Buckeyes hoops schedule finalized with release of Big Ten slate

COLUMBUS — The full Ohio State 2024-25 men’s basketball schedule is now complete. The Buckeyes Big Ten slate came out Thursday, and now they have their complete schedule for the upcoming season, Jake Diebler’s first as the program’s head coach.

Ohio State will open Big Ten play in the middle of the nonconference slate, traveling to Maryland on Dec. 4 for the first Big Ten game of the year. Ohio State will host Rutgers three days later on Dec. 7, the same day the Buckeyes’ football team could play in the Big Ten title game over in Indianapolis.

Ohio State will face Maryland, Nebraska and Indiana twice as part of the pairing scheduling agreement in the league. The Buckeyes will not play a game in the state of Michigan, avoiding road trips to Ann Arbor and East Lansing.

One interesting note: the Buckeyes will face both Los Angeles schools back-to-back in late February, traveling to Southern California for a Feb. 23 date at UCLA and then a Feb. 26 game against USC.

Full Ohio State nonconference hoops schedule

Here’s the lineup of non-conference games Ohio State will play this fall and winter:

Nov. 4 vs. Texas (T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada)
Nov. 11 vs. Youngstown State
Nov. 15 at Texas A&M
Nov. 19 vs. Evansville
Nov. 22 vs. Campbell
Nov. 25 vs. Green Bay
Nov. 29 vs. Pittsburgh
Dec. 14 vs. Auburn (State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia)
Dec. 17 vs. Valparaiso
Dec. 21 vs. Kentucky (Madison Square Garden, New York, New York)
Dec. 29 vs. Indiana State

Full Big Ten hoops slate for Buckeyes

Here’s the lineup of conference games Ohio State will play this winter:

Dec. 4 at Maryland
Dec. 7 vs. Rutgers
Jan. 3 vs. Michigan State
Jan. 6 at Minnesota
Jan. 9 vs. Oregon
Jan. 14 at Wisconsin
Jan. 17 vs. Indiana
Jan. 21 at Purdue
Jan. 27 vs. Iowa
Jan. 30 at Penn State
Feb. 2 at Illinois
Feb. 6 vs. Maryland
Feb. 9 at Nebraska
Feb. 12 vs. Washington
Feb. 16 vs. Michigan
Feb. 20 vs. Northwestern
Feb. 23 at UCLA
Feb. 26 at USC
March 4 vs. Nebraska
March 8 at Indiana
March 12-16 Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis)