Wouldn't it be incredible if he were to be drafted in 2nd day rounds and then went on to bury Tom Brady's career achievements?

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I'm hearing Chris Carter is joining the staff. That will be fun ....

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Presume you mean Cris… but he be coaching up the Fall Guy position like nobody’s business.

Wow that’s awful.

I was in DR about 10 years ago and went to a club. It was crazy packed in there and would’ve definitely been fire marshalled in the U.S. because there were way too many people in it.

Sad to hear that happened but honestly surprised we don’t hear it happen more often given how things are down there/

Just remembering how Tanner Holden averaged 20 ppg at Wright State, people thought he was going to be big-time for OSU. He averaged less than 4 ppg in 1 year, and then transferred to go back to Wright State. It's very easy to overestimate how much production you are going to get from guys through the portal - obviously it's tough because you've got to keep the guys you have coming back and get them enough NIL, then have enough to build around them through the portal, and clearly some teams are paying premiums to get some of these guys to transfer.

Bestbuck36 said:

14 and 8 would be humongous stats for the Bucks. Probably closer to half that but if he can be consistent that would be a good addition

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He had a huge season this year for Wright St - actually averaged 19 ppg. He only had 3 games where he didn't score double-digits, and 2 were against Oakland. He has more of a skill-oriented, below-the-rim game. Wright St is low-major, so I'd take the stats with a huge grain of salt. Looking at his game logs, he must struggle against length and shouldn't be expected to do much against certain teams. We will need him to come in and be a backup at PF and fill in at the 5 as needed, and just keep us from falling behind when he's in the game.

14 and 8 would be humongous stats for the Bucks. Probably closer to half that but if he can be consistent that would be a good addition

Hopefully it works out better than the last Wright State transfer from the Portsmouth area.

Why they stopped him 1 out from the complete game I can't understand

Ohio State Buckeyes Land Intriguing Transfer Commitment from Sleeper Forward​

Wright State transfer Brandon Noel will transfer to Ohio State.



The Ohio State Buckeyes have landed an extremely productive forward in the transfer portal.

Noel is a product of Chillicothe High School in Lucasville, OH. As a member of the Class of 2020, he was unranked coming out of high school and opted to stay home and attend Wright State. Now, he will go from Dayton (i.e. Wright State) to Columbus after three productive years for the Raiders.

Noel appeared in 97 games, making 90 starts, over three years. As a junior, the 6-foot-8 forward averaged a career-high 19 points and 7.7 rebounds. He shot 55.2% from the field, including 35.8% from three-point range. Noel is not a big threat from deep, averaging just 2.4 attempts over the course of his career, but it is a weapon in his arsenal.

As a freshman, Noel averaged 13 points and 8.7 rebounds in a year where he started 26 of 33 games. Noel would go onto start 64 games over the next two years. He put up 14.5 points and 8 rebounds per game as a sophomore. This was a major addition for a Buckeye team that needs to add talent this offseason.
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Just sayin': The 2025/2026 will be his 6th year in college. You have to wonder if he:

1) still has NBA (or at least) professional basketball dreams.
2) is still working on his degree.
3) just wants to play 1 more year and see if he can make it in Div I basketball
4) knows he can get more in NIL money for a year than he would be able to get on any other job.

I'm hearing Cris Carter is joining the staff. That will be fun ....

ScriptOhio said:

NO	Player	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	Hometown
10	Colby Baumann	G	6-3	185	Soph	Houston, TX
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xx	A'mare Bynum	F	6-8	225	Fr	Branson, MO
3	Taison Chatman	G	6-4	175	redSoph	Minneapolis, MN
xx	Gabe Cupps	G	6-2	180	redJr	Dayton, OH
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xx	Dorrian Jones	G	6-4	160	Fr	Cleveland, OH
0	John Mobley Jr.	G	6-1	175	Soph	Reynoldsburg, OH
14	Braylen Nash	G	6-4	180	Soph	New Albany, NY
17	Ivan Njegovan	C	7-1	250	Soph	Otocac, Croatia
xx	Brandon Noel	F	6-8	240	Sr	Lucasville, OH
21	Devin Royal	F	6-6	220	Jr	Pickerington, OH
13	Sean Stewart	F	6-9	220	Jr	Windermere, FL
xx	Christoph Tilly	C	7-0	240	Sr	Berlin, Germany
2	Bruce Thornton	G	6-2	215	Sr	Fairburn, GA
20	Colin White	F	6-6	205	Soph	Ottawa, OH

Re: In 2025-26, NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball teams will have a roster limit of 15 players, regardless of scholarship status, as part of a broader settlement agreement addressing college athletics.

With the addition of Noel that makes 14, Ohio State could still add 1 more.

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That is true; however, we have not heard that literally every returning player is, in fact, returning. It also remains to be seen if, in this new era, OSU is going to accept allowing walk-ons take spots that they could devote to scholarship players. Noel was not the type of player I was expecting OSU to add necessarily - to me, he's kind of like a Gabe Cupps, in the sense that he's a guy they are adding for depth who will keep the team in the game when they have to go to the bench. I still feel like this team is lacking top-tier strength and power in the post, and I'm not sure if they are going to get it.

DaiMonMoore said:

Maybe we will be as happy as Denmark when we take over Greenland.

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I mean, fresh air is definitely a contributor.
60% EV adoption in Denmark and Finland.
90% in Norway.

He is not a wing option at Ohio State. He seems to fit best as an undersized post, or he could play the 4 in a bigger lineup.

Re: In 2025-26, NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball teams will have a roster limit of 15 players, regardless of scholarship status, as part of a broader settlement agreement addressing college athletics.

With the addition of Noel that makes 14, Ohio State could still add 1 more.