June 13, 2026

What does George Washington III's de-commitment mean for Ohio State's 2023 class?

A weekend that featured a pair of potential additions to the 2023 class ended with a de-commitment for the Ohio State men’s basketball team. On Monday morning, four-star guard George Washington III announced his plans to withdraw his verbal commitment to join the Buckeyes and reopen his recruitment. The first member to join what has become a four-man class will now pursue other options, and according to multiple national reports that includes schools such as Virginia, Seton Hall, Missouri, Auburn and Dayton – where his father is an assistant coach for the women’s basketball team – that have all already reached out. Ohio State basketball insider: Stay in the know with texts from beat reporter Adam Jardy The announcement came one day after Washington and four others wrapped their official visits to Ohio State. That list included the three other members of the class and Taison Chatman, a four-star guard…

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