The 2023–24 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Chris Holtmann for the first 25 games of the season. The Buckeyes played their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference.

They finished the regular season 19–12, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Iowa in the second round before losing to Illinois in the quarterfinals. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 2 seed.

On February 14, 2024, the school fired head coach Chris Holtmann. Assistant coach Jake Diebler was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On March 17, the school named Diebler the team's new head coach.

Previous season The Buckeyes finished the season 16–19, 5–15 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place. They defeated Wisconsin, Iowa, and Michigan State in the Big Ten tournament before losing to eventual tournament champion Purdue in the semifinals.

Offseason Departures Ohio State departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Tanner Holden 0 G 6'6" 200 Senior Wheelersburg, OH Transferred to Wright State Eugene Brown III 3 G 6'7" 195 Junior Conyers, GA Transferred to Georgia Southern Sean McNeil 4 G 6'4" 205 GS Senior Union, KY Graduated Brice Sensabaugh 10 F 6'6" 235 Freshman Orlando, FL Declared for 2023 NBA draft; selected 28th overall by Utah Jazz Isaac Likekele 13 F 6'5" 215 GS Senior Arlington, TX Graduated; signed professional contract with Fyllingen BBK Justice Sueing 14 G 6'6" 210 RS Senior Honolulu, HI Graduated; signed professional contract with Antwerp Giants

Incoming transfers Ohio State incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Dale Bonner 4 G 6'2" 170 Senior Shaker Heights, OH Baylor Jamison Battle 10 F 6'7" 225 Junior Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Evan Mahaffey 12 F 6'6" 200 Freshman Cincinnati, OH Penn State

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style=""|Exhibition

!colspan=9 style=""|Regular season

!colspan=12 style=""| Big Ten Tournament

!colspan=12 style=""|NIT

Source

Rankings

References