#27 Ohio State Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Ohio State Buckeyes
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #27
 
Conference Rank: #6 Big Ten
 
 
2023-24 Record: 22-14, 9-11
2023-24 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Jake Diebler
Coach Record: 8-3 at Ohio State, 8-3 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Jamison Batlte, Forward, 15.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.4 apg
Roddy Gayle Jr., Guard, 13.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.1 apg
Zed Key, Forward, 6.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg
Felix Okpara, Center, 6.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.4 bpg
Dale Bonner, Guard, 4.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.2 apg
Scott Middleton, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 1.4 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Bruce Thornton, Junior, Guard, 15.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4.8 apg
Devin Royal, Sophomore, Forward, 4.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg
Evan Mahaffey, Junior, Guard, 4.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.7 apg
 
Key New Players:
Aaron Bradshaw, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Kentucky
Ques Glover, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Kansas State
Meechie Johnson Jr., Senior, Guard, Transfer from South Carolina
John Mobley Jr., Freshman, Guard
Braylen Nash, Freshman, Guard
Ivan Njegovan, Freshman, Center
Micah Parrish, Senior, Guard, Transfer from San Diego State
Sean Stewart, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Duke
Colin White, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.5 (112th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.2 (116, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.0 (151, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.8 (122, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.1 (217, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.5 (148, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.7 (26, 2)
Rebound Margin: 2.8 (94, 4)
Assists Per Game: 14.1 (114, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.6 (71, 6)