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SF Brandon Noel (Official Thread)
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Basketball
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Brandon Noel – and Ohio State – is prepared to see if his game translates to the Big Ten.
The former Wright State star forward is transferring to Ohio State, he announced on Monday, giving Jake Diebler a diverse scoring and rebounding option for the wings or frontcourt in his second season as the Buckeyes' head coach.
Noel, a native of Lucasville, Ohio, racked up 19 points per game for the Raiders in 2024-25, adding 7.7 rebounds per game while shooting 55.2% from the field and 35.8% from 3-point range. He earned second-team All-Horizon League honors for his efforts.
For an Ohio State team in need of more productive players to support stars Bruce Thornton, John Mobley Jr. and Devin Royal in 2024-25 – a reminder the Buckeyes' bench scored just three points in their season-ending loss to Iowa in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament – Noel's efficiency numbers are intriguing.
Effective field goal percentage properly weighs 3-point shots as 1.5 times more valuable to give an overall picture of scoring efficiency. Thornton had the best effective field goal percentage of Ohio State players who attempted at three shots per game in 2024-25 at 58%. Noel topped that with Wright State last year at 59.6%.
Noel also produced as a rebounder with 9.1 boards per 40 minutes. He's been a starter and scoring weapon for Wright State since his freshman year of 2022-23, when he averaged 13 points per game. In his career, Noel averages 15.5 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, shooting 37.3% from 3 for an effective field goal percentage of 60.4%.
Given that Noel flexed plenty of dribble-drive and shooting ability with the Raiders, he could be a wing option for Ohio State to replace graduated guard Micah Parrish and forward Evan Mahaffey, who transferred to Akron this offseason. Sophomore Colin White would be his top competition for a starting small forward job, or he could play power forward while Royal plays the 3.
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SF Brandon Noel (Official Thread)
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Basketball
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Stats at Wright State
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Brandon Noel
2023-24: Appeared and started 31 games, averaging 34.4 minutes per game, second-most on the roster… Averaged 14.5 points per game and led the team with 8 rebounds per game… Scored double figures in 26 games, including six games with 20 points or more… Top-15 in HL statistical marks in rebounds per game (3rd), Field Goal Percentage (3rd), minutes (7th), blocks (10th), and points per game (12th)… Season-high 25 points on 9-14 shooting in the home win over Miami (OH) on Dec. 19… Recorded nine double-doubles, including 19 points and 16 rebounds in the win over NCAA tournament qualifier, Oakland in Rochester on Feb. 25… One of 23 players in Wright State program history with 500-plus career rebounds… Named Second-Team All-Horizon League, Horizon League All-Academic Team, and the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23: Appeared in all 33 games with 26 starts, averaging 29.1 minutes per game, third-most on the roster… Averaged 13.0 points per game, a Top 15 mark in the HL and the most among freshman in the Horizon League, while his 60.9 overall shooting percentage was tops in the Horizon League and finished No. 19 nationally… His 8.7 rebounds per game average was third-most in the Horizon League, while in Horizon League-specific games, his 10.1 rebounds per game led all players in the HL… Finished third in the Horizon League with 288 total rebounds, a Top 50 mark nationally, while his 215 defensive rebounds were the second-most in the HL… Tallied 11 double-doubles on the season, the third-most the Horizon League, while recording HL-best eight double-doubles in League play… Recorded double figures scoring 23 times with seven games of 20-plus points… Had 13 double-digit rebound games and five or more rebounds in 28 contests… Named the Horizon League Freshman of the Year on the court… Member of Horizon League Basketball All-Academic Team before being named 2023 Horizon League Winter Scholar-Athlete of the season.
2021-22: Redshirted.
2020-21: Redshirted.
Notes: Played at Chillicothe High School, where he was an Ohio First Team All-State Division 1 selection as a senior... Helped lead Chillicothe to its second consecutive Frontier Athletic Conference championship as a junior... Also earned second team Division I All-District honors, first team All-District honors on the D-I and D-II District 14 Coaches Association team, and All-Ohio honorable mention in D-I after averaging 16 points per game and over eight rebounds per game in 2018-19.
