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  1. Led the Buckeyes to an NCAA Tournament win over Loyola Chicago (3/18) with 16 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks. AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-21) Listed as a one of the 20 Breakout Players for the 20-21 Season by Jon Rothstein. 2021 Naismith Trophy Midseason Team for Men’s Player of the Year.

    • E.J. Liddell, Ohio State
    • Trevion Williams, Purdue
    • Johnny Davis, Wisconsin
    • Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
    • Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
    • Paolo Banchero, Duke
    • Benedict Mathurin, Arizona
    • Jaden Ivey, Purdue
    • David Roddy, Colorado State
    • Keegan Murray, Iowa

    Liddell is the leading scorer (20.6 points per game) and rebounder (7.2) for the 14th-ranked Buckeyes, which are tied for first in the Big Ten with a 2-0 conference record. He was a first-team All-Big Ten performer last season but he has made significant improvements since then. His points-per-game average has increased by 4.4 points per game, his ...

    Like Liddell, Williams was voted by the conference's coaches to the All-Big Ten First Team last spring, yet in one of the biggest surprises of the first month of the season, Williams spent Purdue's first 10 games this season coming off the benchwhile 7-4 center Zach Edey started. The move worked well, as Purdue reached No. 1 in the AP poll for the ...

    NCAA.com recently broke down how Davis has become a breakout All-American candidatebecause the Wisconsin sophomore's development has been one of the biggest individual storylines of the 2021-22 season. He's averaging 20.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game — all of which are the best marks for any Badgers player. In the two g...

    Tshiebwe, in his first year playing for Kentucky after transferring from West Virginia, leads the country in rebounding at 14.2 rebounds per game for the 20th-ranked Wildcats. He's also their leading scorer at 16.3 points per game, while logging more than one assist, one steal and one block per game, on average.

    Cockburn, a reigning first-team All-Big Ten selection, is now averaging 20 and 10 for Illinois as he's leading the team with 21.4 points and 11.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 62 percent from the field.

    Duke has already nearly matched last season's win total of 13 and that's because of Banchero, the versatile 6-10 freshman who's averaging 16.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. He has scored in double figures in each of the Blue Devils' first 11 games, including 22 points against Kentucky and 21 against Gonzaga.

    Arizona has gone from unranked in the preseason to No. 6 in the latest AP poll as the Wildcats are one of the six remaining undefeated teams in the country. Mathurin, a 6-7 sophomore, is leading the team with 17.4 points per game, along with 6.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. ANALYTICS ANALYSIS: Shot selections are becoming more uniform and tha...

    Ivey is one of two Purdue players on Katz's list of the top 10 national player of the year candidates, as he has progressed from a Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection last season to the leading scorer for a team that has been ranked No. 1 in the country this season. The electric sophomore guard is averaging 16.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists an...

    Colorado State is one of the six remaining undefeated men's basketball teams this season and Roddy, a 6-5 junior, is a major reason why. He's leading the team in scoring (20.5 points per game), rebounding (7.7 per game) and blocked shots (1.3 per game) as an undersized big, who's also a deadly 3-point shooter. The Rams are the best 3-point shooting...

    We recently detailed Murray's sophomore leap, as the 6-8 forward has done an admirable job in nearly replicating reigning national player of the year Luka Garza's stats from his senior season with the Hawkeyes. Murray is averaging 23.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, while shooting 67 percent inside the arc.

  2. Dec 11, 2021 · Liddell was the only Ohio State player who mustered much offense early in the game as the Illinois native scored 12 of the Buckeyes’ first 16 points.

  3. Jul 7, 2023 · Former Ohio State star E.J. Liddell signed a three-year, $6.2 million deal with the New Orleans Pelicans Thursday, according to NBA Insider Shams Charania. Liddell was previously on a two-way contract with the Pelicans.

    • Ohio State Beat Writer
  4. Oct 29, 2021 · No. 1 – E.J. Liddell. Position: Forward. Class: Junior (third year) Height/weight: 6 feet 7 / 240 pounds. Jersey number: 32. Major: Journalism. Background. A rare recruit, Liddell signed with...

    • Adam Jardy
    • Ohio State Men's Basketball Beat Writer
  5. Oct 27, 2021 · Ohio State junior forward E.J. Liddell was one of 11 players named on Wednesday to the preseason All-Big Ten team. A former four-star prospect from Belleville, Ill., Liddell was named...

  6. ESPN has the full 2020-21 Ohio State Buckeyes Postseason NCAAM schedule. Includes game times, TV listings and ticket information for all Buckeyes games.