Four-star shooting guard Keon Johnson will be on an official visit to Ohio State this weekend. It will be his final official visit prior to making a commitment. Johnson (6-5 180) attends the Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee and is ranked the No. 31 player in the 2020 class per the 247Sports Composite and the No. 6 shooting guard in the nation.
The Buckeyes are going to be quite young next season, and if Chris Holtmann’s squad is going to be as good as many people think it can be, he will need to find a way to prematurely age his team. Trips overseas during the offseason are a great way to build camaraderie and get a team experience before camp even begins. Unfortunately, teams are only…
June 9, 2017 | Two years ago today, Ohio State hired Chris Holtmann to take over for the fired Thad Matta. In those two years, Holtmann has compiled a 44-23 record overall and 23-15 mark in conference play. In 2017-2018, Holtmann won the Big Ten Coach of the Year Award. Following reports of his hiring — but prior to it being made official later…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State will travel to North Carolina for a Dec. 4 game vs. the Tar Heels in the 2019 Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Buckeyes last played in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Nov. 29, 2006, a 98-89 win for the No. 7 Tar Heels over the No. 3 Buckeyes. Ohio State went on to win both the Big Ten regular-season title (15-1), the Big Ten Tournament…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – This fall, 10 new members will be inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame. The group includes Boyd Cherry (football), Justin Fry (baseball), Jim Foster (women’s basketball coach), AJ Hawk (football), Stan Lyons (men’s track and field), Thad Matta (men’s basketball coach), Mike Nugent (football), Andrew Pierce (men’s track and…
Ohio State men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann spoke with reporters on Wednesday and was asked a variety of questions. Eventually, the conversation turned north, specifically Michigan’s hiring of Juwan Howard. Howard, who has no previous head coaching experience, was an assistant coach with the Miami Heat. He started coaching…
COLUMBUS — Ohio State men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann met with reporters on Wednesday to provide some updates on his basketball team. He fielded questions about Kaleb Wesson’s return, what he has seen so far from freshman Ibrahima Diallo, his decision to coach for USA basketball this summer, and much, much more.
A life preserver doesn’t make for a great boat, but when you’re out in the middle of a lake with no boat to speak of, it’ll do. If Kaleb Wesson had chosen to stay in the NBA Draft rather than returning for his junior season, the Buckeyes would have been without their boat or a life preserver. Depending on how you feel about Wesson…
Wesson put his name into the draft after the season, but was not invited to the NBA combine. Even when he announced his intention to look at the NBA drft, head coach Chris Holtmann was expectant that Wesson would return. With the deadline approaching to withdraw his name this week, Wesson may have had a few people sweating.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Chris Holtmann, head coach of the Ohio State men’s basketball team, announced the addition of Justice Sueing to the 2019-20 roster Wednesday. Sueing, a 6-for-7-inch forward from Honolulu, Hawaii, played the last two seasons at California before electing to transfer. He will sit out the 2019-20 season to satisfy NCAA…
