Jake Diebler
Jake Diebler (born October 28, 1986)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Ohio State Buckeyes
Current conference: Big Ten Conference
Ohio State record: 8-3 (.727)
Overall record: 8-3 (.727)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (2024)
- Big Ten Regular Season Champion: 0
- Big Ten Tournament Champion: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2024-present | Ohio State |
| 2022-2024 | Ohio State (assoc. HC) |
| 2019-2022 | Ohio State (asst) |
| 2016-2019 | Vanderbilt (asst) |
| 2013-2016 | Ohio State (video) |
| 2011-2013 | Valparaiso (asst) |
| 2010-2011 | Valparaiso (DBO) |
| 2009-2010 | Valparaiso (student asst) |
Jake Diebler Facts
- Jacob Michael Diebler
- Born October 28, 1986
- Hometown: Gibsonburg, Ohio
- Alma Mater: Valparaiso University (BA, 2009)
- Attended Fostoria HS (OH) and Upper Sandusky HS (OH), playing alongside his brother – future Ohio State player Jon Diebler – and for their dad, coach Keith Deibler; won a state title as a senior in 2005 at Upper Sandusky
- Played for four seasons at Valparaiso for head coach Homer Drew, where was a three-year starter at guard
- Began his coaching career in 2009 as a student assistant under Drew, then became Valpo’s director of basketball operations in 2010
- Elevated to assistant coach at his alma mater in 2011 under new head coach Bryce Drew, and was part of the 2011-12 and 2012-13 teams that won back-to-back Horizon League titles and appeared in the 2013 NCAA Tournament
- Left Valpo in 2013 to become video coordinator on Thad Matta‘s staff at Ohio State; younger brother Jon had played four seasons for Matta
- After three seasons at OSU, Diebler reunited with Bryce Drew and spent three seasons as one of his assistants at Vanderbilt
- Drew and staff were let go in 2019 and Diebler returned to Ohio State, becoming an assistant coach under Chris Holtmann
- Elevated to associate head coach before the 2022-23 season; part of two NCAA Tournaments during his 4+ years on staff
- In February 2024, Diebler was named interim head coach after Holtmann was fired; in his first game at the helm, Diebler coached the second-to-last-place Buckeyes to an incredible upset victory over #2 Purdue in Columbus
- After leading the Bucks to a 5-1 finish to the regular season, Diebler was officially hired in March; OSU accepted a 2024 NIT bid
Jake Diebler Coaching Tree
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