BREAKING: Santa Clara 7'0 Center Christoph Tilly Commits to Ohio State
Ohio State Lands their second transfer in the class in Santa Clara Big Christoph Tilly
COLUMBUS, OHIO — BOOM! Jake Diebler has answered every Buckeye fans prayers as former Santa Clara Center Christoph Tilly chooses Ohio State over Big Ten Foe Illinois.
Tilly this past season averaged 12.5 ppg, 5 rebounds, along with shooting 56% from the field and 31.5% from three. the Berlin, Germany native gives Ohio State a true big man unlike they had this past season. Tilly will be able to attract defenders away from the wing so that the guards are able to facilitate and get open shots on the perimeter something they struggled to gain consistency with.
“I’d like to raise our collective basketball IQ on the court because I think that will help us play faster.” This quote was said by Jake Diebler on 97.1 The Fan on Thursday Morning about what he is looking for in his transfer portal targets. Tilly only averaged around 2 turnovers a game this past season for the Broncos but should be able to handle the ball well without being the go to guy in Columbus.
With the addition of Christoph Tilly here is the outlook of the roster in current time.
Guard - Bruce Thornton(SR), Juni Mobley (SO), Taison Chatman(RS SO), Gabe Cupps**(RS SO), Dorian Jones(FR), Braylen Nash*** (SO), Colby Baumann*** (SR)
Forward - Devin Royal (JR), Sean Stewart (JR), Colin White (SO), A’mare Bynum(FR)
Center - Christoph Tilly(SR)** Ivan Njegovan(SO)
** Denotes Transfer *** Denotes Walk-On
With the Addition of Christoph Tilly, Ohio State is left with 2 roster spots to fill for the 25-26 season.