2026-27 Ohio State Men's Basketball

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“I love where our roster is. This roster is big, it's versatile, it's skilled, it's smart,” Diebler said.

“I think this is the deepest team we’ve had, and I don’t know that it’s even close.”– Jake Diebler on Ohio State’s 2026-27 roster

Ohio State’s Projected 2026-27 Depth Chart

Pos	Starter	Backup	Reserve
C	JOSH OJIANWUNA	IVAN NJEGOVAN	VUK LAZAREVIC
PF	AMARE BYNUM	ANDRIJA JELAVIC
SF	ANTHONY THOMPSON	ALEX SMITH
SG	JOHN MOBLEY JR.	JIMMIE WILLIAMS	BRAYLEN NASH
PG	JUSTIN PIPPEN	CURTIS GIVENS III	MYLES HERR

 

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“I love where our roster is. This roster is big, it's versatile, it's skilled, it's smart,” Diebler said.

“I think this is the deepest team we’ve had, and I don’t know that it’s even close.”– Jake Diebler on Ohio State’s 2026-27 roster

Ohio State’s Projected 2026-27 Depth Chart

Pos	Starter	Backup	Reserve
C	JOSH OJIANWUNA	IVAN NJEGOVAN	VUK LAZAREVIC
PF	AMARE BYNUM	ANDRIJA JELAVIC
SF	ANTHONY THOMPSON	ALEX SMITH
SG	JOHN MOBLEY JR.	JIMMIE WILLIAMS	BRAYLEN NASH
PG	JUSTIN PIPPEN	CURTIS GIVENS III	MYLES HERR

On paper, it's a top-25 roster & should be his best team. I don't think it's quite a contender, as in the B1G you have two rivals that are primed to try and go to back-to-back Final Four appearances, plus other programs like USC and IU that are clearly spending more on talent. No doubt it's a team that has the exact types of players & skillsets that Diebler wants his team to have, and here in Year 3, if it doesn't work out, there doesn't seem to be anywhere to place the blame other than Jake Diebler and his system. Barring major personnel losses, this team should be around 5th or 6th in the conference & make the Sweet 16.