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Ohio State Assistant Jake Diebler Named Interim Coach Following Chris Holtmann’s Firing

Ohio State men's basketball will be led by assistant coach Jake Diebler for the team's final six games of the regular season and during the Big Ten Tournament.

Following Chris Holtmann's firing on Wednesday, Ohio State named Diebler the team's interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

Diebler, who has been on Holtmann's staff since 2019, has been OSU's associate head coach since 2022. The younger brother of Jon Diebler, he was also Ohio State’s video coordinator from 2014-16 before a three-year stint as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt.

His first game as the interim head coach will be against No.