Incoming Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork said promoting Jake Diebler to be the Buckeyes' head coach was a “no-brainer.”
Jake Diebler seemed to be the answer to every question Ross Bjork had during Ohio State's search for its next men's head basketball coach., a position he will officially step into when Gene Smith retires on July 1, his first major decision came quickly: Who will lead the OSU men's basketball team going forward?, a decision Bjork said was quite easy after seeing what the former Ohio State assistant did on and off the court and the praise and cheers he received from others.
During his time as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt, Diebler served as the lead recruiter for Darius Garland, now an NBA All-Star with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was Holtmann’s lead recruiter before Holtmann was fired, championing the effort to sign the nation’s eighth-ranked recruiting classes in both 2022 and 2023.
That recruiting prowess was proven again this offseason, except this time it was out of the transfer portal, a part of today's game that is just as important as recruiting high school prospects. Ohio State was able to secure commitments from Aaron Bradshaw, Meechie Johnson, Micah Parrish and Sean Stewart out of the portal, all of whom are expected to play major roles for the Buckeyes this upcoming season.
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