Here's what you need to know about Mathieu Grujicic, Ohio State's new European commitment

Ohio State hopes it landed an important piece of its 2025-26 mens basketball roster in European wing Mathieu Grujicic.

A 6-foot-5 guard/wing who turns 18 in July, Grujicic is expected to join the Buckeyes sometime this summer and enroll as a freshman with four years of eligibility.When he does arrive, he comes with the level of mystery typical of international players.

Grujicic doesnt have years of AAU highlights to peruse or any sort of recruiting ranking to help evaluate his game.It means he will arrive at Ohio State with perhaps as much intrigue as anybody on the 2025-26 roster, an enigma for fans who arent intimately familiar with the youth levels of European basketball.

As he prepares to join the Buckeyes and acclimate to Division I mens basketball, heres what weve learned about Grujicic since his commitment.Hes won four MVP trophies in the last yearGrujicic has been playing for FC Barcelonas U18 team while also spending time with Germanys youth national programs.

Along the way, hes picked up multiple most valuable player awards for club, country and himself.In May, Grujicic was named the most valuable player while playing for FC Barcelona in the Spanish U18 national championships.In February, he was named the most valuable player while participating in the NBAs Basketball Without Borders Global Camp held during all-star weekend.

It was here, in San Francisco, that the Ohio State coaching staff first spotted and identified Grujicic as a prospect.In January, he was named the Adidas NextGen Euroleague Ulm tournament's most valuable player while helping FC Barcelona win the championship.

He averaged 18.5 points and 2.2 steals per game.And last November, he was named the most valuable player while participating in the Catalan Championships.65 German wing Mathieu Grujicic has committed to Ohio State for the 25-26 season, per @rupertfabigGrujicic averaged 13.6 PPG, 2.7 RPG and 3.5 APG for FC Barcelonas U18 roster in ANGT this year while shooting 40.3% from 3Ohio state adds much needed shooting to their roster pic.twitter.com/JWdASvOUdi Arman Jovic (@PDTScouting) June 3, 2025Mathieu Grujicic has played with some well-known namesDuring the 2023-24 season, FC Barcelonas U18 lineup included two names familiar to many fans of mens college basketball.

Along with Grujicic, the roster featured both Kasparas Jakucionis and Dame Sarr.Jakucionis was named third-team All-Big Ten and to the leagues all-freshman team for the 2024-25 season after averaging 15.0 points, 4.7 assists and 5.7 rebounds as a one-and-done player for the Fighting Illini.Sarr, a five-star shooting guard according to the 247Sports.com rankings, is committed to Duke as a freshman for the 2025-26 season.He speaks multiple languagesAccording to GermanHoops.com, Grujicic was born in France to a father from Serbia and a mother from Germany.

The family moved to Berlin when he was 4, and he grew up playing for Alba Berlin, the same club that produced Michigan star Franz Wagner.Grujicic speaks four languages fluently: English, French, German and Spanish.Mathieu Grujicic has put up big numbers on a big stageBefore he got to FC Barcelona, Grujicic was with Alba Berlin.

In 2022-23, he helped the club win a German U16 JBBL title by posting a prolific stat line.

During the team's championship victory, a 93-85 double-overtime win, Grujicic finished with 52 points, nine rebounds, seven steals and four assists while again being named the most valuable player for the tournaments final four.The next summer, he averaged 14.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.4 steals while helping Germany finish fifth at the FIBA U16 Eurobasket 2023 tournament, which earned the country its first FIBA U17 World Cup qualification ever.Once he joined FC Barcelona, Grujicic led his team to a win in the NextGen Belgrade qualifying tournament while averaging 15.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists.Ohio State men's basketball beat writer Adam Jardy can be reached at [email protected], on Bluesky at @cdadamjardy.bsky.social or on Twitter at @AdamJardy.Get more Ohio State basketball news by listening to our podcasts.oembed-frame {width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;border:0;}This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State lands European wing Mathieu Grujicic: 4 things to know.

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