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Ohio State’s March Madness path is clear, but the margin for error is razor-thin. The Buckeyes have built a roster capable of competing with high-level teams, anchored by one of the more productive backcourts in the country. But their ceiling, and ultimately their tournament fate, may come down to something far less stable than talent […]
What fans see on the basketball court each November is the “tip of the iceberg” adage. College basketball seasons are built on not only the couple of months between the start of the fall semester and the first scheduled game of the season. Ohio State women’s basketball players are working on their craft months before […]
Ohio State’s offseason headlines have largely centered on high-profile names. Jeremiah Smith remains the face of the offense. Julian Sayin returns as the quarterback expected to lead the Buckeyes into another national title chase. The wide receiver room continues to draw national attention with elite recruits and transfers. But championship offenses are not built entirely […]
Both Ohio State’s men’s and women’s basketball teams are dancing this year! The men’s team will be making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2022, while the women’s team will be hosting first and second round games for the fourth straight season. Jake Diebler’s team will kick off this year’s tournament when they square off […]
The Ohio State men’s basketball team begins its 2026 NCAA Basketball Tournament run tomorrow, and there is no doubt that when they take to the court at 12:15 p.m. against No. 9 TCU, Bruce Thornton will be the center of attention. Not only is he a three-time All-Big Ten honoree, but he is also the […]
“Bucketheads” is LGHL’s men’s basketball podcast, hosted by Connor Lemons and Justin Golba. In every episode, they give you the latest scoop on the Ohio State Buckeyes and everything else happening in college hoops. Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio On episode 197 of the Bucketheads Podcast, Connor and Justin are back for the second episode this week and this […]
College basketball in March happens in a pressure cooker. Every shot feels like you’re watching it in slo-mo. The clock takes on almost a cartoonish personality, the buzzers an almost cartoonish sound effect. Each mistake feels heavier, weighed down by the knowledge that it could be the one that ends a season. In a world […]
Ohio State rarely lacks defensive line talent. Year after year, the Buckeyes recruit elite prospects and develop them into disruptive forces up front. But every once in a while, the trajectory of the entire defense hinges on the development of a single player. Heading into the next season, that player might be Eddrick Houston. Houston […]
Throughout the year, we will be asking and answering questions about various Ohio State teams, the players, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE. Buckeye fans, it […]
With the Big Ten playing the women’s tournament one week before Selection Sunday, it is quiet for No. 3 Ohio State women’s basketball after nearly five months of constant action with multi-game weeks, cross-country travel, and the endless pursuit of victory. That changed when the NCAA announced the 68-team tournament field on Sunday. Now, the […]
For the first time since 2022, the Ohio State men’s basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament. Jake Diebler’s second Buckeye team finished the regular season on a three-game winning streak, including a win over No. 8 Purdue and a 13-point win over Indiana on Senior Day. The Buckeyes made it four straight victories […]
“Bucketheads” is LGHL’s men’s basketball podcast, hosted by Connor Lemons and Justin Golba. In every episode, they give you the latest scoop on the Ohio State Buckeyes and everything else happening in college hoops. Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio On episode 196 of the Bucketheads Podcast, Connor and Justin are back and we will have a two episode week […]
Midway through March and much of the talk around Columbus rightfully is focused on the Ohio State men’s basketball Buckeyes making the NCAA Tournament for the first time in years. The appearance is the first for both Ohio State head coach Jake Diebler and Ohio State new-leading scoring Bruce Thornton, and the Buckeyes drew TCU […]
Welcome to March, which means corned beef, a handful of fake springs in Central Ohio and the NCAA Tournament. Ohio State women’s basketball is back in the annual tournament for the fifth season in a row, and the fourth time hosting the first two rounds of tournament. The Buckeyes host the Howard Bison on Saturday, […]
Throughout the year, we will be asking and answering questions about various Ohio State teams, the players, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE. It’s official, both […]
Ohio State’s freshman forward Amare Bynum loves to show up to practice every day. If you spot the 6-foot-8, 240-pound forward during practice, pre-game shoot around, or on the bench during a game, odds are he’s smiling. Even when getting chewed out at practice for a misstep, it’s impossible to dampen the enthusiasm Bynum brings […]
Ohio State must reload defensively for the second consecutive year. With several special players departing — safety Caleb Downs and linebackers Arvell Reese and Sonny Styles chief among them — perhaps the most difficult player to find a like-for-like replacement will be nose tackle Kayden McDonald. The big man in the middle was not your […]
Shakespeare once said “beware the Ides of March.” Instead of warning about impending misfortune and political betrayal, today we are shouting “beware the (Buck)Eyes of March.” It has already been a notable month already for a number of Ohio Staters and we are only halfway through March. Just imagine what we might see from those […]
We know that your life is busy, but that doesn’t mean you want to miss any news about your favorite team. So, we are rounding up all of the most important news, analysis, and commentary from LGHL and the rest of the Buckeye beat. For your ear holes Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio On the hardwood Ohio State […]
Ohio State men’s basketball spent most of February living on the bubble. Now the Buckeyes are dancing. After a late-season push that included wins over Purdue, Penn State, Indiana, and Iowa, Ohio State secured an 8-seed in the NCAA Tournament and will open March Madness against No. 9 TCU in Greenville, South Carolina. The turnaround […]
For the longest time, the Ohio State football schedule had only two or three notable matchups each year. The Buckeyes typically played at least one marquee game in the non-conference slate, and the only two losable (on paper) Big Ten games outside of that had been Penn State and Michigan. That is no longer the […]
The NCAA Tournament starts this week for Ohio State women’s basketball. For the fourth season in a row, March Madness starts in Columbus with the Buckeyes set to host the first two rounds of the tournament at the Schottenstein Center. It begins with a matchup against MEAC tournament champions Howard. Howard and Ohio State have […]
Ohio State men’s basketball spent most of this season on the bubble, but a hot stretch at the end that saw the Buckeyes win their final three games — including a win over No. 8 Purdue, the eventual Big Ten champs — plus a victory over Iowa in the B1G Tournament had them entering Selection […]
After three seasons of missing out, the Ohio State men’s basketball team has officially made its way back to the NCAA Tournament. Jake Diebler’s second Ohio State team finished the season 21-12 overall, the most regular-season wins the program has had since the 2020-21 season. For the first time in a few years, Ohio State […]
It has been four years since both the Ohio State men’s and women’s basketball teams have made the NCAA Tournament. But, my friends, that drought (all of the men’s team’s doing) ends today, as we already know that Kevin McGuff’s women’s squad will host the first two rounds by virtue of being one of the […]