John Mobley Jr. Named Preseason All-Big Ten
10/5/2026 2:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State junior guard John Mobley Jr. has been named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team as selected by the conference media. Mobley is one of 11 players recognized on the preseason squad heading into the 2026-27 season.
One of the league's most dangerous perimeter shooters, Mobley Jr. enters the season after earning All-Big Ten Honorable Mention honors in 2025-26. He averaged 15.7 points and 2.8 assists per game while ranking among the Big Ten leaders in both three-point percentage and three-pointers made per game. His 97 three-pointers last season were the fourth-most in a single season in Ohio State history.
Mobley recorded nine games with at least five made three-pointers during his sophomore season, highlighted by a career-high eight three-pointers and 28 points in a victory at Penn State. He also helped lead the Buckeyes back to the NCAA Tournament and finished his first tournament appearance with 15 points and six assists against TCU.
A native of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Mobley has developed into one of the conference's premier guards since arriving in Columbus. Through two seasons, he has appeared in 63 games with 53 starts and has averaged 14.3 points per game while making 174 career three-pointers.
The Buckeyes open exhibition play against Cincinnati on Oct. 7 before hosting Butler in the exhibition finale on Oct. 25 at the Schottenstein Center. The regular season opener will be at Nov. 2 against BYU in Salt Lake City.
2026-27 Big Ten Preseason All-Big Ten
Player of the Year
Jeremy Fears Jr., MSU
All-Big Ten
David Mirkovic, ILL
Andrej Stojakovic, ILL
Pharrell Payne, MD
Elliot Cadeau, MICH
Trey McKenney, MICH
Jeremy Fears Jr., MSU (Unanimous)
Pryce Sandfort, NEB (Unanimous)
John Mobley Jr., OSU
Trent Perry, UCLA
Rodney Rice, USC
Nolan Winter, WIS
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