Report: Ohio State Buckeyes forward Justice Sueing makes decision on future

20200517_134556by:Justin Rudolph•04/06/22

Now that the NCAA men’s basketball season is over, many players are heading to the NBA draft. However, according to Jon Rothstein, Ohio State Buckeyes forward Justice Sueing is not one of them. The senior is opting to use his final year of eligibility and is returning to school for one more season.

“Justice Sueing tells me that he will use his additional year of eligibility and return to college next season. No other decisions have been made. Averaged 10.7 PPG and 5.5 RPG two years ago for Ohio State. Only played two games last season due to injury,” wrote Rothstein via Twitter.

As highlighted in the post above, sources have only confirmed that Sueing plans to remain in college. But that does not mean he intends to stay at Ohio State for another season. With the expansion of the NCAA’s transfer portal usage, it is possible he could jump into the portal one more time for what is likely to be his last college season.

Ohio State basketball sends message to Buckeye Nation

A few days following their second round NCAA Tournament defeat against Villanova, Ohio State basketball sent a video message to Buckeyes fans on Twitter. OSU’s Kyle Young, EJ Liddell and Jamari Wheeler each appeared in the video, where they offered their thank you to the program for the time spent there.

Both Young and Wheeler were fifth-year seniors this past season, and thus used their final year of eligibility. Liddell just finished up his junior season at Ohio State, but is a projected lottery pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. Based on his comments in the video, it certainly seems like this year may have been his last in a Buckeyes jersey.

“They believed in me, and that’s a big thing,” Liddell said in the video. “I’m happy that I’m a part of the family and when I’m an alumni I will always be connected to the university. …Playing here and just leaving my legacy, it means a lot. I’m a Buckeye for life.”

Liddell declared for the draft after his sophomore season, but ultimately withdrew his name and decided to return for a third year in Columbus. The 6-foot-7 forward has made massive improvements to his game throughout his college career, going from 6.7 points per game as a freshman to 19.5 this past season. He also averaged 7.9 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per contest.