2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–1 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jake Diebler (1st season);
Associate head coach	Joel Justus (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Dave Dickerson (1st, 9th overall season); Jamall Walker (1st season); Talor Battle (1st season); Luke Simons (1st season);
Home arena	Value City Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iowa	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Penn State	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
No. 19 Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Oregon	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 24 Rutgers	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 16 Indiana	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Maryland	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
No. 6 Purdue	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
UCLA	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
USC	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
No. 25 Illinois	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Michigan	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Washington	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of November 20, 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

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

Departures

Ohio State departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
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

Ohio State incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
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

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
John Mobley Jr. CG	Mount Pleasant, Utah	Wasatch Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 17, 2022
John Mobley Jr. CG	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
Colin White SF	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
Ivan Njegovan C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 45 247Sports: 32 ESPN: —
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Ohio State 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024. "2024 Ohio State Buckeyes Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
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
Dorian Jones SG	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
A'mare Bynum C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 29 247Sports: 32 ESPN: —
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Ohio State 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 6, 2024. "2025 Ohio State Buckeyes Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 6, 2024. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 6, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	John Mobley Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Wasatch Academy	Reynoldsburg, Ohio
G	1	Meechie Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	South Carolina	Cleveland, Ohio
G	2	Bruce Thornton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Milton HS	Fairburn, Georgia
G	3	Taison Chatman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Totino-Grace High School	Minneapolis, Minnesota
F	4	Aaron Bradshaw	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Kentucky	Rahway, New Jersey
G	6	Ques Glover	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Kansas State	Knoxville, Tennessee
G	8	Micah Parrish	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	San Diego State	Detroit, Michigan
G	10	Colby Baumann (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	IMG Academy	Houston, Texas
G	12	Evan Mahaffey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Penn State	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	13	Sean Stewart	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Duke	Windermere, Florida
G	14	Braylen Nash (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	New Albany High School	New Albany, Ohio
C	17	Ivan Njegovan	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Gimnazija Vladimira-Nazora	Otočac, Croatia
F	20	Colin White	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Ottawa-Glandorf High School	Ottawa, Ohio
F	21	Devin Royal	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Pickerington High School Central	Pickerington, Ohio
F	24	Kalen Etzler	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Crestview High School	Van Wert, Ohio
C	25	Austin Parks	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So	Memorial High School	Saint Marys, Ohio

Head coach

Jake Diebler (Valparaiso)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 28, 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Aaron Bradshaw	Austin Parks	Ivan Njegovan
PF	Sean Stewart	Devin Royal	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

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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	No. 21	Youngstown State	W 81–47	2–0	16 – 2 tied	8 – Bradshaw	3 – 3 tied	Value City Arena (10,797) Columbus, Ohio
November 15, 2024* 9:00 p.m., SECN	No. 21	at No. 23 Texas A&M	L 64–78	2–1	15 – Thornton	9 – Royal	4 – Thornton	Reed Arena (11,658) College Station, Texas
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Evansville Ohio State MTE	W 80–30	3–1	20 – Royal	12 – Royal	7 – Thornton	Value City Arena (9,824) 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

at No. 20 Cincinnati

7:00 p.m. EDT

Recap

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

Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Doug Sirmons

Game summaries

vs. No. 19 Texas

TNT/TruTV

10:00 p.m. EDT

Recap

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

T-Mobile Arena • Paradise, Nevada
Attendance: 6,397
Referees: Don Daly, Courtney Green, Keith Kimble

vs Youngstown State

BTN

6:00 p.m. EDT

Recap

Youngstown State Penguins 47, No. 21 Ohio State Buckeyes 81
Scoring by half: 22–37, 25–44
Pts: Cris Carroll – 10 Rebs: Cris Carroll – 7 Asts: Juwan Maxey – 1		Pts: Tied – 16 Rebs: Aaron Bradshaw – 8 Asts: Tied – 3

Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 10,797
Referees: Jeffrey Anderson, Michael Reed, Jason Phillips

at No. 23 Texas A&M

SECN

9:00 p.m. EDT

Recap

No. 21 Ohio State Buckeyes 64, No. 23 Texas A&M Aggies 78
Scoring by half: 22–31, 42–47
Pts: Bruce Thornton – 15 Rebs: Devin Royal – 9 Asts: Bruce Thornton – 6		Pts: Tied – 15 Rebs: Solomon Washington – 8 Asts: Zhuric Phelps – 3

