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2026-27 Ohio State Men's Basketball

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The NCAA Tournament will be expanding to 76 teams starting in the coming season

I think just making the tournament is definitely no longer any sort of accomplishment to stand on for any power conference team.


The mechanics of the expansion in the men's tournament will include eight additional at-large bids. What's known now as the First Four -- eight teams playing four games in Dayton, Ohio -- will expand to 12 games played by 24 teams at two different sites, one of which is expected to remain in Dayton.
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DZ83CK said:
I was thinking based on the roster this should be a top-25, Sweet 16 type of team. Seems one of the analytics guys backs that up. Overall, it will heavily depend on how well Anthony Thompson can come in and be the man.
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I do like the make-up of this team more than others in the Diebler era.
My critique of previous Diebler teams is that he valued shooting/scoring more than defense/rebounding/athleticism.
This squad seems more balanced.

If Thompson plays like a one-and-done lottery pick, this will be a fun team to watch.
 
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Late "surprise" addition to the team, 7'1" C Vuk Lazarevic. He will be basically an ordinary freshman. My guess is he will be groomed to fill Ivan Njegovan's role in the future. Doubtful he will see meaningful PT this upcoming season, but with the new NCAA 5 for 5 rule, there will no longer be any point to sitting out completely.
https://www.dispatch.com/story/spor...vuk-lazarevic-college-basketball/89990739007/
 
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DZ83CK said:
Late "surprise" addition to the team, 7'1" C Vuk Lazarevic. He will be basically an ordinary freshman. My guess is he will be groomed to fill Ivan Njegovan's role in the future. Doubtful he will see meaningful PT this upcoming season, but with the new NCAA 5 for 5 rule, there will no longer be any point to sitting out completely.
https://www.dispatch.com/story/spor...vuk-lazarevic-college-basketball/89990739007/
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Can't wait to see him in mop up duty November 13th on BTN ocho. Seems like a good pickup for the roster.
 
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At this point any addition to the team for these last 3 spots, including Vuk, is going to be someone not expected to play meaningful minutes this season (if ever). Let's be real, they had their 10-man "rotation group" already set, probably aren't using much (if any) NIL for the last few additions, and their function is to be practice players.
 
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