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Brandon Noel - Men's Basketball - Wright State University Athletics
Brandon Noel (14) Forward - 2024-25: Appeared in and started all 33 games, averaging 33.8 minutes per game… Averaged 19.0 points per game and 7.7 rebounds per game…
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Brandon Noel
- Position: Forward
- Height: 6-8
- Weight: 240
- Class for 2025/2026 season: Redshirt Senior
- Hometown: Lucasville, OH
- Highschool: Chillicothe
2023-24: Appeared and started 31 games, averaging 34.4 minutes per game, second-most on the roster… Averaged 14.5 points per game and led the team with 8 rebounds per game… Scored double figures in 26 games, including six games with 20 points or more… Top-15 in HL statistical marks in rebounds per game (3rd), Field Goal Percentage (3rd), minutes (7th), blocks (10th), and points per game (12th)… Season-high 25 points on 9-14 shooting in the home win over Miami (OH) on Dec. 19… Recorded nine double-doubles, including 19 points and 16 rebounds in the win over NCAA tournament qualifier, Oakland in Rochester on Feb. 25… One of 23 players in Wright State program history with 500-plus career rebounds… Named Second-Team All-Horizon League, Horizon League All-Academic Team, and the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23: Appeared in all 33 games with 26 starts, averaging 29.1 minutes per game, third-most on the roster… Averaged 13.0 points per game, a Top 15 mark in the HL and the most among freshman in the Horizon League, while his 60.9 overall shooting percentage was tops in the Horizon League and finished No. 19 nationally… His 8.7 rebounds per game average was third-most in the Horizon League, while in Horizon League-specific games, his 10.1 rebounds per game led all players in the HL… Finished third in the Horizon League with 288 total rebounds, a Top 50 mark nationally, while his 215 defensive rebounds were the second-most in the HL… Tallied 11 double-doubles on the season, the third-most the Horizon League, while recording HL-best eight double-doubles in League play… Recorded double figures scoring 23 times with seven games of 20-plus points… Had 13 double-digit rebound games and five or more rebounds in 28 contests… Named the Horizon League Freshman of the Year on the court… Member of Horizon League Basketball All-Academic Team before being named 2023 Horizon League Winter Scholar-Athlete of the season.
2021-22: Redshirted.
2020-21: Redshirted.
Notes: Played at Chillicothe High School, where he was an Ohio First Team All-State Division 1 selection as a senior... Helped lead Chillicothe to its second consecutive Frontier Athletic Conference championship as a junior... Also earned second team Division I All-District honors, first team All-District honors on the D-I and D-II District 14 Coaches Association team, and All-Ohio honorable mention in D-I after averaging 16 points per game and over eight rebounds per game in 2018-19.
Brandon Noel - Wright State Raiders Forward - ESPN
View the profile of Wright State Raiders Forward Brandon Noel on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
Career Stats
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/4702994/brandon-noel| Stats |
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| 2024-25 |
| 2023-24 |
| 2022-23 |
| GP | MIN | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | BLK | STL | PF | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 33.9 | 55.2 | 35.8 | 75.3 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 19.0 |
| 31 | 34.4 | 53.5 | 40.0 | 79.8 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 14.5 |
| 33 | 29.2 | 60.9 | 35.7 | 77.3 | 8.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 13.0 |
2025-2026 Ohio State Men's Basketball
- By DZ83CK
- Buckeye Basketball
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Obviously OSU is going for more of a production vs potential thing here. We'll see how it goes.
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LGHL BOOM! Ohio State men’s basketball lands Wright State transfer Brandon Noel
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BOOM! Ohio State men’s basketball lands Wright State transfer Brandon Noel
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Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
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This is the third transfer the Buckeyes have secured a commitment from this cycle.
The 2025-26 Ohio State men’s basketball roster is starting to take shape.
Bruce Thornton, Devin Royal, and John Mobley Jr. have all announced they will be returning to Columbus next season. Thornton will go through the NBA Draft process to get feedback, but will likely return to Ohio State.
In addition, guard Gabe Cupps of Indiana, the 2022 Ohio Mr. Basketball, center Christoph Tilly of Santa Clara, and now forward Brandon Noel, formerly of Wright State, will all be joining the Buckeyes this season.
The 6-foot-8 Noel was the preseason Horizon League player of the year last season. He’s a two-time second-team all-league pick and averaged 19.0 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Noel shot 55.2 percent overall from the floor, putting him third in the Horizon League and top 50 nationally. He was also ranked in the top 15 nationally for his 238 field goals made throughout his 2024-25 season.
This past season, he recorded 20 points and eight rebounds against Kentucky on Nov. 4 and 24 points and 10 rebounds against Toledo on Nov. 13.
“The decision to leave was a really hard one, and it was not due to me being unhappy here at all. I thoroughly enjoyed my time here and would do it again in a heartbeat,” Noel said in a statement to the Wright State Guardian when he made the decision to enter the transfer portal.
Noel is an Ohio native, hailing from Lucasville and attending Chillicothe high school. The forward redshirted in 2020-21 and 2021-22 after tearing his ACL and having surgery on both knees — the left one to repair his ACL and the one on the right from which his patella tendon was taken to assist in the reconstruction.
In 2022-23, he appeared in all 33 games with 26 starts, averaging 29.1 minutes per game, third-most on the roster. He averaged 13.0 points per game, the most among freshmen in the Horizon League, while his 60.9 overall shooting percentage was tops in the Horizon League and finished No. 19 nationally. He averaged 8.7 rebounds per game, which was the third-most in the Horizon League.
He finished third in the Horizon League that season with 288 total rebounds, a top-50 mark nationally. His 215 defensive rebounds were the second-most in the Horizon League and he recorded eleven double-doubles on the season.
In 2023-24, he appeared and started in 31 games, averaging 34.4 minutes per game, which was the second-most on the roster. He averaged 14.5 points per game and led the team with 8.0 rebounds per game.
