Another Buckeye Baller earned some preseason recognition this week, as fifth-year senior guard Meechie Johnson Jr. was named on Tuesday to the preseason watch list for the Jerry West Award, given annually to the top shooting guard in the nation.
Johnson earns the honor before he begins his first Read More
Junior forward Cotie McMahon added to her list of preseason recognition on Monday when she was named to the Naismith Watch List, given to the Women’s College Player of the Year.
In the 2022–23 season, McMahon was one of the best freshmen in the country, averaging 15.1 points per game Read More
Ohio State junior guard Bruce Thornton racked up another preseason recognition on Monday when he was named one of 20 players on the watch list for the 2025 Bob Cousy Award, given to the top point guard in Division I men’s college basketball.
Thornton earns the honor due to Read More
Ohio State and head coach Jake Diebler secured their second commit of the 2025 class on Tuesday, earning a pledge from Branson (Mo.) Link Academy four-star center A’Mare Bynum (6-8, 210).
Bynum, the nation’s 104th-best prospect, 17th-best center and sixth-best player out of Missouri in the class, committed to the Read More
Former Ohio State forward E.J. Liddell will play for his hometown team this season, as the Chicago Bulls announced on Saturday that they have signed the Belleville, Ill., native to a two-way contract for the 2024-25 NBA season.
Liddell earns the contract after playing two games for the Bulls Read More
With just 17 days left until the start of the 2024-25 regular season, the Ohio State men’s basketball team faced its first real challenge of the year Friday night when it traveled down I-71 to take on in-state rival Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena in a charity exhibition matchup, a Read More
Four of the biggest college basketball programs in Ohio — Cincinnati, Dayton, Ohio State and Xavier — are each coming together this weekend to play a pair of charity exhibition games, with Ohio State heading to Cincinatti on Friday and Dayton hosting Xavier Sunday, but according to Bearcats head coach Read More
The preseason excitement for Ohio State’s season ramped up on Tuesday when it was slotted in at No. 14 in the women’s basketball Preseason Top 25 released by the Associated Press.
Powerhouses South Carolina and UConn headlined the Top 25 at No. 1 and No. 2, while West Coast Big Read More
Ohio State found itself on the outside-looking-in in the 2024-24 AP men’s basketball preseason poll released on Monday, but they were close to making the cut.
The Buckeyes and first-year head coach Jake Diebler received 29 top-25 votes, the eighth-most out of any team outside of the rankings who received Read More
Ohio State head coach Jake Diebler has continuously stressed the importance of recruiting — especially recruiting within Ohio — since taking over the reins as head coach last spring, and during Ohio State’s media day on Tuesday he revealed some of the strategies he and his staff have implemented to Read More
