Following a nine-day break for the holidays, Ohio State opened a stretch of four games in nine days and began 2026 with a successful return, earning its second consecutive Big Ten road win with an 80–73 victory at Rutgers. The win improves Ohio State to 10-3 and 2-1 in conference play, while Rutgers drops to 7-7, 0-3. Looking up at
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Ohio State battled back from an 11 point deficit to take a 3 point lead with less than a minute to play, but North Carolina scored the final 4, taking advantage of a late Buckeye turnover and survived a buzzer beating shot by Ohio State to survive the upset minded Buckeyes 71-70 in the CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta dropping
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Ohio State continued their hot start to the season, improving to 5-0 for the first time since 2020–21, with a commanding 91-58 victory over Western Michigan at the Schottenstein Center. The Buckeyes jumped out early and put the game away with a 21–2 run over a 7:20 stretch in the middle of the first half, opening a lead as large
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From Foundation to Elevation: Team 126 Targets a Big Jump in Year Two under Jake Diebler Expectations are high as Coach Jake Diebler enters his second season leading Buckeye Basketball. After narrowly missing the NCAA Tournament last year, optimism surrounds a retooled roster that features seven newcomers, including four transfers. Unlike last offseason—when Diebler was scrambling after his late hire
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A new basketball floor this season for basketball, a new sound system for the arena and now Head coach Jake Diebler and the men’s basketball team have unveiled its non-conference schedule for the 2025-26 season. the which features seven home games at the Schottenstein Center including the home opener on November 3rd against IU Indy and a marquee matchup against
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Ohio State got off to a slow offensive start, but a late first half 16-2 run broke open a close game and the Buckeyes ran away in the second half to blow out visiting Evansville 80-30 The Buckeyes utilized a 52-16 second half to run away from the overmatched visitors, dominating in every facet to move to 3-1, while dropping
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A’mare Bynum, a 6’8” 210 pound four star power forward from Omaha, NE via Branson (Mo) Link Academy has committed to Jake Diebler and Ohio State for the 2025 class. Listed as the #87 overall player by On3 and the #6 player in Missouri, Bynum chose Ohio State over Nebraska, Iowa, LSU, Xavier and Colorado. He joins 4-star guard Dorian
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New Look Buckeyes on Upward Trajectory – Season Preview 2024-25 While 100,000 plus continue to fill Ohio Stadium just down the street to cheer on one of the nation’s premier football teams, Coach Jake Diebler and his basketball Buckeyes are hard at work preparing for Diebler’s first full season in charge of the program. Team #126 will head into the
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The final scholarship for the basketball Buckeyes will go to 7’1” Croatian center Ivan Njegovan who comes to Columbus via the ABA and Croatian premier leagues.
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