2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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.

2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–1 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachJoel Justus (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Wisconsin 0 0   7 0   1.000
Penn State 0 0   6 0   1.000
Oregon 0 0   5 0   1.000
No. 14 Indiana 0 0   4 0   1.000
UCLA 0 0   6 1   .857
Illinois 0 0   5 1   .833
Iowa 0 0   5 1   .833
Maryland 0 0   5 1   .833
Michigan 0 0   5 1   .833
Michigan State 0 0   5 1   .833
Minnesota 0 0   5 1   .833
Northwestern 0 0   5 1   .833
Ohio State 0 0   5 1   .833
No. 13 Purdue 0 0   5 1   .833
USC 0 0   5 1   .833
Nebraska 0 0   4 1   .800
Rutgers 0 0   4 1   .800
Washington 0 0   4 1   .800
2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of November 25, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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2024 recruiting class

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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 
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 
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 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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

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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 
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 
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:

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 28, 2024

Depth chart

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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

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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 
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
W 104–60  4–1
 23  Mobley Jr.   9  Parrish   7  Thornton  Value City Arena (10,557)
Columbus, Ohio
November 25, 2024*
7:00 p.m., BTN
Green Bay
Ohio State MTE
W 102–69  5–1
 25  Thornton   11  Royal   9  Thornton  Value City Arena (10,123)
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

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at No. 20 Cincinnati

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October 18, 2024
7:00 p.m. EDT
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 ArenaCincinnati, Ohio
Referees: Doug Sirmons

Game summaries

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vs. No. 19 Texas

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November 4, 2024
10:00 p.m. EDT
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 ArenaParadise, Nevada
Attendance: 6,397
Referees: Don Daly, Courtney Green, Keith Kimble

vs Youngstown State

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November 11, 2024
6:00 p.m. EDT
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 ArenaColumbus, Ohio
Attendance: 10,797
Referees: Jeffrey Anderson, Michael Reed, Jason Phillips

at No. 23 Texas A&M

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November 15, 2024
9:00 p.m. EDT
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 ArenaCollege Station, Texas
Attendance: 11,658
Referees: Chuck Jones, Owen Shortt, Joe Lindsay

vs Evansville

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B1G+
November 19, 2024
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
Attendance: 9,824
Referees: Anthony Burris, Randy Richardson, DJ Carstensen

vs Campbell

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BTN
November 22, 2024
6:00 p.m. EDT
Campbell Fighting Camels 60, Ohio State Buckeyes 104
Scoring by half: 27–53, 33–51
Pts: Bragi Guðmundsson – 12
Rebs: Nolan Dorsey – 8
Asts: Terren Frank – 2
Pts: John Mobley Jr. – 23
Rebs: Micah Parrish – 9
Asts: Bruce Thornton – 7
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 10,557
Referees: Paul Szelc, Rob Riley, Edwin Young

vs Green Bay

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BTN
November 25, 2024
7:00 p.m. EDT
Green Bay Phoenix 69, Ohio State Buckeyes 102
Scoring by half: 32–42, 37–60
Pts: Anthony Roy – 30
Rebs: Mac Wrecke – 5
Asts: Ben Tweedy – 5
Pts: Bruce Thornton – 25
Rebs: Devin Royal – 11
Asts: Bruce Thornton – 9
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 10,123
Referees: Keith Kimble, Nate Harris, Jourdan Love

vs Pittsburgh

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November 29, 2024
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

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BTN
December 4, 2024
6:30 p.m. EDT
Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Maryland Terrapins 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

vs Rutgers

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December 7, 2024
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

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December 14, 2024
1:00 p.m. EDT
Auburn Tigers 0, Ohio State Buckeyes 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

vs Valparaiso

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Peacock
December 17, 2024
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

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December 21, 2024
5:30 p.m. EDT
Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Kentucky Wildcats 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

vs Indiana State

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BTN
December 29, 2024
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

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January 3, 2024
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

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FS1
January 6, 2024
9:00 p.m. EDT
Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Minnesota Golden Gophers 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

vs Oregon

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BTN
January 9, 2024
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

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Peacock
January 14, 2024
9:00 p.m. EDT
Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Wisconsin Badgers 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

vs Indiana

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FOX
January 17, 2025
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

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Peacock
January 21, 2025
7:30 p.m. EDT
Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Purdue Boilermakers 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

vs Iowa

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FS1
January 27, 2025
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

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FS1
January 30, 2025
6:30 p.m. EDT
Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Penn State Nittany Lions 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

at Illinois

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CBS
February 2, 2025
1:00 p.m. EDT
Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Illinois Fighting Illini 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

vs Maryland

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FS1
February 6, 2025
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

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BTN
February 9, 2025
2:00 p.m. EDT
Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Nebraska Cornhuskers 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

vs Washington

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BTN
February 12, 2025
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

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CBS
February 16, 2025
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

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FS1
February 20, 2025
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

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CBS
February 23, 2025
3:45 p.m. EDT
Ohio State Buckeyes 0, UCLA Bruins 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

at USC

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BTN
February 26, 2025
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

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Peacock
March 4, 2025
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

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CBS
March 8, 2025
3:45 p.m. EDT
Ohio State Buckeyes 0, Indiana Hoosiers 0
Scoring by half: 0–0, 0–0

Big Ten tournament

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vs. TBD

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

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRV21RVRV
CoachesRV22RVRV

See also

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References

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  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.