Evan Mahaffey

Photo by: Ohio State Athletics

2024-25 (Junior)

Was one of three players to play in all 32 games and made three starts
Averaged 3.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game
Shot 67.1 percent from the floor (49-of-73)
Had eight games this season (14 for his OSU career) with at least one point, one rebound, one steal, one assist and one block
Made his first start of the season and finished with 11 points and a career-high three blocks vs. Campbell (11/22)
Had a second consecutive double-figure game with 10 points and a season-high four assists vs. Green Bay (11/25)
Scored 15 points on 6-of-6 shooting in the win over Valpo (12/17)
Played a career-high 34:12 and made both shot attempts, including a three-pointer, to finish with five points vs. Indiana (1/17)
Had four points, two assists, two steals and two blocks in the win over Washington (2/12)

2023-24 (Sophomore)

Was one of four players to play in all 36 games and made 35 starts
Was one of the team’s top defenders, typically drawing the opposition’s best offensive player
Did a little bit of everything, averaging 4.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game while also recording 25 blocks
Had four double-digit scoring games, including a career-high 16 against his former team Penn State
Played a then career-high 30 minutes and scored his first points as a Buckeye vs. #15 Texas A&M (11/10)
Dished-out a then career-high five assists vs. Central Michigan (11/29)
Scored 10 points and made his first three-pointer of the season vs. Miami (Ohio) (12/6)
Grabbed a career-high six rebounds and was 4-of-4 from the floor in the win over New Orleans (12/21)
Had a career game vs. his old team in the win over Penn State (1/20), scoring a career-high 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting
Was 6-of-7 from the floor and finished with 13 points vs. Illinois (1/30)

Prior to Ohio State

Played in 34 games as a true freshman at Penn State, averaging 2.8 points and 1.7 rebounds per game, while shooting 56.9 percent from the field in an average of 9.4 minutes per contest
Scored a career-best 12 points on a perfect 4-for-4 effort from the field while adding three rebounds and an assist against Indiana on Jan. 11
Appeared in both NCAA Tournament games for the Nittany Lions against Texas A&M and Texas
Was a consensus three-star prospect coming out of Cincinnati’s Archbishop Moeller High School
As a senior at Moeller, he was a finalist for 2022 Ohio Mr. Basketball, the GCL Conference Player of the Year, the Ohio Player of the Year by Cincinnati.com and a Division I first-team All-Ohio honoree

Personal

Son of Jamie and Robyn Mahaffey
Has one older sister, Danielle, and one younger brother, Eric. His sister, Danielle, was an honorable mention All-American volleyball player at Tennessee from 2018-22.
His father, Jamie, played basketball at Miami (Ohio)