Although Aaron Craft, William Buford, David Lighty, Jared Sullinger and Jon Diebler never won a national championship at Ohio State, they won The Basketball Tournament.
Winning The Basketball Tournament earned the former Buckeyes significantly more than a national title would have, however, $2 million more, to be exact.
Carmen’s Crew — a team comprised primarily of former Ohio State basketball players — knocked off the Marquette alumni Golden Eagles, 66-60, to win The Basketball Tournament and its $2 million cash prize on Tuesday evening.
Forward William Buford hit two free throws to win the game under the Elam Read More
After two seasons as the director of recruiting and player development at Ohio State, Scoonie Penn has accepted a job as an assistant coach with the Memphis Grizzlies.
He’ll join head coach Taylor Jenkins and assistants Niele Ivey, Brad Jones, David McClure, Vitaly Potapenko and Neven Spahija on the Memphis Read More
Carmen’s Crew, a collection of Ohio State alumni, defeated four-time defending The Basketball Tournament champions Overseas Elite, 71-66, on Sunday afternoon. Overseas Elite entered the contest having won 29-straight games in the tournament.
Previously known as Scarlet & Gray, Carmen’s Crew features former Buckeyes Aaron Craft, David Lighty, John Diebler Read More
Ohio State women’s basketball associate head coach Patrick Klein resigned in a letter to the university.
The Department of Athletics released the following statement:
“Ohio State is investigating allegations of violations of NCAA rules and university policy within the women’s basketball program. The university has notified the NCAA. On Friday, Read More
With a decision looming, Bell Buckle (Tenn.) The Webb School four-star guard Keon Johnson listed Ohio State alongside Tennessee in his Final 2 on Saturday afternoon.
The 6-5, 180-pound Johnson is considered the sixth-best shooting guard and No. 31 prospect overall in the class of 2020, as he averaged 25.3 Read More
The Ohio State women’s basketball program landed one of the nation’s top-rated prospects on Friday afternoon when Bronx (N.Y.) Monsignor Scanlan five-star point guard Kateri Poole pledged her services to head coach Kevin McGuff.
Congratulations to Kateri Poole (@kateripoole5) on her commitment to Ohio State University (@OhioStateWBB); go Buckeyes!#NewHeightsNYC pic.twitter.com/YFQIWVeVsT
— New Heights Youth Inc. (@NewHeightsNYC) July 26, 2019
The 5-8 Poole is considered the seventh-best point guard and No. 16 overall prospect in Read More
According to a public records request from Eleven Warriors, the Ohio State football and basketball program self-reported multiple violations to the NCAA between May 1, 2017, and May 22, 2019.
Most of the 22 self-reported incidents — 16 for football and six for basketball — were considered minor violations, Read More
The young Bucks will be tested from start to finish during the upcoming season.
The Ohio State women’s basketball team will face off against three teams who finished among the top seven in the nation (Coach’s Poll) last season.
Early in the season, the Scarlet and Gray will welcome perennial Read More
Instead of losing superstar forward Kevin Durant for nothing, the five-time reigning Western Conference champion Warriors will add All-Star guard D’Angelo Russell in a sign and trade.
Golden State and Brooklyn have agreed on a sign-and-trade, sending D’Angelo Russell to the Warriors on a four-year, $117M maximum contract, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2019
While Durant is teaming up with three-time All-NBA center and long-time friend DeAndre Jordan and two-time All-NBA point guard Kyrie Irving in Read More
