Ohio State coaches called up 22 prospects this weekend. Here is a list

The Ohio State coaching staff was busy as the recruiting calendar entered a new period.

As soon as Friday became Saturday, college coaches were allowed to start calling prospects from the class of 2026. Some phone calls result in new scholarship offers. Some give rise to plans for future visits. Some are just ways to let players know they’re on the radar.

The Buckeyes have a 2026 commitment in five-star guard Marcus Johnson from Garfield Heights, Ohio. Otherwise, it’s unclear exactly how big the class will be. On June 10, coach Jake Diebler told reporters that the days of having to recruit four or five freshmen were likely gone to an era where the Buckeyes would add significant pieces through the transfer portal as well as the pathway traditional recruitment preparation.

“It’s hard for me to imagine the current landscape from when there were first grade classes of five,” he said. “There may be outlier years where this is necessary. More importantly, you’re trying to project the impact guys can have next year. If they are freshmen who can do it, great. If it’s transfers, that’s fine.

Here is an alphabetical list of players who reportedly received phone calls from Ohio State.

David Adkins

Listed as a 6-8, 205-pound center, Adkins is a four-star prospect in the 247Sports.com composite. Adkins plays for Oak Cliff’s Dallas Faith Family and is ranked as the nation’s No. 64 prospect, No. 9 center and No. 4 player in his state. He also heard from Kentucky, Texas, Texas Tech, SMU and Oklahoma State, according to multiple reports. It is unknown that he has an offer from Ohio State.

Latrell Allmond

Ohio State is on a list that also includes Michigan State, Penn State, Kansas, Villanova, North Carolina, LSU and Notre Dame, among others, to have contacted. A four-star center according to 247Sports, Allmond is the No. 34 prospect nationally, the No. 4 center and the No. 3 player in Virginia. Allmond is a 6-8, 205 pounder at Richmond John Marshall. It is not known that Ohio State has offered.

Tony Bryant

According to the Pro Insight Twitter account, Ohio State, Iowa, Notre Dame, Florida State, Georgia, Virginia Tech and more have contacted the 6-9, 180-pound forward from Wesley Chapel (Florida) North Tampa Christian Academy. He is a four-star prospect, the No. 42 player in his class, the No. 6 power forward and the No. 8 player in his state according to 247Sports.

Cole Cloer

Ohio State offered the 6-6, 180-pound small forward from Hillsborough (North Carolina) Orange, who is ranked as the No. 18 player in his class, the No. 7 small forward and best player in North Carolina. North according to 247Sports. . Illinois, North Carolina, Georgetown and others had already offered it and Louisville also offered it this weekend.

TJ Crumble

The 6-7, 180-pound Crumble has been on Ohio State’s radar for some time and already holds an offer from the Buckeyes. Ohio State called up the four-star small forward from Cleveland Heights (Ohio) Lutheran East, as did Michigan State, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, DePaul, Dayton, Ohio, Notre Dame and others. He is the nation’s No. 38 prospect in the 247Sports composite, the nation’s No. 12 small forward and Ohio’s No. 2 prospect.

Jayden Hodge

The Buckeyes offered the 6-6, 190-pound small forward from Belmar (N.J.) St. Rose. 247Sports ranks him as the nation’s No. 33 prospect, No. 11 small forward and No. 3 player in his state as well as a four-star prospect. He also heard from Indiana, Michigan State, Penn State, Kansas, Villanova, Virginia Tech and others.

Marcus Johnson

He’s already committed, but that didn’t stop the Buckeyes from calling up the 6-1, 175-pound point guard. Johnson is a five-star prospect in the 247Sports composite, the nation’s No. 21 prospect, No. 4 point guard and No. 1 player in Ohio.

Warren Quille

According to the New England Recruiting Report, Ohio State, Towson, Mass., Rice, Texas A&M and others have contacted the 5-9, 150-pound point guard from Bradford Christian Academy in Havermill, Mass. He is a four-star prospect in the 247Sports composite, the No. 73 prospect in his class, the No. 9 point guard in the country and the No. 2 player in his state. It is not known that Ohio State has offered.

Brandon McCoy

Ohio State has contacted the nation’s top prospect for the class of 2026. A 6-4, 170-pound point guard from Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco, McCoy holds offers from Michigan, Oregon, from Rutgers, UCLA, Washington, Kansas, Arizona and Arizona State, among others. It is not known that the Buckeyes have offered.

