Central Ohio alums at the Division I level for the 2025-26 season

A look at the players from Central Ohio playing Division I college basketball this season

The college basketball season is upon us. Here are players that have either graduated from or attended a Central District school for two or more years playing Division I college basketball.

Name — High School — College — Conference

Class of 2019:

Sam Towns (Pickerington Central): Bowling Green - MAC

Jay Rodgers (Pickerington Central): Central Connecticut - NEC

Jaidon Lipscomb (Pickerington Central): Cleveland State - Horizon

Morgan Safford (Bishop Hartley): Kent State - MAC

Javohn Garcia (Pickerington Central): McNeese State - Southland

Javohn Garcia leads McNeese this season in what looks to be another stellar year (McNeese Athletics)

Class of 2020:

Tre Beard (Chillicothe): Cleveland State - Horizon

CJ Anthony (Harvest Prep): Iona - MAAC

Brandon Noel (Chillicothe): Ohio State - Big Ten

Brandon Noel has risen from unranked and unheralded in high school to a starter in the Big Ten (LandGrant Holy Land)

Class of 2021:

Tasos Cook (Westerville Central): Campbell - CAA

Keaton Norris (Hilliard Bradley): Samford - SoCon

Trey Woodyard (London): Vermont - America East

Tasos Cook is back for another season at Campbell (Campbell University)

Class of 2022:

Amani Lyles (Beechcroft): Akron - MAC

Dennis Asoro (Eastmoor Academy): Arkansas-Pine Bluff - SWAC

Mohamed Maxamud (Westerville South): Bowling Green - MAC

Magnus Entenmann (Upper Arlington): Kent State - MAC

Sean Jones (Gahanna Lincoln): Marquette - Big East

Dior Conners (Pickerington North): Ohio - MAC

Ajay Sheldon (Dublin Coffman): Ohio - MAC

Javan Simmons (Gahanna Lincoln): Ohio - MAC

Jared Frey (St. Charles): UMass Lowell - America East

Amani Lyles has become one of the top front court players in all of the MAC (Akron Zips Athletics)

Class of 2023:

Donovan Hunter (Westerville Central): Bellarmine - ASUN

Chase Walker (St. Charles): Illinois State - Missouri Valley

Carter Reese (Westerville North): Ohio - MAC

Devin Royal (Pickerington Central): Ohio State - Big Ten

Dailyn Swain (Africentric): Texas - SEC

Dailyn Swain scored a team-high 16 points in an opening game against Duke (Longhorns Wire)

Class of 2024:

Dom Aekins (Walnut Ridge): Duquesne - Atlantic 10

Trey Cady (Marion Harding): North Florida - ASUN

Jessie Burris (Delaware Hayes): Ohio - MAC

Chase Boals (New Albany): Ohio - MAC

Braylen Nash (New Albany): Ohio State - Big Ten

Cade Norris (Hilliard Bradley): Samford - SoCon

Trey Cady scored 13 points against defending national champion Florida and had the unique task of guarding 7-foot-9 Oliver Rioux (YourValley.net)

Class of 2025:

Tai Perkins (Westerville North): Akron - MAC

Josh Henderson (Westerville Central): Akron - MAC

Devin Brown (Olentangy Orange): Davidson - Atlantic 10

Kruz McClure (Westerville South): DePaul - Big East

Arness Lawson (Pickerington North): Duquesne - Atlantic 10

Garrett Sever (Hilliard Bradley): IU Indy - Horizon

Landon Vanderwarker (Delaware Hayes): Kent State - MAC

Tyler Kropp (Olentangy Liberty): Northwestern - Big Ten

Jordan Fisher (Reynoldsburg): Ohio - MAC

Toby Nwokolo (Reynoldsburg): Toledo - MAC

Devin Brown has carved out a role in Davidson’s rotation already (Davidson College Athletics)