He scored double figures in 26 games, including six games with 20 points or more. According to Wright State Athletics, he was top-15 in the conference in statistical marks in rebounds per game (3rd), field goal percentage (3rd), minutes (7th), blocks (10th), and points per game (12th).
He is one of 23 players in Wright State program history with 500-plus career rebounds, and was named Second-Team All-Horizon League.
It is to be determined if Noel will start in the frontcourt along with Tilly or be the sixth man off the bench. With the Buckeyes likely to add at least one more transfer, it also depends on who Jake Diebler and his staff add to the roster after this.
Ohio State lost Meechie Johnson, Evan Mahaffey, Austin Parks, and Aaron Bradshaw to the transfer portal. Micah Parrish and Ques Glover exhausted their eligibility.
With the addition of Noel, Ohio State has now accounted for all 15 of its available roster spots for the 2025-26 season. The Buckeyes will only be able to add another player to the roster if someone who is currently on the roster transfers or otherwise moves on prior to the April 22 deadline.
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justingolba via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images
This is the third transfer the Buckeyes have secured a commitment from this cycle.
The 2025-26 Ohio State men’s basketball roster is starting to take shape.
Bruce Thornton, Devin Royal, and John Mobley Jr. have all announced they will be returning to Columbus next season. Thornton will go through the NBA Draft process to get feedback, but will likely return to Ohio State.
In addition, guard Gabe Cupps of Indiana, the 2022 Ohio Mr. Basketball, center Christoph Tilly of Santa Clara, and now forward Brandon Noel, formerly of Wright State, will all be joining the Buckeyes this season.
The 6-foot-8 Noel was the preseason Horizon League player of the year last season. He’s a two-time second-team all-league pick and averaged 19.0 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Noel shot 55.2 percent overall from the floor, putting him third in the Horizon League and top 50 nationally. He was also ranked in the top 15 nationally for his 238 field goals made throughout his 2024-25 season.
This past season, he recorded 20 points and eight rebounds against Kentucky on Nov. 4 and 24 points and 10 rebounds against Toledo on Nov. 13.
“The decision to leave was a really hard one, and it was not due to me being unhappy here at all. I thoroughly enjoyed my time here and would do it again in a heartbeat,” Noel said in a statement to the Wright State Guardian when he made the decision to enter the transfer portal.
Noel is an Ohio native, hailing from Lucasville and attending Chillicothe high school. The forward redshirted in 2020-21 and 2021-22 after tearing his ACL and having surgery on both knees — the left one to repair his ACL and the one on the right from which his patella tendon was taken to assist in the reconstruction.
In 2022-23, he appeared in all 33 games with 26 starts, averaging 29.1 minutes per game, third-most on the roster. He averaged 13.0 points per game, the most among freshmen in the Horizon League, while his 60.9 overall shooting percentage was tops in the Horizon League and finished No. 19 nationally. He averaged 8.7 rebounds per game, which was the third-most in the Horizon League.
He finished third in the Horizon League that season with 288 total rebounds, a top-50 mark nationally. His 215 defensive rebounds were the second-most in the Horizon League and he recorded eleven double-doubles on the season.
In 2023-24, he appeared and started in 31 games, averaging 34.4 minutes per game, which was the second-most on the roster. He averaged 14.5 points per game and led the team with 8.0 rebounds per game.
He scored double figures in 26 games, including six games with 20 points or more. According to Wright State Athletics, he was top-15 in the conference in statistical marks in rebounds per game (3rd), field goal percentage (3rd), minutes (7th), blocks (10th), and points per game (12th).
He is one of 23 players in Wright State program history with 500-plus career rebounds, and was named Second-Team All-Horizon League.
It is to be determined if Noel will start in the frontcourt along with Tilly or be the sixth man off the bench. With the Buckeyes likely to add at least one more transfer, it also depends on who Jake Diebler and his staff add to the roster after this.
Ohio State lost Meechie Johnson, Evan Mahaffey, Austin Parks, and Aaron Bradshaw to the transfer portal. Micah Parrish and Ques Glover exhausted their eligibility.
With the addition of Noel, Ohio State has now accounted for all 15 of its available roster spots for the 2025-26 season. The Buckeyes will only be able to add another player to the roster if someone who is currently on the roster transfers or otherwise moves on prior to the April 22 deadline.
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RB Quinshon Judkins (National Champion, Cleveland Browns)
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- Buckeye Alumni
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Quinshon Judkins NFL Draft Interview: Instant Production
Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins is an elite playmaker in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Quinshon Judkins NFL Draft Interview: Instant Production
JM: Now that you've had time to reflect, how do you look back on the decision to transfer from Ole Miss to Ohio State? It worked out beautifully for you.Quinshon Judkins: I feel like going from Ole Miss to Ohio State was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life. Not only did that move work out for me from a footballing perspective, but I also met so many great people and learned so many important lessons. I built relationships at Ohio State that will last me a lifetime. It helped develop me as a person and player. I’m going to be a better pro because of it.
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