Ohio State Basketball Lands First 2024 Commit in John Mobley Jr.

October 16, 2022

John Paul “Juni” Mobley has committed to become part of the Ohio State basketball program. He is the 43rd ranked player in the class of 2024, a  six-foot guard out of Bishop Gorman High School. Mobley represents the first commit in Ohio State’s 2024 class. 2024 four-star John Mobley Jr. has committed to Ohio State, he tells @On3Recruits. “I chose Ohio State because I feel like it fits my game…

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BOOM! Buckeyes Land Four-Star Guard Taison Chatman

September 20, 2022

Chris Holtmann received a big boost to his to his roster today as four-star guard Taison Chatman has committed to the Ohio State basketball program as a member of the class of 2023-24. TWEET HERE Chatman is a 6’4” 170 lb. combo guard out of Totino-Grace High School near Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has earned the following rankings via 247sports: -#1 player in Minnesota -#8 CG Nationally -#31 overall Nationally His…

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2023 Four-Star Guard George Washington III De-Commits from Ohio State

September 5, 2022

Ohio State basketball lost a 2023 commit today when four-star guard George Washington III announced he would re-open his recruitment. pic.twitter.com/mtxMVkZtK7 — George Washington lll (@3dubbshoop) September 5, 2022 Washington is rated as the No. 106 overall player in the country and the No. 18 shooting guard. Originally from Louisville, the four-star is now attending Chaminade Julienne high school in Dayton. Washington was the first commit in a 2023 Ohio…

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Justice Sueing Cleared to Return to All Ohio State Basketball Activities

August 30, 2022

Ohio State basketball received a big boost this morning as it was announced that senior forward Justice Sueing has been cleared for all basketball activity. Ohio State's Justice Sueing (abdominal) has been fully cleared for all basketball related activities, per Chris Holtmann. Sueing only appeared in two games last season after averaging 10.7 PPG and 5.5 RPG in 2020-21. Seth Towns (back) is still not cleared. — Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein)…

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Malaki Branham To Leave Ohio State, Keep Name in NBA Draft

April 27, 2022

Ohio State basketball is now expected to have another first-round draft choice as Malaki Branham has elected to keep his name in the NBA Draft, he announced this afternoon. Malaki Branham announces he will hire an agent, remain in the NBA draft and not return to Ohio State for a sophomore season. — Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) April 27, 2022 Branham spent one season in Columbus after graduating from Akron St.Vincent-St….

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Thad Matta to Add Greg Oden, Jon Diebler to Butler Staff

April 19, 2022

Former Ohio State head coach Thad Matta is entering his first season back at the helm of the Butler Bulldogs and he has added a few of his former players in support roles as Greg Oden and Jon Diebler will join Matta in Indianapolis. BREAKING: Thad Matta adding Greg Oden, Jon Diebler to #Butler basketball staff.https://t.co/uHWeCeHRmB — David Woods (@DavidWoods007) April 19, 2022 According to The Indianapolis Star, Oden, who has…

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Ohio State Guard Meechie Johnson Enters Transfer Portal

April 12, 2022

Meechie Johnson has officially entered the transfer portal and will test the college basketball market. He does so after spending just two years with the Ohio State program after entering as an early enrollee in 2020. Johnson elected to forgo his senior year at Garfield Heights High School, near Cleveland, to enroll early at Ohio State. He saw action in 17 games during the 2020-21 campaign and made his debut…

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One Shining Moment from Ohio State Basketball’s 2021-22 season

April 5, 2022

Each year following the National Championship, a montage of the NCAA Tournament plays to the tune of One Shining Moment, filled with the best scenes from March Madness. Let’s look back at Ohio State basketball’s One Shining Moment from the 2021-22 season. Turn back the clocks with me to late November — the 30th since a few days prior is now forbidden. The eighth game of Coach K’s farewell tour…

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Potential Transfer Portal Targets For Buckeye Hoops

March 30, 2022

The transfer portal has completely changed the landscape of college basketball in recent years. Programs have the ability to reload with experienced talent thanks to the portal. The Ohio State Buckeyes in recent memory have utilized the portal to attract solid players to the program. Last year, Chris Holtmann was able to attract point guard Jamari Wheeler, combo guard Cedric Russell, and center Joey Brunk to Columbus. There are still…

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Offseason Questions Surrounding Ohio State Hoops

March 22, 2022

March Madness has come and gone in an instant. The Buckeyes defeated Loyola in the first round 54-41. The Buckeyes were then defeated by a much better Villanova team 71-61. Now officially in offseason mode many questions remain for this program. The following are the biggest questions surrounding the basketball team. Will Malaki Branham return? The 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year has to decide whether to return for…

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