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2026-27 Ohio State Men's Basketball

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Sounds like the Buckeye performance was a great one for a first game. Cannot comment on level of PR talent, as didn't watch game (was televised?) Sounds like Diebs has got some talent to work with. Scoring from outside, check, inside RBs, also check. Best positive from my thoughts was that Oji played some good minutes. Not certain if he was testing his injury fully, or taking it slow. Either way, from the snippet read, he was contributing in limited minutes, being the force inside that he's expected to see. But, of course, the scorers get most of the ink.
 
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Ohio State Earns Two Blowout Wins in Puerto Rico Exhibitions

Ohio State dominated its two exhibition games in Puerto Rico, defeating a pair of Puerto Rican select teams by an average of 40 points.
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Ohio State Earns Two Blowout Wins in Puerto Rico Exhibitions​

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Ohio State dominated its exhibition games in Puerto Rico.

Facing a pair of select teams consisting of professional basketball players from Puerto Rico, Ohio State defeated its opponents by an average of 40 points. The Buckeyes earned a 117-75 win over Los Boris 1 on Sunday and followed that up with a 111-73 win over Los Boris 2 on Monday.

Game 1​

Ohio State Box Score​

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
* John Mobley Jr. (#0) 20:37 5–7 3–5 0–0 0 3 1 0 0 2 13
* Curtis Givens III (#2) 17:30 3–5 2–3 3–4 2 3 1 0 0 1 11
* Andrija Jelavic (#4) 16:21 3–4 1–2 2–2 5 3 1 1 0 3 9
* Anthony Thompson (#6) 18:47 6–10 2–5 0–0 7 2 2 1 0 1 14
* Josh Ojianwuna (#17) 05:40 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Amare Bynum (#1) 18:33 3–11 0–3 0–0 5 7 3 0 1 2 6
Jimmie Williams (#3) 16:36 7–8 6–7 0–0 4 2 0 0 1 1 20
Ivan Njegovan (#7) 16:38 3–3 1–1 1–2 10 1 0 0 0 3 8
Myles Herro (#8) 04:09 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
Alex Smith (#9) 15:13 2–6 2–6 1–2 2 3 0 0 0 0 7
Justin Pippen (#10) 21:13 3–9 1–4 5–7 4 4 1 0 1 1 12
LJ Smith (#14) 16:41 3–8 3–7 0–0 4 3 0 0 2 1 9
Braylen Nash (#55) 02:54 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vuk Lazarevic (#88) 15:42 3–3 0–0 2–2 2 0 0 0 0 1 8
Team — — — — 1 — — — 0 — —
*Denotes starter
TOTALS 206:34 41–74 21–43 14–19 46 33 9 2 7 17 117

Team Stats​

Statistic Ohio State Los Boris 1
Field Goals 41–74 (55.4%) 27–64 (42.2%)
2-Point Field Goals 20–31 (64.5%) 14–29 (48.3%)
3-Point Field Goals 21–43 (48.8%) 13–35 (37.1%)
Free Throws 14–19 (73.7%) 8–11 (72.7%)
Rebounds (Off / Def / Total) 14 / 32 / 46 7 / 23 / 30
Assists 33 22
Turnovers 7 13
Steals 9 4
Blocks 2 0
Points in the Paint 36 24
Points off Turnovers 18 7
Second Chance Points 19 7
Fast Break Points 19 10
Bench Points 70 45

Game 2​

Another balanced scoring effort led Ohio State to a 38-point win over Los Boris 2. Six Buckeyes scored in double figures: Mobley (17), Bynum (16), Pippen (14), Thompson (13), Williams (10) and freshman guard LJ Smith (10).

Njegovan led the Buckeyes again with 13 rebounds while Bynum and Pippen tied for the team lead with five assists. Ohio State shot 53.1% from the field with 34 assists on 43 makes and went 17-of-39 from three (43.6%).

