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Ohio State Set to Open 2024-25 Season with New Head Coach, Eight New Players

November 4, 2024

The Ohio State Men’s Basketball team led by first year Head Coach Jake Diebler will look to build off of a 22-14 finish in 2023-24. After the firing of Chris Holtmann, Diebler was named the interim coach leading the Buckeyes to a 6-2 record and Big Ten and NIT Tournament run. The savvy, high intensity coaching displayed in this brief run was enough to land himself the full-time gig. Diebler…

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Ohio State Basketball: Meechie Johnson Returns to Columbus, Forming Playmaking Duo

July 24, 2024

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Meechie Johnson Jr. brings his playmaking abilities and solid defense back to Columbus for the Ohio State basketball team. Point guard Meechie Johnson Jr. is returning to Columbus for his final season of college basketball. Johnson has had an eventful collegiate career that is now going to start and end in the scarlet and gray. Johnson is a former four-star prospect and was the second-ranked Ohio prospect. The 6 ‘2…

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Ohio State Recruiting: 2026 Upper Arlington Forward Alex Smith Talks Recent Ohio State Offer

June 27, 2024

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2026 Upper Arlington Forward, Alex Smith, talks recent Ohio State offer and what it means to him to receive interest from his hometown school. On June 15th at Midnight college coaches were allowed to contact 2026 prospects through phone calls and text messages. It has been a busy period for Coach Diebler and the Buckeyes staff as they have been in contact with many 2026 prospects. One name that sticks…

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BOOM! 2026 Four-Star Guard Marcus Johnson Commits To Buckeyes

April 10, 2024

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BOOM!! 2026 Four-Star Guard Marcus Johnson Commits to Ohio State Jake Diebler lands his first recruit as head coach for the Buckeyes in four-star 2026 guard Marcus Johnson out of Cleveland, Ohio. Johnson is the cousin of Meechie Johnson who recently returned to the Buckeyes after transferring to South Carolina two seasons ago. NEWS: 2026 Top-25 recruit Marcus Johnson has committed to Ohio State, he tells @On3Recruits. “Ohio State has…

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Ohio State Basketball: South Carolina Guard Meechie Johnson Returns to Ohio State

April 2, 2024

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Ohio State basketball is set to welcome a familiar face back to the program heading into next season as Meechie Johnson commits to the Buckeyes. Jake Diebler lands his first major addition in his era as head coach in All-SEC Second Team Guard Meechie Johnson Jr. Johnson returns to the Buckeyes after he spent two seasons with the Gamecocks, where he helped them go 26-8 which was the program’s best…

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Bunch of Nuts Podcast 4/15: Spring Game Preview and Honoring Simba

April 15, 2022

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Welcome to the newest episode of the Bunch of Nuts Podcast! We open the show honoring Dwayne Haskins after his tragic passing. We reflect on his life and his best moments as a Buckeye. After that we preview the Spring Game. Dan and Cass talk about what to look for when watching the offense take on the revamped defense. Finally we close with some Ohio State basketball news that had…

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Ohio State Guard Meechie Johnson Enters Transfer Portal

April 12, 2022

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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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