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OSU Men's Basketball Recruiting/Projections/General Discussions

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Looking at the stats for last season:

Cedric Russell: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4280257/cedric-russell

Duane Washington: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4397235/duane-washington-jr

They were very similar, Washington only had 2.9 assists per game (to Russel's 1.2).

Regardless, (I trust the coach on his decision to get Russel) it was a very good pick up especially for this late date.

DZ83CK said:
Yeah, seems to be a pure shooter/scorer and doesn't create for teammates or play defense. I'm glad OSU is getting him, but I wouldn't call him a combo guard as he seems to be just a shorter SG.
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Let Jamari Wheeler guard the other team's best shooting guard. Cedric Russel is capable of getting hot and scoring in bunches, similar to the way Washington was.

2020-21 (Senior): Team leader in scoring (17.2) and ranked among the national leaders in 3-point shooting ... sank 42 percent (152-363) of his total attempts on the season and was 76-for-190 (40.0 percent) from behind the 3-point line ... made 66 of 86 attempts (76.7 percent) from the free throw line ... played in all 26 games with 25 starts ... named first-team All-Sun Belt Conference and NABC All-District 23 ... ranked 20th among all Division I players in 3-pointers made per game (2.92) and was 27th in total 3-pointers made ... ranked 31st nationally in both 3-point field goal attempts and 3-point field goal percentage ... was 48th in total field goal attempts ... scored in double figures in 22 games with 10 game scoring 20 points or more ... opened the season with 26 points on 10 of 17 shooting against eventual national champion Baylor (Nov. 28) in the Vegas Bubble ... scored 12 points at New Orleans (Dec. 2) to become the 49th player to reach the 1,000-point mark in his career ... scored 19 points in a win over LSU Alexandria (Dec. 8) before reaching the 20-point mark in games against Louisiana Tech (Dec. 12), New Orleans (Dec. 15) and McNeese (Dec. 19) ... scored 25 points against Louisiana Tech and helping the Ragin' Cajuns rally from a 16-point deficit in a 61-56 win ... scored 20 points, despite going 0-for-7 from behind the 3-point line, in a win over New Orleans before scoring 23 points in a win over McNeese ... scored 17 points in back-to-back games against Little Rock (Jan. 9) and UT Arlington (Jan. 15) ... added 16 points in the series finale at UTA (Jan. 16) after coming off the bench in his previous game ... poured in 26 points in helping Louisiana rally past Arkansas State (Jan. 22) ... averaged 22.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in a two-game series at Texas State, beginning on Jan. 29 with a 21-point performance with three 3-pointers in a 62-60 win ... capped off the week with his seventh 20-point game of the season, scoring 24 points with a season-high six 3-pointers in a 74-73 thriller on Jan. 30 that catapulted Louisiana into the SBC West Division lead ... went 9-for-17 from the floor and 6-for-9 from long range in the finale ... had 19 points in the opening game at A-State (Feb. 5) before responding the following day with a season-high 30 on 11 of 19 shooting against the Red Wolves ... went 7-for-14 from the floor and 5-for-7 from long range to score 26 points in a win over UT Arlington (Feb. 22) ... added 20 points against Georgia State (March 7) in the semifinals of the SBC Championships to move 22nd place on the school's all-time scoring list (1,409) ... 76 made 3-pointers increased his career total to 266 - five shy of the school record set by Brad Boyd from 2000-03 ... grabbed season-high seven rebounds against LSU-S (Dec. 5) ... had 17 games with three of more 3-pointers with season-high six coming at Texas State (Jan. 30) ... sank five 3-pointers in games against Arkansas State (Feb. 6) and UTA (Feb. 22) with four coming in games against Louisiana Tech (Dec. 12), Little Rock (Jan. 9), Arkansas State (Jan. 23 & Feb. 5) and Georgia State (March 7).
https://ragincajuns.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/cedric-russell/8012

Hey, picking him up should (at least) bump the Buckeyes back in the preseason top 10.

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Ohio State basketball targets at major shoe company events

July 13, 2021

Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann and his assistants, Ryan Pedon, Jake Diebler and Tony Skinn, will be out at all of these major events and likely also at other travel tournaments scheduled this weekend.

The Buckeyes have three commitments for the 2022 class with Georgia point guard Bruce Thornton (ranked 23rd nationally), New York shooting guard Roddy Gayle (ranked 46th) and Ohio shooting guard Bowen Hardman (ranked 201st). That class is currently ranked No. 2 nationally.

OSU is hoping to add one or two post players in this cycle. Some of those targets include Florida’s Jarace Walker (ranked 11th overall nationally), South Carolina’s Julian Phillips (ranked 25th), Florida’s Dillon Mitchell (ranked 30th), Massachusetts’ Kyle Filipowski (ranked 33rd), Illinois’ A.J. Casey (ranked 35th), Tennessee’s Felix Okpara (ranked 47th), Maryland’s Favour Aire (ranked 70th) and Missouri’s Tarris Reed (ranked 71st).

The Buckeyes are also tracking any number of 2023 prospects as well. OSU has offers already pending to five Ohio players in 2023 in guards Rayvon Griffith, Lawrent Rice and Gabe Cupps, forward Dailyn Swain and center Austin Parks. OSU also offered Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard after seeing him in person this past weekend at an adidas event.

Entire article: https://247sports.com/college/ohio-...s-in-action-at-shoe-company-events-167734382/
 
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Ohio State basketball has continued to run the ranks of the 2022 recruiting class, currently with the top-rated group in the country and looking to add more pieces.

One name that has gone slightly under the radar because he is not as big of a name as some others the Buckeyes have targeted is center Patrick Wessler. Wessler is a three-star recruit out of the impressive Combine Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina. He stands at 7-foot and 235 pounds as just a high school junior.

Even though Wessler is not a four of five-star recruit — though he could get that fourth star before his recruitment is over — the seven-footer would be a huge get for Chris Holtmann and company, and could make an immediate impact for the Buckeyes.

Wessler is currently listed as the No. 199 player in the 2022 recruiting class, according to 247Sports. He is also listed as the No. 29 center in the country and the No. 4 player in the state of North Carolina. Wessler had garnered a lot of interest over the past year, holding offers from Cincinnati, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, South Florida, Wake Forest, Mercer, Elon, East Carolina, Iowa, USC, Ole Miss, NC State, Providence, Creighton, and obviously Ohio State, among others.
 
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