There hasn’t been a lack of news for the Ohio State men’s basketball program over the last month and-a-half.
Out as head coach was Chris Holtmann, while interim Jake Diebler showed enough over the course of his first 8 games to be elevated to take the job. The Buckeyes narrowly missed getting an at-large NCAA Tournament bid, having to settle for a NIT No. 2 seed, winning their game against Cornell on Tuesday night.
This time the news happened away from Columbus, as Ottawa-Glandorf wing and Ohio State commit, [autotag]Colin White[/autotag], was named Ohio Mr. Basketball for the 2024 season. That makes it back-to-back winners who will head to play for the Buckeyes as freshman forward Devin Royal won the award last year.
Big time honor for a big time player. A proven winner!!!! Congratulations @ColinWhite21‼️ https://t.co/uRySMPUnUi
— Jake Diebler (@JakeDiebler) March 20, 2024
White signed with Ohio State in November, and has reaffirmed his pledge to play in his home state. The 6-foot, 6-inch, 180-pound prospect is ranked as the No. 42 small forward and 184th overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.
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