2026–27 season
Ohio State
Buckeyes · Big Ten
- Record
- 2–1
- Unranked in the AP poll
- Projected seed
- Out
- Outside the projected field
- Hero rating
- +6.4
- No. 56 in Division I
- Home
- Columbus, OH
- 162 mi from Detroit
- National titles
- 1
- 1960
Statistical profile
Percentiles compare this team with all 365 Division I teams. 100th is best in every row, including defense, where lower raw numbers are better. Season totals include tournament games. Opponent-adjusted efficiency and schedule strength appear after 8 games; until then they swing too much to mean anything.
Efficiency
Scoring & shooting
Possessions
Defense & roster
Strengths and weaknesses
Flagged automatically when a stat sits in the top or bottom 15% of all 365 Division I teams.
- StrengthReliable at the lineFree throw %: 81.8%96th
Roster
Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.
- Leading scorer
- John Mobley Jr.
- 19.3 ppg
- Tallest
- Ivan Njegovan
- 7′2″
- Best at the line
- —
- —
- Longest in program
- John Mobley Jr.
- 3 seasons
| Player | WT | Yrs | GP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0John Mobley Jr.Guard · Reynoldsburg, OH | 6′2″ | 190 | 3 | 3 | 32.0 | 19.3 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 36.8 | 94.4 | 22.5 |
| 1Amare BynumForward · Omaha, NE | 6′8″ | 245 | 2 | 3 | 31.7 | 15.0 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 33.3 | 87.5 | 20.3 |
| 10Justin PippenGuard · Los Angeles, CA | 6′4″ | 190 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 10.3 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 50.0 | 66.7 | 20.2 |
| 4Andrija JelavicForward · Zagreb, Croatia | 6′11″ | 240 | 1 | 3 | 23.3 | 15.0 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 28.6 | 100.0 | 26.3 |
| 6Anthony Thompson · Lebanon, OH | 6′9″ | 215 | 1 | 3 | 19.0 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 18.2 | 77.8 | 19.4 |
| 3Jimmie WilliamsGuard · Solon, OH | 6′4″ | 210 | 1 | 3 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 10.0 | 100.0 | 23.1 |
| 14LJ Smith · Lincolnton, NC | 6′4″ | 180 | 1 | 3 | 16.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 14.3 | 75.0 | 16.1 |
| 17Josh OjianwunaForward · Asaba, Nigeria | 6′10″ | 270 | 2 | 3 | 13.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 12.8 |
| 2Curtis Givens IIIGuard · Memphis, TN | 6′3″ | 190 | 1 | 3 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 33.3 | 75.0 | 12.3 |
| 23Lee Aaliya · La Plata, Argentina | 6′9″ | 235 | 1 | 3 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 |
| 7Ivan NjegovanCenter · Otocac, Croatia | 7′2″ | 260 | 3 | 3 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 18.6 |
| 55Braylen NashGuard · New Albany, OH | 6′3″ | 185 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 88Vuk Lazarevic · Belgrade, Serbia | 7′1″ | 230 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 9Alex Smith · Upper Arlington, OH | 6′9″ | 215 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 40.9 |
| 8Myles HerroGuard · Milwaukee, WI | 6′2″ | 175 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Yrs = seasons with this program (transfers count from their arrival). Headshots appear once rights-cleared images are available.
Season schedule
Every game with consensus closing lines (median across sportsbooks) and against-the-spread results.
ATS overall
0–3
ATS as favorite
0–2
ATS as underdog
0–1
ATS neutral court
0–1
ATS vs. tournament teams
0–1
ATS vs. ranked teams
0–1
Over / under
1–1–1
| Date | Opponent | Result | Spread | Total | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | NBYU#23BYU7 | L83–94 | +3.5 | 160.5 | Miss | Over |
| Nov 6 | vsYOUYoungstown State | W89–65 | -25.5 | 154 | Miss | Push |
| Nov 9 | vsMARMarshall | W84–74 | -25.75 | 162.5 | Miss | Under |
| Nov 13 | @UC#4UConn3 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 16 | vsPVPrairie View A&M | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 19 | vsUMBCUMBC | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 24 | vsVAN#22Vanderbilt1 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 29 | vsLIPLipscomb | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 2 | @NEB#25Nebraska6 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 6 | vsMARMaryland | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 12 | @NOTNotre Dame | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 15 | vsSTOStony Brook | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 19 | NKAN#15Kansas2 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 22 | vsMISMississippi Valley State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 30 | vsOREOregon | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 2 | @IOWAIowa8 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 6 | vsNORNorthwestern | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 9 | @ILL#3Illinois1 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 12 | @PURPurdue10 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 17 | vsPENPenn State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 23 | vsMSU#5Michigan State2 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 26 | vsIOWAIowa8 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 30 | @MIC#20Michigan4 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 6 | @PENPenn State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 9 | vsWISWisconsin11 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 14 | vsWASWashington | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 17 | @UCLA#9UCLA6 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 20 | @USCUSC | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 25 | vsRUTRutgers | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 28 | @INDIndiana | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 4 | @MINMinnesota | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 7 | vsMIC#20Michigan4 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |