In just under 48 hours, the Ohio State basketball program will be playing its first NCAA Tournament game in four years. The Buckeyes will be taking on TCU in the first round. Winning that game will likely give them a date with Duke in the second round, which is the number-one overall seed.
The Ohio State Buckeyes made the NCAA Tournament on the strength of homegrown talent. After a disastrous use of the Transfer Portal a year ago, Jake Diebler only lightly dipped into it last offseason. Christoph Tilly is the only starter who came from the portal.