2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jake Diebler (1st season);
Associate head coach	Joel Justus (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Dave Dickerson (1st, 9th overall season); Jamall Walker (1st season); Talor Battle (1st season); Luke Simons (1st season);
Home arena	Value City Arena

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.

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
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

Previous season

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

Departures

Ohio State departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
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	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Ohio State incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Meechie Johnson	1	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Cleveland, Ohio	South Carolina
Aaron Bradshaw	4	F	7'1"	225	Freshman	Newark, New Jersey	Kentucky
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

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
John "Juni" Mobley Jr. CG	Mount Pleasant, Utah	Wasatch Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 17, 2022
John "Juni" Mobley Jr. CG	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
Colin White SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 39 247Sports: 43 ESPN: —
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Ohio State 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024. "2024 Ohio State Buckeyes Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

There are no current recruits for 2025.

Roster

2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	John Mobley Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Wasatch Academy	Reynoldsburg, Ohio
G	1	Meechie Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	South Carolina	Cleveland, Ohio
G	2	Bruce Thornton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Milton HS	Fairburn, Georgia
G	3	Taison Chatman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Totino-Grace High School	Minneapolis, Minnesota
F	4	Aaron Bradshaw	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Kentucky	Rahway, New Jersey
G	8	Micah Parrish	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	San Diego State	Detroit, Michigan
G	10	Colby Baumann (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	IMG Academy	Houston, Texas
G	12	Evan Mahaffey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Penn State	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	13	Sean Stewart	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Duke	Windermere, Florida
G	14	Braylen Nash (W)	—	—	Fr	New Albany High School	New Albany, Ohio
F	20	Colin White	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Ottawa-Glandorf High School	Ottawa, Ohio
F	21	Devin Royal	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Pickerington High School Central	Pickerington, Ohio
F	24	Kalen Etzler	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Crestview High School	Van Wert, Ohio
C	25	Austin Parks	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So	Memorial High School	Saint Marys, Ohio

Head coach

Jake Diebler (Valparaiso)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 28, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* TBD, TBD	vs. Texas Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas	T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada
November 15, 2024* TBD, TBD	at Texas A&M	Reed Arena College Station, Texas
December 14, 2024* TBD, TBD	vs. TBD	State Farm Arena Atlanta, Georgia
December 21, 2024* 5:30 p.m., CBS	vs. Kentucky CBS Sports Classic	Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
TBD* TBD, TBD	Campbell	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
TBD* TBD, TBD	Evansville	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
TBD* TBD, TBD	Green Bay	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
TBD* TBD, TBD	Mercyhurst	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:

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

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.

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[1] Law, Gaurav (March 14, 2024). "Ohio State Advances to Big Ten Quarterfinals with Win Over Iowa". Buckeyes Now. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

[2] 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.

[3] "Battle and Ohio State defeat Cornell 88-83 in NIT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 19, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

[4] "Battle scores 21 as Ohio State defeats Virginia Tech 81-73 in NIT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 23, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

[5] "Thomasson and Georgia defeat Ohio State 79-77 to advance to NIT semifinals". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 26, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

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