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Ohio State men’s basketball get surprise seeding in Joe Lunardi’s bracket release

Ohio State basketball suffered its first loss against Texas A&M, but it is projected to be a single-digit seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Joe Lunardi is starting bracketology early this year and is already making predictions of who will end up in the field of 68.

Despite Ohio State suffering its first loss of the season to Texas A&M this past Friday evening, it is still a single-digit seed and among the highest-projected teams in the Big Ten.

The Buckeyes come in at No. 7 in Lunardi’s updated bracket and, in his model, will face the No. 10 Pittsburgh to open their first-round battle in Cleveland.

They are in the West region, one that has Gonzaga as the top seed and Tennessee No. 2. Oregon at No. 9 and Rutgers at No. 11 are the only two Big Ten teams in Ohio State’s region.

You can view the entire breakdown rundown here.

While getting in or sitting out is a critical part of Selection Sunday, there are a few teams that are especially concerned about their future. Here are those 16 teams that make up the last four byes, last four in, first four out and next four out.

While there’s still most of the season left, things are looking good for Ohio State hoops, and with an elite backcourt and solid three-point shooting, it would have the capability to do some damage should it find its way into the tournament.

Four-star shooting guard commits to Alabama over Ohio State basketball

Davion Hannah was a prospect the Ohio State basketball program had its eye on, and he’s officially headed to Alabama.

Unfortunately, Ohio State basketball swung and missed on four-star shooting guard Davion Hannah.

Hannah, who had numerous D1 offers and was eyeing Cincinnati, Missouri and Alabama as well, went with the latter and will join the Crimson Tide next season.

Hannah is the 7th-best shooting guard in the Class of 2025 per 247Sports and is the 3rd-best player from the state of Missouri. He currently is playing at Link Academy and is from Branson, MO.

Hannah had visited Ohio State on September 20 and had visits to Cincinnati, Missouri, and Alabama this fall as well. He ended with four visits, only to those programs, and 18 offers.

The Buckeyes have two players who have signed the letter of intent to play for Ohio State next season.

One of those is A’Mare Bynum, a 6-foot-8 four-star commit who also plays at Link Academy and is from Branson. Hannah opted to blaze his own path. The other is Dorian Jones from Richmond Heights in Cleveland, the No. 1 player in the state of Ohio in the class.

What we learned following Ohio State basketball’s win over Merrimack

Here are some things we learned (we think) following Ohio State basketball’s win over Merrimack?

[autotag]Ohio State men’s basketball[/autotag] got back in the win column on Wednesday night, defeating visiting Merrimack 76-52.

The Buckeyes got off to a slow start in the first half, only to see the quality of basketball greatly improve in the second 20 minutes. Ohio State upped it’s play on offense and defense, putting away the Warriors with about 8 minutes left in the game.

It was a very encouraging effort from this team, as they improve their record to 2-1 on this young season with a tuneup against Western Michigan before facing a ranked Alabama team at home.

As for tonight, here’s what we learned after tonight’s Buckeye basketball win.

Things we learned following Ohio State basketball’s season opening win

What were your takeaways following the Buckeyes opening game? #GoBucks

[autotag]Ohio State men’s basketball[/autotag] kicked off its season with a win over visiting Oakland, 79-73, on Monday.

The Buckeyes struggled for much of the contest; the Golden Grizzlies just wouldn’t go away. Ohio State was not able to create enough separation to feel comfortable; Oakland fought for the full 40 minutes.

It’s a small sample size for this season’s basketball Buckeyes, but there were still things we learned about this team in its first official game of the season. Find out below what was learned about the 2023-24 Ohio State men’s basketball team following a much closer than expected win over Oakland.

Ohio State basketball: Previewing the 2023-24 season

The Buckeyes tip off tonight, find out more about this years team here! #GoBucks

The [autotag]Ohio State men’s basketball[/autotag] season gets started tonight, as the Buckeyes host Oakland at 6:00 p.m. ET.

As is every year with collegiate sports, especially basketball, there is a lot of turnover. That is no different for head coach [autotag]Chris Holtmann[/autotag], and there were additions and subtractions from last years team that went 16-19, and missed the NCAA Tournament.

The team isn’t nearly as young as it was last season, with multiple veterans returning with a good amount of experience. Let’s start out by introducing the freshman class, and who should be contributors right away, followed by who will break out and the starting lineup, and my guess as to how this season plays out.

(Note: All rankings are according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.)

Michigan State’s Tom Izzo believes best is yet to come for Ohio State, Chris Holtmann

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo loves the direction of the Ohio State basketball program. #GoBucks

For the first time since [autotag]Chris Holtmann[/autotag] was hired to lead the [autotag]Ohio State men’s basketball[/autotag] team, the Buckeyes failed to make the NCAA Tournament in the 2022-23 season.

It was Holtmann’s worst record as a head coach since 2011-12 when he was at Gardner-Webb, before turning that program around the following season. If Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo is right, this past season was just a blip on the radar for the Buckeye head coach.

The Spartans head man was a guest on Holtmann’s podcast which is cohosted by former Buckeye [autotag]Terrance Dials[/autotag], “More than Coach Speak,” and he was very impressed with how the Buckeye head coach handled the final weeks of this past season.

Izzo believes that consistency is key and Ohio State has it even with last year’s struggles.

“You (Holtmann) did not crumble last year through a tough 5-6 weeks, Izzo said. “That is maybe the best bing you did and you just won’t realize it until four or five years from now when you’re in a Final Four winning a national championship.”

That’s pretty high praise from a coach that has a title under his belt and has been inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

The conversation goes over a variety of topics from the Buckeyes’ future, to reflecting on the COVID-19 season, how name, image and likeness has changed the game, and more. The full conversation is worth a listen.

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Ohio State athletic department reports record revenue from 2022

It was a record year for the OSU athletic department. #GoBucks

Ohio State has always been a monster when it comes to pulling in revenue in athletics. The OSU program is one of the largest in the nation, has a huge following and alumni base, and gets a ton of ticket and licensing revenue.

But it has never had a year like 2022. The program announced a whopping $251,615,345 in total athletic revenue according to a financial statement made public on Thursday. This follows a year in which Ohio State had to absorb a big drop in revenue reported in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Buckeye program reported just $106,896,918 for the fiscal year of 2021.

As you would expect, the Ohio State football program led the way, bringing in a total of $109,176,080. That far surpasses the second-place men’s basketball program figure of $23,640,053. The football program also had the highest operating expenses by far at $69,127,911. Men’s basketball was again second with $12,121,000.

“Buckeye Nation continues to show their tremendous support for our incredible student-athletes, our coaches and our support staff. We are grateful for the enthusiasm they bring to our stadiums, fields and pools,” said Gene Smith, senior vice president and Wolfe Foundation endowed athletic director in a statement.

Football and men’s basketball were the only sports that netted a positive amount meaning those two sports funded a lot of other athletic programs, something not uncommon in collegiate sports.

You might be asking then how much money the athletic program netted then. Was it in the red or did OSU actually net a surplus? The department did indeed take home a little more than $25 million which is a very good bounce back from where things were after the pandemic.

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