Freshman standout Sullinger league's co-Player of the Week. An analyst ranks Diebler the nation's 5th best shooter.
Ohio State's Jared Sullinger scores during the Buckeyes' 93-75 win at Florida on Nov. 16.Cleveland, Ohio -- Ohio State's men's basketball team is 3-0. Better yet, it's an impressive 3-0, including the second win, a 93-75 decision at Florida that has bumped the Buckeyes to No. 3 in the national rankings.
Freshman forward-center Jared Sullinger has deservedly received most of the Buckeyes' individual accolades thus far, including being named by the Big Ten as its co-Player of the Week, as reported on ohiostatebuckeyes.com.
Going about business in his usual way has been shooting guard Jon Diebler, who has hit 10 of 22 3-point shots (45 percent) in the first three games and continued to play his typically strong defense.
Jeff Goodman ranks the top shooters in the nation for FoxSports.com. He lists Diebler at No. 5, noting:
After a brutal freshman campaign, Diebler has found his stroke the past two seasons. He made 41.6 percent of his 3s as a sophomore and was 116 of 271 for 42 percent last season.
The Buckeyes play at home against Morehead State (2-2) on Tuesday night. OSU must be ready for 6-8 center-forward Kenneth Faried, who totaled 20 points and 18 rebounds in the Eagles' 61-55 loss at Florida on Sunday.
Tuesday night's Morehead State at Ohio State game is previewed by Brett Huston for STATS and the Associated Press.
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Sam returns
Ohio State's women's basketball team (3-0), ranked seventh in the nation, is hosting East Tennessee State (2-1) tonight.
Making her season debut for the Buckeyes will be star point guard Samantha Prahalis. She served a three-game NCAA suspension for a secondary rules violation.
Jim Massie writes about Prahalis for the Columbus Dispatch:
Her teammates won all three games - including over Eastern Michigan and Louisiana State -while Prahalis donned a gray jersey and ran the second team in practice.
"I think she handled it after the initial shock," coach Jim Foster said. "Now how do you come back from it? The day we left for Temple, we left early in the morning and she showed up with a bag of donuts for the kids."
Prahalis also apologized to the team.
"That's part of growing up," Foster said. "I think she was relieved that we went 3-0. She put the burden of responsibility on her shoulders, and they took care of it."
The East Tennesse State at Ohio State game was previewed by Jim Massie for the Columbus Dispatch.
Pick and rolls
Ohio State men's basketball record book, on Bucknuts.com.
Yes, it's early, but two Buckeyes are projected by NBADraft.net as first-round picks -- assuming they declare themselves for the draft -- in the 2011 NBA draft.
Where ESPN.com ranks Ohio State women basketball's 2011 high school recruiting class.
The women's basketball top 25 national rankings, on ESPN.com.