Ohio State missed out on a commitment from five-star shooting guard Kameron Mercer on Thursday when Mercer announced his decision to commit to Cincinnati on ESPN. Mercer joins the Bearcats out of Cincinnati Princeton High School.
He chose Cincinnati over Ohio State, Louisville, Maryland and Xavier. Mercer is ranked 11 Read More
Bruce Thornton participated in the recent NBA combine, and is still hoping to hear his name called in the NBA draft in late June.
At the combine, the all-time leading scorer at Ohio State measured at 6-0, 223 pounds, with a wingspan of 6-5 and a standing reach of 8 Read More
Ohio State was officially able to retain another important player for the 2026-27 season, with Ohio State announcing that shooting guard John Mobley Jr. will return for his junior year with the team.
Mobley originally entered his name into the NBA draft while keeping his college eligibility, and after Read More
Ohio State has added an experienced coach to its staff to replace Joel Justus, who left for Vanderbilt in April.
Mike Wells, who was an assistant coach in the NBA for over two decades for six franchises, is joining the Buckeyes for the 2026-27 season.
Most recently, Wells was a Read More
Ohio State has already been able to get some top nonconference opponents on its schedule for the 2026-27 men’s basketball season.
Now it also knows who it will have to go up against and where for the Big Ten schedule.
The Big Ten home, away and double-play schedule was Read More
The NCAA Tournament will be expanding to 76 teams beginning with the 2026-27 season for both men’s and women’s basketball, according to Matt Norlander of CBS Sports. Norlander reports that there wasn’t a single vote against expansion.
The NCAA had been considering expansion from 68 teams, and just two Read More
Ohio State men’s basketball has added a nonconference game for its next two seasons, with 2026 NCAA Tournament runner-up UConn on the schedule.
The first of the two games will be at UConn for the 2026-27 season before the Huskies head to Columbus for a rematch in the 2027-28 season. Read More
Ohio State added a fourth transfer portal pledge of the offseason when former Memphis guard Curtis Givens III committed to the Buckeyes on April 23.
Givens brings two years of eligibility to Ohio State after having spent his freshman season with LSU before transferring to Memphis. He has played in Read More
Ohio State guards Jaloni Cambridge and Kennedy Cambridge will be back in Columbus for another season. Ohio State announced on social media on Wednesday that both players will return for next season.
The announcement comes two days after the transfer portal closed on Monday. Over the last week, Ohio State Read More
Ohio State is getting its backup big man back for the 2026-27 season, with center Ivan Njegovan officially returning for his junior year with the team.
Last season, Njegovan backed up senior center Christoph Tilly and was able to earn a bigger role throughout the season. He played in 30 Read More
