Basketball

Former Ohio State basketball player John Havlicek has died after a lengthy out with Parkinson’s Disease, according to a statement released by the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. He was 79 years old.

It is with great sadness we have learned that Celtics Legend and Hall of Famer John Havlicek has passed away peacefully today at the age of 79. He will be dearly missed by his Celtics family.

A statement from the Celtics: https://t.co/yqOkZPkbej pic.twitter.com/xlUCKjbKvg

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 26, 2019

In a statement, the Celtics said Havlicek “is one of the most accomplished players in Boston Read More

Jake Diebler was announced to the Ohio State coaching staff as an assistant to head coach Chris Holtmann on April 22.

Diebler, who was most recently an assistant at Vanderbilt, replaces Mike Schrage, who was named head coach at Elon University.

“We are excited about the addition of Jake Diebler Read More

Towson (Md.) Baltimore Polytechnic Institute four-star power forward Justin Lewis included Ohio State in his Final 10 late Friday evening alongside Maryland, Marquette, Purdue, Seton Hall, Tennessee, UCF, UConn, Virginia Tech and West Virginia.

Tremendously Blessed To Announce My Final 10 Schools 🙏🏽! #GodsPlan pic.twitter.com/ZF6Sj87Hyu

— Justin Lewis (@jusbuckets_5) April 20, 2019

The 6-7, 225-pound Lewis is considered the 23rd-best power forward and No. 132 prospect overall Read More

The Ohio State men’s basketball program on Friday morning officially announced the addition of three-star center Ibrahima Diallo, who committed to the program last weekend over finalist Pittsburgh.

Ibrahima Diallo is officially a member of #Team121. Welcome to Buckeye Nation, @ibrahimaa24❗️#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/sPTvC210Yx

— Ohio State Hoops (@OhioStateHoops) April 19, 2019

The 7-foot, 200-pound Diallo — a native of Senegal who played his high school ball at Napa (Calif.) Prolific Prep — Read More

The offseason just started for the Ohio State men’s basketball team, but the Buckeyes already know their Big Ten opponents when they open the 2019-20 conference slate.

As the Big Ten announced Wednesday afternoon, OSU has three home games, three road contests and seven mirror matchups.

Among the home-and-home meetings, Read More

Twelve days after Elon hired former Ohio State assistant coach Mike Schrage as the 18th head men’s basketball coach in Phoenix history, third-year Buckeyes head coach Chris Holtmann appears to have filled the void.

First reported Friday by Stadium’s Jeff Goodman and The Athletic’s Bill Landis, OSU is expected Read More

Former Kettering (Ohio) Archbishop Alter guard Braxtin Miller announced on Instagram Tuesday afternoon she intents to transfer to Ohio State after two seasons at Oklahoma State.

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To Oklahoma State basketball, thank you for all the opportunities, support, and love. To my teammates, y’all know what it is and I love y’all. However, it’s time for me to move on. I’m coming home and will be transferring to Ohio State University to play basketball! #gobucks

A post shared by Braxtin Miller (@braxtinmiller234) on Apr 16, 2019 at 12:14pm PDT

The 5-10 Miller was a top-25 guard in the class of 2017, according to ESPN HoopGurlz. She won 115 games and three state Read More

Ohio State four-star forward signee EJ Liddell was named the USA Today Illinois Player of the Year on Tuesday afternoon.

2018-19 ALL-USA Illinois Boys 🏀 Team announced…

Meet the 🏆 selections❗️

FULL LIST ➡️: https://t.co/0wfNKuS1rK pic.twitter.com/umo527Z80X

— USA TODAY HSS (@usatodayhss) April 16, 2019

The 6-6, 220-pound Liddell averaged 20.2 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.8 blockers per game to lead Belleville (Ill.) West to its second consecutive Class 4A state championship last season. Read More

Jennifer Sullivan joined head coach Kevin McGuff and the Ohio State women’s basketball team last May after five years at Missouri State, and now she is leaving the Buckeyes for rejoin her previous boss.

Seven days after Tennessee hired Kellie Harper away from Missouri State, where she had spent her Read More

A much-needed reinforcement is on its way to Columbus for head coach Chris Holtmann and the Ohio State men’s basketball team ahead of the 2019-20 season.

After months of being in the mix, the Buckeyes landed a coveted commitment Sunday from 2019 center Ibrahima Diallo.

Evan Daniels of 247Sports Read More