Reed Arena • College Station, Texas
Attendance: 11,658
Referees: Chuck Jones, Owen Shortt, Joe Lindsay

vs Evansville

B1G+

7:00 p.m. EDT

Evansville Purple Aces 30, Ohio State Buckeyes 80
Scoring by half: 14–28, 16–52
Pts: Gabriel Pozzato – 8 Rebs: Tied – 6 Asts: Tied – 1		Pts: Devin Royal – 20 Rebs: Devin Royal – 12 Asts: Bruce Thornton – 7

Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio

vs Campbell

BTN

6:00 p.m. EDT

Campbell Fighting Camels 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio

vs Green Bay

BTN

7:00 p.m. EDT

Green Bay Phoenix 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio

vs Pittsburgh

Peacock

2:30 p.m. EDT

Pittsburgh Panthers 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio

at Maryland

BTN

6:30 p.m. EDT

Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Maryland Terrapins 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Xfinity Center • College Park, Maryland

vs Rutgers

FS1

12:00 p.m. EDT

Rutgers Scarlet Knights 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio

vs. Auburn

ESPN2

1:00 p.m. EDT

Auburn Tigers 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

State Farm Arena • Atlanta, Georgia

vs Valparaiso

Peacock

8:00 p.m. EDT

Valparaiso Beacons 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio

vs. Kentucky

CBS

5:30 p.m. EDT

Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Kentucky Wildcats 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Madison Square Garden • New York City, New York

vs Indiana State

BTN

12:00 p.m. EDT

Indiana State Sycamores 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio

vs Michigan State

FOX

8:00 p.m. EDT

Michigan State Spartans 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio

at Minnesota

FS1

9:00 p.m. EDT

Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Minnesota Golden Gophers 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota

vs Oregon

BTN

6:00 p.m. EDT

Oregon Ducks 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio

at Wisconsin

Peacock

9:00 p.m. EDT

Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Wisconsin Badgers 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin

vs Indiana

FOX

8:00 p.m. EDT

Indiana Hoosiers 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio

at Purdue

Peacock

7:30 p.m. EDT

Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Purdue Boilermakers 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, Indiana

vs Iowa

FS1

8:00 p.m. EDT

Iowa Hawkeyes 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio

at Penn State

FS1

6:30 p.m. EDT

Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Penn State Nittany Lions 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Bryce Jordan Center • State College, Pennsylvania

at Illinois

CBS

1:00 p.m. EDT

Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Illinois Fighting Illini 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

State Farm Center • Champaign, Illinois

vs Maryland

FS1

7:00 p.m. EDT

Maryland Terrapins 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio

at Nebraska

BTN

2:00 p.m. EDT

Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Nebraska Cornhuskers 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, Nebraska

vs Washington

BTN

8:30 p.m. EDT

Washington Huskies 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio

vs Michigan

CBS

1:00 p.m. EDT

Michigan Wolverines 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio

vs Northwestern

FS1

6:30 p.m. EDT

Northwestern Wildcats 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio

at UCLA

CBS

3:45 p.m. EDT

Ohio State Buckeyes 0, UCLA Bruins 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, California

at USC

BTN

10:30 p.m. EDT

Ohio State Buckeyes 0, USC Trojans 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Galen Center • Los Angeles, California

vs Nebraska

Peacock

9:00 p.m. EDT

Nebraska Cornhuskers 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio

at Indiana

CBS

3:45 p.m. EDT

Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Indiana Hoosiers 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Indiana

Big Ten tournament

vs. TBD

TBD

TBD
TBD EDT

TBD 0, TBD 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Gainbridge Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, Indiana

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	21	RV
Coaches	RV	22	RV

References

^ 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.

[1] Law, Gaurav (March 14, 2024). "Ohio State Advances to Big Ten Quarterfinals with Win Over Iowa". Buckeyes Now. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

[2] 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.

[3] "Battle and Ohio State defeat Cornell 88-83 in NIT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 19, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

[4] "Battle scores 21 as Ohio State defeats Virginia Tech 81-73 in NIT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 23, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

[5] "Thomasson and Georgia defeat Ohio State 79-77 to advance to NIT semifinals". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 26, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

[6] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule and results

Exhibition

at No. 20 Cincinnati

Game summaries

vs. No. 19 Texas

vs Youngstown State

at No. 23 Texas A&M

vs Evansville

vs Campbell

vs Green Bay

vs Pittsburgh

at Maryland

vs Rutgers

vs. Auburn

vs Valparaiso

vs. Kentucky

vs Indiana State

vs Michigan State

at Minnesota

vs Oregon

at Wisconsin

vs Indiana

at Purdue

vs Iowa

at Penn State

at Illinois

vs Maryland

at Nebraska

vs Washington

vs Michigan

vs Northwestern

at UCLA

at USC

vs Nebraska

at Indiana

Big Ten tournament

vs. TBD

Rankings

See also

References