There’s no hiding how important this transfer portal cycle is for Jake Diebler and his Ohio State basketball program.
His first season as head coach of the Buckeyes ended with their third consecutive missed NCAA Tournament after the Scarlet and Gray lost five of their last seven games. There are clear needs for Diebler to address at guard, on the wing and at the center position, with more depth a consideration all around after Ohio State scored just three bench points in its season-ending loss to Iowa in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.