Gabe Cupps and Devin Royal battled on big stages in high school. Cupps transferred from Indiana this year to help the Buckeyes get back to the NCAA Tournament. Big men Brandon Noel and Christoph Tilly are also new to the team with the same goal. Part 5 and the final piece of a summer series on the building of the 2025-2026 basketball Buckeyes.
Jake Diebler recruited experienced transfers, a promising freshman and kept a couple guys around from last year. The goal is for that group to mesh with a talented and experienced backcourt to compete in the Big Ten and play in the NCAA Tournament. Part 4 of a summer series on the building of the 2025-2026 basketball Buckeyes.