Baylor transfer forward Joshua Ojianwuna commits to Ohio State

Baylor transfer power forward Joshua Ojianwuna has committed to Ohio State via the NCAA transfer portal, On3 has learned. He spent the past three seasons with the Bears and has one year of eligibility remaining.

After playing a reserve role his first two years in Waco, Ojianwuna moved into the starting lineup in 2024-25 and started all 23 games he played in. He averaged 7.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game across 24.7 minutes as Baylor earned a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

A native of Nigeria, Ojianwuna played high school basketball for the NBA Global Academy in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was a three-star prospect. He ranked as the No. 138 overall player and No. 38 center in the 2022 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Ojianwuna was one of multiple Baylor players to enter the portal this offseason. Other formidable talents included point guard Rob Wright and shooting guard Langston Love.

Additionally, Baylor has added five players through the transfer portal. Big man Juslin Bodo Bodo, a 7-footer who averaged 5.3 points and 8.4 rebounds for High Point, is one candidate to soak up the playing time that Ojianwuna received.

The college basketball transfer portal officially opened for business on Monday, March 24, and will close on Tuesday, April 22. More than 1,000 players had already entered their names.

Last spring alone, 1,962 Division I players tested the portal waters. Based on the early numbers from this year, even more could follow. For the first time in history, more than half of the points scored in college basketball were scored by players from the transfer portal, not high school, in the 2024-25 season.

In data gathered over the first two years with transfer windows, the NCAA found most athletes enter the portal within the first four weeks of the portal opening. The study showed that 73% of men’s and women’s basketball undergraduate athletes entered during the first four weeks. That increased to 82% for men and 86% for women in 2024.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

— On3’s Chandler Vessels contributed to this article.