Report: Ohio State Buckeyes to Face Texas Longhorns On Hardwood Next Season

Ohio State and Texas will face off on the hardwood in Las Vegas next season, according to reports.

Matt Galatzan | Apr 15, 2024

Mar 19, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Jake Diebler watches during the / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA

According to reports from insider Jon Rothstein, the Ohio Buckeyes will face off against the Texas Longhorns on November 4 of next season in Las Vegas.

This will mark just the second all-time meeting between Texas and Ohio State.

Mar 19, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Jake Diebler watches during the / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA

The Longhorns are coming off of an NCAA Tournament appearance this past season, in which they defeated Colorado State in Round 1 before narrowly falling to former head coach Rick Barnes and the Tennessee Volunteers in the Round of 32. The Horns also fell early in the Big 12 Tournament, losing in the second round to Kansas State.

Overall, it was a bit of a disappointing season for the Horns, who were largely inconsistent and were expected to make a deeper run ahead of the first full season under new head coach Rodney Terry.

Texas will sport a new-look roster in 2024-25, following the losses of multiple starters, and adding new transfer portal additions in recent weeks.

Diebler and Texas coach Rodney Terry have found themselves on somewhat similar paths the past two seasons, as both took over for fired head coaches before leading their respective teams to success. The Buckeyes fired Holtmann on Feb. 14 before Diebler led Ohio State to a 73-69 win over then-No. 2 Purdue four days later.

Ohio State ended the season with an 8-3 record under Diebler after being 14-11 under Holtmann. The Buckeyes nearly beat Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals and but had to settle for a quarterfinals loss to Georgia in the NIT instead of an impressive late-season run to March Madness.

Published Apr 15, 2024

MATT GALATZAN

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