The 2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Jake Diebler, and played their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team was selected to the College Basketball Crown, but declined the invite.
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, before losing to Illinois in the quarterfinals. The Buckeyes automatically qualified for the National Invitation Tournament as the No. 2 seed where they defeated Cornell in the first round and Virginia Tech in the second round, before losing to Georgia in the quarterfinal.
Offseason
Departures Ohio State departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Scotty Middleton 0 G 6'7" 190 Freshman Miami, FL Transferred to Seton Hall Roddy Gayle Jr. 1 G 6'4" 210 Sophomore Niagara Falls, NY Transferred to Michigan Dale Bonner 4 G 6'2" 175 GS Senior Shaker Heights, OH Graduated Jamison Battle 10 F 6'7" 220 GS Senior Robbinsdale, MN Graduated Bowen Hardman 15 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Cincinnati, OH Transferred to Akron Zed Key 23 F 6'8" 245 Senior Bay Shore, NY 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, OH 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, OH South Carolina Aaron Bradshaw 4 F 7'1" 215 Sophomore Rahway, NJ Kentucky Ques Glover 6 G 6'0" 185 GS Senior Knoxville, TN Kansas State Micah Parrish 8 G 6'6" 205 GS Senior Detroit, MI San Diego State Sean Stewart 13 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore Windermere, FL Duke
Recruiting classes
2024 recruiting class
2025 recruiting class
Roster
Depth chart
Schedule and results
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Source
Exhibition
at No. 20 Cincinnati (CareSource Exhibition Game for Mental Health)
Game summaries
vs. No. 19 Texas (Hall of Fame Series)
vs Youngstown State
at No. 23 Texas A&M
vs Evansville (Ohio State MTE)
vs Campbell (Ohio State MTE)
vs Green Bay (Ohio State MTE)
vs Pittsburgh
at Maryland
vs Rutgers
vs. No. 2 Auburn (Holiday Hoopsgiving)
vs Valparaiso
vs. No. 4 Kentucky (CBS Sports Classic)
vs Indiana State
vs No. 18 Michigan State
at Minnesota
vs No. 15 Oregon
at No. 24 Wisconsin
vs Indiana
at No. 11 Purdue
vs Iowa
at Penn State
at No. 18 Illinois
vs No. 18 Maryland
at Nebraska
vs Washington
vs No. 20 Michigan (rivalry)
vs Northwestern
at UCLA
at USC
vs Nebraska
at Indiana
Big Ten tournament
vs. (15) Iowa (First round)
Rankings
See also 2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
References