Jake Diebler traded in a basketball for golf clubs on Wednesday.
The Ohio State men’s basketball coach joined PGA Tour professionals Brian Harman (front nine) and Lucas Glover (back nine), former Buckeye quarterback Bobby Hoying and Ohio State deputy athletic director Dan Cloran for a round in the Memorial Tournament’s Golden Bear Pro-Am.
Ohio Stars mens basketball coach Jake Diebler is playing in the Memorial Tournaments Golden Bear Pro-Am. He's spent a lot of time speaking with fans and signing autographs so far. pic.twitter.com/wPLonPehZi
— Chase Brown (@chaseabrown__) June 3, 2026
Diebler’s appearance came one year after Ohio State football coach Ryan Day played in the event alongside Nick Saban. The national championship-winning coaches teamed up with PGA Tour professionals Justin Thomas (front nine) and Corey Conners (back nine) at Muirfield Village Golf Club, with philanthropist Lee Styslinger III rounding out the group.
Hoying quarterbacked Ohio State from 1992-95 and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors as a senior. The Philadelphia Eagles selected him with the No. 85 overall pick in the 1996 NFL Draft, and he spent six NFL seasons between the Eagles and the Oakland Raiders.
Cloran is in his 13th year at Ohio State and has served as executive associate athletic director for development and sports administration for the past 11. He oversees men’s basketball, men's golf and women's golf for the Buckeyes.
Ohio State mens basketball coach Jake Diebler crushed this drive down the middle. pic.twitter.com/eX2Url7Hhf
— Chase Brown (@chaseabrown__) June 3, 2026
Over the portion of the round Eleven Warriors observed — holes Nos. 1-3 — Diebler showed both power and accuracy off the tee but struggled to adjust to the speed of the tour-level greens. His best shot came on the par-3 third hole, where he finished closest to the pin. Harman’s tee shot came up short and settled near the greenside water, Hoying found the bunker and Cloran missed left into the rough.
