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For fans of college basketball, the most a non-student usually knows about a player is the stats, moments in a game, or the occasional social media video showing a rare behind-the-scenes moment. However, have a teammate talk about that person, and the gravity of the response tells you the importance of not only a basketball […]
Ohio State got back to March; now comes the harder part: staying there. The Buckeyes’ return to the NCAA Tournament was fueled by late-season growth, improved balance, and a clearer identity. At the center of that shift was a player who, just a few months earlier, looked like a long-term project. By March, he looked […]
Ohio State men’s basketball got to March. It just didn’t last as long as it felt like it could. After clawing back from the bubble and earning an 8-seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Buckeyes saw their season end in a 66–64 loss to TCU. It was the kind of game that lingers. A comeback […]
We know that your life is busy, but that doesn’t mean you want to miss any news about your favorite team. So, we are rounding up all of the most important news, analysis, and commentary from LGHL and the rest of the Buckeye beat On the hardwood Notre Dame outlasts Ohio State to end Buckeyes’ […]
This past weekend saw the spring equinox, which means it is officially spring. However, it has felt like spring for some time in Columbus, Ohio as Ohio State kicked off its spring schedule weeks ago. It has already been a busy time for the Buckeyes and it looks to only get busier. Ohio State has […]
They say basketball is a game of runs, and that was especially true at the Schottenstein Center on Monday afternoon. The No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes and No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish played an entertaining and thrilling game in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament’s Round of 32, which had stars shining on both ends. […]
When No. 3 Ohio State women’s basketball and No. 6 Notre Dame play Monday afternoon in the NCAA Tournament, one team will move on to the Sweet Sixteen; for the other side, it is a one-stop trip to the offseason. However, the ties that bind these two programs go far deeper than just about any […]
As players on Ohio State’s offense try to find their places on the depth chart during spring practice, two new Buckeyes stand out to me to have real chances to make an impact. How they might do it is different. Transfer running back Ja’Kobi Jackson will look to take advantage of absent starter Bo Jackson […]
After the No. 3-seed Buckeyes defeated Howard, 75-54, and No. 6-seed Notre Dame took care of Fairfield in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the two teams will now battle it out Monday in Columbus to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. For the Buckeyes, it would be their first Sweet Sixteen berth since 2023, […]
The NCAA Tournament’s First Round was without any big upsets. No. 10 Virginia defeated the No. 7 Georgia Bulldogs, but no midmajors challenge and overtook a power conference opponent. That is ok for the women’s game because, as the tournament goes on, there are individual stars in the game that bring in viewership as the […]
On Saturday, the No. 3 Ohio State women’s basketball team took care of business against No. 14 Howard, 75-54, and the No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish handled No. 11 Fairfield, 79-60. That sets up a meeting between the two Midwest powers on Monday in the 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament’s Round of 32. The […]
It is the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament, and No. 3 Ohio State women’s basketball welcomes a deceptively ranked No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish. That ranking does not tell the whole story of an ACC side that won seven of the last eight games headed into March Madness, with the only loss coming […]
In what was hopefully the first game of a deep tournament run, No. 3 Ohio State women’s basketball routed No. 14 Howard on the Buckeyes’ home turf Saturday, 75-54. Though the Bison kept things close early, once the Buckeyes pulled away, they never looked back, and in the process, OSU signaled how tournament-ready they are. […]
For the fourth straight season Ohio State and Wisconsin will meet in the title game of the women’s ice hockey NCAA Tournament. Along with battling in the final game of the season for the fourth year in a row, this marks the sixth time the Buckeyes and Badgers have met this season, with Wisconsin winning […]
“Bucketheads” is LGHL’s men’s basketball podcast, hosted by Connor Lemons and Justin Golba. In every episode, they give you the latest scoop on the Ohio State Buckeyes and everything else happening in college hoops. Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio On episode 198 of the Bucketheads Podcast, Connor and Justin are back for the final episode of the season and […]
In game one of two NCAA Tournament matchups hosted in Columbus, No. 3 Ohio State women’s basketball defeated the Bison 75-54 behind a stifling defensive performance that held Howard to 33.9% shooting. That put the Buckeyes into the Second Round for the fourth season in a row. Head coach Kevin McGuff’s side did not have […]
For the fourth season in a row, No.3 Ohio State women’s basketball hosted the first two rounds of NCAA Tournament basketball at the Schottenstein Center. The Buckeyes goal was to get to an off-campus game for the first time since 2023. That required two wins and a potential matchup against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish […]
The day before a team’s first game of the NCAA Tournament is spent with practice and media. On Friday, that meant Ohio State women’s basketball in the Schottenstein Center with the arrival of the Howard Bison, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and Fairfield Stags. The practice part comes naturally to Division I athletes, but the media […]
Ohio State’s men’s hockey team has advanced to the title game of the Big Ten Tournament for the second straight season, and the fourth time in program history. Despite entering Saturday’s semifinal against top-seeded Michigan State with a 13-20-2 record, the Buckeyes shocked the Spartans 3-2 in overtime, setting up a showdown in Saturday’s championship […]
While nearly every stat line and odd points in the Buckeyes’ favor in Saturday’s first-round NCAA Tournament matchup with Howard, the beauty of March basketball is that anything can happen. Here are three things to know heading into Saturday’s matchup, whether you’re rooting for the favored Buckeyes, the underdog upset, or just a really great […]
For the fourth straight season, the Ohio State women’s basketball team will play a home game in the NCAA Tournament. By virtue of being one of the top-16 teams in the tournament, the No. 3-seeded Buckeyes will host No. 14 Howard at the Schottenstein Center on Saturday, March 12. Should OSU prevail, Kevin McGuff’s team […]
Last season, then Ohio State women’s basketball freshman point guard Jaloni Cambridge went through her first year bumps. At the beginning of the season, Cambridge learned about the size and physicality difference as she went to the paint, and near the end of the campaign was a crash course on juggling team dynamics with a […]
Welcome to “You’re Nuts” offseason edition, part one out of many. The Ohio State men’s basketball team’s season is over. The Buckeyes lost to the TCU Horned Frogs on Thursday afternoon, 66-64, in Greenville, South Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. It was the first NCAA Tournament appearance for Ohio State since […]
Ohio State’s women’s hockey team secured their sixth straight trip to the Frozen Four with a 6-1 win over Yale on Saturday in Columbus. Now the Buckeyes will head east to University Park, PA with their third national championship just two wins away. The semifinal opponent for Ohio State will be the Northeastern Huskies on […]
The 2026 NCAA Tournament is finally here, and the No. 3 Ohio State women’s basketball team hosts the first two rounds for the fourth season in a row. Up first is a matchup against the Howard Bison of the MEAC. Howard enters March Madness on a 14-game winning streak with both regular season and conference […]