You’re Nuts: What is the Ohio State men’s basketball team’s toughest Big Ten game this season?

Welcome back to the most exciting basketball edition of “You’re Nuts’ in several weeks, because we were gifted a ton of basketball news this week.

From a big schedule drop to a commitment that dominated the headlines on Thursday afternoon, there was no shortage of Ohio State basketball news.

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On Wednesday night, the Big Ten released the full men’s and women’s basketball schedules. Tip times and broadcast information is not available yet, but we now have Ohio State’s full 32-game schedule.

The Buckeyes will start conference play on Dec. 2 at Nebraska, and will close Big Ten play on March 7 against Michigan. Ohio State will face Penn State, Iowa, and Michigan twice each, and every other team once.

Then, on Thursday afternoon, Ohio State got its first commitment in the 2027 recruiting class, with Canadian forward Deng Ngor committing to Jake Diebler and the Buckeyes. Ngor is a 6-foot-8, 200-pound forward who is currently ranked No. 95 in the 247Sports composite rankings.

Ngor is one of the fastest risers in the country, as he was unranked at the beginning of the summer, and has now ascended to a four-star recruit and a top-100 prospect.

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Last week, Connor and Justin each gave one “hot take” about the Ohio State men’s basketball team this season.

Justin said that Justin Pippen will make an All-Big Ten team, citing his elite defense and solid assist numbers. Connor said that the center position is going to be problematic for Ohio State all year long, and broke down why none of the centers on the roster are particularly exciting.

This week, the guys are picking one Big Ten game on the schedule and explaining why it’s the toughest conference game of the season. What do you think will be their toughest Big Ten game?

This week’s question: What is the Ohio State men’s basketball team’s toughest Big Ten game this season?

Connor: At Illinois – Saturday, Jan. 9

This game at Illinois kicks off the toughest stretch of basketball for Ohio State.

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