2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Joel Justus (1st season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Value City Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team will represent the Ohio State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by first-year head coach Jake Diebler, and will play their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Buckeyes finished the 2023–24 season 22–14, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they beat Iowa in the first round,[1] before losing to Illinois in the quarterfinals.[2] The Buckeyes automatically qualified for the National Invitation Tournament as the No. 2 seed where they defeated Cornell in the first round[3] and Virginia Tech in the second round,[4] before losing to Georgia in the quarterfinal.[5]
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Scotty Middleton | 0 | G | 6'7" | 190 | Freshman | Miami, Florida | Transferred to Seton Hall |
Roddy Gayle Jr. | 1 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Sophomore | Niagara Falls, New York | Transferred to Michigan |
Dale Bonner | 4 | G | 6'2" | 175 | GS Senior | Shaker Heights, Ohio | Graduated |
Jamison Battle | 10 | F | 6'7" | 220 | GS Senior | Robbinsdale, Minnesota | Graduated |
Bowen Hardman | 15 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Cincinnati, Ohio | Transferred to Akron |
Zed Key | 23 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Senior | Bay Shore, New York | Transferred to Dayton |
Felix Okpara | 34 | C | 6'11" | 235 | Sophomore | Lagos, Nigeria | Transferred to Tennessee |
Owen Spencer | 44 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | Cincinnati, Ohio | Walk-on; graduated |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Meechie Johnson | 1 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Cleveland, Ohio | South Carolina |
Aaron Bradshaw | 4 | F | 7'1" | 225 | Freshman | Newark, New Jersey | Kentucky |
Ques Glover | 6 | G | 6'0" | 185 | GS Senior | Knoxville, Tennessee | Kansas State |
Micah Parrish | 8 | G | 6'6" | 195 | GS Senior | Detroit, Michigan | San Diego State |
Sean Stewart | 13 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Sophomore | Windermere, Florida | Duke |
Recruiting classes
[edit]2024 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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John "Juni" Mobley Jr. CG |
Mount Pleasant, Utah | Wasatch Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 17, 2022 | |
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Colin White SF |
Ottawa, Ohio | Ottawa-Glandorf High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 13, 2023 | |
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Ivan Njegovan C |
Croatia | KK Bosco | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | N/A | Jul 30, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 45 247Sports: 32 ESPN: — | ||||||
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2025 recruiting class
[edit]US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Dorian Jones SG |
Cleveland, Ohio | Richmond Heights High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Jul 1, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: — 247Sports: — ESPN: — | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* TBD, TBD |
vs. Texas Hall of Fame Series |
T-Mobile Arena Paradise, Nevada | |||||||||
November 11, 2024* TBD, TBD |
Youngstown State | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
November 15, 2024* TBD, TBD |
at Texas A&M | Reed Arena College Station, Texas | |||||||||
November 19, 2024* TBD, TBD |
Evansville | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
November 22, 2024* TBD, TBD |
Campbell | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
November 25, 2024* TBD, TBD |
Green Bay | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
November 29, 2024* TBD, TBD |
Pittsburgh | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
December 14, 2024* TBD, TBD |
vs. Auburn Holiday Hoopsgiving |
State Farm Arena Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||||
December 17, 2024* TBD, TBD |
Valparaiso | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
December 21, 2024* 5:30 p.m., CBS |
vs. Kentucky CBS Sports Classic |
Madison Square Garden New York City, New York | |||||||||
December 29, 2024* TBD, TBD |
Indiana State | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
at Illinois | State Farm Center Champaign, Illinois | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
Indiana | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
at Indiana | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
Iowa | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
Maryland | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
at Maryland | Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
Michigan Rivalry |
Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
Michigan State | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
at Minnesota | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
Nebraska | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
at Nebraska | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
Northwestern | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
Oregon | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
at Penn State | Bryce Jordan Center State College, Pennsylvania | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
at Purdue | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
Rutgers | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
at UCLA | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
at USC | Galen Center Los Angeles, California | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
Washington | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
TBD TBD, TBD |
at Wisconsin | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source[6]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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Coaches |
References
[edit]- ^ Law, Gaurav (March 14, 2024). "Ohio State Advances to Big Ten Quarterfinals with Win Over Iowa". Buckeyes Now. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Spinner, Caleb (March 15, 2024). "Ohio State Drops Heart-Breaker to Illinois, Ends Run in Big Ten Tournament". Buckeyes Now. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Battle and Ohio State defeat Cornell 88-83 in NIT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 19, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Battle scores 21 as Ohio State defeats Virginia Tech 81-73 in NIT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 23, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Thomasson and Georgia defeat Ohio State 79-77 to advance to NIT semifinals". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 26, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved July 1, 2024.