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USA Today
06-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Ohio State basketball coach Jake Diebler breaks down the game of big-man Josh Ojianwuna
There are a lot of new faces to get acclimated to for the Ohio State basketball team this coming season, and rightfully so. Head coach Jake Diebler kept some key pieces he felt were important for the team moving forward, and supplemented them with transfers and freshmen he believes will mold the team into one that can get back to the NCAA Tournament after the 2025-2026 season. One of those new pieces is Baylor big-man transfer Josh Ojianwuna who came to Columbus to add size, depth, and another scoring option in the paint. He'll also provide some much-needed resistance in the paint and another rebounder to get Ohio State back into offensive sets. Diebler has been taking to social media this offseason to provide some updates to the program, and part of that has been his breakdown of what some of the new faces bring to the team. He clearly likes what Ojianwuna can mean for the team. Take a look at how excited the OSU head man is to insert a big body like the native Nigerian when this winter season hits in the Schottenstein Center. We're still months away from the OSU basketball season getting underway, but hopefully the new faces and the familiar ones can combine to make this season much better than the last three we've all witnessed. Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
No. 6 Houston defense smothers Baylor
HOUSTON, Texas (FOX 44) — A small-ball Baylor Men's Basketball team battled at the Fertitta Center but it wasn't enough as the Cougars held off the Bears, 76-65 on Monday night. Baylor felt Josh Ojianwuna's absence early with J'Wan Roberts bullying the Bears in the first half with eight of his 12 points coming in the first 20 minutes. Despite the lack of size, Baylor only trailed Houston by six in the rebounding category and eight points at the break. The Bears came out with a different intensity in the second half, especially Norchad Omier. Omier shot a perfect 5-5 shooting from the field, turning in 13 of his team-high 19 points in the second half. Langston Love, V.J. Edgecombe and Robert Wright III all finished in double figures iwth the Bears shooting 57.9 percent from the field, 60 percent from three-point range. Despite a blistering hot shooting percentage, the Bears turnovers are what ultimately proved to be the difference on Monday night. 15 turnovers including five from Edgecombe compared to just seven for the Cougars cost the Bears a top-10 road win in the Big 12. Baylor returns home with a chance to rebound in front of the fans at the Foster Pavilion when they take on West Virginia on Saturday, February 15th at 1:00 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
