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1 Previous season  




2 Offseason  


2.1  Departures  




2.2  Incoming transfers  




2.3  Recruiting classes  


2.3.1  2023 recruiting class  




2.3.2  2024 recruiting class  








3 Roster  


3.1  Depth chart  






4 Schedule and results  




5 Rankings  




6 References  













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2023–24 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball

Emerald Coast Classic champions

NIT, Quarterfinals

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record22–14 (9–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
    No.2Purdue 17 – 3   .850 34 – 5   .872
    No.6Illinois † 14 – 6   .700 29 – 9   .763
    Nebraska 12 – 8   .600 23 – 11   .676
    Northwestern 12 – 8   .600 22 – 12   .647
    Wisconsin 11 – 9   .550 22 – 14   .611
    Indiana 10 – 10   .500 19 – 14   .576
    Iowa 10 – 10   .500 19 – 15   .559
    Michigan State 10 – 10   .500 20 – 15   .571
    Minnesota 9 – 11   .450 19 – 15   .559
    Ohio State 9 – 11   .450 22 – 14   .611
    Penn State 9 – 11   .450 16 – 17   .485
    Maryland 7 – 13   .350 16 – 17   .485
    Rutgers 7 – 13   .350 15 – 17   .469
    Michigan 3 – 17   .150 8 – 24   .250
    † 2024 Big Ten tournament winner
    Rankings from AP poll

    The 2023–24 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Chris Holtmann for the first 25 games of the season.[1] The Buckeyes played their home games at Value City ArenainColumbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference.

    They finished the regular season 19–12, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Iowa in the second round[2] before losing to Illinois in the quarterfinals.[3] They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 2 seed.[4]

    On February 14, 2024, the school fired head coach Chris Holtmann.[5] Assistant coach Jake Diebler was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[6] On March 17, the school named Diebler the team's new head coach.[7]

    Previous season

    [edit]

    The Buckeyes finished the season 16–19, 5–15 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place. They defeated Wisconsin,[8] Iowa,[9] and Michigan State[10] in the Big Ten tournament before losing to eventual tournament champion Purdue in the semifinals.[11]

    Offseason

    [edit]

    Departures

    [edit]
    Ohio State departures
    Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
    Eugene Brown III 3 G 6'7" 195 Junior Conyers, GA Transferred to Georgia State
    Tanner Holden 0 G 6'6" 200 Senior Wheelersburg, OH Transferred to Wright State
    Isaac Likekele 13 F 6'5" 215 GS Senior Arlington, TX Graduated
    Sean McNeil 4 G 6'4" 205 GS Senior Union, KY Graduated
    Brice Sensabaugh 10 F 6'6" 235 Freshman Orlando, FL Declared for 2023 NBA draft
    Justice Sueing 14 G 6'6" 210
    Redshirt
    Redshirt
    Senior    		 Honolulu, HI Graduated

    Incoming transfers

    [edit]
    Ohio State incoming transfers
    Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
    Jamison Battle 10 F 6'7" 225 Junior Minneapolis, MN Minnesota
    Dale Bonner 4 G 6'2" 170 Senior Shaker Heights, OH Baylor
    Evan Mahaffey 12 F 6'6" 200 Freshman Cincinnati, OH Penn State

    Source[12]

    Recruiting classes

    [edit]

    2023 recruiting class

    [edit]
    UScollege sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    Taison Chatman
    CG     		Minneapolis, Minnesota Totino-Grace High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 20, 2022 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 87
    Devin Royal
    SF     		Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington High School Central 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 3, 2022 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
    Scotty Middleton
    SF     		Miami, Florida Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 7, 2022 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
    Austin Parks
    C     		Saint Marys, Ohio Memorial High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Feb 13, 2022 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
    Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 40  247Sports: 12  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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
    • "2023 Ohio State Buckeyes Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
    • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
    • "Ohio State 2023 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 11, 2024.

