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CAREER HONORS

• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (12/23/24)

2024-25 (Freshman)

• Played in all 32 games and started the final 22 games
• Averaged 13.0 points and 2.2 assists per game
• Was 77-of-120 (38.5 percent) from long range, which was second in the Big Ten for three-pointers made and three-pointers per game.
• Made at least one three-pointer in every game but one, and three or more in 15 games
• His 77 three-pointers were the second-most in a season by an OSU freshman and tied for 10^th most by any Buckeye
• Had five 20-point games and led the team in scoring five times
• Burst on to the scene in his first career game, knocking down all four of his three-point attempts and finishing with 14 points in just 13 minutes vs. Texas (11/4)
• Was the first Buckeye freshman to make four three-pointers in his collegiate debut
• Made his first five three-pointers and finished with 23 points in the win over Campbell (11/22)
• Made his first collegiate start in the win over Valpo (12/17) and finished with nine points, five assists and zero turnovers
• Had 15 points in his first collegiate game at Madison Square Garden vs. Kentucky (12/21)
• Made crucial free throws in overtime to extend the game in the eventual double overtime win at Minnesota (1/6)
• Had 22 points on five three-pointers vs. Indiana (1/17)
• Dished-out a season-high eight assists in the win over Iowa (1/27)
• Led the team with 19 points and posted season-highs of eight assists and five rebounds in the win at Penn State (1/30). Was one of just two freshmen in the country, and the only in a power five conference, to put up a line like that in a road game this season.
• Made five three-pointers and finished with 21 points at Nebraska (2/9)
• Finished with 21 points on 5-of-7 from long range in the win over Washington (2/12)

PRIOR TO OHIO STATE

• Four-star recruit who was ranked No. 43 in the class by the 247 composite rating.
• Named "The Sniper" in the 2024 Class Superlatives by 247Sports
• Grew up in Reynoldsburg, Ohio and moved to Las Vegas to attend Bishop Gorman for high school.
• Transferred to Wasatch Academy prior to his senior season in the fall of 2023.
• Averaged 21.5 points, 5.4 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game as a senior at Wasatch, leading the Tigers to a 17-7 record and the No. 8 national ranking.
• Was the second-leading scorer in Nike EYBL Scholastic league in 2024 after averaging 19.9 points per contest
• Named Utah’s Max Preps High School Basketball Player of the Year
• Was selected to compete in the 2024 High School 3-Point contest
• Played over the 2024 summer for Vegas Elite and was one of the stars at the Peach Jam in July
• In 15 games in the Nike EYBL, he averaged 13.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and shot 47 percent from the floor, including 39 percent from three-point range.
• Averaged 20.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game as a junior at Bishop Gorman
• Led Bishop Gorman to a 30-1 record and a 5-A state runner-up appearance as a sophomore after averaging 15.5 points, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals.

PERSONAL
Full name is John Paul Mobley Jr. His nickname is Juni