From ToledoBlade.com -- Former Ohio State basketball forward J.D. Weatherspoon will transfer to Toledo, he announced Tuesday on Twitter. Weatherspoon participated in 25 games last season, averaging three points in 6.3 minutes. He will have two years of eligibility remaining after sitting out next season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules. Weatherspoon (6-foot-6, 215 pounds) wrote on Twitter, "I will be taking my talents to the university of Toledo thank you all for all the support whatever happens I still do it for COLUMBUS." Weatherspoon played ... Read More

From: Cincinnati.com --  Princeton High School alumnus Jordan Sibert was released from his scholarship to play basketball for Ohio State University April 16, according to a school-issued press release. Buckeyes’ head coach Thad Matta said Sibert will seek a transfer to a different school. Sibert, a 6-4, 180-pound guard, appeared in 49 games during his Ohio State career. He contributed 2.5 points and 1.4 rebounds in just under 10 minutes a game. Here’s what Sibert had.......... READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE DIRECTLY FROM THE SOURCE ... Read More

From: coshoctontribune.com --   COLUMBUS -- What will the basketball Buckeyes do for an encore? Win a fourth consecutive Big Ten championship? Earn 30 or more wins for the third consecutive year? Go to the Final Four in back-to-back seasons and third time in seven years? If Ohio State can pull any of it off, it will need a lot of things to go right in 2012-13 because a lot will be missing. Four-year starter William Buford is graduating in the spring. Two-time All-American ... Read More

By: David Mayo via mlive.com -- The adjective in “mock draft”is the key to any such discussion in the NBA, where draft order isn't determined until the ping-pong balls do their work in the lottery hopper. Still, ESPN peppers the mock argument by assuming the top three picks remain unchanged, as well as the final overall standings, so in Chad Ford's third mock draft of the year, that means the Detroit Pistons would pick eighth and select– drumroll, please – Ohio State big ... Read More

By Dean Pantazi via indianasnewscenter.com --  FORT WAYNE - Former Bishop Luers star and Indiana Mr. Basketball Deshaun Thomas says assessments of his NBA Draft potential were not good enough to declare for the draft, and thus came his decision to remain at Ohio State for at least one more year. Home in Fort Wayne for Easter, Thomas told INC's Tommy Schoegler that he did niot project higher than a late first round pick, and that it was better to remain at Ohio ... Read More

By: AP via foxsports.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Deshaun Thomas will not be joining Ohio State teammate Jared Sullinger in the NBA - yet. Thomas said Friday he will return for his junior season. Two days earlier, Sullinger, also a sophomore and a two-time All-American, said he would give up his last two years of eligibility to enter the NBA draft. Coach Thad Matta said in a school statement that Thomas, his family and the coaching staff spent the last week evaluating his draft ... Read More

By: AP via suntimes.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — After guiding Ohio State to the Final Four, two-time All-American forward Jared Sullinger figured he might as well see what he could do for an NBA team. The 6-foot-9 sophomore announced on Wednesday that he is giving up his final two seasons with the Buckeyes to make himself available for the NBA draft in June. Most projections have him going in the top 10 picks. “Going to the Final Four with a team that many people said ... Read More

By: AP via washingtonpost.com --  NEW ORLEANS — Shortly after Ohio State’s season ended with a loss to Kansas at the Final Four late Saturday night, point guard Aaron Craft was asked if he will be coming back next season. “Pfft! Of course. I love Ohio State,” he said with a grin. OK, so the Buckeyes are set at the point. Forward? They might not know that for a week or two. Ohio State shook off a late-season funk to make an unexpected run to the ... Read More

By Doug Lesmerises via The Plain Dealer --  NEW ORLEANS, La. — In the vastness of the Superdome, Jared Sullinger's long jumper hit nothing, and the 265-pounder was knocked back, landing on the elevated floor at the Final Four with a thud Saturday night. At the other end of the court, Kansas broke free for a fast-break layup that tied the score in a national semifinal that the Buckeyes had controlled to that point. After almost five months and 39 games, with 14 ... Read More

By: Zack Hayes via huffingtonpost.com --  The much-maligned Tyshawn Taylor posted a redemptive senior season, staying out of Bill Self’s doghouse, limiting turnovers and shooting a robust 39 percent from three. Taylor is a tough cover due to his blazing speed, swift crossover and irrepressible confidence, a characteristic never more evident than when Taylor pulled up for a 3-on-1 three-pointer late in Kansas’ Elite Eight win over North Carolina despite the fact he hadn’t made a shot from behind the arc in ... Read More