    2024 recruiting class

    [edit]
    UScollege sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    John "Juni" Mobley
    #6 PG     		Mount Pleasant, Utah Wasatch Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Nov 8, 2023 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
    Colin White
    #25 SF     		Ottawa, Ohio Ottawa-Glandorf High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 8, 2023 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
    Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 40  247Sports: 41  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:

    Roster

    [edit]
    2023–24 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
    Players Coaches
    Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
    G 0 Scotty Middleton 6ft7in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Miami, FL
    G 1 Roddy Gayle Jr. 6ft4in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Wasatch Academy Niagara Falls, NY
    G 2 Bruce Thornton 6ft2in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Milton HS (GA) Fairburn, GA
    G 3 Taison Chatman 6ft4in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Totino-Grace HS Minneapolis, MN
    G 4 Dale Bonner 6ft2in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Shaker Heights HS
    Fairmont State/Baylor     		Shaker Heights, OH
    F 10 Jamison Battle 6ft7in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS DeLaSalle HS
    George Washington/Minnesota     		Robbinsdale, MN
    G 12 Evan Mahaffey 6ft6in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Moeller HS
    Penn State     		Cincinnati, OH
    G 15 Bowen Hardman 6ft3in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Princeton HS (OH) Cincinnati, OH
    F 21 Devin Royal 6ft6in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Pickerington HS Central Pickerington, OH
    F 23 Zed Key 6ft8in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Long Island Lutheran MS and HS Bay Shore, NY
    F 24 Kalen Etzler Current redshirt 6ft8in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Crestview HS (OH) Van Wert, OH
    C 25 Austin Parks 6ft10in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Memorial HS (OH) Saint Marys, OH
    C 34 Felix Okpara 6ft11in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Link Academy Lagos, Nigeria
    G 42 Colby Baumann 6ft3in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So IMG Academy Houston, TX
    F 44 Owen Spencer 6ft9in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Turpin HS
    The Citadel     		Cincinnati, OH
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Depth chart

    [edit]
    Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
    C Felix Okpara Zed Key Austin Parks
    PF Jamison Battle Devin Royal Owen Spencer
    SF Scotty Middleton Evan Mahaffey Kalen Etzler
    SG Roddy Gayle Jr. Taison Chatman Colby Baumann
    PG Bruce Thornton Dale Bonner Bowen Hardman

