Carmen’s Crew will have the chance to defend its championship in its hometown after The Basketball Tournament announced on Thursday that this year’s edition will be held at Nationwide Arena in Columbus from July 4-14. It will be the first live basketball played in the United States since the abbreviated Read More
David Lighty, who was a standout on the Ohio State men’s basketball team during his time in the program (2006-11), signed a two-year contract extension with ASVEL Basket of the French Pro A League.
Lighty has played for ASVEL Basket in Villeurbanne, France (which is a suburb of Lyon) Read More
One of the nation’s elite combo guard prospects, Jalen Warley, included Ohio State in his top 10 schools.
The West Chester (Pa.) Westtown School standout also listed Big Ten programs Maryland and Michigan, as well as Florida State, Louisville, LSU, Memphis, Miami (Fla.), Oregon and Virginia.
Top 10 pic.twitter.com/s7Cz4BUSU2
— Jalen Warley (@jjwarley) June 7, 2020
Warley, who Read More
Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith released a statement on Sunday afternoon in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and the student-athletes who have used their platform to fight racism.
A message from @OSU_AD
Racism has been declared a public health crisis; hate has no place in civil society.Over the past decade, Buckeye student-athletes have proactively engaged in issues that have resulted in a shift in our departmental culture…https://t.co/StWvtwRPYr
— Ohio State Buckeyes (@OhioStAthletics) June 7, 2020
Here is Smith’s full statement:
“Racism has been declared a public health crisis; hate has no place in Read More
State University of New York chancellor Dr. Kristina M. Johnson was officially named the next president of The Ohio State University during a Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday morning.
The Ohio State University Board of Trustees is pleased to appoint Kristina M. Johnson, PhD, as the 16th president in university history. https://t.co/BR0HDeEPM1
— Ohio State (@OhioState) June 3, 2020
“We are pleased beyond measure to welcome Dr. Johnson to Ohio State,” Board of Trustees chair Gary R. Heminger Read More
Many of Ohio State’s student athletes and staff members took place in the Kneel For Nine demonstration, which was a nine-minute kneel to remember George Floyd, who was killed by police when a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes.
The event included police officers, as Read More
According to a report from the New York Post, State University of New York chancellor Dr. Kristina M. Johnson will succeed Dr. Michael V. Drake as Ohio State’s next university president.
SUNY Chancellor Johnson to step down amid pandemic, budget woes https://t.co/nsbfOUo2Y2 pic.twitter.com/3IYYwS2jLM
— New York Post (@nypost) June 3, 2020
Johnson — who will assume the role on Sept. 1 — spent the last three years as the Read More
In the wake of the recent killings of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and countless others, Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren has established the Big Ten Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition.
Warren made the announcement in an open letter on Monday afternoon, in which he invited student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, Read More
Ohio State men’s basketball will officially be bringing back one of its key starters, as guard C.J. Walker announced on Instagram that he would be withdrawing his name from the NBA Draft and returning for his senior season with the Buckeyes.
“After talking to my family and Coach (Chris) Read More
Ohio State men’s basketball student-athlete Seth Towns was detained by Columbus Police in downtown Columbus on May 29, per 11 Warriors, while participating in a protest against racial injustice and police brutality in response to the May 25 killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.
Per The Read More
