Ohio State basketball vs. UCLA will feature honoring of late Bill Walton

Ohio State basketball will face the UCLA Bruins late in the season, and the battle will feature the honoring of the late Bill Walton.

The UCLA Bruins are in the Big Ten, so while in the past they wouldn’t have, they will now face Ohio State in basketball consistently. One of those games will be on February 23, 2025, at the Bruins campus on the West Coast.

The Bruins will honor the late Bill Walton in the game with a “tie-dye” tribute. Walton passed away earlier this year. Students will receive a tie-dyed tee per TheScore.com.

Walton, who was an icon at UCLA, helped lead the Bruins to multiple national championships in the 1970s and then continued his success with the Portland Trail Blazers and numerous other NBA teams.

UCLA was among the most dominant programs in the country for numerous years when Walton played. He was the starting center for the team for three seasons, playing under legendary head coach John Wooden. The Bruins were 86-4 during those seasons.

The Buckeyes will tip their season off with the top-25 Texas Longhorns on November 4, 2024.