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PF Owen Spencer (Official Thread)

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PLAYER PROFILE
  • WEIGHT - 215
  • HEIGHT - 6-9
  • YEAR - JR.
  • HOMETOWN - CINCINNATI, OHIO
  • H.S. - Cincinnati Turpin
  • Transfer from The Citadel
PRIOR TO OHIO STATE

  • Played two seasons at the Citadel, appearing in 23 games and scoring 20 points and pulling down 41 rebounds
  • Scored season-high seven points against Toccoa Falls on Dec. 5, 2020
  • Was three-time varsity letterwinner at Turpin High School, and was the team captain his senior year
  • As a senior, averaged 11.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1.0 assist per game in 22 games
PERSONAL

  • Son of David and Sarah Spencer
  • Father, David, ran track and field at Tri-State University
  • Uncle, Kevin Kiser, rowed for Purdue, was named the team MVP in 1986, and was invited to the Olympic Trials in both 1984 and 1988. He also earned All-American honors in the shot put, and earned six Big-10 titles between the shot put and discus, and was named the Purdue Male Athlete of the Year
  • Is studying biology and would like to be a heart surgeon
 
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* 44 Owen Spencer, 6-9, 215, junior – Spencer, a product of Cincinnati Turpin High School, transferred to OSU after playing two seasons at The Citadel. He appeared in 23 games, totaling 21 points and 40 rebounds. He is a walk-on for the Buckeyes.
 
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Owen Spencer is a walk-on no more.

Following Ohio State's 93-77 win over Iowa on Saturday – a win that snapped a five-game losing streak for the Buckeyes – Chris Holtmann and his team celebrated their victory with their typical abbreviated rendition of the "Buckeye Battle Cry."
However, there was a little more to celebrate inside the locker room at the Schottenstein Center, as Holtmann and his staff awarded Spencer with a scholarship in his first year with the program.

 
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“It was a huge surprise. Obviously, I had no idea. I was just happy we won the game,” Spencer said in a press conference Monday. “You know, everyone was hyped after that. It was a really good win. And then the coaches came in, we usually clap it up and then get in the huddle and talk about the game and stuff. And they had the envelopes, one for Ice (Likekele). … Ice read his and it was like, 'We're so proud that you're a Buckeye,' or whatever. I was like, 'Oh, that's really nice. I'm surprised somebody got me one of those envelopes.'

“And then I opened it up, and it said, 'You're now on scholarship at Ohio State University.' It was just like a lot of exhilaration, happiness. All my teammates, you saw their reactions. So it was just a really special moment for me. And I was really glad I got to experience that in that fashion with my whole team. You saw how they all like jumped me. So it was really cool experience.”

Spencer may not have seen it coming, but the decision was one Chris Holtmann and company had been considering for a while. Sixth-year forward Seth Towns announced he was stepping away from the program due to health issues in September, which opened up a scholarship spot on the Buckeyes’ 2022-23 roster.

"NOW BEING ABLE TO BE PLACED ON SCHOLARSHIP, I'M JUST SO THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL FOR IT, AND TO BE ABLE TO HELP MY PARENTS OUT SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANY MORE OR HELP ME PAY FOR COLLEGE."– OWEN SPENCER
 
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