The 2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. They were led by first-year head coach Jake Diebler, and played their home games at Value City Arena in

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, as a member of the

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. 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

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in the first round, before losing to

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in the quarterfinals. The Buckeyes automatically qualified for the

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as the No. 2 seed where they defeated Cornell in the first round and

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in the second round, before losing to

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in the quarterfinal.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule and results

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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

References

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