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Ohio State Basketball Finalist for 4-Star Guard Dorian Jones

The Ohio State Buckeyes are looking to add to their 2025 recruiting class. 

Matt Galatzan

Mar 26, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Jake Diebler motions to his team during the first half of the NIT quarterfinals against the Georgia Bulldogs at Value City Arena.
Mar 26, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Jake Diebler motions to his team during the first half of the NIT quarterfinals against the Georgia Bulldogs at Value City Arena. / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA
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Jake Diebler and Ohio State Buckeyes men’s basketball have yet to add a commitment to the 2025 recruiting class, but that could be changing soon. 

Per reports Monday from On3’s Joe Tipton, the Buckeyes are one of four finalists for 2025 four-star guard Dorian Jones, who will also be deciding between Missouri, Michigan and Rutgers. He’ll announce his decision on Monday, July 1. 

A product of Richmond Heights in Cleveland, Jones also received offers from programs like Cincinnati, Dayton, Syracuse, Texas A&M, Miami, Arizona State and many more. 

Per 247Sports’ rankings, Jones is the No. 60 overall player and No. 13 shooting guard in the country and the No. 2 player in the state of Ohio.

Jones has already made an official visit to Ohio State. The Buckeyes offered him back in July 2022 when Chris Holtmann was at the helm, but the coaching change clearly hasn’t impacted his interest in OSU as a potential destination. 

It’s possible that Jones’ interest in Ohio State is a given to the proximity of campus to his home town, but Diebler has certainly been saying all the right things leading up to his first full season at the helm, including his handling of discussing the change from Holtmann when asked about it earlier this month. 

The Buckeyes will be tipping off their 2024-25 regular season in Las Vegas at T-Mobile Arena on Monday, Nov. 4 against the Texas Longhorns as part of the Hall of Fame Series.

"We have to turn the page and be a completely different program," Diebler said, per Eleven Warriors. " ... I've been fortunate to work with and for some high-level coaches. ... Having worked at every level in-between in my career, I believe is really valuable. ... I believe it gives me really good perspective."

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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