Basketball

Guard Lenzelle Smith became the latest Ohio State alum to announce his intentions of playing for Carmen’s Crew in this year’s edition of The Basketball Tournament.

BREAKING: Please help us welcome Lenzelle Smith Jr. to the team for TBT 2020! Alongside Crafty, he won over 100 games as a Buckeye from 2010-2014. Pumped to have him on board! 🌰👏 @_NUMBER32 pic.twitter.com/ICJkpN0gjO

— Car❌en’s Crew (@CarmensCrew) May 26, 2020

A former three-star prospect from Zion (Ill.) Benton, Smith averaged 7.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 131 games with the Buckeyes Read More

Quadrian Banks – Ohio State’s assistant director of strength and conditioning – was named Master Strength and Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches association (CSCCa). 

According to the association, “this honor is the highest given in the strength and conditioning coaching profession, and the ceremony is the Read More

The list of former Ohio State men’s basketball players signing on to play in The Basketball Tournament continues to grow, as it was announced Sunday that forward Marc Loving would be joining forces with another former Buckeye in Kam Williams on the Great Lakes Elite.

Next up on the squad is a Toledo, Ohio native and former Buckeye:

2013 Ohio Mr. Basketball
3x All State Honors
Parade All-American @OhioStateHoops
1,000 point scorer
3rd team Big-Ten as a Junior
Top 5 in nation 3PT% as a Sophomore

Welcome, Marc Loving pic.twitter.com/ksgjlfhKVe

— Great Lakes Elite TBT (@GLETBT) May 17, 2020

Loving and Williams were Read More

Ohio State men’s basketball may already have two commitments for the 2021 class, but the Buckeyes could be looking for another in Wichita (Kan.) Sunrise Christian five-star forward Kendall Brown, along with Arizona, Arkansas, Baylor, Illinois, Kansas, Marquette, Maryland, Minnesota and Virginia.

🙌🏽Top10🙌🏽 @Lmedits22 pic.twitter.com/csXqt8LgVn

— Kendall Brown (@TheeKbrown) May 16, 2020

Brown is ranked as the fifth-best small Read More

For the second summer in a row, former Ohio State guard Keyshawn Woods will play for Big X in The Basketball Tournament, a 64-team, single-elimination tournament with a $2 million prize.

🚨 ANOTHA ONE 🚨

back for round ✌️

Keyshawn will return to @thetournament with Big X this summer after finishing up his rookie season overseas. Woods was also a member of the 2017-18 @ohiostatehoops squad & will join Dakich, Jackson & Wesson for a #TBT2020 run 🌰#BigX pic.twitter.com/sFHi0kMVrS

— Big X (@BigX_tbt) May 16, 2020

The 6-3, 205-pound Woods joined the Buckeyes in 2018-19 as a graduate transfer from Wake Forest. He averaged Read More

Carmen’s Crew will again have another team filled with former Ohio State players as competition, as was made clear when Big X, head coached by former Buckeye Andrew Dakich, would be adding guard C.J. Jackson and forward Andre Wesson to the team.

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨: Andrew Dakich (@daycheck3) announces that Big X is returning for TBT 2020!

The team's first two roster additions are Ohio State alums C.J. Jackson and Andre Wesson. pic.twitter.com/OwBNdULWxZ

— TBT (@thetournament) May 14, 2020

Carmen’s Crew, which won The Basketball Tournament Read More

Ohio State men’s basketball earned the first commitment of its 2022 class in Cincinnati Princeton guard Bowen Hardman.

#Committed #GoBuckeyes pic.twitter.com/wbEAZ8D1Vy

— Bowen Hardman (@BowenHardman) May 14, 2020

Hardman is listed as a three-star on 247Sports, and chose the Buckeyes over offers from Cincinnati, Ohio and Xavier. He is listed at 6-3 and 160 pounds.

Where Hardman shines is Read More

After serving as an assistant coach during last year’s run to The Basketball Tournament title, former Ohio State forward Dallas Lauderdale will return to action for Carmen’s Crew this summer.

BREAKING: We'd like to welcome back @DallasL3 for TBT 2020! Last year he did an amazing job helping Sully on the sidelines. This summer he's making his return to the court 💪🌰 pic.twitter.com/CqeSy4YL0a

— Car❌en’s Crew (@CarmensCrew) May 11, 2020

Lauderdale — who averaged 4.2 points and 3.5 rebounds in 138 games (100 starts) with the Buckeyes from 2007-11 Read More

Ohio State women’s basketball could be looking for a start in its 2021 recruiting class with Dayton (Ohio) Wayne five-star guard Bree Hall listing the Buckeyes among her top seven schools, along with Kentucky, Mississippi State, NC State, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

Top 7 🥳👀!! pic.twitter.com/p65fLAeYE6

— Breezyyy 🤩 (@breezyhalll) May 10, 2020

Hall is ranked as the 1oth-best Read More

As part of end-of-the-season women’s basketball coverage, Buckeye Sports Bulletin will be looking at the previous year of every returning player for Ohio State heading into the 2020-21 campaign, and their importance to the future of the Buckeyes. Last in the series is guard Braxtin Miller.

At the beginning of Read More