#36 Ohio State Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Ohio State Buckeyes
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #36
 
Conference Rank: #6 Big Ten
 
 
2022-23 Record: 16-19, 5-15
2022-23 Postseason: None
Coach: Chris Holtmann
Coach Record: 123-75 at Ohio State, 237-160 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Brice Sensabaugh, Forward, 16.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.2 apg
Justin Sueing, Forward, 12.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.8 apg
Sean McNeil, Guard, 9.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.3 apg
Isaac Likekele, Guard, 3.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.8 apg
Tanner Holden, Guard, 3.6 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 0.5 apg
Eugene Brown III, Guard, 2.2 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.2 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Zed Key, Senior, Forward, 10.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 0.8 apg
Bruce Thornton, Sophomore, Guard, 10.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.6 apg
Roddy Gayle Jr., Sophomore, Guard, 4.6 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.9 apg
Felix Okpara, Sophomore, Center, 4.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key New Players:
Jamison Battle, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Minnesota
Dale Bonner, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Baylor
Taison Chatman, Freshman, Guard
Bowen Hardman, Freshman, Guard
Evan Mahaffey, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Penn State
Scotty Middleton, Freshman, Guard
Austin Parks, Freshman, Center
Devin Royal, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.5 (153rd in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.0 (138, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.2 (76, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.0 (130, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.8 (236, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.8 (45, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.9 (90, 4)
Rebound Margin: 2.8 (92, 4)
Assists Per Game: 11.7 (283, 12)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.7 (31, 7)