Meechie Johnson and Jaedon LeDee have emerged as star players after leaving Ohio State, but all six former Buckeyes who are now with other teams are having resurgent seasons.
There's a steady amount of roster turnover year in and year out in modern-day collegiate athletics. That's the nature of the transfer portal.
South Carolina guard Meechie Johnson and San Diego State forward Jaedon LeDee are the biggest examples of players flourishing after leaving Chris Holtmann’s program, but others have at least developed from bench warmers to role players. The next year, his first in Columbia, South Carolina, Johnson averaged 12.7 points and 3.6 assists in 33.3 minutes per game. Johnson led the Gamecocks in assists and was second in points that season, albeit for a lowly 11-21 squad.
LeDee played 39 games last season, only starting one but putting up a respectable 7.9 points in 18.1 minutes per game off the bench, finishing second on the Aztecs with 5.3 rebounds per contest. LeDee played a vital bench role in San Diego State’s run as a No. 5 seed to the Final Four and the 2023 national championship game, which it lost to UConn. LeDee scored double-figure points in two of the team’s NCAA Tournament victories.
A full year as the Spartans’ starting center in 2022-23 put Diallo back on the radar of major conference teams, and UCF scooped him up from the transfer portal before the 2023-24 campaign. Diallo has provided them with a fantastic interior presence off the bench. Playing just 18.6 minutes of spot duty per game, Diallo is averaging 6.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and two blocks.Holden’s status as a star player at Wright State is simply a return to what his pre-Ohio State normal was.
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