2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 1–0 (0–0 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Joel Justus (1st season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Value City Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Purdue | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Indiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Rutgers | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 UCLA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of November 8, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represents the Ohio State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by first-year head coach Jake Diebler, and play their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Buckeyes finished the 2023–24 season 22–14, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they beat Iowa in the first round,[1] before losing to Illinois in the quarterfinals.[2] The Buckeyes automatically qualified for the National Invitation Tournament as the No. 2 seed where they defeated Cornell in the first round[3] and Virginia Tech in the second round,[4] before losing to Georgia in the quarterfinal.[5]
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Scotty Middleton | 0 | G | 6'7" | 190 | Freshman | Miami, Florida | Transferred to Seton Hall |
Roddy Gayle Jr. | 1 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Sophomore | Niagara Falls, New York | Transferred to Michigan |
Dale Bonner | 4 | G | 6'2" | 175 | GS Senior | Shaker Heights, Ohio | Graduated |
Jamison Battle | 10 | F | 6'7" | 220 | GS Senior | Robbinsdale, Minnesota | Graduated |
Bowen Hardman | 15 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Cincinnati, Ohio | Transferred to Akron |
Zed Key | 23 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Senior | Bay Shore, New York | Transferred to Dayton |
Felix Okpara | 34 | C | 6'11" | 235 | Sophomore | Lagos, Nigeria | Transferred to Tennessee |
Owen Spencer | 44 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | Cincinnati, Ohio | Walk-on; graduated |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Meechie Johnson | 1 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Cleveland, Ohio | South Carolina |
Aaron Bradshaw | 4 | F | 7'1" | 225 | Freshman | Newark, New Jersey | Kentucky |
Ques Glover | 6 | G | 6'0" | 185 | GS Senior | Knoxville, Tennessee | Kansas State |
Micah Parrish | 8 | G | 6'6" | 195 | GS Senior | Detroit, Michigan | San Diego State |
Sean Stewart | 13 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Sophomore | Windermere, Florida | Duke |
Recruiting classes
[edit]2024 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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John Mobley Jr. CG |
Mount Pleasant, Utah | Wasatch Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 17, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 | ||||||
Colin White SF |
Ottawa, Ohio | Ottawa-Glandorf High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 13, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Ivan Njegovan C |
Croatia | KK Bosco | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | N/A | Jul 30, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 45 247Sports: 32 ESPN: — | ||||||
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2025 recruiting class
[edit]US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Dorian Jones SG |
Cleveland, Ohio | Richmond Heights High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Jul 1, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
A'mare Bynum C |
Omaha, Nebraska | Link Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 22, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 29 247Sports: 32 ESPN: — | ||||||
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Roster
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Depth chart
[edit]Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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C | Aaron Bradshaw | Austin Parks | Ivan Njegovan | |
PF | Devin Royal | Sean Stewart | Kalen Etzler | |
SF | Micah Parrish | Evan Mahaffey | Colin White | |
SG | Meechie Johnson | Ques Glover | Colby Baumann | Taison Chatman |
PG | Bruce Thornton | John Mobley Jr. | Braylen Nash |
Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
at No. 20 Cincinnati CareSource Exhibition Game for Mental Health |
L 62–80 | 0–0 |
11 – 2 tied | 6 – Royal | 2 – 3 tied | Fifth Third Arena (N/A) Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 10:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV |
vs. No. 19 Texas Hall of Fame Series |
W 80–72 | 1–0 |
20 – Thornton | 8 – Mahaffey | 5 – 2 tied | T-Mobile Arena (6,397) Paradise, Nevada | ||||
November 11, 2024* 6:00 p.m., BTN |
Youngstown State | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
November 15, 2024* 9:00 p.m., SECN |
at Texas A&M | Reed Arena College Station, Texas | |||||||||
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ |
Evansville Ohio State MTE |
Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
November 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m., BTN |
Campbell Ohio State MTE |
Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
November 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN |
Green Bay Ohio State MTE |
Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
November 29, 2024* 2:30 p.m., Peacock |
Pittsburgh | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
December 4, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN |
at Maryland | Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland | |||||||||
December 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS1 |
Rutgers | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
December 14, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Auburn Holiday Hoopsgiving |
State Farm Arena Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||||
December 17, 2024* 8:00 p.m., Peacock |
Valparaiso | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
December 21, 2024* 5:30 p.m., CBS |
vs. Kentucky CBS Sports Classic |
Madison Square Garden New York City, New York | |||||||||
December 29, 2024* 12:00 p.m., BTN |
Indiana State | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
January 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., FOX |
Michigan State | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
January 6, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Minnesota | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||||
January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN |
Oregon | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
January 14, 2025 9:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Wisconsin | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||||
January 17, 2025 8:00 p.m., FOX |
Indiana | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
January 21, 2025 7:30 p.m., Peacock |
at Purdue | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||||
January 27, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
Iowa | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Penn State | Bryce Jordan Center State College, Pennsylvania | |||||||||
February 2, 2025 1:00 p.m., CBS |
at Illinois | State Farm Center Champaign, Illinois | |||||||||
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
Maryland | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN |
at Nebraska | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||||
February 12, 2025 8:30 p.m., BTN |
Washington | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
February 16, 2025 1:00 p.m., CBS |
Michigan Rivalry |
Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
February 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
