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PG John “Juni” Mobley, Jr. (Official Thread)

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Really needs work on his mid-range jumper and he will be elite, I see him needing at least one more year at the college to round out his game. He gets himself open for that shot but can't make it most of the time. 3 point shot and drive to the basket are excellent, defense seems pretty solid as well. Keep in mind I am no basketball expert and have missed a few games this year, but that is my limited observation. Glad he is on our side either way though, this team absolutely needs him.
 
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The freshman’s offensive output thus far has him on track to potentially break multiple program records by the time the season wraps up.

At 91%, Mobley is on track to break both the Ohio State freshman free throw percentage record as well as the program single-season free throw percentage record. William Buford shot 84.9% from the line during the 2008-2009 season, which currently stands as the best mark for an Ohio State freshman. Mobley is currently 6.1% above that — he’s also taken more free throws than Buford did that entire season, so even if he was to miss a few down the stretch, Mobley will have some room for error to still set the record.

Mobley also has an opportunity to set the all-time record for free throw percentage during a season at Ohio State regardless of class. Jody Finney was an even 90% from the line for the Buckeyes during the 1968-1969 season, a year in which the junior guard averaged 13.3 points per game overall. In comparison, Mobley’s 91% would just barely set the record, if he was to maintain it for the final month-plus of the season.

The Ohio State record book does require 100 attempts to be listed as a leader in season-long percentage, so CJ Walker’s 94% during the 2020-2021 was not included, as he only took 84 free throws in 27 games. Mobley has taken 67 so far, so he would need to attempt 23 more over the final 7-plus games of the season to become eligible.

Mobley is currently averaging 2.6 free throw attempts per game, so if he keeps with that same exact pace, Ohio State would need to play 13 more games for him to get to 100 and become eligible. He will probably need to get to the line just a smidge more to get to 100 attempts, but it is definitely attainable.

Depending on how far Ohio State goes in the Big Ten Tournament and the postseason, Mobley also has an opportunity to break D’Angelo Russell’s freshman record of 95 made three-pointers. During the 2014-2015 season, Russell — who went on to be the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, knocked down 95 three-pointers in 35 games for an Ohio State team that won 24 games and lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to Arizona.

Mobley has knocked down 66 three-pointers so far, which means he’ll need to hit 29 more to tie Russell and 30 more to pass him. The freshman nicknamed “The Sniper” by 247Sports in high school has four games this season where he’s knocked down five three-pointers, so he’s capable of burying them in bunches.

However, Ohio State technically only has seven games remaining on its schedule — five regular season, one Big Ten tournament game, and one postseason game, wherever that ends up being. Obviously, Mobley and the team are hoping to win the Big Ten Tournament and the national championship, which will give him many more opportunities to reach that record.

But if we’re only including games that we know for a fact will happen, Mobley will need to hit 29 more three-pointers in the seven remaining games, which means he’ll need to average 4.1 made three-pointers per game the rest of the way to tie Russell and 4.3 per game to pass him.

If Ohio State was to hypothetically go 1-1 in the Big Ten Tournament and 1-1 in the NCAA Tournament (or any other postseason tournament), that would lower the threshold a bit — he would need to hit 30 of them in 9 games, or just over three makes per game.
 
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