John Mobley Jr. Went Through NBA Draft Process “With Both Feet In,” But His “Heart Was Always at Ohio State”

John Mobley Jr.

Went Through NBA Draft Process With Both Feet In, But His Heart Was Always at Ohio State After deciding to return to Ohio State, John Mobley Jr.

is applying what he learned from the NBA draft process to become an even better shooter and a more complete two-way player.

John Mobley Jr.

didnt just test the NBA draft waters, he dove in headfirst.

Now back at Ohio State, he returns with a clear blueprint to improve, both as an individual and as a teammate.

Mobley loves being a Buckeye, but he knew that what's best for both his future and the Ohio State men's basketball team was for him to.

And not just go through it half-heartedly, but to go all in, both for him to get the best feedback and to develop and craft his game to figure out the things he must improve on the most."Go in with both feet in," Mobley said on June 19 while speaking to the media for the first time this offseason, words that Jake Diebler said earlier in the offseason.

Going in to do everything with the intentions of going to the NBA.

Got good feedback.", but he still had private workouts with NBA teams, all of whom gave him feedback.

Although his shooting ability received rave reviews, he was told he needed to improve his defense and physicality.

At 6-2 and 190 pounds, Mobley is smaller than most NBA guards, but he can make up for that to some extent by being more physical.

During a portion of Ohio States practice open to the media earlier in June, Mobley tried to draw two charges.He didnt get the calls, but his effort to make those plays was a sign of his development already this offseason after going through the NBA draft process.Everybodys working on defense, but you saw hes pressuring the ball more, Diebler said following the open practice.

Hes being more physical on the ball.

I think he can do it.

While he continues to work on and improve his defensive game, Mobley knows there are still ways he can improve on the offensive end of the floor, too.Not only as a shooter, but also as a passer and floor general when called upon to do so.

There's no doubt that the best part of Mobley's game is his 3-point shooting.

His efficiency increased from 38.5% to 43.2% in his sophomore season, and he was third in the Big Ten in 3-pointers made last season.In fact, he improved in all of the major categories offensively each of the last two years, including points , rebounds and assists.

He also improved drastically as a shooter inside the arc.

Mobley's 2-point percentage increased from 39.6% to 47.2% over the last two seasons.On the perimeter, Johns got an elite skill set with his ability to shoot shoot off the bounce, shoot with movement, shoot with range," Diebler said while on 97.1 The Fan in Columbus.

"Also, what we saw last year was improved playmaking ability.

His eFG% inside the 3-point line was significantly better.

Scoring, whether it was midrange or around the rim, his 2-point FG% was much better.His ability to read defenses and make plays, and get the ball to the right spot coming off of ball screens and actions was really, really good.

Becoming a better two-way player while continuing to improve his shooting efficiency from all areas of the court will be crucial to not only becoming an NBA prospect, but also leading Ohio States backcourt this season following the departure of "The feedback to attack weaknesses and improve in those areas is important because, certainly, it helps get ready for the next level, but that also helps Ohio State be better," Diebler said.Mobley went through the NBA draft process because that was what was best for his personal development, but in the end, he decided to return to OSU because he has plenty of work left to do after helping lead the Buckeyes to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in four years this past March."My heart was always at Ohio State, Mobley said.

Im a loyal guy.

Never want to be anywhere else besides home, so talking it over with Diebler and my agent, got the right feedback we wanted, came back and now I know what we need to work on." Diebler reiterated those same thoughts, adding that Mobley has some things he wants to do in Columbus before taking his talents to the next level.

He went into that knowing that he had unfinished business at Ohio State that he wants to accomplish," Diebler said.

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