John Mobley Jr. Quickly Developing Into Do-It-All Guard With Expanding On-Ball Role for Ohio State

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Email this Article Share on Reddit Share on Twitter Share on Facebook John Mobley Jr. has quickly proven that he is (and was) more than just an outstanding shooter.

Coming out of high school, the freshman was considered the best 3-point sniper in the 2024 recruiting class, and rightfully so. He was expected to ease into his role as a microwave scorer and shotmaker off the bench. But those expectations immediately changed after Mobley scored at least 11 points in each of Ohio State's first six games, from a go-to 3-point shooter sometimes to a go-to scorer all of the time.

That became even more apparent after Meechie Johnson took a leave of absence to deal with a personal matter…