The offseason is up and running for Ohio State men's basketball team.
After falling short to Villanova in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, head coach Chris Holtmann and the Buckeyes are starting their rebuild ahead of the 2022-23.
Junior forward E.J. Liddell has already announced that he will not be returning to Ohio State and enter the NBA Draft, while the status of players like guard Malaki Branham, forward Seth Towns and forward Justice Sueing remain unknown.
However, Holtmann's track record shows that the Buckeyes will be active in the transfer portal market, something he pointed to with the arrival of Joey Brunk, Cedric Russell and Jamari Wheeler ahead of the start of last season.
“We’ve really tried to be selective about the ones we take," Holtmann said. "Do they fit our culture and our environment?"
Here's a look at the players who have publicly been connected to Holtmann and Ohio State ahead of the start of the 2022-23 season.
More names are entering the portal and will likely to be linked to Ohio State daily. We will update this story as names need to be added and/or removed.
Wichita State G Craig Porter Jr. — After coming off the bench in 2020-21, the 6-foot-2, 197-pound guard out of Terra Haute, Indiana averaged 7.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 26.9 minutes per game for the Shockers this past season, shooting 42.6% from the field.
Texas G Courtney Ramey — Starting 106 of his 128 games in his four years with Texas, the 6-foot-3, 185-pound guard averaged 10 points per game with the Longhorns, shooting 39.2% from the field and 36.5% from 3, adding 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game along with a steal and 1.9 turnovers per contest.
Texas F Tre Mitchell — The 6-foot-9, 220-pound forward transferred from University of Massachusetts to Texas this past season, starting 17 of 24 games played for the Longhorns. In 18.6 minutes of play, he shot 47.8% from the field, averaging four rebounds and 8.7 points per game.
