Several non-conference opponents, including its season opener, have been announced for the Ohio State basketball team’s 2024 schedule.
In a slow news period for Ohio State Basketball, fans can look ahead to November 4th as it was announced that the Buckeyes will open the 2024 season against the Texas Longhorns in the great city of Las Vegas.
Viva Las Vegas 🔴🎲
We’re kicking off our 2024-2025 campaign in Nevada taking on @TexasMBB in the @HOFSeries 🗣️
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— Ohio State Hoops 🌰 (@OhioStateHoops) May 21, 2024
This will be an instant challenge for head coach Jake Diebler who was hired this offseason as the full-time head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Longhorns finished last season with a 21-13 record and a Round of 32 appearance, falling to the two-seeded Tennessee Volunteers.
Ohio State will also host a multiple-team event as they are hosting Evansville, Green Bay, and Campbell. The dates of the games have yet to be announced, however, each team will be welcomed into Columbus for the tournament.
Ohio State will host a Multi-Team Event (MTE) featuring Evansville, Green Bay, and Campbell, per sources. Buckeyes will host all three.
Evansville will host Green Bay and Campbell.
Green Bay will host Campbell. Three games per squad. Dates are TBA.#B1G#MVC#HLMBB#CAAHoops
— Rocco Miller (@RoccoMiller8) May 9, 2024
Evansville finished last season with a 17-18 record and an appearance in the CBI tournament where they would fall to Seattle in the second round. The Aces lose leading scorer Ben Humrichous to Illinois but bring in Connor Turnball from Butler and Tayshawn Comer from Eastern Kentucky.
Green Bay has had a chaotic offseason as they lost their head coach Sundance Wicks to Wyoming, they then hired FOX Sports radio personality Doug Gottlieb to run their program. Gottlieb was the former star Point Guard for Oklahoma State from 1997-2000.
Campbell finished last season 14-18 and this offseason lost their leading scorer Anthony Dell’orso to Arizona via the transfer portal. The Camels bring in Cam Gregory from Saint Francis (PA) who averaged 13 points per game last season to help beef up their backcourt.
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