On his final radio show of the year, Ohio State coach Jake Diebler explained why the Buckeyes are not playing in the College Basketball Crown.

A season that started under the brightest lights has ended not with a bang, but with a whimper. Ohio State began by taking down No. 19 Texas in Las Vegas on the first day of the 2024-25 season and will close the year after a 77-70 first-round upset loss to the first No.

For the second time in three seasons, Ohio State’s men’s basketball team is not playing in a postseason tournament. After missing out on the NCAA Tournament for a third straight season, the Buckeyes were among the teams that received an invite to the new College Basketball Crown tournament,