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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Dorian Jones, a 6’5” 160 lb four star shooting guard from Richmond Heights, Ohio announced his intention to join Jake Diebler and the Ohio State Buckeyes basketball team, choosing the Buckeyes over Michigan, Missouri and Rutgers. Jones is a consensus top 75 player and 247 ranks him as the 13th best shooting guard nationally and 2nd best prospect in Ohio. Originally offered
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Sean Stewart, a 6-9 227 pound forward has announced his commitment to Jake Diebler and the Buckeyes. Stewart, a Windermere, Florida native heads to Columbus via Duke, where he is a five star transfer and was a McDonald’s All American and the #22 ranked player in the 2023 class. While he played only minimally for the Blue Devils this past
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Micah Parrish, a 6-6 195 pound guard from San Diego State committed to Jake Diebler and Ohio State today. Parrish averaged 9.3 ppg and 4.7 rebounds while shooting just over 33% from deep during his four seasons in college. He spent his first two years at Oakland University in Michigan before transferring and playing the last two at San Diego
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Former Kentucky Wildcats center Aaron Bradshaw has committed to Ohio State after having entered the transfer portal on April 8, 2024.
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