#41 Ohio State Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Ohio State Buckeyes
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #41
Conference Rank: #6 Big Ten
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2021-22 Record: 20-12, 12-8
2021-22 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Chris Holtmann
Coach Record: 107-56 at Ohio State, 221-141 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
E.J. Liddell, Forward, 19.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 2.5 apg
Malaki Branham, Guard, 13.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.0 apg
Kyle Young, Forward, 8.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.2 apg
Jamari Wheeler, Guard, 7.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.9 apg
Justin Ahrens, Forward, 4.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.8 apg
Meechie Johnson Jr., Guard, 4.4 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.2 apg
Cedric Russell, Guard, 4.2 ppg, 0.6 rpg, 0.4 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Zed Key, Junior, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 0.5 apg
Justice Sueing, Senior, Forward, 6.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.0 apg
Eugene Brown III, Junior, Guard, 3.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key New Players:
Colby Baumann, Freshman, Guard
Kalen Etzler, Freshman, Forward
Roddy Gayle Jr., Freshman, Guard
Bowen Hardman, Freshman, Guard
Tanner Holden, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Wright State
Isaac Likekele, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Oklahoma State
Sean McNeil, Senior, Guard, Transfer from West Virginia
Felix Okpara, Freshmen, Center
Brice Sensabaugh, Freshman, Forward
Owen Spencer, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Citadel
Bruce Thornton, Freshman, Guard
Seth Towns, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Harvard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.8 (126th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.7 (128, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.1 (35, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.5 (81, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.8 (127, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.5 (46, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.7 (41, 2)
Rebound Margin: 2.6 (103, 6)
Assists Per Game: 12.5 (202, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.2 (52, 5)