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Ohio State · 2026-27 preview

Ohio State basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule

Ohio State returns 33% of last season's minutes, and adds four transfers and the No. 32 recruiting class.

Last season it ranked No. 27 in adjusted net rating (No. 12 on offense, No. 51 on defense). The biggest loss is Bruce Thornton, 19.9 points a game, gone to the NBA draft at No. 31. The schedule has 31 games, 13 against last season's adjusted top 25.

33%
of last season's minutes return
4
transfers in, 5 out
No. 32
recruiting class, 3 freshmen
No. 27
adjusted net rating, 2025-26

2026-27 roster

Pos
Ht
PPG
RPG
APG
MPG
Hometown
0
John Mobley Jr.
Back
G
6-2
15.7
2.5
2.7
31.6
Reynoldsburg, OH
1
Amare Bynum
Back
F
6-8
9.7
4.9
1.1
28.5
Omaha, NE
7
Ivan Njegovan
Back
C
7-2
2.6
3.0
0.7
11.4
Otocac, CRO
55
Braylen Nash
Back
G
6-3
0.0
0.0
0.2
1.3
New Albany, OH
10
Justin Pippen
Transfer · California
G
6-4
14.2
3.9
4.6
30.8
Los Angeles, CA
3
Jimmie Williams
Transfer · Duquesne
G
6-4
15.0
4.5
2.6
29.7
Solon, OH
2
Curtis Givens III
Transfer · Memphis
G
6-3
9.4
2.1
2.3
25.6
Memphis, TN
4
Andrija Jelavic
Transfer · Kentucky
F
6-11
5.5
4.0
0.7
15.7
Zagreb, CRO
6
Anthony Thompson
Freshman · No. 9 recruit
6-9
Lebanon, OH
14
Lj Smith
Freshman · No. 51 recruit
6-4
Lincolnton, NC
9
Alex Smith
Freshman · No. 193 recruit
6-9
Upper Arlington, OH
17
Josh Ojianwuna
New
F
6-10
Asaba, NGR
23
Lee Aaliya
New
6-9
La Plata, ARG
8
Myles Herro
New
G
6-2
Milwaukee, WI
88
Vuk Lazarevic
New
7-1
Belgrade, SER

PPG to MPG are last season’s numbers, wherever he played: a transfer’s line is from his old school. Freshmen have none yet.

Who left

Where
PPG
MPG
Bruce ThorntonNBA draft, No. 31, Knicks
NBA draft, No. 31, Knicks
19.9
36.6
Devin RoyalTransferred to Villanova
Transferred to Villanova
13.7
32.7
Christoph TillyGraduated or left
Graduated or left
11.1
26.0
Gabe CuppsTransferred to Chicago
Transferred to Chicago
1.7
12.2
Taison ChatmanTransferred to Utah
Transferred to Utah
4.3
12.9
Brandon NoelGraduated or left
Graduated or left
6.5
19.1
Colin WhiteTransferred to Akron
Transferred to Akron
0.9
8.6
Puff JohnsonGraduated or left
Graduated or left
2.3
11.4
Mathieu GrujicicTransferred to Radford
Transferred to Radford
1.0
5.5

The players who left played 67% of last season’s minutes.

Adjusted net rating, last three seasons

2023-24
+14.6 No. 50
2024-25
+19.8 No. 34
2025-26
+23.3 No. 27

Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 125.1 (No. 12), defense 101.7 (No. 51).

2026-27 schedule

November to January
Rank
Nov 2
vs BYU neutral
24
Nov 6
vs Youngstown State
210
Nov 9
vs Marshall
183
Nov 13
at UConn
10
Nov 16
vs Prairie View A&M
308
Nov 19
vs UMBC
200
Nov 24
vs Vanderbilt
16
Nov 29
vs Lipscomb
203
Dec 2
at Nebraska
13
Dec 6
vs Maryland
131
Dec 12
at Notre Dame
94
Dec 15
vs Stony Brook
238
Dec 19
vs Kansas neutral
22
Dec 22
vs Mississippi Valley State
365
Dec 30
vs Oregon
99
Jan 2
at Iowa
21
January to March
Rank
Jan 6
vs Northwestern
60
Jan 9
at Illinois
4
Jan 12
at Purdue
8
Jan 17
vs Penn State
137

Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 31 games, 19 in the Big Ten. Tip times are set closer to each game.

Questions

Who is back for Ohio State in 2026-27?

4 players who played for Ohio State last season: John Mobley Jr., Amare Bynum, Ivan Njegovan, Braylen Nash. They played 33% of its minutes.

Who did Ohio State add for 2026-27?

Justin Pippen (transfer from California), Jimmie Williams (transfer from Duquesne), Curtis Givens III (transfer from Memphis), Andrija Jelavic (transfer from Kentucky), Anthony Thompson (freshman, No. 9 recruit), Lj Smith (freshman, No. 51 recruit), Alex Smith (freshman, No. 193 recruit).

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Jan 23
vs Michigan State
11
Jan 26
vs Iowa
21
Jan 30
at Michigan
1
Feb 6
at Penn State
137
Feb 9
vs Wisconsin
25
Feb 14
vs Washington
52
Feb 17
at UCLA
31
Feb 20
at USC
82
Feb 25
vs Rutgers
139
Mar 4
at Minnesota
77
Mar 7
vs Michigan
1