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51 Days to B1G Basketball: 2018 4-Star Forward Jaedon LeDee Commits to Ohio State

The Buckeyes added a top 100 recruit to their 2018 class.

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The Buckeyes got some promising news yesterday with the announcement that 6’7” small forward Jaedon LeDee has verbally committed to the program.

LeDee, a Texas native, is a four-star forward from the 2018 recruiting class and is ranked by Rivals as the 79th best recruit in his class. LeDee had offers from a laundry list of marquee programs, including UCLA, Kentucky, California, Texas A&M and plenty of other potential suitors.

LeDee is currently the only 2018 commit for Chris Holtmann. The Buckeyes have dealt with the decommitments of 4-star guard Torrence Watson, 4-star guard Dane Goodwin and 3-star forward Justin Ahrens. Ohio State has also missed out on a number of in-state targets, leaving their 2018 class considerably lacking.

"It just had a combination of everything we were looking for," LeDee had told ESPN. "It was just the right step for my family and I.”

The forward should provide the Buckeyes with a player that is capable of scoring and cleaning up on the glass. Even more important, he adds a recruit to the 2018 class as Holtmann tries to fix a decimated roster that has been left thin after the departure of former coach Thad Matta.

At the very least LeDee is a solid building block for the future for Holtmann and the Buckeyes.