    Schedule and results

    [edit]
    Date
    time, TV     		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 22, 2023*
    6:00 p.m., ESPN+/BSOH     		at Dayton W 78–70  -
    		  21 – Thornton   5 – Battle   3 – Bonner  UD Arena (13,407)
    Dayton, OH
    Regular season
    November 6, 2023*
    7:00 p.m., BTN Plus     		Oakland W 79–73  1–0
    		  17 – Tied   8 – Tied   5 – Gayle Jr.  Value City Arena (9,244)
    Columbus, OH
    November 10, 2023*
    7:00 p.m., Peacock     		No. 15 Texas A&M L 66–73  1–1
    		  24 – Thornton   7 – Tied   6 – Gayle Jr.  Value City Arena (12,704)
    Columbus, OH
    November 15, 2023*
    7:00 p.m., BTN     		Merrimack W 76–52  2–1
    		  20 – Gayle Jr.   12 – Key   6 – Thornton  Value City Arena (7,929)
    Columbus, OH
    November 19, 2023*
    4:00 p.m., BTN     		Western Michigan
    Emerald Coast Classic campus site game     		W 73–56  3–1
    		  13 – Tied   11 – Okpara   6 – Thornton  Value City Arena (9,505)
    Columbus, OH
    November 24, 2023*
    7:00 p.m., CBSSN     		vs. No. 17 Alabama
    Emerald Coast Classic semifinals     		W 92–81  4–1
    		  29 – Thornton   10 – Okpara   4 – Thornton  The Arena at NFSC (2,196)
    Niceville, FL
    November 25, 2023*
    7:00 p.m., CBSSN     		vs. Santa Clara
    Emerald Coast Classic Championship     		W 86–56  5–1
    		  21 – Battle   7 – Okpara   7 – Thornton  The Arena at NFSC (2,196)
    Niceville, FL
    November 29, 2023*
    7:00 p.m., BTN     		Central Michigan W 88–61  6–1
    		  25 – Thornton   9 – Okpara   5 – Mahaffey  Value City Arena (8,223)
    Columbus, OH
    December 3, 2023
    6:30 p.m., BTN     		Minnesota W 84–74  7–1
    (1–0)     		 26 – Thornton   7 – Tied   5 – Thornton  Value City Arena (10,481)
    Columbus, OH
    December 6, 2023*
    7:00 p.m., BTN Plus     		Miami (OH) W 84–64  8–1
    		  15 – Gayle Jr.   10 – Key   4 – Key  Value City Arena (9,098)
    Columbus, OH
    December 9, 2023
    6:00 p.m., BTN     		at Penn State L 80–83  8–2
    (1–1)     		 17 – Thornton   11 – Key   6 – Mahaffey  Bryce Jordan Center (9,732)
    University Park, PA
    December 16, 2023*
    3:00 p.m., CBS     		vs. UCLA
    CBS Sports Classic     		W 67–60  9–2
    		  19 – Gayle, Jr.   7 – Thornton   4 – Thornton  State Farm Center (17,058)
    Atlanta, GA
    December 21, 2023*
    6:00 p.m., BTN Plus     		New Orleans W 78–36  10–2
    		  17 – Battle   9 – Battle   4 – Battle  Value City Arena (11,749)
    Columbus, OH
    December 30, 2023*
    7:00 p.m., FOX     		vs. West Virginia
    Legends of Basketball Showcase     		W 78–75 OT 11–2
    		  32 – Gayle, Jr.   9 – Battle   6 – Gayle, Jr.  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (12,211)
    Cleveland, OH
    January 3, 2024
    7:00 p.m., BTN     		Rutgers W 76–72  12–2
    (2–1)     		 24 – Thornton   7 – 2 tied   7 – Thornton  Value City Arena (10,614)
    Columbus, OH
    January 6, 2024
    8:00 p.m., FOX     		at Indiana L 65–71  12–3
    (2–2)     		 17 – Battle   15 – Okpara   5 – Thornton  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (16,584)
    Bloomington, IN
    January 10, 2024
    8:30 p.m., BTN     		No. 15 Wisconsin L 60–71  12–4
    (2–3)     		 18 – Battle   8 – Battle   6 – Thornton  Value City Arena (11,276)
    Columbus, OH
    January 15, 2024
    12:00 p.m., FOX     		at Michigan
    Rivalry     		L 65–73  12–5
    (2–4)     		 19 – Thornton   9 – Okpara   3 – Bonner  Crisler Center (12,202)
    Ann Arbor, MI
    January 20, 2024
    12:00 p.m., BTN     		Penn State W 79–67  13–5
    (3–4)     		 16 – Mahaffey   14 – Okpara   6 – Thornton  Value City Arena (15,267)
    Columbus, OH
    January 23, 2024
    7:00 p.m., Peacock     		at Nebraska L 69–83  13–6
