Ohio State has accepted a bid to the 2024 National Invitation Tournament, or NIT, and earned a No. 2 seed in the 32-team bracket revealed Sunday night. The Buckeyes will host Cornell in the first round of the invitational on Tuesday night, with tip off set for 7p.m. on ESPN2. Read More
Ohio State on Sunday officially announced the hiring of Jake Diebler as head men’s basketball coach following his successful end-of-season run as the Buckeyes’ interim leader. The agreement, which is good for five years, makes the 37-year-old Diebler the program’s 15th head coach as well as the youngest head coach Read More
According to multiple reports, Ohio State is targeting Jake Diebler as its full-time head men’s basketball coach.
Diebler, 37, had instant success in the head coaching chair after being promoted from associate to interim head coach by Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith on Feb. 14 in the wake Read More
Ohio State’s NCAA Tournament aspirations all but evaporated after Friday night’s 77-74 loss to No. 13 Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal, but for many within the program, they still see an avenue where they can continue the 2023-24 season in postseason play.
While the Buckeyes, who entered Saturday’s Read More
Ohio State (20-13, 9-11) saw its NCAA Tournament hopes fade away in crushing fashion in the Big Ten Quarterfinal round held at the Target Center on Friday night, suffering a 77-74 defeat to No. 13 Illinois (24-8, 14-6) in a game that the Buckeyes led or tied for all but Read More
Ohio State secured a significant win Thursday night against Iowa in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament, a convincing 90-68 victory that boosted the team’s NCAA Tournament resume and put them one game closer to a berth in the Big Dance.
While the wire-to-wire over the Hawkeyes was Read More
Ohio State used sparkling offense and a dominant second half performance from fifth-year forward and Minnesota native Jamison Battle to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive Thursday night at the Target Center in Minneapolis, taking down seventh-seeded Iowa 90-68 Iowa to advance to the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals.
The Buckeyes, Read More
Ohio State interim head coach Jake Diebler kicked off conference tournament week with a bang, proclaiming during Monday’s press conference that his team — who has experienced a rapid surge in the Big Ten standings since he took over for Chris Holtmann on Feb. 14 with five wins in six Read More
Chris Holtmann has reportedly agreed in principle to become the next head coach at DePaul, a move that comes exactly one month after his firing from Ohio State. The contract is worth six years, according to CBS Sports senior writer Matt Norlander.
Holtmann, who was fired by Ohio State Read More
In a scenario that was virtually inconceivable a month ago, the Ohio State men’s basketball team has an opportunity to play their way into the NCAA Tournament with a strong showing in the Big Ten Tournament this week, a quest that will begin Thursday night with a matchup against No. Read More
