The Ohio State University Men's Basketball
The Ohio State University fields a men's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $13,158,683, well above the median of $3M — $822,417 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 965, about the median of 967, with 92% of players retained year to year. The school gave $15,234,454 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $30,591 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$13,158,683 for the year
- Operating expenses$3,303,982 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$822,417 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate965 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained92% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$15,234,454 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$30,591 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,853,829 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Diebler | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jamall Walker | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Dave Dickerson | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Luke Simons | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Brian Walsh | Assistant Coach, Men's Basketball | On file · sign in |
| Mike Wells | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| David Egelhoff | Director of Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
| Terence Dials | Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Jared Sullinger | Director of Player Development | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $13,158,683 $822,418 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $15,234,454
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,853,829
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,859 in-state · $38,365 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 57 burglaries · 172 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research The Ohio State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Dominican University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 4 | 24 | $558k | — | 85% | |
| Capital University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 5 | 18 | $254k | — | 73% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 9 | 19 | $194k | — | 83% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 21 | 24 | $223k | — | 51% | |
| Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 26 | 19 | $300k | — | 17% | |
| Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 41 | 18 | $148k | — | 31% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 43 | 18 | $247k | — | 91% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 46 | 14 | $785k | — | 63% | |
| Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 50 | 19 | $445k | — | 46% | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 58 | 30 | $167k | — | 85% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 58 | 14 | $2.6M | 990 | 95% | |
| University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 65 | 17 | $10M | 969 | 62% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked