THE BASKETBUCKS ARE BACK. Ohio State has a men’s basketball team, too!
The Basketbucks will host IU Indy for their season opener on Monday. The Buckeyes and Jaguars will tip off at 6:30 p.m. inside Value City Arena. The matchup will be broadcast behind a big, bad paywall on BTN+.
For those who plan to attend the game in which Ohio State is a 29.5-point favorite, according to ESPN Bet, you will have “an upgraded experience” at the Schottenstein Center. That’s what athletic director Ross Bjork and his associates called it in a press release the school shared last week.
“From a new court, to new lighting, to better sound and new food offerings, there will be plenty for fans to explore,” the press release reads.
Here’s a look at all the new stuff:
Regarding the new court, it is one, very cool:
And two, already a promotion tactic for Ohio State, as the Buckeyes will hand out a double-sided replica mini-court to the first 1,500 fans and first 500 students in attendance for the season opener:
Be there or be square!