Jalen Montonati

Ohio State assistant coach Jamaal Walker offered the 6-7, 175-pound small forward from Owasso, Oklahoma, according to Montonati’s Twitter page. Montonati is the No. 11 player in his class, the No. 3 small forward and the top prospect in his state according to 247Sports. Michigan, Iowa, Washington, Kansas and Arkansas, among others, have also proposed.

Miikka Muurinen

A four-star prospect in the 247Sports composite, the 6-10, 185-pound Muurinen heard from Ohio State and BYU according to MadeHoops.com. The Buckeyes are not known to have offered the star from Sunrise Christian Academy in Wichita, Kansas, but Illinois, UCLA, Alabama, Cincinnati and Texas Tech, among others, have offered him.

Cody Peck

An unranked prospect with 247Sports, the 6-9, 180-pound power forward from Carmel Christian School in Matthews, North Carolina, has heard from Ohio State, Northwestern, LSU, NC State and others according to several reports. He doesn’t have an offer from Ohio State.

Ashton Pierce

According to his school’s Twitter page, the 6-3, 170-pound shooting guard from Huntersville, North Carolina in North Mecklenburg has heard about Ohio State, Iowa, North Carolina South, LSU and others. He is not ranked in the 247Sports database.

Tristan Reed

According to the RecruitsZone Twitter account, Ohio State and Michigan State have contacted Reed, a 6-8, 210-pound power forward from John Burroughs School in St. Louis, Missouri. He is unranked in the 247Sports database but holds offers from Iowa, Michigan, Kansas State and others. His older brother, Tarris Jr., played for the Wolverines and transferred to UConn.

Alex Smith

After a strong performance at Ohio State’s team camp during the first full week of June, the 6-9, 195-pound forward from Upper Arlington, Ohio, received news from the Buckeyes during the weekend. According to Pro Insight, he also heard from Indiana, DePaul, Cincinnati, Xavier and Butler, among others. PrepHoops ranks him as the No. 4 player in Ohio in his class. Ohio State has not offered, but he will likely be invited for a summer visit.

Jordan Smith Jr.

Ohio State has offered a scholarship to Fairfax (Va.) five-star shooting guard Paul VI Catholic. The nation’s No. 12 prospect in the 247Sports composite, the 6-3, 170-pound Smith is his state’s top prospect and the nation’s No. 3 shooter. Michigan State, Indiana, Maryland, Oregon, Duke, Alabama, Tennessee, Kansas and others have also reached out.

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William Stevens

According to OnTheRadarHoops.com, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech, Texas Tech and others have contacted the 6-10, 195-pound forward from Davidson (North Carolina) Day School. He is not listed by any major recruiting service. Ohio University is known for offering.

Ethan Taylor

A 6-10, 230-pound center from Shawnee (Kansas) Mission Northwest, Taylor is a four-star prospect ranked No. 58 nationally and No. 1 in his state according to 247Sports. Missouri also called him, according to multiple reports, and MadeHoops.com reported that Kansas, Tennessee, Oklahoma and others called him. It is unknown that he has an offer from Ohio State.

Anthony Thompson

Ohio State, Indiana, Purdue, Penn State, Texas, Butler, Tennessee and others have contacted the 6-7, 185-pound small forward from Hudson (Ohio) Western Reserve Academy. PrepHoops.com ranks him as the best player in Ohio and he holds offers from the Buckeyes, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Xavier, Ohio and Cincinnati, among others.

Rassell Young

The 6-2, 160-pound Young is currently unranked by 247Sports, but he has heard from Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Marquette, San Diego State, Ohio and others, according to several reports. Young plays for Charlotte Mallard Creek.

Gabe Weis

A 6-6, 170-pound small forward from Washington County in Springfield, Kentucky, Weis holds offers from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Cincinnati, Louisville and others. It’s not known that the Buckeyes offered Weis, who is the nation’s No. 73 prospect, No. 23 small forward, No. 3 player in his state and a four-star prospect according to 247Sports.

Sébastien Wilkins

According to the LeagueRDY Twitter account, Ohio State, Iowa, Rutgers, Alabama, Xavier, Pitt, Texas A&M and others have contacted the 6-7, 200-pound forward from Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro ( New Hampshire). He is the nation’s No. 45 prospect according to 247Sports, the No. 1 player in New Hampshire and the No. 7 forward. ESPN ranks him 49th. It is not known that Ohio State has offered.

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