NIT Quarterfinals, but for newly hired head coach Jake Diebler, the sour end does not discredit what his program was able to accomplish down Read More
Ohio State’s 2023-24 season came to a disappointing end Tuesday night at Value City Arena, with the Buckeyes coming back from 13 down but ultimately running out of gas down the stretch, falling to No. 4 seed Georgia 79-77 in the NIT quarterfinals.Â
The Buckeyes used a 17-0 second-half run Read More
Ohio State received a pleasant surprise Sunday afternoon when No. 4 seed Georgia went on the road and dethroned No. 1 seed Wake Forest 72-66, a result that gifts the Buckeyes one final home game this season against the Bulldogs on Tuesday night.
Playing at Value City Arena has been Read More
Ohio State announced on Monday that they are bringing back Dave Dickerson to serve as an assistant coach on Jake Diebler’s coaching staff. Dickerson, who has been head coach at USC Upstate since 2018, was previously an assistant under former Ohio State head coach Thad Matta from 2010-17, where he Read More
Ohio State used strong defense and some crisp free-throw shooting down the stretch to stave off a late Virginia Tech rally Saturday night at Value City Arena, defeating the Hokies 81-73 to advance to the quarterfinals of the NIT.
The Buckeyes, who will now either visit No. 1 seed Wake Read More
Following a hectic week that included Jake Diebler’s hiring as head coach and three postseason contests, Diebler and the Buckeyes received a little bit of a break in their schedule this week, with four days in between their first-round win against Cornell on Tuesday and second-round matchup with No. 3 Read More
