When Ohio State and athletic director Gene Smith fired former head coach Chris Holtmann after a 14-11 start on Feb. 14, many around the sport of college basketball and Ohio State athletics believed the university would look for an experienced and veteran leader to lead the program in 2024 and Read More
Ohio State on Monday formally introduced Jake Diebler as head coach of the men’s basketball program following a successful 6-2 stretch as the team’s interim leader.
Speaking on the floor of Value City Arena in front of a group of local media, family, friends and former Ohio State players, among Read More
Following Chris Holtmann’s firing on Feb. 14, Ohio State’s two signees for the class of 2024 — Mount Pleasant (Utah) Wasatch Academy four-star combo guard Juni Mobley (6-0, 150) and Ottawa (Ohio) Glandorf three-star small forward Colin White (6-6, 180) — both indicated that they were committed to the program Read More
Second-seeded Ohio State will take the floor on Friday against No. 15 Maine, set for a noon tip from Value City Arena to begin the first round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. But the contest has been a long time coming for the Buckeyes, who will have been without Read More
Ohio State has accepted a bid to the 2024 National Invitation Tournament, or NIT, and earned a No. 2 seed in the 32-team bracket revealed Sunday night. The Buckeyes will host Cornell in the first round of the invitational on Tuesday night, with tip off set for 7p.m. on ESPN2. Read More
The NCAA Selection Committee revealed the bracket for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday, and Ohio State will be dancing as a No. 2 seed, set to host No. 15 Maine in the first round at The Schottenstein Center next week.
As one of the top 16 seeds Read More
Ohio State on Sunday officially announced the hiring of Jake Diebler as head men’s basketball coach following his successful end-of-season run as the Buckeyes’ interim leader. The agreement, which is good for five years, makes the 37-year-old Diebler the program’s 15th head coach as well as the youngest head coach Read More
According to multiple reports, Ohio State is targeting Jake Diebler as its full-time head men’s basketball coach.
Diebler, 37, had instant success in the head coaching chair after being promoted from associate to interim head coach by Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith on Feb. 14 in the wake Read More
Ohio State’s NCAA Tournament aspirations all but evaporated after Friday night’s 77-74 loss to No. 13 Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal, but for many within the program, they still see an avenue where they can continue the 2023-24 season in postseason play.
While the Buckeyes, who entered Saturday’s Read More
Ohio State (20-13, 9-11) saw its NCAA Tournament hopes fade away in crushing fashion in the Big Ten Quarterfinal round held at the Target Center on Friday night, suffering a 77-74 defeat to No. 13 Illinois (24-8, 14-6) in a game that the Buckeyes led or tied for all but Read More
