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

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.