https://247sports.com/college/ohio-state/article/john-mobley-jr-will-return-to-ohio-state-basketball-for-his-junior-season-285714030/Apparently Mobley is officially coming back so at this point I *THINK* Ohio State's roster for 2026/27 is set as:
- SR Jimmie Williams G by way of Duquesne/USF/Wallace St
- SR Josh Ojianwuna F transferred in from Baylor last year but was out all year due to injury
- JR Curtis Givens III G by way of Memphis/LSU
- JR Justin Pippen G by way of California/Michigan
- JR John Mobley Jr G returns
- JR Braylen Nash G returns
- JR Ivan Njegovan C returns
- SO Andirja Jelavic F by way of Kentucky and a short pro career in Croatia
- SO Amare Bynum F returns
- SO Myles Herro G returns
- FR Anthony Thompson F is the "Super Frosh" that @MaximumSam and I have referred to. He is a 5* SF out of Lebanon, OH.
The backcourt will likely be Pippen and Mobley and that should be pretty good and MUCH deeper than last year with Williams and Givens likely as decent substitutes while Nash and Herro aren't likely to see a lot of minutes. In the frontcourt I think it all depends on how well Ojianwuna's recovery has gone and whether he comes back better than before, about the same, or suffers some regression. If he is solid, the duo of Bynum and Thompson at wings should be solid and this looks to be a pretty good team. OTOH, if Ojianwuna isn't available or isn't very good then it will probably be center-by-committee with Njegovan, Jelavic, Bynum, and Thompson all getting minutes there.
