Ohio State commit Marcus Johnson named 2025 Ohio Mr. Basketball
COLUMBUS – The Buckeyes will soon have another Ohio Mr. Basketball winner in the program. Four-star Cleveland (Ohio) Garfield Heights point guard and 2026 Ohio State commit Marcus Johnson won the award on Thursday afternoon.
Johnson, the No. 33 overall player in the On3 Industry Rankings, averaged 29.7 points per game, along with 5.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 2.2 steals. He helped lead the Bulldogs to the OHSAA Division III State Semifinals where they lost to Louisville (Ohio) last weekend, 49-48.
The 6-foot-1, 165-pound Johnson was a finalist for the award last season as a sophomore but it went to Ohio State freshman guard Colin White. The Buckeyes have now landed the past three Ohio Mr. Basketball winners after sophomore forward Devin Royal won the award in 2023 then White in 2024 and Johnson in 2025.
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Johnson and his father, Sonny, become the first father-son duo to both win Mr. Basketball in Ohio history. His father won the award as a player at Garfield Heights in 1998 before going on to play college basketball at Cleveland State and Ohio. The elder Johnson is now the head coach at Garfield Heights.
Johnson was also named the Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year for the second straight
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