2023–24 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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2023–24 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Purdue 17 – 3   .850 34 – 5   .872
No. 6 Illinois † 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 Arena in Columbus, 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]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Taison Chatman
PG 		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]

US college 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 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Miami, FL
G 1 Roddy Gayle Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Wasatch Academy Niagara Falls, NY
G 2 Bruce Thornton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Milton HS (GA) Fairburn, GA
G 3 Taison Chatman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Totino-Grace HS Minneapolis, MN
G 4 Dale Bonner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Shaker Heights HS
Fairmont State/Baylor 		Shaker Heights, OH
F 10 Jamison Battle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS DeLaSalle HS
George Washington/Minnesota 		Robbinsdale, MN
G 12 Evan Mahaffey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Moeller HS
Penn State 		Cincinnati, OH
G 15 Bowen Hardman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Princeton HS (OH) Cincinnati, OH
F 21 Devin Royal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Pickerington HS Central Pickerington, OH
F 23 Zed Key 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Long Island Lutheran MS and HS Bay Shore, NY
F 24 Kalen Etzler Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Crestview HS (OH) Van Wert, OH
C 25 Austin Parks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Memorial HS (OH) Saint Marys, OH
C 34 Felix Okpara 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Link Academy Lagos, Nigeria
G 42 Colby Baumann 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So IMG Academy Houston, TX
F 44 Owen Spencer 6 ft 9 in (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]

  1. ^ Galatzan, Matt (February 14, 2024). "Ohio State Fires Head Basketball Coach Chris Holtmann". Sports Illustrated Ohio State Buckeyes News, Analysis and More. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ohio State 90-78 Iowa (Mar 14, 2024) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Illinois 77-74 Ohio State (Mar 15, 2024) Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Ohio State men's basketball miss NCAA tournament, picked for NIT". NBC4 WCMH-TV. March 17, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "Ohio State fires Chris Holtmann: Buckeyes basketball coach dismissed in midst of seventh season". CBSSports.com. February 14, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "Why did Ohio State fire Chris Holtmann? Basketball coach's record, buyout, more to know". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Ohio State hires Diebler as head coach after going 6-2 in interim role". NBC Sports. March 17, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "Ohio State 65-57 Wisconsin (Mar 8, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  9. ^ "Ohio State 73-69 Iowa (Mar 9, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  10. ^ "Ohio State 68-58 Michigan State (Mar 10, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  11. ^ "Purdue 80-66 Ohio State (Mar 11, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  12. ^ "2023 Ohio State Basketball Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  13. ^ "EXCITING HOME SCHEDULE AHEAD FOR 2023-24 SEASON". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
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