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2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
Quick Facts Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball, Conference ...
| 2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball | |
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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) |
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| Home arena | Value City Arena |
Seasons 2025–26 → | |
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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 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Departures
More information Name, Number ...
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Scotty Middleton | 0 | G | 6'7" | 190 | Freshman | Miami, FL | Transferred to Seton Hall |
| Roddy Gayle Jr. | 1 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Sophomore | Niagara Falls, NY | Transferred to Michigan |
| Dale Bonner | 4 | G | 6'2" | 175 | GS Senior | Shaker Heights, OH | Graduated |
| Jamison Battle | 10 | F | 6'7" | 220 | GS Senior | Robbinsdale, MN | Graduated |
| Bowen Hardman | 15 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Cincinnati, OH | Transferred to Akron |
| Zed Key | 23 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Senior | Bay Shore, NY | 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, OH | Graduated |
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Incoming transfers
More information Name, Number ...
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Aaron Bradshaw | F | 7'1" | 225 | Freshman | Newark, NJ | Kentucky | |
| Meechie Johnson | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Cleveland, OH | South Carolina | |
| Micah Parrish | G | 6'6" | 195 | GS Senior | Detroit, MI | San Diego State | |
| Sean Stewart | F | 6'9" | 230 | Sophomore | Windermere, FL | Duke |
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Recruiting classes
2024 recruiting class
More information Name, Hometown ...
| 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 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 | ||||||
| Colin White SF |
Ottawa, Ohio | Ottawa-Glandorf High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 13, 2023 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 39 247Sports: 43 ESPN: — | ||||||
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2025 recruiting class
There are no current recruits for 2025.
2026 recruiting class
More information US college sports recruiting information for 2026 recruits, Name ...
| US college sports recruiting information for 2026 recruits | ||||||
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
| Marcus Johnson #4 PG |
Cleveland, Ohio | Garfield Heights High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 10, 2024 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: — 247Sports: — ESPN: — | ||||||
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2024* TBD, TBD |
vs. Texas Hall of Fame Classic |
T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, NV | |||||||||
| December 2024* TBD, CBS |
vs. Kentucky CBS Sports Classic |
TBD TBD | |||||||||
| Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
at Illinois | State Farm Center Champaign, IL | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
Indiana | Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
at Indiana | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
Iowa | Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
Maryland | Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
at Maryland | Xfinity Center College Park, MD | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
Michigan Rivalry |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
Michigan State | Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
at Minnesota | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
at Illinois | State Farm Center Champaign, IL | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
Nebraska | Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
at Nebraska | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
Northwestern | Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
Oregon | Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
at Penn State | Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
at Purdue | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
Rutgers | Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
at UCLA | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
at USC | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
Washington | Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||||
| TBD TBD, TBD |
at Wisconsin | Kohl Center Madison, WI | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
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Source:
See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
- 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.