Over the past several years, NBA superstar LeBron James has made it no secret that he is a massive fan of Ohio State Buckeyes athletics as he’s made several donations of shoes and cleats to the football and basketball teams, but it sounds like he’s poised to increase his involvement in the Ohio State basketball program if Ohio State hires one particular head coach.
According to a report from Michael Wachsman of College Football Focus, LeBron James is “pushing” Ohio State to hire current Florida Atlantic head coach Dusty May as the team’s next head basketball coach after the team fired Chris Holtmann last month.
And he is willing to make a significant monetary donation if it happens in addition to his son likely playing for the Buckeyes.
A quick nugget on the OSU basketball coaching search (though if the Buckeyes keep playing the way they have lately maybe the search won't be needed):
One name that has come up is FAU coach Dusty May, and he is the guy LeBron James is pushing for. Word is that if OSU does end up…
— CFB Focus 🏈 (@cffmwachsman) March 4, 2024
“A quick nugget on the OSU basketball coaching search (though if the Buckeyes keep playing the way they have lately maybe the search won’t be needed),” Wachsman said in a post on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.
“One name that has come up is FAU coach Dusty May, and he is the guy LeBron James is pushing for. Word is that if OSU does end up hiring May, LeBron’s youngest son, Bryce, is almost assured of attending Ohio State. Additionally, James would help out the basketball program with a large monetary donation, in the millions.”
We’ll have to see whether or not this happens.
