With some of the staffing changes over the offseason, Ohio State head coach Jake Diebler was able to bring on Mike Wells as an assistant coach for the 2026-27 season.
Wells brings extensive experience coaching at the professional level, starting as a video coordinator with the Houston Rockets in 1994 Read More
Ohio State men’s basketball signed its first five-star recruit in 12 years when Anthony Thompson officially joined the Buckeyes on Nov. 12.
Thompson finished ranked as the eighth-best player in the country by 247Sports composite, and he was third-best at small forward.
Head coach Jake Diebler said that Thompson signing Read More
Another game for Ohio State’s 2026-27 men’s basketball season has been revealed.
Rocco Miller of The Field of 68 reported on June 3 that the Buckeyes will host Lipscomb on Nov. 29 as part of its nonconference schedule for the upcoming season.
This will be just the second time the Read More
Ohio State undeniably took a step forward last basketball season, making it into the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2022. However, the Buckeyes lost to No. 9 seed TCU in the first round.
With important pieces Bruce Thornton, Devin Royal and Christoph Tilly, and others, leaving the program Read More
Ohio State men’s basketball made multiple changes to its coaching staff, which were all announced by head coach Jake Diebler on Monday.
Diebler announced the addition of strength and conditioning coach Dave Richardson, who held the same position with the Buckeyes from 2005-17 under former head coach Thad Matta. The Read More
Ohio State missed out on a commitment from five-star shooting guard Kameron Mercer on Thursday when Mercer announced his decision to commit to Cincinnati on ESPN. Mercer joins the Bearcats out of Cincinnati Princeton High School.
He chose Cincinnati over Ohio State, Louisville, Maryland and Xavier. Mercer is ranked 11 Read More
Bruce Thornton participated in the recent NBA combine, and is still hoping to hear his name called in the NBA draft in late June.
At the combine, the all-time leading scorer at Ohio State measured at 6-0, 223 pounds, with a wingspan of 6-5 and a standing reach of 8 Read More
Ohio State was officially able to retain another important player for the 2026-27 season, with Ohio State announcing that shooting guard John Mobley Jr. will return for his junior year with the team.
Mobley originally entered his name into the NBA draft while keeping his college eligibility, and after Read More
Ohio State has added an experienced coach to its staff to replace Joel Justus, who left for Vanderbilt in April.
Mike Wells, who was an assistant coach in the NBA for over two decades for six franchises, is joining the Buckeyes for the 2026-27 season.
Most recently, Wells was a Read More
Ohio State has already been able to get some top nonconference opponents on its schedule for the 2026-27 men’s basketball season.
Now it also knows who it will have to go up against and where for the Big Ten schedule.
The Big Ten home, away and double-play schedule was Read More
