Butler basketball to visit Ohio State in exhibition, pitting Diebler brothers against each other

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Butler basketball schedules an exhibition game that will pit brothers against each other.

Ohio State head coach Jake Diebler and Butler assistant Jon Diebler will be on the sideline together on Oct. 25 in Columbus, Ohio. Jon Diebler scored 1,536 for the Buckeyes from 2007-11, while Jake Diebler played for Valparaiso from 2005-09.

Jake Diebler is entering his third full season as OSU coach, with a 46-31 record.

The Bulldogs host Indiana on Oct. 11 in their first under first-year coach Ronald Nored, and they also host Indiana State in an Oct. 18 exhibition.

Butler basketball schedule 2026-27​

(Big East schedule has yet to be released)

• Sun. Oct. 11: vs. Indiana (exhibition)
• Sun., Oct. 18: vs. Indiana State (exhibition)
• Sun., Oct. 25: at Ohio State (exhibition)
• Mon., Nov. 2: vs. Lafayette
• Wed., Nov. 4: vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
• Sun., Nov. 8: at Boise State
• Fri., Nov. 13: vs. Pittsburgh
• Tues., Nov. 17: vs. Western Carolina
• Thurs., Nov. 19: vs. Northeastern
• Sun., Nov. 22: vs. Nebraska in Chicago
• Fri., Nov. 27: vs. Bellarmine
• Wed., Dec. 2: vs. Presbyterian
• Sun., Dec. 6: at North Carolina
• Wed., Dec. 16: vs. South Carolina Upstate
• Sat., Dec. 19: vs. Georgia Tech at Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Butler basketball roster 2026-27​

(with uniform number, name, year and previous college if applicable, height)

• 0, Herly Brutus, Fr., 6-7
• 1, Jalen Jackson, grad student, in second season at Butler, 6-2
• 2, Jordan Ellerbee, Soph., previously at Florida Gulf Coast, 6-3
• 3, Ethan McComb, Sr., 6-1
• 4, Baron Walker, Fr., 6-3
• 5, Christian Moore, grad student, previously at The Citadel, 6-6
• 6, Samis Calderon, Soph., previously at Kansas, 6-8
• 8, Eduardo Klafke, Jr., previously at Mississippi, 6-5
• 11, Marko Maric, Fr., 7-0
• 12, Samu Adler, Fr., 6-6
• 13, Drayton Jones, Sr., in second year at Butler, 6-11
• 33, Asim Djulovic, Fr., 6-8
• 35, Bryson Cardinal, Redshirt freshman, 6-7
• 39, Kevin Ndzie, Redshirt junior, 7-1
• 44, Treyson Anderson, Jr., previously at North Dakota State, 6-9

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Butler basketball to visit Ohio State in exhibition, pitting Diebler brothers against each other

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