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Ohio State names Jake Diebler head coach after interim stint: Social media reacts to Buckeyes hire
Interim tag no more for Jake Diebler.
The Ohio native was named the 15th coach of the Ohio State basketball program after serving as the Buckeyes interim coach following the firing of Chris Holtmann, as announced by Buckeyes senior advisor for intercollegiate athletics Ross Bjork on Sunday.
“It’s a blessing and a privilege to serve this program and I’m excited for this opportunity,” Diebler said in a statement. “I’d like to thank Ross Bjork and President Carter for believing in me and the vision that I have moving forward. Ohio State basketball is special and means so much to me and my family. I look forward to serving the entire Ohio State basketball family as best as I possibly can.”
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Considering the situation that Diebler walked into about a month ago when Holtmann was let go and what he did over that span as the program’s interim coach — highlighted by a 6-2 record and giving the Buckeyes a chance of earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament — news of the hire created a positive reaction in the college basketball world.
It is Diebler’s first head coaching gig in his coaching career.
Here’s a sampling of the best reactions to Ohio State’s announcement of removing the interim tag on Jake Diebler: