Connor Lemons

1 week ago | landgrantholyland.com | Connor Lemons

Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images Jake Diebler is trying to add one final player to his second Ohio State team this spring, but he’s found himself in a recruiting battle against several schools for the services of Southern Illinois guard Kennard Davis Jr. One of those schools working hard to get a commitment from Davis is coached by an old friend, mentor, and boss of Diebler’s — DePaul — led by former Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann.

1 week ago | landgrantholyland.com | Connor Lemons

Adam Jardy/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Welcome back to the 199th edition of You’re Nuts, where two of Land-Grant Holy Land’s college basketball writers debate a variety of hotly contested topics that (usually) fall under the subject of college hoops. We’re officially in the off-season now, with the Florida Gators being crowned champions on Monday night, nearly a full month after Ohio State’s season ended.

1 week ago | landgrantholyland.com | Connor Lemons

Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images The Ohio State men’s basketball season ended one month ago with a loss to Iowa in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament, finishing with a final record of 17-15. The Buckeyes missed the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive season – the first time that’s happened since they missed the 2003-2005 NCAA Tournaments.

2 weeks ago | landgrantholyland.com | Connor Lemons |Justin Golba

Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images After a no-good, very bad April Fool’s day earlier this week, the Ohio State men’s basketball program had a much better April Third day on the roster front. At about 7:45 a.m. head coach Jake Diebler announced during a quick radio interview that he’s expecting Thornton to go through with the NBA Draft process and then ultimately return to Ohio State for his senior season.

2 weeks ago | landgrantholyland.com | Connor Lemons

Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images Things have been a little tense for Ohio State fans over the past 10 days. They’ve watched a few great players with Columbus roots enter the transfer portal, consider Ohio State, and then go elsewhere. They’ve watched their biggest rival swipe a player that was also considering Ohio State, and the status of the team’s best player was up in the air as well, as he weighed staying, transferring, or going pro.