We are in the middle of a long boring offseason of Ohio State basketball. Even though there are no games, there is always news and predictions.
* Kosta Koufos goes pro. Will he go to Greece or will he go to the NBA? Personally I think he should go to Greece and raise his stock while he is getting paid. But everyones dream is to play in the NBA and he could always go to Greece later.
*Ohio State signs 2 JUCO transfers. With Butler leaving and PJ Hill proving he can't be a backup at a major college basketball University it made point guard a need for the Bucks. When Koufos annoucned he was for-sure leaving OSU for either the NBA or Greece it made power forward a need. So the great recruiter set his eyes on 3 recruits. Devan Dumes, who Thad later backed off of and he committed to Indiana, Jermie Simmons, and Nikola Kecman. Both Simmons and Kecman have both now signed with OSU and should contribute next year. Kecman is a big man who can knock down jump shots and Simmons is a combo guard who can shoot and pass.
*Kentucky offers 2 freshman. Kentucky offered and got a commitment from Vinny Zollo, a 6'8 freshman from Greenfield McClain, Ohio. He is a big man who can handle the ball and shoot well for his size. He averaged 14 points per game, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. They also offered freshman combo guard, Jeremiah Davis from Indiana. He did not commit and is also interested in Indiana, Xavier, Ohio State, and Tennesse. He averaged about 10 ppg along with 5 assists.
*Ohio State offers a freshman. OSU offered rising freshman Marquis Teague from (Ind)Pike. He already has offers from Ohio State, Wake Forest, Indiana, Xavier, Purdue, and Cincinnati. His brother, Jeff Teague, attends Wake Forest. Ohio State also has offered 2011 stud Chane Behanan.
* Eric Wallace to transfer, Diebler not. Eric Wallace decided to transfer from Ohio State, most likely because of lack of playing time his freshman year. People have suggested that Diebler is going to transfer to Valpo to be with his brother and that is false. His brother would already of graduated when he got there.
* Devon Moore to James Madison. Devon Moore from Columbus Northland, same school as Buckeye 2010 commit Jared Sullinger, decided to sign with James Madison over a "conditional offer" from Ohio State. No one really knows what the conditions of the offer were. Maybe they withdrew it because of the commitment of JUCO PG Jermie Simmons.
* Center U. BJ Mullens is going to be yet another one and done center for Ohio State. He is a stud. Ohio State is going to be named Center U after having back to back to back one and done centers.
* Big Ten/ACC. Ohio State faces Miami this year on December 2. I was getting tired of losing to UNC in this challenge for the past two years.
* 2009 class? Will they Buckeyes ever get a commit for this class? Who knows. Maybe Stephan Van Tresse or Daniel Orton. Wouldn't be suprising to see Van Tresse go to Indiana after his AAU teammate committed to coach Crean.
*OSU Football. They aren't having trouble getting commits for the 2009 class. They are already up to 14. They recently lost commit Darnell Givens to Penn State. But a few days later they got James Jackson from Michigan. Next up: Jamal Berry. Hopefully.
* Kosta Koufos goes pro. Will he go to Greece or will he go to the NBA? Personally I think he should go to Greece and raise his stock while he is getting paid. But everyones dream is to play in the NBA and he could always go to Greece later.
*Ohio State signs 2 JUCO transfers. With Butler leaving and PJ Hill proving he can't be a backup at a major college basketball University it made point guard a need for the Bucks. When Koufos annoucned he was for-sure leaving OSU for either the NBA or Greece it made power forward a need. So the great recruiter set his eyes on 3 recruits. Devan Dumes, who Thad later backed off of and he committed to Indiana, Jermie Simmons, and Nikola Kecman. Both Simmons and Kecman have both now signed with OSU and should contribute next year. Kecman is a big man who can knock down jump shots and Simmons is a combo guard who can shoot and pass.
*Kentucky offers 2 freshman. Kentucky offered and got a commitment from Vinny Zollo, a 6'8 freshman from Greenfield McClain, Ohio. He is a big man who can handle the ball and shoot well for his size. He averaged 14 points per game, 9 rebounds, and 4 blocks. They also offered freshman combo guard, Jeremiah Davis from Indiana. He did not commit and is also interested in Indiana, Xavier, Ohio State, and Tennesse. He averaged about 10 ppg along with 5 assists.
*Ohio State offers a freshman. OSU offered rising freshman Marquis Teague from (Ind)Pike. He already has offers from Ohio State, Wake Forest, Indiana, Xavier, Purdue, and Cincinnati. His brother, Jeff Teague, attends Wake Forest. Ohio State also has offered 2011 stud Chane Behanan.
* Eric Wallace to transfer, Diebler not. Eric Wallace decided to transfer from Ohio State, most likely because of lack of playing time his freshman year. People have suggested that Diebler is going to transfer to Valpo to be with his brother and that is false. His brother would already of graduated when he got there.
* Devon Moore to James Madison. Devon Moore from Columbus Northland, same school as Buckeye 2010 commit Jared Sullinger, decided to sign with James Madison over a "conditional offer" from Ohio State. No one really knows what the conditions of the offer were. Maybe they withdrew it because of the commitment of JUCO PG Jermie Simmons.
* Center U. BJ Mullens is going to be yet another one and done center for Ohio State. He is a stud. Ohio State is going to be named Center U after having back to back to back one and done centers.
* Big Ten/ACC. Ohio State faces Miami this year on December 2. I was getting tired of losing to UNC in this challenge for the past two years.
* 2009 class? Will they Buckeyes ever get a commit for this class? Who knows. Maybe Stephan Van Tresse or Daniel Orton. Wouldn't be suprising to see Van Tresse go to Indiana after his AAU teammate committed to coach Crean.
*OSU Football. They aren't having trouble getting commits for the 2009 class. They are already up to 14. They recently lost commit Darnell Givens to Penn State. But a few days later they got James Jackson from Michigan. Next up: Jamal Berry. Hopefully.
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