Ohio State Buckeyes transfer lands in an ideal situation for the future of his college basketball career
Ohio State men’s basketball team has had four players transfer out and has added three players from the transfer portal since it opened. The Buckeyes went 17-15 and missed the NCAA Tournament for a third straight time. After the season, C Austin Parks, C Aaron Bradshaw, F Evan Mahaffey, and G Meechie Johnson all opted […]
Ohio State men’s basketball team has had four players transfer out and has added three players from the transfer portal since it opened.
The Buckeyes went 17-15 and missed the NCAA Tournament for a third straight time. After the season, C Austin Parks, C Aaron Bradshaw, F Evan Mahaffey, and G Meechie Johnson all opted to leave the program.
Ohio State has brought in C Christoph Tilly, F Brandon Noel, and G Gabe Cupps in the portal. Ohio State transfers have all found a new home now outside of Bradshaw, with Parks being the latest to find a landing spot.
Ohio State transfer C Austin Parks commits to the Toledo Rockets
Parks took to social media to announce that he would be staying in Ohio and spending the next two seasons with the Toledo Rockets. Going to the MAC makes a ton of sense for the 6-foot-10 center from St. Marys, Ohio.
“I am choosing to enter the transfer portal with two years of eligibility remaining, and am looking forward to finding my last stop to call home,” Parks put on Instagram on March 18 when he opted to enter the portal.
Parks played in just nine games as a freshman and battled some injuries. The big man played in 15 games this past season averaged 8.3 minutes per game and put up 1.3 points per game.
Coming out of high school, Parks was the No. 183 player in the country and the No. 5 player in Ohio in the class of 2023. Parks had other high-major offers from programs like Illinois, Indiana, Dayton, and Michigan State.
Parks will now get a spot to have a bigger role with the Rockets and a more productive final two years at the college level. A landing spot that made a whole lot of sense for the former Buckeye.
