Basketball

Ohio State sophomore forward Kaleb Wesson will enter his name into the NBA Draft but will maintain his collegiate eligibility regardless of whether or not he hires an agent, head coach Chris Holtmann announced Wednesday.

OSU head coach Chris Holtmann said rising junior center Kaleb Wesson will enter his name into the NBA Draft, but will maintain his eligibility. He will be able to return to OSU if he wants. pic.twitter.com/hQePVIKorh

— Joe Dempsey (@joedempsey44) April 10, 2019

“I fully support him in going through this process, and we’re going to walk Read More

Ohio State assistant basketball coach Mike Schrage has been named the head coach at Elon University, director of athletics Dave Blank announced Friday afternoon.

A new era starts today.

A big welcome to Mike Schrage, the 18th head coach in @ElonMBasketball history!

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— Elon Phoenix (@ElonPhoenix) April 5, 2019

“We are thrilled to welcome Mike, his wife Amanda, and their children Andrew and Sophia to the Elon family,” Blank said in a statement. Read More

Five months after the Ohio State women’s basketball team signed five players to its 2019 recruiting class Nov. 16, the Buckeyes added one more member Wednesday when Rebeka Mikulasikova committed, as Go Global Recruiting announced on Twitter.

The 6-3 center from Slovakia brings OSU’s 2019 haul to six recruits. Read More

Ohio State freshman Jaedon LeDee, a member of head coach Chris Holtmann’s first full recruiting class in Columbus, has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal.

A team spokesperson confirmed the development after several outlets on the beat reported the news. Through Ohio State, Holtmann issued a statement. Read More

TULSA, Okla. — Ohio State had shown the propensity to stage a rally, whether it was coming back from 23 down in the second half vs. Wisconsin to go to overtime before losing in the regular-season finale, or a 16-0 run that fell just short of beating Michigan State in Read More

TULSA, Okla. — The season ended for Ohio State with a 74-59 loss to Houston in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., on Sunday.

The 11-seed Buckeyes (20-15) trailed 39-31 at the half and the third-seeded Cougars (33-3) never let Ohio Read More

TULSA, Okla. — Here’s your prime-time guide when Ohio State plays Houston in the second round of the Midwest Regional at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., on Sunday (8:40 p.m., TNT):

What’s At Stake

The Buckeyes (20-14) are the 11^th-seed and will be the underdog to the No. Read More

TULSA, Okla. — A matchup will have the inside game of Ohio State sophomore center Kaleb Wesson against the outside play of Houston guard Corey Davis when the Buckeyes and Cougars meet in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., on Sunday Read More

TULSA, Okla. — Ohio State guard Keyshawn Woods is playing like you’d want a graduate transfer to at this time of this season. Maybe better.

“He’s led our team in such a unique way that I don’t know that I’ve had a fifth-year guy kind of take the reins of Read More

TULSA, Okla. — From a personal standpoint, what Ohio State sophomore center Kaleb Wesson went through this season was not easy to endure.

Granted, his suspension for the last three regular-season games for violating university policy was self-inflicted. Then there was his penchant for attracting attention by the men in Read More