Zed Key and Meechie Johnson cut from Team USA U19 basketball camp

It was still a valuable experience. Now, time to focus on this upcoming season of OSU hoops!

Ohio State basketball players Zed Key and Meechie Johnson were both cut (subscription may be required) from the Team USA U19 basketball squad on Monday.

Both players were among 26 players invited to training camp competing for only 12 roster spots for the U19 World Cup set to be held in Latvia from July 3 through 11. Key and Johnson were a part of nine players involved in the cuts Monday, leaving 17 still on the campus of TCU trying to make it through.

The duo are both entering their second seasons at Ohio State, and despite being cut from the team, the experience was no doubt a valuable one to go through against top-level competition. Both showed moments and highlights that were shared on social media.

Though disappointing, both players will now turn their focus on getting ready for what lies ahead with the OSU basketball team this next season.

Get to know Ohio State basketball’s newly inked commitments

Ohio State and Chris Holtmann signed three new players to their national letters of intent Friday. Get to know all three of them.

In case you missed all the fun yesterday, the Ohio State basketball program officially inked three players on Friday. Malaki Branham, Kalen Etzler, and Meechie Johnson, Jr., all signed their national letters of intent to play for Ohio State and head coach Chris Holtmann.

It’s a class that ranks No. 41 in the country according to the 247Sports Team Composite rankings, but it’s a little tricky. That’s because Johnson reclassified to the 2020 class and will be enrolling in December. That means only two of the three players are technically considered part of this recruiting cycle.

Still, all three are new to the program, so we’re here to tell you about each of the new additions to the program thanks to a press release by the fine folks at Ohio State

NEXT … Malaki Branham