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Ohio State head coach Jake Diebler announced the addition of Croatian center Ivan Njegovan. Credit: Ohio State Athletics

Ohio State’s men’s basketball team has officially finalized its roster for the upcoming season. 

The Buckeyes are signing Croatian center Ivan Njegovan from KK Bosco of Favbet Premier League, the top Croatian 12-team league, awarding him with the team’s final scholarship spot for the 2024-25 season, according to a Tuesday press release from Ohio State Athletics. 

Head coach Jake Diebler said in the release he believes Njegovan will be a great addition to the program. 

“Ivan is a good young big man with high level international experience,” Diebler said. “His skill and size will add to our depth in the front court.”

The 7-foot-1 center has spent the past three years playing professional ball in the AdmiralBet Adriatic Basketball Association, also known as ABA, League and Croatian Premier League and Croatian Premier Leagues. 

According to the Columbus Dispatch, Njegovan began his career for KK Zadar of the Favbet Premier League, climbing the ranks of the club’s cadet program before earning a spot to play for U19 and eventually top professional teams. 

Despite playing just 20 games last season with KK Bosco, Njegovan anchored Bosco’s defense, averaging a team-high in both rebounds and blocks with 4.8 and 1.6 per game, respectively, according to Eleven Warriors. 

The 19-year-old big man also managed to put up 8.1 points per game, shooting 53.3% from the field and 31.3% from 3-point range on 16 shots from distance. 

This past summer, Njegovan competed in the U20 European Championships for the Croatian National Team, averaging 6.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists over the course of seven games, all while helping Croatia to a 4-3 record in the tournament, according to the Columbus Dispatch. 

Njegovan will face an uphill battle for consistent minutes as a freshman. The Croatian center will be behind two Ohio State transfers in sophomore forwards Aaron Bradshaw and Sean Stewart, as well as two returning sophomores with forward Devin Royal and center Austin Parks, both of whom already have a year of experience within Diebler’s system. 

Former Kansas State guard Ques Glover (0) has committed to Ohio State for the 2024-25 men’s college basketball season. Credit: Courtesy of K-State Athletics

The Buckeyes men’s basketball team has bolstered its depth at the guard position via the transfer portal.

Ohio State has officially acquired Kansas State transfer guard Ques Glover, Gary Petit, director of athletic communications for men’s basketball, confirmed to The Lantern. This addition gives the Buckeyes another option in their backcourt heading into the 2024-25 season.

After losing sophomore guard Taison Chatman for the upcoming season due to a knee injury, the Buckeyes needed another experienced guard to pair with new players like fifth-year guard Meechie Johnson and freshman guard Juni Mobley, as well as junior guard Bruce Thornton.

Considering Glover’s collegiate basketball career thus far, he certainly fits the bill as an experienced guard.

Most recently, Glover was a member of Kansas State’s 2023-24 squad, though he did not log a single minute for the Wildcats due to a knee injury he suffered during a preseason exhibition game, according to his Kansas State University Athletics profile.

Before his time in Manhattan, Kansas, Glover spent two seasons playing at Samford University and attended the University of Florida for his first two collegiate basketball seasons.

As a freshman for the Gators, Glover notched 4.4 points per game on 43% from the field in just over 12 minutes a night. As a sophomore, however, Glover’s numbers took a dip. He saw four fewer minutes per game and averaged only 2.5 points on 39% shooting. 

Following his disappointing second campaign, Glover hit the transfer portal and committed to Samford.

In 29 games across his first season with the Bulldogs, Glover tallied a team-best 19.2 points per game in 31.1 minutes of action, earning him 2021-22 All-Southern Conference First Team honors.

The subsequent season, Glover missed nearly two months of play due to a meniscus injury but still managed to average nearly 15 points a game.

Arriving at Ohio State with this proven track record, Glover now looks to earn himself consistent minutes off the bench from head coach Jake Diebler.

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