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You’re Nuts: Predicting scoring averages for every player on the Ohio State men’s basketball team
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For the first time since late March, Ohio State has a full roster.
With the additions of sixth-year guard Ques Glover and first-year center Ivan Njegovan this week, the Ohio State men’s basketball team officially has a full roster after four-plus months of navigating the transfer portal. With rosters crystallizing, it’s no longer “too early” to make some predictions.
Last week, Connor and Justin both picked former Buckeyes who would’ve been stars in Columbus if they weren’t blocked by someone else at their same position. Justin picked former Buckeye guard Shannon Scott, who still had a solid four-year career at Ohio State, three-fourths of which was spent backing up Aaron Craft. Connor picked Jaedon LeDee, who turned into an All-American this year at San Diego State, but was initially stuck behind Kaleb Wesson at Ohio State.
Justin’s pick of Scott picked up 58% of the vote, while the remaining 42% sided with Connor.
Connor- 79
This week we are embarking on the thankless task of predicting the scoring averages of all 16 players on the Ohio State men’s basketball team. With nine new players, three incoming freshmen, and one season-ending injury, the odds of us being close on most of these are not great.
But if there’s one thing to know about Land-Grant Holy Land, it’s that being wrong once sure isn’t going to stop us from being wrong again.
Bruce Thornton - 16.8 PPG - Bruce is going to lead Ohio State in scoring and will be a First Team All-Big Ten Selection this season.
Meechie Johnson - 13.1 PPG - Meechie will take a minor step back in scoring from last season, but the tradeoff will be worth it when he helps lead a deep Ohio State team back to the NCAA Tournament.
Aaron Bradshaw - 10.1 PPG - It’ll be a breakout season for the former five-star recruit, nearly doubling his minutes per game and nearly tripling his points per game.
Devin Royal - 8.4 PPG - He averaged nearly 9.0 PPG and shot over 60% from two-point range over the final eight games of last season.
Sean Stewart - 8.0 PPG - Stewart will get tons of opportunities to score, and this number could be higher if he can keep people honest with a jumper every now and then.
Micah Parrish - 7.3 PPG - Parrish will be a useful but inconsistent offensive player, but a very flexible and versatile defender for Jake Diebler’s first team.
John Mobley Jr. - 5.0 PPG - Expect some inconsistency but also at least a few games where Mobley knocks down three or more triples in the same game.
Ques Glover - 4.7 PPG - Glover scored in double-digits six times at Florida, but was held scoreless several times as well.
Evan Mahaffey - 3.4 PPG - A lot of mouths to feed around him, scoring isn’t his biggest weapon.
Colin White - 2.1 PPG - His playing time will get squeezed once Big Ten play starts.
Austin Parks - 1.8 PPG
Ivan Njegovan - 1.2 PPG
Kalen Etzler - 0.4 PPG
Colby Baumann - 0.2 PPG
Braylen Nash - N/A
Taison Chatman - N/A
Bruce Thornton – 18.5 PPG - I think Thornton will not only lead Ohio State in scoring, but will be one of the best scorers in the conference. He is coming for that all-time scoring record.
Meechie Johnson —16.0 PPG—Johnson will be a solid contributor and second-best scorer to Thornton. He will have a couple of 20 to 25-point games that propel Ohio State to some key wins, which will help take some of the burden off Thornton.
Aaron Bradshaw —12.5 PPG- Bradshaw is a talented scorer, so if he can stay out of foul trouble and on the court, he will be one of the best-scoring big men in the conference.
Devin Royal —9.0 PPG— I think Royal will come off the bench but play valuable minutes and score at an effective level.
Sean Stewart – 8.0 PPG – Stewart will average eight points and nine rebounds this season, and I feel very good about that.
Micah Parrish – 7.0 PPG – Parrish brings more on the defensive end than the offensive, but he is still a solid shooter who can create his own shot.
Juni Mobley —6.0 PPG— His minutes might be sporadic since he is a freshman, but he shoots the ball so well that he will score. A couple of scoreless games can likely be expected.
Evan Mahaffey – 5.0 PPG – Mahaffey will be more of a defensive piece and facilitator in the offense, but he will get his where he can.
Ques Glover —4.8 PPG— Glover is a talented scorer, but he has not played competitive basketball in over a year, so the jury is out on how much he can contribute.
Colin White —3.0 PPG— I don’t think White will play a huge role as a freshman on this team, but he will play enough to score some buckets.
Austin Parks – 3.0 PPG – I think Parks will back up Bradshaw over Njegovan, so he will get some points in that regard. But the majority of scoring on this team will come from guards.
Kalen Etzler – TBD – Not sure he will play much.
Ivan Njegovan – TBD – Not sure he will play much.
Colby Baumann – N/A
Taison Chatman – N/A
Braylen Nash – N/A
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Connor Lemons via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images
For the first time since late March, Ohio State has a full roster.
