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John Mobley Jr. continues to explode in Ohio State basketball’s win over Campbell

John Mobley Jr., a freshman for the Ohio State Buckeyes men’s basketball team, has been exploding onto the scene to start the season.

Ohio State basketball has a star on its hands with John Mobley Jr. The four-star recruit committed to Ohio State on October 17, 2022. He signed his letter of intent about a year later and enrolled about a year after that.

Since taking the court this season, Mobley Jr. has arguably been the Buckeyes’ best player, and with unlimited, Stephen Curry-like range, the freshman continues to dazzle.

He put on a show in Ohio State’s win over the Campbell Fighting Camels Friday evening. Ohio State won 106-60, taking a 26-point lead into the half. Mobley Jr. ended with a team-high 23 points and was 8-of-13 from the field.

Better yet, Mobley Jr. was an impressive 5-of-8 from deep, and he was especially electric to start the game.

Mobley Jr., who is from Reynoldsburg, OH, came into the game shooting 57.9% from deep and knocking down 2.8 triples per game. In just 18.8 minutes of action, he had been averaging 13.5 points per game.

The freshman guard has been an instant spark off the bench and helped propel the Buckeyes to another win, ideally getting them back into the top 25 come early next week.

Expect big things still to come from the star guard.

Ohio State freshman Juni Mobley scores 33 in summer league debut

This kid can get buckets #GoBucks

The Ohio State basketball team knew it was getting a good one when John “Juni” Mobley committed to wearing the Scarlet and Gray. He might be better than it was initially thought.

Mobley played in his first summer league game of the year on Sunday. The matchup featured the true freshman going up against OSU veteran guard Bruce Thornton. Thornton’s team would come out on top by a score of 101-89, but it was Mobley who stole the show.

Mobley poured in 33 points while going 10 of 20 from the floor and draining eight from beyond the arc on 15 attempts. He was also a perfect five for five from the charity stripe.

It was a dazzling start for the true freshman. Clearly, the kid can score and if he keeps this up, he’ll be an immediate contributor for head coach Jake Diebler and the Buckeyes when the season rolls around.

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Ohio State basketball makes cut for top-50 prospect

Ohio State in good position with another top prospect. #GoBucks

With football season around the corner, all eyes are on the gridiron.

That doesn’t mean other sports aren’t working just as hard. Chris Holtmann has put together some solid recruiting classes in his tenure as the Ohio State head coach. Now he’s hoping to add another highly touted player, four-star small forward Jalen Shelley.

Shelley is a 6-foot, 8-inch wing hailing from Branson, Missouri. Ohio State was a little late to the game with the top-50 prospect offering a scholarship just last month. However, Shelley must like what he’s hearing about OSU because he just released his top eight schools and the Buckeyes have made the cut.

Joining Ohio State on the short list are Arkansas, Colorado, Houston, LSU, Louisville, Marquette and Texas A&M.

At this point, Ohio State has one commitment in the 2024 class, but it’s a good one. John Mobley Jr. attends Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is the No. 43 prospect in the class according to 247Sports composite.

After bringing in the No. 12 class last season and sending back-to-back freshmen to NBA via the first round of the draft, Holtmann looks to continue building on his recent recruiting success.

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Ohio State basketball commit has perfect summer league game

Chris Holtmann got a good one in the 2024 class. #GoBucks

The Ohio State basketball team has one recruit committed to the 2024 class,  but, boy, does he look like a good one. John “Juni” Mobley Jr. committed to Chris Holtmann and the Buckeyes in the fall and is a top 50 player in the county.

As the AAU summer circuit kicks off, Mobley and his Vegas Elite kicked off the season with the Peach Jam. Mobley led his team to a 17-point victory and finished with 25 points. More impressively, the OSU recruit was perfect from the field, going 9-9 including four of those from beyond the 3-point arc. You can see some of the highlights below courtesy of the B/R Hoops Twitter post.

Mobley attends Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, the star combo guard is originally from Reynoldsburg, Ohio. He moved to Vegas during the COVID-19 pandemic.

It has always been a dream of his to play at Ohio State. If he keeps this kind of play up, he’ll be a dream for Buckeye fans as well.

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Four-star point guard lists LSU in his top-six

The Tigers have made an impression on one of the top prospects in 2024.

[autotag]John Mobley Jr.[/autotag] is a 2024 four-star, 6-foot, 150-pound point guard from Las Vegas where he plays for Bishop Gorman High School. On Tuesday, he released a top six that included the Tigers

Mobley currently has no Crystal Ball projections per 247, but Creighton and Ohio State lead the way according to On3. LSU basketball coach [autotag]Matt McMahon[/autotag] currently doesn’t have any commitments for the 2024 class and only has one for the 2023 class.

Mobley was offered by LSU on July 14, and the new head coach has been hard at work trying to get him to take his talents to the Bayou. He will for sure be a guy to watch for the next two seasons before he finally signs his letter of intent to play at the next level.

Official practice for the 2022 basketball season started Sept. 28 as the Tigers get ready to take on Kansas City on Wednesday, Nov. 9.

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