The Ohio State basketball team is now 5-2 on the season after a hard fought loss to Duke. Despite the loss the Buckeyes are still No. 25 in the AP Poll and will look to get back in the win column today. Tip off is at 12 PM ET on BTN against St Francis (PA), live from Value City Arena in Columbus. Buckeye Preview: The Buckeyes fought tooth and…
The Buckeyes are 5-1 on the season after an excellent showing in the Maui Invitational. Ohio State defeated Cincinnati and Texas Tech after a tough first round loss to San Diego State. These performances earned them the #25 spot in the AP Poll. Tonight, they will face another tough task as part of the final ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Buckeyes face No. 17 Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium at 7:15…
The Ohio State basketball team bounced back in a big way in their second game of the Maui Invitational. Improving to 4-1 on the year, the Buckeyes defeated Cincinnati by a score of 81-53. They will play their third and final game of the tournament today at 2:30 pm ET against No. 21 Texas Tech on ESPN2. Ohio State Basketball Preview: The game against Cincinnati was a back and forth…
The Ohio State basketball team fell to 3-1 last night, losing to San Diego State 88-77, despite a hard-fought contest. The Buckeyes will look to bounce back in Maui against in-state opponent Cincinnati. Tip-off is set for 5:00 pm ET on ESPN2. Ohio State Basketball Preview: The Buckeyes’ first half offensive struggles ended up being the difference. Easy baskets were hard to come by against the stingy SDSU defense, this…
The Ohio State basketball team improved to 3-0 with a victory over Eastern Illinois. Now the real tests begin as the Buckeyes head to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational. Their first game is tonight at 9:00 ET on ESPNU against 17th-ranked San Diego State. Buckeye Preview: The start against Eastern Illinois certainly left a sour taste in Holtmann’s mouth. His team was putting in a ton of effort on offense…
The Ohio State basketball team is now 2-0 following their defeat of Robert Morris on Thursday. They will have one last “warm up” game before heading to Hawaii to participate in the Maui Invitational. Tonight, the Buckeyes square off with Eastern Illinois at 7:00 pm ET on BTN. Buckeye Preview: As predicted, the Buckeyes put together a more well-rounded game against Robert Morris. It was apparent that all the nerves…
The Ohio State basketball team cruised to victory in the opener against Robert Morris, 91-53. The second game of their season is tonight at 6:30 on BTN against Charleston Southern. Buckeye Preview: The Buckeyes’ play was a little sluggish and inconsistent early in the first half on Tuesday, as could be expected for a group with so many fresh faces. However, things began clicking in the final minutes and the…
The 2022-23 Ohio State basketball season officially begins today. The Buckeyes start play with a home-opener against the Robert Morris Colonials at 7:00 pm on BTN+. Buckeye Preview: The Buckeyes open the season unranked, with national expectations rather low, however this team has potential. Head coach Chris Holtmann has brought in a highly-touted and well ranked recruiting class and combined it with some portal success to build this year’s team….
As the first round of College Football Playoff rankings came out, the Ohio State basketball program was participating in an exhibition game. The Buckeyes hosted Division II opponent Chaminade, in preparation for the their season-opener against Robert Morris on November 7th. This was the Buckeyes’ first chance at live action since their Bahamas trip in August. During that five-day trip, Ohio State defeated the Egyptian and Puerto Rican national teams….
Ohio State’s basketball recruiting has taken an interesting turn over the past several years with Chris Holtmann and company putting together back-to-back-to-back stellar classes in 2022, 2023 and 2024. One of the first players to jump on board (at the time) was 2023 guard George Washington III. Since then, Washington has de-committed and now has decided to take his talents to Ann Arbor and join Juwan Howard’s Michigan program. Michigan…