As Jake Dielber walked to the podium to field questions for the first time as Ohio State ’s head coach , there was no shortage of fanfare at The Schottenstein Center. Sounds blasted from Ohio State ’s athletic band, echoed with applause from hundreds of fans, Diebler’s friends and family members, former Buckeye greats and athletic department representatives.
As Diebler embraced future Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork on stage, he took a moment to compose himself, walked to the microphone set up in front of a few dozen gathered reporters.One day after Ohio State’s upset bid against Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament fell just short, Bjork officially offered Diebler the job permanently after a 6-2 stretch following Chris Holtmann’s termination. Diebler accepted and finalized a five-year contract that will pay him Diebler is hired with the understanding that the program should annually compete for Big Ten championships. “Ohio State is the best of the best,” Diebler said Monday. “We are going to do everything we can to push this basketball program to align with that.” Ohio State has a significant tie to Diebler’s family, as his younger brother Jon was a former standout sharpshooter for the Buckeyes. Diebler is 37 years old, the same age that Bjork landed his first Athletic Director gig at Western Kentucky and the same age Thad Matta was entering his first season as Ohio State’s head coach in 200
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