Ohio State basketball season preview

The Ohio State men’s basketball team, Team 124, is gearing up for the 2022-23 season and is full of new faces.

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All six freshmen are standing in the back row — can you spot them? | Photo by @ohiostatehoops

Before the OSU men’s basketball exhibition game on Tues., Nov. 1, let’s meet the new faces on Team 124. 🏀

Freshmen

  • Brice Sensabaugh is a 6'6", 235-lb four-star forward from Orlando. He was Florida’s Gatorade Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball as a senior, averaging 25.1 points per game.
  • Roddy Gayle Jr. was ranked the No. 41 prospect and the No. 2 shooting guard in his recruiting class by 247Sports.
  • Felix Okpara is a 6’11”, four-star recruit with a strong shot-blocking ability. Felix is from Nigeria and moved to the US in 2018.
  • Bruce Thornton is a four-star recruit and No. 8 ranked point guard by 247Sports. He was Georgia’s Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior, averaging 17.2 points per game.
  • Colby Baumann is a walk-on guard who played at IMG Academy in Florida for his senior year and a post-graduate year.
  • Bowen Hardman is a three-star recruit guard from Cincinnati who earned honorable mention All-Ohio honors during his junior season.

Transfers

  • Tanner Holden is a senior transfer from Wright State where he played three seasons and notched 13 double-doubles. Last season, he averaged 20.1 points per game with 723 total points, which was the sixth-most in the nation.
  • Owen Spencer is a junior walk-on transfer from Citadel where he played in 23 games as a forward with a total of 20 points and 41 rebounds.
  • Isaac Likekele is a graduate transfer from Oklahoma State and was the first player in school history to have more than 1,000 points, 600 rebounds, and 400 assists.
  • Sean McNeil is a graduate transfer guard from West Virginia where he averaged 12.2 points per game over the last two seasons.

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Hanna is based in Columbus, OH and is a graduate from The Ohio State University. Her experience is in broadcasting, and she reports for OSU athletics, the Big Ten Network, and hosts for the Columbus Clippers. In her free time she loves staying active, supporting the Buckeyes, and exploring new restaurants.
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