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Bracketball 2026-27 Top 100 CBB Players

#56: Amare Bynum (Ohio State, F | So.)

Amare Bynum is one of our Sophomore breakout candidates. He had a really nice freshman year for a good Ohio State team that lost a really close game to TCU in the r64 — in which Bynum had 12 & 9 and the best GmSc (GameScore — a great srcbb metric) on the Buckeyes.

He was 1 of 7 high major freshmen 6’8 or taller to play at least 70% of their team’s minutes. Here’s the list:

AJ Dybantsa (#1 pick NBA Draft)
Cameron Boozer (#3 pick NBA Draft)
Hannes Steinbach (#14 pick NBA Draft)
David Mirkovic (One of the favorites to win the Wooden Award)
Massamba Diop (Gonzaga transfer, 5th best portal prospect)
AMARE BYNUM (Dawg)
Neoklis Avdalas (UNC transfer, 16th best portal prospect)

Not bad company to keep.

Expect another leap forward for Bynum and his offense to take the next step. The three point shot will improve and he will learn how to get to the line more, resulting in increased offensive production. The thought is he will land somewhere around 15 PPG on improved efficiency. If he’s able to, the Buckeyes should be a serious threat in the B1G and on the national stage.

On that note, I would be surprised if this is not one of the better Ohio State teams of the past decade-or-so. They may very well be a preseason t25 team, or close, and really have all the tools to make a run in March — they’re certainly due. This is a team that hasn’t made it past the r64 since 2022 and hasn’t made it past the first weekend since 2015!

Bynum’s projected line for 2026-27:

14.7 PPG
6.1 RPG
1.5 APG

Projections powered by @CBBAnalytics

56 days until College Basketball.

Video Credits to @b1gmbb @tsn_official @ohiostatehoops

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Bracketball 2026-27 Top 100 CBB Players

#86: John Mobley Jr. (Ohio State, G | Jr.)

Buckeye fans rejoiced when Mobley Jr. decided to withdraw from the draft and return to Columbus for another year — and for good reason; Mobley was one of the most impactful guards in the B1G last year and ranked 3rd in the B1G (22nd in the country) in 3P% amongst players that shot at least 200 threes. I’d like to see Mobley get into the lane a bit more this coming year. He has the agility and quickness to get around guys, but has lacked the ability, or will, to get to the rim and finish at an efficient clip in his first few years. He shot ~47% on “Close 2s” in both his freshman and sophomore campaigns on low volume — for context, Bruce Thornton — the best guard finisher around the rim 6’2 and under last year — shot 75.5% on much higher volume. John Mobley Jr’s 46.7% was 298th out of 376 guards 6’2 and under that took at least 40 “Close 2s”. I imagine this is something buckeye staff has been harping on in the offseason, especially because Mobley makes FTs at such an efficient clip, and getting to the rim would naturally drive up his FTAr. Not only that, but to project well as a professional prospect, scouts will be looking intently at his ability to finish around the rim — it’s a huge indicator/metric in the scouting world. Regardless, I’d be surprised if Mobley doesn’t end up on one of the All B1G teams at the end of the year. Really special player.

Mobley’s projected line for 2026-27:

17.1 PPG
2.7 RPG
3.4 APG

Projections powered by @CBBAnalytics

86 days until College Basketball.

Video Credits to @ohiostatehoops @b1gmbb

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German Freshman Mathieu Grujicic recently hopped on a podcast and talked about his youth career and his recruiting process👀

As one of his most important games, he mentioned his 52pts game in the U16 final game in 2023, where he led Alba to the championship🏆
Check out the full podcast (link in story) !

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Ohio State signee A'Mare Bynum was one of the 𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐒 in @247sports latest update of the Class of 2025 Player Rankings!

🎥 | @bassprotofc • @n8buss

#ohiostatebuckeyes #basketballscout

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Darryn Peterson, the No. 3 overall recruit in the national senior class, will announce his college decision live on @cbssports HQ this Friday!

#darrynpeterson #adidas #3ssb #collegebasketball #nbadraft

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