Northwestern | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
February 23, 2025 3:45 p.m., CBS |
at UCLA | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California | |||||||||
February 26, 2025 10:30 p.m., BTN |
at USC | Galen Center Los Angeles, California | |||||||||
March 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., Peacock |
Nebraska | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||||
March 8, 2025 3:45 p.m., CBS |
at Indiana | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||||
Big Ten Tournament | |||||||||||
March 12–16, 2025 TBD |
vs. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source[6]
Exhibition
[edit]at No. 20 Cincinnati
[edit]Ohio State Buckeyes 62, No. 20 Cincinnati Bearcats 80 | ||
Scoring by half: 31–41, 31–39 | ||
Pts: Tied – 11 Rebs: Devin Royal – 6 Asts: Tied – 2 |
Pts: Tied – 12 Rebs: Dillon Mitchell – 7 Asts: Day Day Thomas – 6 |
Game summaries
[edit]vs. No. 19 Texas
[edit]Ohio State Buckeyes 80, No. 19 Texas Longhorns 72 | ||
Scoring by half: 38–31, 42–41 | ||
Pts: Bruce Thornton – 20 Rebs: Evan Mahaffey – 8 Asts: Tied – 5 |
Pts: Tre Johnson – 29 Rebs: Chendall Weaver – 8 Asts: Julian Larry – 5 |
vs Youngstown State
[edit]Youngstown State Penguins 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
at Texas A&M
[edit]Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Texas A&M Aggies 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
vs Evansville
[edit]B1G+
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Evansville Purple Aces 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
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vs Campbell
[edit]BTN
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Campbell Fighting Camels 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
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vs Green Bay
[edit]BTN
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Green Bay Phoenix 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
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vs Pittsburgh
[edit]Pittsburgh Panthers 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
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at Maryland
[edit]BTN
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Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Maryland Terrapins 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
vs Rutgers
[edit]Rutgers Scarlet Knights 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
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vs. Auburn
[edit]Auburn Tigers 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
vs Valparaiso
[edit]Peacock
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Valparaiso Beacons 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
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vs. Kentucky
[edit]Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Kentucky Wildcats 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
vs Indiana State
[edit]BTN
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Indiana State Sycamores 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
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vs Michigan State
[edit]Michigan State Spartans 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
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at Minnesota
[edit]FS1
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Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Minnesota Golden Gophers 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
vs Oregon
[edit]BTN
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Oregon Ducks 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
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at Wisconsin
[edit]Peacock
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Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Wisconsin Badgers 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
vs Indiana
[edit]FOX
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Indiana Hoosiers 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
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at Purdue
[edit]Peacock
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Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Purdue Boilermakers 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
vs Iowa
[edit]FS1
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Iowa Hawkeyes 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
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at Penn State
[edit]FS1
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Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Penn State Nittany Lions 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
at Illinois
[edit]CBS
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Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Illinois Fighting Illini 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
vs Maryland
[edit]FS1
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Maryland Terrapins 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
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at Nebraska
[edit]BTN
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Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Nebraska Cornhuskers 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
vs Washington
[edit]BTN
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Washington Huskies 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
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vs Michigan
[edit]CBS
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Michigan Wolverines 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
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vs Northwestern
[edit]FS1
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Northwestern Wildcats 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
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at UCLA
[edit]CBS
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Ohio State Buckeyes 0, UCLA Bruins 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
at USC
[edit]BTN
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Ohio State Buckeyes 0, USC Trojans 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
Galen Center • Los Angeles, California
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vs Nebraska
[edit]Peacock
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Nebraska Cornhuskers 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
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at Indiana
[edit]CBS
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Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Indiana Hoosiers 0 | ||
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0 |
Big Ten tournament
[edit]vs. TBD
[edit]Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV |
References
[edit]- ^ Law, Gaurav (March 14, 2024). "Ohio State Advances to Big Ten Quarterfinals with Win Over Iowa". Buckeyes Now. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Spinner, Caleb (March 15, 2024). "Ohio State Drops Heart-Breaker to Illinois, Ends Run in Big Ten Tournament". Buckeyes Now. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Battle and Ohio State defeat Cornell 88-83 in NIT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 19, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Battle scores 21 as Ohio State defeats Virginia Tech 81-73 in NIT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 23, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Thomasson and Georgia defeat Ohio State 79-77 to advance to NIT semifinals". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 26, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved July 1, 2024.