The Ohio State basketball team is just days away from its season opener but may be without its best, and most important, player in John Mobley Jr.
In Ohio State's final exhibition game against Butler, an 82-73 win, Mobley left late in the second half with an ankle injury. With 2:01 remaining, Mobley limped off the court after rolling his right ankle/foot on a teammates foot.
On Wednesday, Buckeyes' head coach Jake Diebler provided an update.
"He hasn't been back on the court yet but we don't anticipate it being too long," he said. "For all the obvious reasons, being cautious and hopefully get him out there sooner rather than later.”
Jake Diebler today on John Mobley's availability for Monday vs BYU: "He hasn't been back on the court yet but we don't
anticipate it being too long. For all the obvious reasons we're being cautious." "We're not in a position to say we're goint to be missing anybody yet."
— Connor Lemons (@lemons_connor) October 28, 2026
Mobley is one of the few returners from last season when he averaged 15.7 points and 2.8 assists per game while shooting 41.1 percent from three. He scored in double-digits in 25 of the Buckeyes' 31 games last season, while going for 20+ points in nine games.
The 6-foot-2 junior guard was one of 20 shooting guards named to the Jerry West Preseason Watch List earlier this week, and was named to the All-Big Ten Preseason First Team earlier this month.
Ohio State opens the season on Monday, Nov. 2 against BYU in Salt Lake City.
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