Center Josh Ojianwuna, who was on a minutes restriction as he works his way back from the torn ACL that sidelined him last season, tallied four points and two rebounds in 10 minutes and 47 seconds of action.

Ohio State Box Score​

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
* Amare Bynum (#1) 20:50 6–9 2–4 2–2 5 5 1 0 2 0 16
* Jimmie Williams (#3) 19:08 3–7 2–5 2–2 6 1 0 1 2 1 10
* Ivan Njegovan (#7) 16:51 2–5 0–1 0–0 13 4 0 0 1 1 4
* Justin Pippen (#10) 17:23 5–9 4–5 0–0 2 5 1 1 0 2 14
* LJ Smith (#14) 20:54 4–10 2–8 0–0 1 2 1 0 1 2 10
John Mobley Jr. (#0) 19:27 7–14 3–7 0–0 1 4 0 0 1 0 17
Curtis Givens III (#2) 16:16 1–4 0–1 2–2 1 2 2 0 1 2 4
Andrija Jelavic (#4) 16:23 3–6 0–0 1–4 6 2 1 0 2 2 7
Anthony Thompson (#6) 20:49 5–8 2–5 1–2 6 2 0 1 0 3 13
Myles Herro (#8) 02:46 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Smith (#9) 07:56 2–2 2–2 0–0 1 2 2 0 0 1 6
Josh Ojianwuna (#17) 10:47 2–2 0–0 0–0 2 0 2 1 2 2 4
Braylen Nash (#55) 03:17 0–0 0–0 0–0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vuk Lazarevic (#88) 07:13 3–4 0–1 0–1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
Team — — — — 2 — — — 0 — —
*Denotes starter
TOTALS 200:00 43–81 17–39 8–13 48 30 13 4 12 16 111

Team Stats​

Statistic Ohio State Los Boris 2
Field Goals 43–81 (53.1%) 26–66 (39.4%)
2-Point Field Goals 26–42 (61.9%) 16–36 (44.4%)
3-Point Field Goals 17–39 (43.6%) 10–30 (33.3%)
Free Throws 8–13 (61.5%) 11–13 (84.6%)
Rebounds (Off / Def / Total) 14 / 34 / 48 7 / 27 / 34
Assists 30 18
Turnovers 12 19
Steals 13 8
Blocks 4 1
Points in the Paint 52 26
Points off Turnovers 27 16
Second Chance Points 18 14
Fast Break Points 37 7
Bench Points 57 36
 
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2026-27 Ohio State Basketball Roster​

No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown (Previous School)
0 JOHN MOBLEY JR. G 6-2 185 JR Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Wasatch Academy)
1 AMARE BYNUM F 6-8 240 SO Omaha, Nebraska (Link Academy)
2 CURTIS GIVENS III G 6-3 190 JR Memphis, Tennessee (Memphis)
3 JIMMIE WILLIAMS G 6-5 200 R-SR Solon, Ohio (Duquesne)
4 ANDRIJA JELAVIC F 6-11 225 JR Zagreb, Croatia (Kentucky)
6 ANTHONY THOMPSON F 6-8 210 FR Lebanon, Ohio (Western Reserve Academy)
7 IVAN NJEGOVAN C 7-2 260 JR Otocac, Croatia (Gimnazija Vladimira-Nazora)
8 MYLES HERRO G 6-3 165 R-FR Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Whitnall)
9 ALEX SMITH F 6-9 200 FR Upper Arlington, Ohio (Prolific Prep)
10 JUSTIN PIPPEN G 6-3 190 JR Los Angeles, California (Cal)
14 LJ SMITH G 6-4 180 FR Lincolnton, North Carolina (Oak Hill)
17 JOSH OJIANWUNA F 6-10 270 R-SR Asaba, Nigeria (Baylor)
55 BRAYLEN NASH G 6-4 190 JR New Albany, Ohio (New Albany)
88 VUK LAZAREVIC F 7-1 200 FR Belgrade, Serbia (Wasatch Academy)
 
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