With the additions of sixth-year guard Ques Glover and first-year center Ivan Njegovan this week, the Ohio State men’s basketball team officially has a full roster after four-plus months of navigating the transfer portal. With rosters crystallizing, it’s no longer “too early” to make some predictions.
Last week, Connor and Justin both picked former Buckeyes who would’ve been stars in Columbus if they weren’t blocked by someone else at their same position. Justin picked former Buckeye guard Shannon Scott, who still had a solid four-year career at Ohio State, three-fourths of which was spent backing up Aaron Craft. Connor picked Jaedon LeDee, who turned into an All-American this year at San Diego State, but was initially stuck behind Kaleb Wesson at Ohio State.
Justin’s pick of Scott picked up 58% of the vote, while the remaining 42% sided with Connor.
After 163 weeks:
Connor- 79
Justin- 64
Other- 16
(There have been four ties)
This week we are embarking on the thankless task of predicting the scoring averages of all 16 players on the Ohio State men’s basketball team. With nine new players, three incoming freshmen, and one season-ending injury, the odds of us being close on most of these are not great.
But if there’s one thing to know about Land-Grant Holy Land, it’s that being wrong once sure isn’t going to stop us from being wrong again.
Connor
Bruce Thornton - 16.8 PPG - Bruce is going to lead Ohio State in scoring and will be a First Team All-Big Ten Selection this season.
Meechie Johnson - 13.1 PPG - Meechie will take a minor step back in scoring from last season, but the tradeoff will be worth it when he helps lead a deep Ohio State team back to the NCAA Tournament.
Aaron Bradshaw - 10.1 PPG - It’ll be a breakout season for the former five-star recruit, nearly doubling his minutes per game and nearly tripling his points per game.
Devin Royal - 8.4 PPG - He averaged nearly 9.0 PPG and shot over 60% from two-point range over the final eight games of last season.
Sean Stewart - 8.0 PPG - Stewart will get tons of opportunities to score, and this number could be higher if he can keep people honest with a jumper every now and then.
Micah Parrish - 7.3 PPG - Parrish will be a useful but inconsistent offensive player, but a very flexible and versatile defender for Jake Diebler’s first team.
John Mobley Jr. - 5.0 PPG - Expect some inconsistency but also at least a few games where Mobley knocks down three or more triples in the same game.
Ques Glover - 4.7 PPG - Glover scored in double-digits six times at Florida, but was held scoreless several times as well.
Evan Mahaffey - 3.4 PPG - A lot of mouths to feed around him, scoring isn’t his biggest weapon.
Colin White - 2.1 PPG - His playing time will get squeezed once Big Ten play starts.
Austin Parks - 1.8 PPG
Ivan Njegovan - 1.2 PPG
Kalen Etzler - 0.4 PPG
Colby Baumann - 0.2 PPG
Braylen Nash - N/A
Taison Chatman - N/A
Justin
Bruce Thornton – 18.5 PPG - I think Thornton will not only lead Ohio State in scoring, but will be one of the best scorers in the conference. He is coming for that all-time scoring record.
Meechie Johnson —16.0 PPG—Johnson will be a solid contributor and second-best scorer to Thornton. He will have a couple of 20 to 25-point games that propel Ohio State to some key wins, which will help take some of the burden off Thornton.
Aaron Bradshaw —12.5 PPG- Bradshaw is a talented scorer, so if he can stay out of foul trouble and on the court, he will be one of the best-scoring big men in the conference.
Devin Royal —9.0 PPG— I think Royal will come off the bench but play valuable minutes and score at an effective level.
Sean Stewart – 8.0 PPG – Stewart will average eight points and nine rebounds this season, and I feel very good about that.
Micah Parrish – 7.0 PPG – Parrish brings more on the defensive end than the offensive, but he is still a solid shooter who can create his own shot.
Juni Mobley —6.0 PPG— His minutes might be sporadic since he is a freshman, but he shoots the ball so well that he will score. A couple of scoreless games can likely be expected.
Evan Mahaffey – 5.0 PPG – Mahaffey will be more of a defensive piece and facilitator in the offense, but he will get his where he can.
Ques Glover —4.8 PPG— Glover is a talented scorer, but he has not played competitive basketball in over a year, so the jury is out on how much he can contribute.
Colin White —3.0 PPG— I don’t think White will play a huge role as a freshman on this team, but he will play enough to score some buckets.
Austin Parks – 3.0 PPG – I think Parks will back up Bradshaw over Njegovan, so he will get some points in that regard. But the majority of scoring on this team will come from guards.
Kalen Etzler – TBD – Not sure he will play much.
Ivan Njegovan – TBD – Not sure he will play much.
Colby Baumann – N/A
Taison Chatman – N/A
Braylen Nash – N/A
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