Keita Bates-Diop Selected in Second Round of NBA Draft
Ohio State forward Keita Bates-Diop was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the NBA Draft Thurday night. He was chosen with…
Keita Bates-Diop Announces Future Plans
COLUMBUS — Ohio State fourth-year junior forward Keita Bates-Diop announced on Monday that he would be foregoing his final season of eligibility and will enter the 2018 NBA Draft. He intends to hire an agent, which would eliminate any ability to back out of the draft and return to school should he not perform well…
Report: Keita Bates-Diop Will Declare Himself Eligible for NBA Draft
OSU junior forward Keita Bates-Diop will declare himself eligible for the NBA Draft, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Neither OSU not Bates-Diop…
What Could Buckeyes Look Like If Keita Bates-Diop Returns?
Swaddled by reporters after Ohio State’s 90-84 loss to Gonzaga in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Big Ten Player of the Year Keita Bates-Diop wasn’t yet sure of his future. A fourth-year junior, Bates-Diop has an NBA decision to make. Should he stay at Ohio State for one final season or head to the NBA and…
Battle of the Frontcourt Stars for Ohio State and South Dakota State
When South Dakota State and Ohio State take the court against each other today at 4:00 pm, there will be two conference players of the year readying for battle. Jackrabbits junior forward Mike Daum has won the award in the Summit League each of the past two seasons. This year he averaged 23.8 points per game and…
Ohio State Basketball Notebook: ‘We’ve shown what it takes to win’
So much of a college basketball team’s success in March depends on guard play. Teams need to be able to shoot well over a six-game stretch in order to win it all, and that usually begins and ends in the backcourt. For the Buckeyes, OSU head coach Chris Holtmann has some terrific front court players, but Ohio State is…
Keita Bates-Diop Earns B1G Player of the Year Award
Ohio State redshirt junior Keita Bates-Diop has been named Big Ten Player of the Year by conference coaches and media, the conference office announced Monday. The forward becomes the Buckeyes’ seventh Big Ten Player of the Year and the first since Evan Turner in 2010. Bates-Diop leads the 24-7 Buckeyes and ranks…
OSU Basketball Notebook: ‘To have one of these moments is unbelievable’
C.J. Jackson stopped well beyond the three-point line and hesitated for a split-second before hoisting up what would be the game winning three-pointer for the Buckeyes. The basketball never touched the rim and barely brushed the net as it splashed perfectly through the iron. It was a shot that every kid dreams of…
Watch: Ohio State Senior Night Ceremonies
Following Ohio State’s 79-52 win over Rutgers Tuesday night, Buckeye head coach Chris Holtmann and his four seniors and graduates — Andrew Dakich, Keita…
Buckeye Basketball Notebook: ‘Jae’Sean Tate is a monster’
After Ohio State’s 79-52 win over Rutgers, Scarlet Knights head coach Steve Pikiell was asked what he thought of the Buckeyes. He didn’t have to sit too long thinking before answering. “They are good. They have a lot of weapons and they all seem to be playing their roles,” he said. “Jae’Sean Tate is a monster.
Watch: Chris Holtmann, Andrew Dakich, Keita Bates-Diop Talk Senior Night
Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann spoke with reporters following the Buckeyes’ 79-52 win over Rutgers on Senior Night for OSU. Also speaking with the media were graduate senior guard Andrew Dakich and fourth-year junior forward Keita Bates-Diop. The topics ranged from Senior Night festivities, to Dakich’s…
