Ohio State Buckeyes
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #37
Conference Rank: #11 Big Ten
2024-25 Record: 17-15, 9-11
2024-25 Postseason: None
Coach: Jake Diebler
Coach Record: 25-18 at Ohio State, 25-18 overall
Key Departed Players:
Micah Parish, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.5 apg
Meechie Johnson Jr., Guard, 9.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.7 apg
Aaron Bradshaw, Forward, 6.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg
Sean Stewart, Forward, 5.7 ppg, 5.8 rpg
Ques Glover, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.2 apg
Evan Mahaffey, Guard, 3.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Key Returning Players:
Bruce Thornton, Senior, Guard, 17.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.6 apg
Devin Royal, Junior, Forward, 13.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.1 apg
John Mobley Jr., Sophomore, Guard, 13.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 2.2 apg
Ivan Njegovan, Sophomore, Center, 1.6 ppg, 1.5 rpg
Taison Chatman, Sophomore, Guard, DNP last season
Key New Players:
A’mare Bynum, Freshman, Forward
Gabe Cupps, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Indiana
Mathieu Grujicic, Freshman, Guard
Myles Herro, Freshman, Guard
Brandon Noel, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Wright State
Josh Ojianwuna, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Baylor
Christoph Tilly, Senior, Center, Transfer from Santa Clara
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.98 (57th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.5 (223, 13)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.6 (73, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.8 (115, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.1 (127, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.8 (42, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.8 (81, 8)
Rebound Margin: -0.4 (230, 13)
Assists Per Game: 13.2 (206, 16)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.9 (98, 8)
