Ohio State Men's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Ohio State Buckeyes
 
Big Ten (21-12, 12-8)
 
 
Big Wins: 2/17 Wisconsin (86-69), 3/1 Purdue (82-74)
Bad Losses: 11/28 at Pittsburgh (66-67), 1/11 at Washington (74-81)
Coach: Jake Diebler
 
Probable Starters:
Amare Bynum, Freshman, Forward, 9.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.1 apg
Devin Royal, Junior, Forward, 13.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.7 apg
Christoph Tilly, Senior, Center, 11.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.1 apg
Bruce Thornton, Senior, Guard, 20.2 ppg, 3.9 apg, 5.1 rpg
John Mobley Jr., Sophomore, Guard, 15.7 ppg, 2.7 apg, 2.4 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Ivan Njegovan, Sophomore, Center, 2.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Gabe Cupps, Sophomore, Guard, 1.6 ppg, 1.1 apg, 1.2 rpg
Brandon Noel, Senior, Forward, 7.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.5 (78th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.0 (148, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 49.5 (21, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.7 (146, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.2 (148, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.3 (51, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.5 (21, 5)
Rebound Margin: 2.4 (124, 6)
Assists Per Game: 14.4 (142, 13)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.5 (78, 11)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2024NITFirst Round win over Cornell
2024NITSecond Round win over Virginia Tech
2024NITQuarterfinal loss to Georgia
2022NCAARound of 64 win over Loyola Chicago
2022NCAARound of 32 loss to Villanova
2021NCAARound of 64 loss to Oral Roberts
2019NCAARound of 64 win over Iowa State
2019NCAARound of 32 loss to Houston
2018NCAARound of 64 win over South Dakota State
2018NCAARound of 32 loss to Gonzaga
2016NITFirst Round win over Akron
2016NITSecond Round loss to Florida
2015NCAARound of 64 win over VCU
2015NCAARound of 32 loss to Arizona
2014NCAARound of 64 loss to Dayton
2013NCAARound of 64 win over Iona
2013NCAARound of 32 win over Iowa State
2013NCAARegional Semifinal win over Arizona
2013NCAARegional Final loss to Wichita State
2012NCAARound of 64 win over Loyola Maryland
2012NCAARound of 32 win over Gonzaga
2012NCAARegional Semifinal win over Cincinnati
2012NCAARegional Final win over Syracuse
2012NCAANational Semifinal loss to Kansas
2011NCAARound of 64 win over Texas-San Antonio
2011NCAARound of 32 win over George Mason
2011NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Kentucky
2010NCAARound of 64 win over UC-Santa Barbara
2010NCAARound of 32 win over Georgia Tech
2010NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Tennessee
2009NCAARound of 64 loss to Siena
2008NITFirst Round win over UNC-Asheville
2008NITSecond Round win over California
2008NITQuarterfinal win over Dayton
2008NITSemifinal win over Mississippi
2008NITFinal win over Massachusetts
2007NCAARound of 64 win over Central Connecticut State
2007NCAARound of 32 win over Xavier
2007NCAARegional Semifinal win over Tennessee
2007NCAARegional Final win over Memphis
2007NCAANational Semifinal win over Georgetown
2007NCAANational Final loss to Florida
 
*all team stats through 3/8