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Ohio State men’s basketball player preview: Micah Parrish
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The former Oakland and San Diego State player brings scoring and versatility to the Buckeyes this season.
Even though it is September and fans are locked into college football, the fall also means that college basketball is right around the corner.
From now until the start of the hoops season in early November, we will be doing player previews and team previews for all the players on the men’s basketball team and the new-look Big Ten Conference.
Name: Micah Parrish
Position: Forward
Class: Fifth Year
Previous School: River Rouge/Hillcrest Prep High School / Oakland / San Diego State
Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
Weight: 205 lbs
Height: 6-foot-6
Micah Parrish comes to Ohio State as a fifth-year senior. Parrish is a versatile wing defender, a decent scorer, and a capable shooter who will slide in as an immediate starter at the three.
The forward spent his first two seasons of college basketball at Oakland and his third and fourth seasons at San Diego State. He was named to the Continental Tire Main Event All-Tournament Team in 2023, the Horizon League All-Defensive Team in 2022, and the Horizon League All-Freshman Team in 2021.
He has appeared in 135 games over four seasons and has recorded five career double-doubles — four with Oakland and one with San Diego State. In his two seasons at Oakland, he appeared in 59 games with 57 starts, averaging 10.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.7 steals, and 1.3 assists. He transferred to San Diego State in the summer of 2022 and played in 76 games over two seasons, making 37 starts. As an Aztec, he averaged 8.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.2 assists.
He brings an added layer of experience to the Buckeyes, playing in all nine of San Diego State’s NCAA Tournament games over his two seasons, including the national championship game vs. UConn in 2023.
He started 36 of his 37 games as a senior in 2023-24, averaging 9.3 points and 4.1 rebounds before transferring to Ohio State.
There shouldn’t be much discussion around Parrish. He will be a starter on the 2024-25 Ohio State team and will likely play the third or fourth most minutes behind only Bruce Thornton, Meechie Johnson, and maybe Aaron Bradshaw, but we will discuss the Kentucky transfer next week.
Parrish brings scoring, defense, versatility, and experience to Jake Diebler and the coaching staff. That is why he is so valuable on both ends of the floor and can give 25-30 minutes a game. The guard duo of Johnson and Thornton will handle a lot of the scoring, but Parrish could slide into the third or fourth option on that end as well.
Parrish was a slightly overlooked transfer this offseason with Johnson coming back and former five-star recruits Bradshaw and Sean Stewart coming into the program, but Parrish could very well go down as the most important transfer into Columbus with his value on both sides of the ball and what he brings as a wing defender.
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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
Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images
The former Oakland and San Diego State player brings scoring and versatility to the Buckeyes this season.
Even though it is September and fans are locked into college football, the fall also means that college basketball is right around the corner.
From now until the start of the hoops season in early November, we will be doing player previews and team previews for all the players on the men’s basketball team and the new-look Big Ten Conference.
The Micah Parrish File
Name: Micah Parrish
Position: Forward
Class: Fifth Year
Previous School: River Rouge/Hillcrest Prep High School / Oakland / San Diego State
Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
Weight: 205 lbs
Height: 6-foot-6
Breakdown
Micah Parrish comes to Ohio State as a fifth-year senior. Parrish is a versatile wing defender, a decent scorer, and a capable shooter who will slide in as an immediate starter at the three.
The forward spent his first two seasons of college basketball at Oakland and his third and fourth seasons at San Diego State. He was named to the Continental Tire Main Event All-Tournament Team in 2023, the Horizon League All-Defensive Team in 2022, and the Horizon League All-Freshman Team in 2021.
He has appeared in 135 games over four seasons and has recorded five career double-doubles — four with Oakland and one with San Diego State. In his two seasons at Oakland, he appeared in 59 games with 57 starts, averaging 10.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.7 steals, and 1.3 assists. He transferred to San Diego State in the summer of 2022 and played in 76 games over two seasons, making 37 starts. As an Aztec, he averaged 8.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.2 assists.
He brings an added layer of experience to the Buckeyes, playing in all nine of San Diego State’s NCAA Tournament games over his two seasons, including the national championship game vs. UConn in 2023.
He started 36 of his 37 games as a senior in 2023-24, averaging 9.3 points and 4.1 rebounds before transferring to Ohio State.
Expected Role
There shouldn’t be much discussion around Parrish. He will be a starter on the 2024-25 Ohio State team and will likely play the third or fourth most minutes behind only Bruce Thornton, Meechie Johnson, and maybe Aaron Bradshaw, but we will discuss the Kentucky transfer next week.
Parrish brings scoring, defense, versatility, and experience to Jake Diebler and the coaching staff. That is why he is so valuable on both ends of the floor and can give 25-30 minutes a game. The guard duo of Johnson and Thornton will handle a lot of the scoring, but Parrish could slide into the third or fourth option on that end as well.
Parrish was a slightly overlooked transfer this offseason with Johnson coming back and former five-star recruits Bradshaw and Sean Stewart coming into the program, but Parrish could very well go down as the most important transfer into Columbus with his value on both sides of the ball and what he brings as a wing defender.
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