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Justin Martinez: OKC has agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with Ohio State’s Christoph Tilly. The 7-foot center from Germany averaged 11 points and 4.7 rebounds as a senior last season. He spent the first three years of his college career at Santa Clara.

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Barry Jackson: Heat is adding South Carolina PG Meechie Johnson Jr. to its summer league team, per source. Averaged 17.2 points, 4.3 assists last season. Previously played at Ohio State.

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Kelly Iko: Rockets brass was thoroughly impressed with Thornton’s scoring analytics, how efficient the 22-year-old was offensively from multiple spots on the floor last season at Ohio State. Intrigued to see how that translates to SL play next month.

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Law MurraY: The following players have been part of LA Clippers pre-draft workouts this week, per league sources: Wisconsin PG Nick Boyd, Arizona SG Anthony Dell'Orso, Miami (OH) SG Peter Suder, Ohio State SG Bruce Thornton, Purdue PF Trey Kaufman-Renn, BYU C Keba Keita

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kixstats.com: LeBron James laced up Ohio State Nike LeBron 23 PE! ??

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Jason Beede: NEWS: Jarryd Tribble, who worked Orlando’s preseason home opener, has been named the new #Magic PA announcer, @orlandosentinel.com has learned. Most recently the men’s hoops PA voice at Ohio State, he will carry on the tradition of “Stand and Cheer” heading into the 4th quarter.

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Myles Herro, a three-star point guard in the 2025 class, has committed to Ohio State, he told On3. The 6-foot-3 senior out of Whitnall High School (WI) is the younger brother of NBA-All Star and Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro.

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Jon Rothstein: Source: Ohio State's Bruce Thornton has officially withdrawn from the 2025 NBA Draft and will return to school next season. Averaged 17.7 PPG, 4.6 APG, and 3.4 RPG last year and is an All-American candidate entering 2025-26.

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Jae’Sean Tate’s legacy within the Pickerington Central boys basketball program continues to grow more than a decade after his graduation. Tate, who went on to play at Ohio State and is now with the NBA’s Houston Rockets, was honored in a halftime ceremony Friday during the Tigers’ 77-59 win over visiting Teays Valley. After the game, he presented a check for $20,000 to the basketball program to remodel its locker room, which will be renamed the “Jae’Sean Tate Locker Room.”

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Shams Charania: The Toronto Raptors are converting two-way forward Jamison Battle to a three-year standard NBA deal, sources tell ESPN. The Ohio State product has averaged 5.4 points and 12.6 minutes for the Raptors this season.

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Arizona has received a commitment from Chatsworth (Calif.) Sierra Canyon shooting guard Bryce James. The 2025 prospect chose the Wildcats over offers from Duquesne and Ohio State among others and is the son of Lebron James.

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With this unprecedented attention and pressure, Fever star Kelsey Mitchell reached out to someone who knows a thing or two about playing postseason action under the brightest of lights: D'Angelo Russell. Mitchell discussed her conversation with the Lakers star after Wednesday's practice. “I recently talked to my close friend D’Angelo Russell. We go way back. Me and him go back to the point where we trained together at Ohio State. We kind of know each other so, from that perspective, it was good to get a conversation in regards to how [the playoffs] looked. I also got a chance to talk to [Miles] McBride…he made a run with the Knicks, so he knew what it was like, too. We’re from the same home town. I like to get as much information as I can so it’s been exciting to hear about it.”

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Carmen's Crew, the Ohio State-based alumni basketball team, won the $1 million winner-take-all championship of The Basketball Tournament with a 69-65 win over Forever Coogs on Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia. Former Ohio State All-American Jared Sullinger was named as the tournament MVP after he split a double team and hit a double-clutch nine-foot jumper for the win in the Elam Ending finale.

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Darren Wolfson: Told Toronto #Raptors Summer League for former #Gophers and Ohio State forward Jamison Battle. pic.twitter.com/QtEysFmV4h

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