    (3–5)     		 16 – Thornton   7 – Battle   6 – Thornton  Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,408)
    Lincoln, NE
    January 27, 2024
    8:30 p.m., BTN     		at Northwestern L 58–83  13–7
    (3–6)     		 18 – Thornton   5 – Okpara   3 – Gayle, Jr.  Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,218)
    Evanston, IL
    January 30, 2024
    7:00 p.m., Peacock     		No. 14 Illinois L 75–87  13–8
    (3–7)     		 21 – Battle   6 – Battle   4 – Thornton  Value City Arena (10,285)
    Columbus, OH
    February 2, 2024
    7:00 p.m., FS1     		at Iowa L 77–79  13–9
    (3–8)     		 17 – Battle   8 – Okpara   4 – Mahaffey  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,986)
    Iowa City, IA
    February 6, 2024
    7:00 p.m., Peacock     		Indiana L 73–76  13–10
    (3–9)     		 19 – 2 tied   6 – Mahaffey   4 – Gayle, Jr.  Value City Arena (11,157)
    Columbus, OH
    February 10, 2024
    4:00 p.m., FS1     		Maryland W 79–75 2OT 14–10
    (4–9)     		 24 – Thornton   7 – 2 tied   4 – Thornton  Value City Arena (13,471)
    Columbus, OH
    February 13, 2024
    9:00 p.m., Peacock     		at No. 20 Wisconsin L 54–62  14–11
    (4–10)     		 18 – Thornton   6 – Mahaffey   5 – Thornton  Kohl Center (14,931)
    Madison, WI
    February 18, 2024
    1:00 p.m., CBS     		No. 2 Purdue W 73–69  15–11
    (5–10)     		 22 – Thornton   4 – 2 tied   3 – Gayle  Value City Arena (18,353)
    Columbus, OH
    February 22, 2024
    8:00 p.m., BTN     		at Minnesota L 79–88  15–12
    (5–11)     		 25 – Thornton   7 – Mahaffey   6 – Thornton  Williams Arena (8,558)
    Minneapolis, MN
    February 25, 2024
    4:00 p.m., CBS     		at Michigan State W 60–57  16–12
    (6–11)     		 14 – Royal   8 – Gayle, Jr.   4 – Thornton  Breslin Center (14,797)
    East Lansing, MI
    February 29, 2024
    6:30 p.m., FS1     		Nebraska W 78–69  17–12
    (7–11)     		 32 – Battle   10 – Gayle, Jr.   3 – 2 tied  Value City Arena (13,090)
    Columbus, OH
    March 3, 2024
    4:00 p.m., CBS     		Michigan
    Rivalry     		W 84–61  18–12
    (8–11)     		 17 – Thornton   6 – Okpara   5 – Thornton  Value City Arena (16,606)
    Columbus, OH
    March 10, 2024
    2:00 p.m., BTN     		at Rutgers W 73–51  19–12
    (9–11)     		 14 – Gayle, Jr.   8 – Okpara   6 – Thornton  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
    Piscataway, NJ
    Big Ten Tournament
    March 14, 2024
    6:30 p.m., BTN     		(10) vs. (7) Iowa
    Second Round     		W 90–78  20–12
    		  23 – Battle   9 – Battle   9 – Thornton  Target Center (12,338)
    Minneapolis, MN
    March 15, 2024
    6:30 p.m., BTN     		(10) vs. (2) No. 13 Illinois
    Quarterfinals     		L 74–77  20–13
    		  21 – Battle   10 – Okpara   10 – Thornton  Target Center (12,675)
    Minneapolis, MN
    NIT
    March 19, 2024
    7:00 p.m., ESPN2     		(2) Cornell
    First Round - Wake Forest Bracket     		W 88–83  21–13
    		  17 – Battle   8 – Battle   5 – Battle  Value City Arena (4,517)
    Columbus, OH
    March 23, 2024
    7:00 p.m., ESPN+     		(2) (3) Virginia Tech
    Second Round - Wake Forest Bracket     		W 81–73  22–13
    		  21 – Battle   10 – Battle   7 – Thornton  Value City Arena (7,541)
    Columbus, OH
    March 26, 2024
    7:00 p.m., ESPN     		(2) (4) Georgia
    Quarterfinals - Wake Forest Bracket     		L 77–79  22–14
    		  22 – Battle   8 – Battle   10 – Thornton  Value City Arena (7,641)
    Columbus, OH

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Source[13]

    Rankings

    [edit]
    See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
    AP———RVRVRVRVRVRV————————————
    CoachesRV——RV25RVRVRVRVRV———————————

    References

    [edit]
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